Valeriya Volkova

Valeriya Volkova completed her Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Health Physiology (Honours) in 2018 at the University of Calgary, where she worked under the supervision of Dr. Sarah Kenny in the Sport Injury Prevention Research Center (SIPRC). Valeriya first began working at SIPRC in 2015 as a research assistant testing and collecting data for multiple studies, and completed her honours thesis on internal training load measures in pre-professional ballet dancers at the Alberta Ballet School.

Valeriya’s research interests include capturing training load using wearable technology, musculoskeletal injuries, periodization in sport, and injury prevention, primarily in the context of aesthetic sport athletes. Currently, Valeriya is pursuing a PhD investigating the relationship between training load and injury in an elite dance population.

When not involved in research, Valeriya works with young developmental and competitive gymnasts as a NCCP Level 2 Women’s Artistic and Trampoline Gymnastics coach. 

1. Volkova, V. G., Black, A. M., & Kenny, S. J. (2020). Internal Training Load Measures in Elite Adolescent Ballet Dancers. Journal of Dance Medicine & Science. 24(4) 175-182.
2. Benson, L. C., Räisänen, A., Volkova, V. G., Pasanen, K., & Emery, C. (2020). Workload a-WEAR-ness: Monitoring workload in team sports with wearable technology– A scoping review. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 50(10); 549-563.
3. Benson, L. C., Räisänen, A., Volkova, V. G., Pasanen, K., & Emery, C. (2020) Workload a-WEAR-ness: Monitoring workload in team sports with wearable technology– A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 20(3):e106.
4. Volkova, V. G. & Kenny, S. J. (2020). Musculoskeletal Injuries and Dance Exposure across Three Years in Elite Adolescent Ballet Dancers: Is There a Pattern?. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 54(Suppl 1):A65. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2020-IOCAbstracts.153
5. Volkova, V. G. & Kenny, S. J. (2019). Dance Exposure and Musculoskeletal Injuries in Elite Adolescent Ballet Dancers: Is There a Pattern?. International Association for Dance Medicine and Science 29th Annual Conference Abstract Book, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (p. 23-24).
6. Volkova, V. G. & Kenny, S. J. (2019). Dance Exposure and Musculoskeletal Injuries in Elite Adolescent Ballet Dancers. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 29(3): e42.
7. Volkova, V. G., Black, A. M., Kenny, S. J. (2018). Concurrent validation of internal training load measures in pre-professional ballet dancers. International Association for Dance Medicine and Science 28th Annual Conference Abstract Book, Helsinki, Finland. (p. 57 – 58).