Kyra Pyke
Dean, Professor,Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, Univeristy of Alberta
Education Background
Time | School | Program and Degree |
1996-2001 | York University, Canada | Kinesiology and Health Science-Bachelor of Arts |
2001-2003 | Queen’s University, Canada | Kinesiology and Health Studies - Master of Science |
2003-2007 | Queen’s University, Canada | Kinesiology and Health Studies- PhD |
2007-2008 | McMaster University, Canada | Kinesiology- Postdoctoral fellow |
Career Background
Time | Institution | Occupation |
2008-2022 | Queen’s University, Canada | Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Director, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies. |
2022-Present | University of Alberta, Canada | Dean, Professor |
Specialty/Research Interests
Cardiovascular physiology, exercise physiology
Selected publications
McGarity-Shipley EC, Lew LA, Bonafiglia JT, Pyke KE.The acute effect of a laboratory shame induction protocol on endothelial function in young, healthy adults. Exp Physiol. 2022 Aug;107(8):978-993. doi: 10.1113/EP090396. Epub 2022 Jun 14. PMID: 35584040
Lew LA, Williams JS, Stone JC, Au AKW, Pyke KE, MacDonald MJ. Examination of Sex-Specific Participant Inclusion in Exercise Physiology Endothelial Function Research: A Systematic Review. Front Sports Act Living. 2022 Mar 25;4:860356. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2022.860356. eCollection 2022. PMID: 35399599
Williams JS, Del Giudice M, Gurd BJ, Pyke KE. Reproducible improvement in endothelial function following two separate periods of high-intensity interval training in young men. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020 Oct 1;129(4):725-731.
Williams JS, Stimpson TV, Tremblay JC, Fenuta AM, Pyke KE. No impact of acute hyperglycaemia on arterial stiffness in the early and late follicular phases of the menstrual cycle in young females. Exp Physiol. 2020 Jan;105(1):174-183.
King TJ and Pyke KE. Evidence of a limb and shear stress stimulus profile dependent impact of high intensity cycling training on flow-mediated dilation. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 2020 Feb;45(2):135-145.