Anthony Bain

Kinesiology students embrace turns and transitions in their research journey

Two people look at a poster in a hallwayThe 19th annual Kinesiology Research Day featured keynotes, a poster session and lab tours (MICHAEL WILKINS/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves 

Isabella Anes Rangel knows better than most the necessity of pivoting when life takes an unexpected turn.  

A talented basketball player from a young age, Rangel’s athletic skill and drive set her on a trajectory from her home country of Venezuela to Canada as a high school student and eventually to the University of Windsor for an undergraduate degree in kinesiology. 

(Do) hold your breath: Kinesiology professor tries out freediving

Anthony Bain in a wetsuitDr. Anthony Bain went from studying freedivers to trying out their techniques (SUBMITTED BY ANTHONY BAIN/University of Windsor) 

By Kate Hargreaves 

Science communication can be difficult.  

Rendering complex physiological processes in a way that lay audiences can understand is no easy task. 

Neither is holding your breath for four minutes. 

University of Windsor professor of Kinesiology Dr. Anthony Bain is, however, up to both challenges.  

UWindsor researchers climb to new heights in high-altitude health study

UWindsor researchers pose for group photo at White Mountain. UWindsor research participants (left to right): Jessica Kenney, Ibrahim Wafai, Professor Anthony Bain, Brooke Shepley and Lana Yacoub. (Photo courtesy of Anthony Bain)

By John-Paul Bonadonna 

What happens to the human body when oxygen is scarce?  

That was the central question driving kinesiology professor Anthony Bain and fellow researchers who recently returned from a landmark research expedition to White Mountain in California.