Social Wellness - Dr. Catherine Sabiston @ National Cancer Survivors Day 2016
Keynote speaker from the National Cancer Survivors Day 2016 event at ELLICSR. This year's theme was about Social Wellness.
Dr. Catherine Sabiston holds a Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity and Mental Health and is an Associate Professor in Exercise and Health Psychology at the University of Toronto. She has 140 publications and has given over 300 presentations and workshops on exercise motivation and health, with many of these
stemming from her work with cancer survivors. Catherine has worked with over one thousand cancer survivors in various capacities, including as a mental health trainer for dragon boat racing cancer teams, volunteer facilitator for exercise and well-being workshops, and in her research involving interviews, focus groups, and interventions. She holds nearly 17 million dollars in funding for her research, and is a psychosocial oncology mentor on a national initiative training students to work in cancer and health. Catherine has been awarded many early career awards from health, physical activity, and psychology organizations including the 2016 William E. Rawls Prize from the Canadian Cancer Society.
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