Biography
Mike joined Trinity Western University in 2002. His academic background was originally founded in exercise physiology where his research focused on using heart rate to assess critical training thresholds for endurance performance. Mike has had extensive experience with physical performance testing of Olympic and professional athletes, most notably the NHL Vancouver Canucks (1997-2010), Canadian Olympic Hockey Team (2006 Olympics Turin, Italy) and NBA Vancouver Grizzlies (1997-1998).
Presently Mike's research interests focus on health behavior change as a clinical competency in health care, with a specific focus on physical therapists and smoking cessation counseling. Extensions of this work are planned into include other unhealthy lifestyle conditions that present in primary care and the rehabilitation setting, most notably obesity and physical inactivity. Mike is a Strategic Fellow in Rehabilitation Research in the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Quality of Life Training Program. His professional memberships include the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Canadian Physiotherapy Association and the American Physical Therapy Association. Mike is currently on sabbatical as a Visiting Research Scholar at the Cancer Prevention, Detection, and Control Research Program, part of the Duke Cancer Institute (Duke University Medical Center). He returns to TWU in the fall of 2012.
Education
- Ph.D. Rehabilitation Sciences (University of British Columbia)
- M.Sc. Human Kinetics (University of British Columbia)
- B.Sc. Biology (Trinity Western University)
- B.A. Physical Education (Trinity Western University)
Areas of Expertise
Survey methodology, health promotion, smoking cessation, exercise physiology
Publications
Published Refereed Papers
Dean E, Li Z, Wong WP, Bodner ME. Cardiology best practice - effective health education meets biomedical advances: reducing the ultimate knowledge translation gap. In: Ischemic Heart Disease Online book chapter. www.intech.com. In press.
Bodner ME, Miller WC, Rhodes R, Dean E. (2011). Smoking cessation and counselling: knowledge and views of Canadian physical therapists. Physical Therapy 91(7): 1051-1062.
Bodner ME, Dean E. (2009). Advice as a smoking cessation strategy: A systematic review and implications for physical therapists. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 25(5):369-407.
Bodner ME, Rhodes EC, Martin AD, Coutts KD. (2002) The relationship of the heart rate deflection point to the ventilatory threshold in trained cyclists. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 16(4): 573-580.
Bodner ME, Rhodes EC. (2000). A review of the concept of the heart rate deflection point. Sports Medicine, 30(1): 31-46.
Manuscripts Under Review
Bodner ME, Miller WC, Rhodes R, Dean E. Health promotion curriculum content in academic entry-level physical therapy programs. Physical Therapy Journal
Pollak KI. Coffman CJ, Alexander SC, Tulsky JA, Lyna P, Dolor R, Cox ME, Namenek Brouwer RJ, Bodner ME, Østbye T. Can physicians accurately predict which patients will lose weight, improve nutrition, and increase physical activity? Family Practice
Manuscripts In Preparation
Bodner ME, Dolor R, T Østbye, P Lyna, CJ Coffman, SC Alexander, JA Tulsky, Pollak K. Accuracy and congruency of patient and physician perceptions of weight-related discussions: Project CHAT
Bodner ME, Rhodes R, Miller WC, Dean E. Smoking cessation and counselling: practices of Canadian physical therapists.
Bodner ME, Miller WC, Rhodes R, Dean E. Factors associated with smoking cessation counselling by Canadian physical therapists.
Al-Mazeedi S, Bodner ME, Dean E. Health knowledge, beliefs, and behaviours of the people of Kuwait: implications for health care planning and practice.
Courses Taught at TWU
- HKIN 370 Biomechanics
- HKIN 260 Growth and Development
- HKIN 265 Research and Measurement
- HKIN 198 Scientific Foundations of Human Movement
- HKIN 191 Introduction to Exercise Physiology: Theory and Practice
- HKIN 190 Concepts of Physical Education