Josh Burkart

Josh is a Master’s student co-supervised by Dr. Jonathan Smirl and Dr. Carolyn Emery. He completed his Bachelor of Science (first-class honours) in Exercise and Health Physiology at the University of Calgary in 2024. For his thesis project, he created a novel arm crank ergometer exercise protocol for concussion rehabilitation in para-sport athletes known as the Calgary Adapted aRm Ergometer (CARE) Test.  His current research is focused on expanding the generalizability of the CARE Test to adolescent para-sport athletes and the larger adapted community. In his free time, Josh loves to volunteer, and he is the head coach of HEROS hockey in Calgary.

1. Joshua J. Burkart, Nathan E. Johnson, Joel S. Burma, Matthew G. Neill, and Jonathan D. Smirl. Does exercise modality and posture influence cerebrovascular and cardiovascular systems similarly?. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. 49(11). https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2024-0028