Jeff Hebert, University of New Brunswick

Research

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Latest papers

Incidence of and Risk Factors for Lower Extremity Apophysitis in Children and Adolescents.
Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Innovative cardioMetabolic, obesity, and Physical ACTivity research – New Brunswick (IMPACT-NB)
CFI · 2019 · Co-investigator
$53,073

All 1 grants and awards

1 publications.

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Incidence of and Risk Factors for Lower Extremity Apophysitis in Children and Adolescents.

Wedderkopp N, Wang C, Steele R, Hebert J, Rexen C, Jespersen E, Junge T, Thomsen T, Jensen FM, Shrier I

Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)20264 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s40279-025-02328-w PMID: 41182572

Innovative cardioMetabolic, obesity, and Physical ACTivity research – New Brunswick (IMPACT-NB)

Co-investigatorCFI2019John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Senechal, Martin

Keywords: Obesity, diabetes, Cardio-metabolic risk factors, exercise, physical activity Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometer, Trans-blot, physical activity monitor

$53,073

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Kinesiology
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health
Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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Ian Shrier

Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Russell Steele

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Hebert, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Incidence of and Risk Factors for Lower Extremity Apophysitis in Children and Adolescents." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]