Dr. Carly McKay
Positions
Associate Professor
Community Health Sciences
Affiliations
Full Member
McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health
Full Member
Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre
Contact information
Phone number
Office: 403-220-5318
Location
Office: HRIC3AA12
Preferred method of communication
Background
Educational Background
BKin University of Calgary, 2006
MSc Sport Medicine, University of Calgary, 2008
PhD Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario, 2011
Research
Areas of Research
I specialize in behavioural science, with a focus on the development and implementation of sport injury prevention strategies. My research focuses on understanding psychological and social factors that influence injury risk and prevention behaviours amongst athletes, coaches, referees, clinicians, and sport organisations.
I utilise established motivational and health behaviour change strategies to inform the development and implementation of health risk management strategies in the community.
I am interested in how risk perceptions are formed and how the complex interaction of personal, social, and environmental factors shape risk assessments. I aim to explore how risk perceptions evolve and how they influence decision-making in sport and clinical settings.
My program of applied research involves partnering with academics, clinicians, people from the community, and decision-makers in sport, industry and government. I prioritise hybrid implementation-effectiveness trials, using both quantitative and qualitative methods to ensure interventions are appropriate, acceptable, feasible, and scalable. My work takes place in the laboratory, on the field of play, and in the clinic with a focus on developing, implementing, and evaluating prevention strategies that make a difference in practice.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
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