معرفی
Corliss Bean is an Associate Professor in Brock University's Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies within the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences. She directs the Centre for Healthy Youth Development through Sport and focuses on leveraging sport and physical activity to promote psychosocial and physical development in youth, postpartum women, and at-risk populations. Her work emphasizes community partnerships for program design and evaluation.
Education:
- PhD in Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa (2017)
- MA in Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa (2013)
- BSc (Honours) in Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa (2011)
Research Interests:
- Positive youth development
- Postpartum physical activity
- Knowledge translation in sport programs
- Girls/women in sport
- Behavior change strategies
- Sport evaluation methodologies
Awards:
- 2025 Faculty of Applied Health Sciences Research Excellence Award
Advising & Grants: Dr. Bean oversees graduate student research and leads the Centre for Healthy Youth Development through Sport, which focuses on translational research. She collaborates with organizations to design interventions addressing health equity and program efficacy.
Labs/Teams: Directs the Centre for Healthy Youth Development through Sport and collaborates with the Centre for Sport Capacity and the Youth Research & Evaluation eXchange.
