Dr. Gavin McCormack
Positions
Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences
Full Member
Libin Cardiovascular Institute
Full Member
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Full Member
O'Brien Institute for Public Health
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Office: +1 (403) 220-8193
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Background
Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy Public Health, The University of Western Australia, 2008
MSc Sports Science, Edith Cowan University (Western Australia), 2003
BSc Human Movement, The University of Western Australia, 2001
Biography
Dr. Gavin McCormack is a Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. He completed his postdoctoral training in Population and Public Health at the University of Calgary, holds a PhD in Public Health from the University of Western Australia, and earned his MSc in Sports Science from Edith Cowan University and BSc in Human Movement from the University of Western Australia.
Dr. McCormack's academic portfolio includes adjunct appointments in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, and the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary, as well as an Adjunct Researcher position in the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Waseda University, Japan. His expertise spans multiple disciplines, including public health, epidemiology, health promotion, exercise science, and urban and environmental design.
As the lead of the Built Environment and Healthy Living Lab, Dr. McCormack conducts research using both quantitative and qualitative approaches to explore how urban design influences health. His work focuses on physical activity, active living, health-related fitness, sedentary behaviour, injury prevention, and cardiometabolic health across various populations, including children, adults, and equity-deserving groups.
Since 2014, Dr. McCormack has served as an Associate Scientific Editor for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, a journal of the Public Health Agency of Canada. He is also a member of the editorial board for the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.
Research
Areas of Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
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Graduate trainee positions are available in my team for those interested in undertaking research in the areas described on the Built Environment & Healthy Living Lab Website (https://www.behealthylivinglab.com)
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