Dr. Patricia Weir

Dr. Patricia Weir (Professor)

E-mail: weir1@uwindsor.ca
Phone : (519) 253 - 3000 ext: 2443
Office: H.K. Building, Room 124

B.H.K. (University of Windsor)
M.H.K. (University of Windsor)
Ph.D. (University of Waterloo)

Bio:

Dr. Weir has been a faculty member in the department since 1991. During that time she has taught at the undergraduate level in the areas of Human Performance, Motor Learning and Control, Human Movement and Aging, and Physical Activity for Special Populations. Her research interests lie in identifying changes in motor performance with age, and the factors that contribute to successful aging. Dr. Weir has published articles in a variety of journals including, the Journal of Motor Behavior, Developmental Neuropsychology, The International Journal of Sport Psychology, and Motor Control. She is the Past-President of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS), and her research is currently funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
 

Areas of Research Interest

• The role of physical activity and engagement on successful aging
• Skill acquisition and expertise across the lifespan
• Sport Commitment, Motivation and lifelong training in Masters athletes
• The role of perception in video-based posture assessment
   

Current Research Funding

1. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2006-2011). Lifelong commitment to sport participation: Modelling from Masters Athletes.
2. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2010-2013). The relationship between sport, physical activity and social engagement:  A profile of Canadian Seniors
3. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2010-2013). Promoting sports participation:  Exploring physical activity patterns and role models of aging among older persons.
4. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2010-2013). An uneven playing field:  Understanding relative age effects in sport
    

Key Scholarly Activities:

Baker, J., Horton, S., & Weir, P. (Eds.).  (2010).  The Master Athlete: Understanding the role of sport and exercise in optimizing aging.  United Kingdom:  Routledge Publishers.

Weir, P.L. (2010). Physical Activity: What role does it play in achieving Successful Aging.  In J. Baker, S. Horton, and P. Weir (Eds.), The Master Athlete: Understanding the role of sport and exercise in optimizing aging(pp. 159-172).  Abingdon:  Routledge Publishers.

Weir, P.L., Meisner, B.A., & Baker, J.  (2010).  Successful aging across the years:  Does one model fit everyone? Journal of Health Psychology, 15(5), 680-687.

Bissonnette, D.R., Weir, P.L., Leigh, L., Kenno, K.  (2010). The effects of a whole-body advanced vibration exercise program on flexibility, balance, and strength in seniors.  Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 28(3), 225-234. 

Weir, P.L., Smith, K.L., Paterson, C., & Horton, S. (2010).  Canadian women’s ice hockey:  Evidence of a relative age effect.  Talent Development and Excellence, 2(2), 209-217.

Weir, P.L., Andrews, D.M., van Wyk, P.M., & Callaghan, J.P. (2011). The influence of training on decision times and errors associated with classifying trunk postures using video-based posture assessment methods.  Ergonomics, 54(2), 197-205.