Audrey Hicks, PhD

Contributed to the Cardiovascular Health domain

Primary affiliations:

• Professor, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University

Interests:

Dr. Hicks has spent her research career focusing on exploring the various fitness and health-related benefits of regular physical activity in people with neurological disorders, primarily in those with spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis. The development of evidence-based physical activity guidelines is another key area of interest; Dr. Hicks played a leadership role in the development and release of the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults, Older Adults, and Children, as well as for 2 special populations: Adults with Spinal Cord Injury and Adults with Multiple Sclerosis. She is the founding Director of the MacWheelers exercise program at McMaster, is the past President of the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology and is the current Associate Chair (Undergraduate) in the Department of Kinesiology.

Webpage:

https://www.science.mcmaster.ca/kinesiology/people/faculty/283-Audrey%20Hicks.html