Director's Message

On behalf of our current students, faculty, and staff, welcome to the Graduate Program in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science. Ours is one of the largest Kinesiology and Health Science graduate programs in North America with over 150 graduate students!

Our graduate program is designed to prepare students for careers in academia, industry, government, primary and community health services, and other private and public agencies. We provide an environment that does not only prepare trainees for success but also equip them to be paradigm-challenging and thought-shaping problem solvers and leaders. We have internationally acclaimed faculty members in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology, Neuroscience and Biomechanics, Health and Fitness Behaviours, and Socio-Cultural and Policy Studies in Sport and Physical Activity with national and international collaborations. Faculty and students from the School engage in intersecting research clusters in many areas, including the Centre for Vision Research, Connected Minds, Muscle Health Research Centre, York Institute for Health Research, York University Centre for Aging Research and Education, and the LaMarche Centre for Child and Youth Research. Through those research affiliations, you will have access to contemporary, truly world class facilities and expertise engaged in research programs that use multi-dimensional lenses to address current and evolving real-world issues in sports and physical activity, health, medicine, and society. Combined with facilities and opportunities that will become available through the soon-to-be-launched York University School of Medicine (launching 2028), Graduate Program in Kinesiology and Health at York University provides you one of the best opportunities and environments to be found anywhere to do graduate studies.

Beyond our classroom and laboratory training, students will engage with colleagues through research symposia, student clubs, a graduate seminar series, and guest speaker series both within and outside of their respective areas of focus. The broader University experience will expose students to a wide range of professionally based skill-building workshops, career development opportunities, and teaching and learning programming for graduate students. You will have access to highly knowledgeable, compassionate and enthusiastic staff members that are united in one goal: to see you succeed and flourish. Irrespective of the settings, as you interact with others, you will be reassured to know that we provide a welcoming, supporting and nourishing environment to help you be the best.

Located within northwest Toronto, York is easily accessible (with on-campus subway stations) and is uniquely positioned for collaborative research with regional hospitals and universities, while also providing opportunities for community-engaged learning through innovative research with community and agency partners, building connections and relationships.

Our current students and alumni are our best testimonials. I invite you to read what they have to say. Here is an excerpt: “The KAHS graduate program lets me turn my real-world clinical questions (as a physiotherapist) into research realities. With the right tools and support, I'm on a direct path to making a real impact on patient care. It's not just academic—it's hands-on with cutting-edge knowledge where curiosity meets practical breakthroughs. This graduate program will serve as my launchpad for revolutionizing how we understand healthcare.”

We invite you to explore our program and learn how we can help you achieve your goals.

Olasunkanmi Adegoke
Director, Graduate Program in Kinesiology and Health Science

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