William J. Montelpare
Professor; Margaret and Wallace McCain Chair in Hu
Faculty of Sciences-Applied Human Sciences
University of Prince Edward Island
Canada
Biography
Dr. Montelpare graduated from the University of Toronto with a Ph.D. in Community Health specializing in Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Exercise Science. He started his academic career in 1986 as an Assistant Professor at Brock University in St. Catharines where he served as the first Director of the Health Studies Program from 1991-1998 when it was granted official program status by the Legislative Assembly in the Province of Ontario. In July 1998, Dr. Montelpare moved to Lakehead University where he served as the Director of the School of Kinesiology until January 1, 2001 when he was seconded to the role of Acting Dean of Graduate studies, a position he held until July 2003. While in the role of Acting Dean he co-developed the first Masters of Public Health (MPH) program to be offered in Canada, and to be offered completely online. In 2010 he accepted a research chair at the University of Leeds (Leeds, UK) and was appointed as Professor of Allied Health Sciences. He returned to Canada in July 2012 as the inaugural, Margaret and Wallace McCain Chair in Human Development and Health at the University of Prince Edward Island.
Research Interest
His current areas of research include the epidemiology of physical activity related injuries, return to play criteria, and research on human development from pre-conception through gestation to the first 2,000 days.
Publications
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Reed N, Taha T, Keightley M, Duggan C, McAuliffe J, Cubos J, Baker J, Faught B, McPherson M, Montelpare W. Measurement of head impacts in youth ice hockey players. International journal of sports medicine. 2010 Nov;31(11):826-33.
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Bryanton J, Beck CT, Montelpare W. Postnatal parental education for optimizing infant general health and parentâ€infant relationships. The Cochrane Library. 2013 Jan 1.
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McQueen KA, Murphy-Oikonen J, Gerlach K, Montelpare W. The impact of infant feeding method on neonatal abstinence scores of methadone-exposed infants. Advances in Neonatal Care. 2011 Aug 1;11(4):282-90.
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Power A, Faught BE, Przysucha E, McPherson M, Montelpare W. Establishing the test–retest reliability & concurrent validity for the repeat ice skating test (RIST) in adolescent male ice hockey players. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 2012 Jan 1;16(1):69-80.
