Tanya Forneris, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest papers

Putting program evaluation into practice: enhancing the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun program.
Evaluation and program planning · 2015 · senior author
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: a process evaluation of a female youth-driven physical activity-based life skills program.
SpringerPlus · 2014
Results of a rural school-based peer-led intervention for youth: goals for health.
The Journal of school health · 2010 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Positive youth development through sport: examining and understanding program quality
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$146,889
Promoting positive youth development through sport: PYD sportNET
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$195,456
Teacher-coaches' influence on the global development of student-athletes an examination of perceived dual role benefits and challenges
SSHRC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$43,641

All 8 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Putting program evaluation into practice: enhancing the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun program.

Bean CN, Kendellen K, Halsall T, Forneris T

Evaluation and program planning2015Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.11.007 PMID: 25528962

02

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: a process evaluation of a female youth-driven physical activity-based life skills program.

Bean CN, Forneris T, Halsall T

SpringerPlus2014

DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-401 PMID: 25143873

03

Results of a rural school-based peer-led intervention for youth: goals for health.

Forneris T, Fries E, Meyer A, Buzzard M, Uguy S, Ramakrishnan R, Lewis C, Danish S

The Journal of school health2010First author

DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00466.x PMID: 20236403

Positive youth development through sport: examining and understanding program quality

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015

Principal investigators: Forneris, Tanya E.

Keywords: gender mainstreaming; multi-level governance; economic crisis; European Union; policy studies

$146,889

Promoting positive youth development through sport: PYD sportNET

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Holt, Nicholas L.

Keywords: digital storytelling; promotion of place; municipal cultural organizations

$195,456

Teacher-coaches' influence on the global development of student-athletes an examination of perceived dual role benefits and challenges

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Camiré, Martin

$43,641

Building sustainable youth development sports programs for First Nation, Métis and Inuit populations

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011Sport Participation Research Initiative

Principal investigators: Arellano, Alexandra

Keywords: community mobilization; Aboriginals; youth development; sports programs; sustainability

$131,800

Working with youth for youth: the development, implementation and evaluation of a youth driven sport and recreation-based life skills program for female youth

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Forneris, Tanya E.

Keywords: positive youth development; female youth; youth driven; program development and implementation; mixed methods program evaluation

$111,330

The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Dissemination Events

Principal investigators: Young, Bradley W

Keywords: Annual Conference; Exercise Psychology; Motor Control; Motor Learning; Sport Psychology

$12,089

Mise en place d'un plan d'actions concertées pour le développement global des élèves-athlètes

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Trudel, Pierre

Keywords: sport scolaire; valeurs; pédagogie; élèves-athlètes; entraîneurs; intervention

$125,164

Developing healthy nutritional behaviours in children: An evaluation of the Green Barn garden-enhanced nutrition program at the community food centre, The Stop

SupervisorCIHR2009Master's Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Lynch, Meghan B

Keywords: Child Development; Children; Community-Based; Evaluation; Nutrition Education; Nutritional Behaviours; Nutritional Knowledge; Obesity Prevention; Parents; Vegetable Garden

$17,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Tanya Halsall

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2015

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Forneris, 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 "Putting program evaluation into practice: enhancing the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun program." (2015), 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]