Emily Heming

MSc, BSc (Hons)
PhD Student

Emily Heming headshot

Emily Heming is a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Carolyn Emery. She graduated in 2021 from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Integrated Science with a specialization in Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour and a minor in Statistics. Emily then completed her MSc in Kinesiology under the supervision of Dr. Carolyn Emery in 2022. Emily has been involved in many sports throughout her life, with a special focus on both ringette and golf. Emily is combining her love for female ice sports and research as her current research focus in the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre is evaluating various injury and concussion prevention strategies in youth ringette. 

Awards and Distinctions

2023  Patti Lou and RonDoornbos Memorial Scholarship in Sport Injury Prevention Research and Knowledge Translation

2023 Top Poster Award, Edinburgh Orthopaedic & Sport Medicine Conference

2023 ACHRI Trainee Travel Award

2023 CCN-RCC Travel Award

2023 Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship

2022 Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship

2022 CTRC Travel Award

2022 University of Calgary Faculty of Kinesiology Presentation Award

2021 University of Calgary Faculty of Kinesiology Presentation Award

2020-2021 Dean's Honour List, McMaster University

2020-2021 The William G. Carter Scholarship in Golf

2019-2020 Dean's Honour List, McMaster University

2019-2020 The Marauder Scholar Award

2019-2020 McMaster University Varsity Women's Golf Team MVP

2019-2020 The William G. Carter Scholarship in Golf

2018-2019 Dean's Honour List, McMaster University

2018-2019 McMaster University Varsity Women's Golf Team MVP

2017-2018 McMaster University Varsity Women's Golf Team MVP

2017 The McMaster Honour Award Entrance Scholarship

2017 Terry Van Dyke Award (Athlete of the Year)

2017 Sue McIver Award (Sportsmanship and Leadership Award)

2017 Richmond Hill Soccer Club Memorial Scholarship

Publications

Manuscripts

  1. Shepherd, HA, Heming, E, Reed, N, Caron, JG, Yeates, KO, and Emery, CA. (2023). Describing high school stakeholders’ preferences for a Return to School Framework following concussion. J Sch Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13434
  2. Heming, E., Kolstad, A., West, S., Williamson, R., Sobry, A., Cairo, A., Dennett, B., Russell, K., Goulet, C., and Emery, CA. “Time to Ring in the Bodychecking, Head Contact, and Suspected Injury Rates in Youth Ringette: A Video-analysis Study in Youth Ringette and Female Ice Hockey”. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. (manuscript submitted January 2023)
  3. Williamson, R., Cairo, A., Heming, E., Kolstad, A., Hagel, B., Emery, CA. “Physical contact and suspected injury metrics in male vs female youth ice hockey: A video-analysis study.” Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. (manuscript published)
  4. Heming, E., Sobry, A., Cairo, A., Williamson, R., Kolstad, A., West, S., Goulet, C., Russell, K., Emery, CA. Higher Rates of Head Contacts, Body Checking, and Suspected Injuries in Ringette than Female Ice Hockey: Time to Ring in Opportunities for PreventionClinical Journal of Sport Medicine. (manuscript under re-review July 2022) 

Abstracts

  1. Heming, E., Kolstad, A., West, S., Williamson, R., Sobry, A., Cairo, A., Dennett, B., Goulet, C., Russell, K., Emery, C. It’s not just a different stick: Head contact and suspected-concussion rates higher in female youth ringette compared to ice hockey. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 6th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport. (abstract accepted July 2022) 
  2. Williamson, R., Cairo, A., Heming, E., Kolstad, A., Hagel, B., Emery, CA. Physical Contact and Suspected Injury Metrics in Boys vs Girls Youth Ice Hockey: A Video-Analysis Study. British Journal of Sport Medicine. 6th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport. (abstract accepted July 2022) 
  3. Heming, E., Sobry, A., Cairo, A., Williamson, R., Kolstad, A., West, S., Emery, C. (2022). Higher Rates of Head Contacts and Injuries if Female Ringette Compared to Ice Hockey: An Opportunity for Prevention. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (e322-e337). 
  4. Heming, E., Sobry, A., Cairo, A., Williamson, R., Kolstad, A., Emery, A. (2021). Do physical contacts and head contacts differ in female ice hockey and ringette? A video-analysis study. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 6th International Olympic Committee World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport (A87). 

Book Chapters

  1. Buckler, L., Dogar, M., Heming, E., Pollinzi, A., and Tu, M. (2019). “Challenges in Icewine Fermentation” in: Eyles and Ellis (Eds.), Terroir Vintage 2019. McMaster University. pp. 53-60 [http://hdl.handle.net/11375/25404]. 
  2. Heming, E. and Tu, M. (2019), “History of the Burgess Shale: The Magnitude and Significance of the Cambrian Explosion” in: Eyles and Symons (Eds.), History of the Earth Volume 9. McMaster University. pp. 86-90 [http://hdl.handle.net/11375/26616]. 

Contact

Address

Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW 
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4