As a Graduate Instructional Developer, Chad is responsible for observing teaching events, facilitating workshops and providing feedback and support for participants in the Certificate in University Teaching program. Since 2007, Chad has held nine teaching assistantships and has also worked as a co-instructor while studying at Queen’s. It is from these experiences that he has developed a keen interest in pedagogy, effective presentation skills, and the different techniques that can be applied in effective higher education teaching.

Chad Gooyers is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo (UW). His dissertation research is focused on the etiology of intervertebral disc injury in the lumbar spine under repetitive, sub-maximal loading. Before pursuing his doctorate, Chad completed a Master of Science degree at Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at UW. Along with his involvement with the Centre for Teaching Excellence, Chad currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Ontario Kinesiology Association, is the Student Representatives for the Canadian Society of Biomechanics, and is the current President of the UW Kinesiology Graduate Student Association.

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