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Latest papers
Preventing muscle and bone loss in peri-menopausal and early post-menopausal females with heavy strength and impact training: Results from the STOP-EM randomised waitlisted controlled feasibility trial.
Bone reports · 2026 · senior author
Comment on "Associations of Physical Fitness During Childhood with Arterial Structure and Stiffness in Adolescence: An 8-Year Follow-Up Study".
Sports medicine - open · 2026
Accelerometer-derived daily impact score is positively associated with bone strength accrual during adolescence.
Bone · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $952,426
Strength training for osteoporosis prevention during early menopause
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
- $100,000
Strength training for osteoporosis prevention during early menopause
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
- $20,000
Building a Pan-Canadian Community of Practice: The Creating Opportunities through Physical Literacy for All Newcomer children and Youth (CO-PLAY) Network
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
31 publications.
Preventing muscle and bone loss in peri-menopausal and early post-menopausal females with heavy strength and impact training: Results from the STOP-EM randomised waitlisted controlled feasibility trial.
Whitman PW, Alexander CJ, Kaluta L, McDonough MH, Jordan MJ, Billington EO, Burt LA, Gabel L
Comment on "Associations of Physical Fitness During Childhood with Arterial Structure and Stiffness in Adolescence: An 8-Year Follow-Up Study".
Sansum KM, Gabel L, Smith KJ, McManus AM
Accelerometer-derived daily impact score is positively associated with bone strength accrual during adolescence.
Alexander CJ, Macdonald HM, McKay HA, Gabel L
Bone mineral content and physical activity in adolescents with cerebral palsy and their typically developing peers: a cross-sectional study.
Kane R, Kang C, Janzen L, Condliffe E, Kuntze G, Esau S, Emery C, Gabel L
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) and site-specific bone mineral density in female adolescent artistic athletes.
Kiss J, Critchley M, Gabel L, Galarneau J, Doyle-Baker P, Ballinger K, Lun V, Emery C
Two-year Skeletal Adaptations in Development and National Level Female Figure Skaters.
Wong CA, Gabel L, Groves EM, Quipp K, Boyd SK, Burt LA
Does exercising during peri- or early post-menopause prevent bone and muscle loss: A systematic review.
Whitman PW, Alexander CJ, Kaluta L, Burt LA, Gabel L
The association between physical activity during growth and bone microarchitecture at peak bone mass.
Pageau AG, Burt LA, Gabel L, Boyd SK, Whittier DE
Recovery of bone microarchitecture and density four years after spaceflight: two case studies.
Matheson BE, Walle M, Liphardt AM, Hulme PA, Heer M, Zwart SR, Sibonga JD, Smith SM, Gabel L, Boyd SK
Smaller and thinner long bones in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy and other neuromotor impairments.
Hodgson E, Condliffe EG, Gabel L
Strength training for osteoporosis prevention during early menopause
Principal investigators: Gabel, Leigh E
Keywords: Bone; Exercise; Menopause; Osteoporosis; Strength
Strength training for osteoporosis prevention during early menopause
Principal investigators: Gabel, Leigh E
Keywords: Bone; Exercise; Menopause; Osteoporosis; Strength
Building a Pan-Canadian Community of Practice: The Creating Opportunities through Physical Literacy for All Newcomer children and Youth (CO-PLAY) Network
Keywords: Newcomer; Children; Youth; Immigrant; Refugee; Physical Literacy; Transitions; Psychosocial Development; Well-being; Physical Activity; Settlement
Strength Training for Osteoporosis Prevention in Peri- and Early Post-menopausal Females
Principal investigators: Alexander, Christina J
Keywords: Bone; Bone Imaging; Exercise; Fracture; Menopause; Osteoporosis; Strength
Teachers of Tomorrow: Mobilizing Partnerships for School Wellness Across the Education System
Principal investigators: Russell-Mayhew, Michelle (Shelly) K.
Keywords: school wellness; student and teacher wellbeing; teacher preparation; comprehensive school health; health promoting schools
Prescribing movement to promote brain health in perimenopausal and early postmenopausal women
Principal investigators: Barha, Cindy; Culos-Reed, S.Nicole; Doyle-Baker, Patricia K; McDonough, Meghan H
Keywords: Cardiometabolic Health; Cognitive Health; Exercise; Females; Menopausal Symptoms; Perimenopause; Physical Activity; Postmenopause; Scoping Review
OsNET: The Canadian Bone Health Research Network
Principal investigators: Boyd, Steven K; Cheung, Angela M; Morin, Suzanne N
Keywords: Advanced Imaging; Bone Health; Clinical Guidelines; Diagnostics; Fracture Prediction; Knowledge Transfer; Musculoskeletal; Network; Personalized Medicine; Research
Mechanical loading and bone microarchitecture in the growing skeleton
Principal investigators: Gabel, Leigh
Keywords: accelerometer; bone; growth; HR-pQCT; impact; mechanical loading; microarchitecture; skeleton; strain; wearable technology
Mechanical loading and bone microarchitecture in the growing skeleton
Principal investigators: Gabel, Leigh
Teachers of Tomorrow: Mobilizing Partnerships for School Wellness Across the Education System
Principal investigators: Russell-Mayhew, Michelle (Shelly) K.
Keywords: school wellness; student and teacher wellbeing; teacher preparation; comprehensive school health; health promoting schools
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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