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Carla is a Knowledge Broker with the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½. She is a CSEP-Certified Exercise Physiologist, and works to deliver neuromuscular training warm-up programs to prevent lower extremity injuries in youth. She supports a number of research studies in both schools and youth sport. She has a research background in sport injury, health and fitness in youth through an MSc Kinesiology with the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre and Doyle-Baker Research Labs at the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½, and through her BSc Human Kinetics at St. Francis Xavier University. She also has training in biostatistics and research methods. Outside of the lab, Carla leads recreational fitness classes for youth in the community, and enjoys playing soccer and hockey, hiking, camping, and travelling.

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