Matt Vierimaa
@matthewvierimaa
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Associate Professor @AcadiaU @Acadia_KINE | Interested in coaching and positive youth development through sport
Kentville, Nova Scotia
Joined August 2014
Interested in #relativeageeffects? Here's our latest article on it, analyzing citations structures within the field: https://t.co/YihckcYN1w. Shout out to Anna Froude, @ColinMcLaren13 @matthewvierimaa @jeancote46! Thanks @JSportsSci.
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Since the 1980s, research on relative age effects (RAEs) consistently shows that relatively older individuals are advantaged in sport and other contexts. With the recent proliferation of studies on...
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Great session with @bev_priestman at the Atlantic Coaches Conference @CSIAtlantic about "Growing Roots". Engaging discussion about the importance of confidence, connection at all levels of sport from grassroots to the Canada WNT
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All of the @Acadia_Kine students did a great job presenting their research at this year's APES+ Conference over the past two days @stfxuniversity. The quality of student research is strong all across Atlantic Canada. Thanks @StfxHK for hosting!
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So excited to share this job opportunity! Come work with us at @StfxHK @stfxuniversity. A wonderful department in a beautiful area of the Maritimes. TT in Exercise Psych.
New job alert: TT Assistant Professor - Exercise Psychology at @stfxuniversity
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First marathon in the books this morning at the @VHMarathon! 3:33:49 chip time. Post-tropical storm provided some rain and wind, which was great 🙃. Last 10k was as tough as advertised. Looking forward to eventually walking up and down stairs normally again.
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🙌 What a great opportunity! Two @Acadia_Kine undergraduate students just submitted their late breaking abstracts, and are excited to share their Honours research at #NASPSPA2023 in Toronto!
🕵️♀️#undergraduateresearch students! Great opportunity to get your #conference feet wet! ⏰Deadline to submit an abstract for poster preeentation at #NASPSPA2023 is March 15. 🤓Faculty, please encourage and help your students, we’d love for them to join us in #Toronto!
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What a team! Imagine what they could have achieved with half-decent coaches...
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Reflecting back on a great weekend at @_SCAPPS 2022 in Montreal. First time back at SCAPPS (in-person) since 2015 in Edmonton. It was so nice to (re-)connect with mentors, colleagues, and students. Also... smoked meat and bagels. Already looking forward to Kingston next fall!
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Great to be back @_SCAPPS !!! Super proud of these students for presenting their work @benrittenberg #kelseyhogan
@dalkinesiology @Dal_HAHP @CSIAtlantic @HeatherNeyedli @matthewvierimaa
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Excited to see @Acadia_Kine colleague @chrissh39927008 deliver the Carron lecture on action research @_SCAPPS
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New paper alert! Does your #geography matter for sport development? Yes...sort of...depending on where you live...haha! Thanks to @matthewvierimaa and Ashley Newman for co-authoring this. @FrontiersIn
https://t.co/v0ZFEDN95w
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Geography (i.e., birthplace) is one of many factors that influence talent development. When one’s birthplace leads to advantages in sport participation or pe...
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Calling all community sport coaches! If you have been coaching in community sport (recreational, beginner, or early competitive level) in the past 12 months, live in Atlantic Canada, and are 18+, we want to hear from you. Take the anonymous survey: https://t.co/f2grF4dLiN
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🚨Attention sport coaches🚨 My research needs YOUR help to determine how a growth mindset influences coaching behaviours. This short survey takes approx. 20 minutes and can be accessed at https://t.co/wtI2inwUY5. Please see the graphic below for more info! @CAC_ACE @CSIAtlantic
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We are looking for a colleague in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science at @USUAggies. Focus: Psychology of sport, exercise, or physical activity. Academic friends, please spread among your colleagues! No better place to work, live, and play!
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Does hosting an Olympic Games make kids go out and play? Dorsch et al shed light on the role of mega-sporting events as a catalyst to shape youth sport participation. Here is the link: https://t.co/G2dvMmWAdi Congrats @FamiliesInSport @matthewvierimaa @JulianCoffman
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Congrats Travis @BigSkyBoiler! Well deserved recognition of your impressive and impactful research on optimizing the sport experiences of young athletes. I see that the Hawaiian shirt game was on point as well 🌺🏝️ #wheninhawaii
#NASPSPA2022 Early Career Distinguished Scholar Dr. Travis Dorsch @BigSkyBoiler sharing his researcher origin story, centered upon the intersection of sport and life. Congratulations, Travis! 🙌🏻⚾️🏈📈🧑💻📄📄📄
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Thanks to @ProfHancockMUN for the invite to @MemorialU for a great @TobiiTechnology demonstration. Lots to learn about #eyetracking for research. Great to hang out with @matthewvierimaa and @DMacDonald_UPEI! Will definitely come back to beautiful St Johns Newfoundland!
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It's finally official! Excited to share that I have been granted Tenure and promotion to Associate Professor @Acadia_Kine @AcadiaU. Grateful for the support from many colleagues over the years.
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Grateful for the funding from @CLARI_Network to conduct important research on volunteerism and coaching in youth soccer in partnership with @CITYSoccerClub @Whyatt
#NovaScotia communities with questions big and small have benefited by joining with #postsecondary faculty in the CLARI Network to conduct #community led research. Check out a few great examples that CLARI has helped to fund at
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Enjoyed collaborating with @BigSkyBoiler on this partnership with @UtahOlympicPark and other stakeholders in Park City. The many road trips to the community for data collection were a treat! ⛷️🏅🏔️🏞️
New pub out from @BigSkyBoiler @matthewvierimaa and colleagues: Download here: https://t.co/IPZo4t4KuN
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