James Mandigo
Professor
Kinesiology
Brock University
Canada
Biography
Appointed Vice Provost for Enrolment Management and International on May 1, 2016. Prior to his appointment, James served as Interim Dean for the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences from 2013 – 2015, Associate Dean from 2012 – 2013, and Co-Director for the Centre for Healthy Development from 2005 – 2012. James also holds a faculty appointment as a Full Professor in the Department of Kinesiology within the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences. His current research and development project in the Central American countries of El Salvador and Guatemala explores the role that sport and physical education have in the prevention of youth violence.
Research Interest
Development of life skills through sport and physical education; Sport for development and peace; Prevention of youth violence through sport
Publications
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Corlett, J. & Mandigo, J. (2013). A day in the life. Teaching physical literacy. Physical and Health Education Journal, 78(4), 18-24.
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Mandigo, J. L., Harber, V., Higgs, C., Kriellaars, D., & Way, R. (2013). Physical literacy within the educational context in Canada. ICSSPE Bulletin – Journal of Sport Science and Physical Education, 65, p. 360-366.
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Andre, M. H., & Mandigo, J. L. (2013). Beyond the game. Analyzing the usefulness of games to promote life skills development. Pensar a Practica, 16(4), 1258-1270.
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Cline, L., Mandigo, J. L., Klentrou, N., & Roy, B. (2015). A school based type 2 diabetes prevention program for Canadian elementary students. PHEnex, 6(3), 1-15.
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Mandigo, J. L., Corlett, J., & Ticas, P. (2016). Examining the role of life skills developed through Salvadoran physical education programs on the prevention of youth violence. Journal of Sport for Development, 4(7), 25-38.
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Lodewyk, K., & Mandigo, J. (in press). Early Validation Evidence of a Canadian Practitioner-Based Assessment of Physical Literacy in Physical Education: Passport for Life. The Physical Educator.
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Mandigo, J. L., Corlett, J., Ticas, P., & Vasquez, R. (2014). The role of physical education in the prevention of youth violence. A life-skills based approach in El Salvador. Chapter in K. Young & C. Okada (Eds.). Sport, Social Development and Peace. Bingley, UK: Emerald.
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Temertzoglou, T., Challen, P., Livingston, L., Mandigo, J., & Roy. B. (2014). Kinesiology: An introduction to exercise science. Toronto: Thompson Education.
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Stanec, A., Bhalla, J., & Mandigo, J. (2016). Exploring the issues faced by immigrant children in physical education. Chapter in D. Robinson & L. Randall (Eds). Social Justice in Physical Education: Critical Reflections and Pedagogies for Change (pp. 248-270). Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press.
