Researcher Biography

Jaime completed her Early Childhood Education diploma at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Following this she worked as a Registered Early Childhood Educator, mostly with toddlers. After a few years she returned to school and completed Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Master of Education at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. Her Master's thesis focused on the implementation of a Municipal Educator Resource to enhance preschool children's physical activity in childcare settings. Expanding on this, her current research will examine the impact of a social-ecological driven intervention to create sustainable positive change in children's physical activity in early years settings.

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Research Interests

Physical Activity in Early Childhood, Early Childhood Educator Training

Project Title

Implementation of Physical Activity Programming for Early Childhood Educators

Advisors

Professor John Cairney

Associate Professor Louise McCuaig-Holcroft

Dr Michalis Stylianou