Dawn Trussell – The Conversation

The Paralympic logo is seen at the Arena Paris Sud venue ahead of the Paralympic Games on Aug. 19 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

August 28, 2024

Why sport must be (re)imagined in ways that make it more accessible for all disabled athletes

Jennifer Mooradian, Brock University and Dawn Trussell, Brock University

If sport is for everyone, sport must be (re)imagined in ways that make it more accessible for all bodies. We have an ethical responsibility to change sport to make it meaningfully inclusive for all.

A United States women’s national team member takes a shot during a FIFA Women’s World Cup send-off soccer match in San Jose, Calif., on July 9, 2023. Sponsorship and marketing deals with women athletes are often performative and exploitative. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe)

July 19, 2023

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Professional women athletes are still fighting for equitable sponsorship

Laura Harris, Brock University and Dawn Trussell, Brock University

While positive change has been seen, especially surrounding this year’s Women’s World Cup, there is still much work to be done by organizations governing women’s professional sports.

Team sport is an important activity to explore because it provides opportunities to build community, enhance health and well-being, and counter the often unrealistic and self-sacrificing expectations of motherhood. (Shutterstock)

May 11, 2023

For postpartum moms, playing team sports boosted well‑being and helped manage unrealistic expectations of motherhood

Talia Ritondo, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Dawn Trussell, Brock University

Team sport provides postpartum mothers with opportunities to build community, enhance health and well-being, and counter the often unrealistic and self-sacrificing expectations of motherhood.

The gift of sleep, time, self-care (“me time”) and a message of what a remarkable job she is doing may be what new mothers need most this Mother’s Day. (Shutterstock)

May 5, 2022

Helping new moms return to exercise and leisure supports their physical and mental health

Dawn Trussell, Brock University; Jennifer Mooradian, Brock University; Shannon Hebblethwaite, Concordia University, and Stephanie Paterson, Concordia University

Mothers with young children are consistently identified as having lower levels of physical activity and leisure opportunities, which place their physical and mental health at risk.

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