Emily Heming

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. 

Manuscripts

1. Heming, E., Gibson, E., et al. “Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for upper extremity injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis for the Female, woman and girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus” British Journal of Sports Medicine. (manuscript accepted September 2025).
2. West, SW., Heming, E., Klassen, C., Lewis, K., Emery, C. “Whistleblower: The front line and critical facilitator for injury prevention policy?” Injury Prevention. [https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2025-045744]
3. 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. [doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001293].
4. 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
5. 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. [doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001149].
6. 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 Prevention. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. [doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001089].

Podcasts

1. Heming, E., Bespomoshchnov, V., Emery, C.A., van Mechelen, W. (2025). “Lofoten Legends: A conversation with global leaders in sport injury prevention”. British Journal of Sports Medicine. (recorded May 2025).

Abstracts

1. Martin, C., Grimes, A., Urban, J., Gibson, E., Heming, E., Marshall, S., Bullock, G., Shanley, E., Kline, D., Emery, C. “The impact of severe sport-related glenohumeral joint injury 5-15 years later: A qualitative study”. (2025) Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. [doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2025.02.184].
2. Heming, E., Kolstad, A., Dennett, B., West, SW., Emery, CA. “Collision Course: A comparative study on bodychecking and head contacts in adolescent ice sports.” (2024) The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 4th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Concussion Network. [doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000962].
3. Kolstad, A., Neufeld, J., Ferri, M., Heming, E., Gibson, E., Reed, N., Hagel, B., Emery, CA. “Keep your head up and stick down: Video-analysis of in-game head contacts and suspected-concussions in male and female Canadian youth box lacrosse.” (2024) The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 4th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Concussion Network. [doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000962].
4. Heming, E., Kolstad, A., Dennett, B., West, SW., Emery, CA. (2024). “Ice-cold truths: comparing rates of bodychecking, head contacts, and suspected injuries across adolescent ice-sports.” British Journal of Sports Medicine. 7th International Olympic Committee World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport (A63). [doi:10.1136/bjsports-2024-IOC.110].
5. Heming, E., Barnabe, C., Russell, K., Palmer, D., Schneider, K., Emery, CA. (2024). “On thin ice: high injury and concussion rates in Canadian adolescent ringette.” British Journal of Sports Medicine. 7th International Olympic Committee World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport (A64). [doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-IOC.112].
6. Heming, E., Kolstad, A., Dennett, B., West, S., Emery, CA. "A video-analysis study of team ice-sports in Canada: A comparison of bodychecking and head contact rates to inform injury prevention strategies". (2023) Conference proceedings. Edinburgh Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Conference.
7. Heming, E., Kolstad, A., West, S., Williamson, R., Sobry, A., Galarneau, J.M., Russell, K., Goulet, C., Emery, CA. “High rates of head contacts and suspected concussions in youth ringette: A video-analysis study.” (2023) The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 3rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Concussion Network. [doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000884].
8. Dennett, B., Kolstad, A., Janzen, L., Heming, E., Sobry, A., Grimes, A., Emery, CA. “From head to sled: Examining physical contacts in community para ice hockey.” (2023) The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 3rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Concussion Network. [doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000884].
9. Shepherd, H., Heming, E., Reed, N., Caron, J, Yeates, K., Emery, CA. “High school stakeholders describe their preferences for a return-to-school framework following concussion” (2023) The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 3rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Concussion Network. [doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000884].
10. Heming, E., Kolstad, A., West, S., Williamson, R., Sobry, A., Galarneau, J.M., Russell, K., Goulet, C., Emery, CA. “High rates of bodychecking, head contacts, and suspected injuries found in youth ringette through video-analysis.” (2023) Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine Annual Symposium. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000001123].
11. Heming, E., Kolstad, A., West, S., Williamson, R., Sobry, A., Cairo, A., Dennett, B., Goulet, C., Russell, K., Emery, CA. “It’s not just a different stick: Head contact and suspected-concussion rates higher in female youth ringette compared to ice hockey.” (2023) British Journal of Sports Medicine. 6th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport. [https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1136/bjsports-2023-concussion.375].
12. 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.” (2023) British Journal of Sport Medicine. 6th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport. [https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1136/bjsports-2023-concussion.395].
13. Heming, E., Kolstad, A., West, S., Williamson, R., Sobry, A., Goulet, C., Russell, K., Emery, CA. (2022). “High Head Contact and Suspected Concussion Rates in Youth and University Ringette: A Video-Analysis Study.” The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 2nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Concussion Network. [doi:10.1097/HTR.0000000000000810].
14. Heming, E., Sobry, A., Cairo, A., Williamson, R., Kolstad, A., West, S., Emery, CA. (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 Annual Symposium (e322-e337). [doi:10.1097/JSM.0000000000001035].
15. Heming, E., Sobry, A., Cairo, A., Williamson, R., Kolstad, A., Emery, CA. (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). [https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1136/bjsports-2021-IOC.205].

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].