Sayna Soleymanian

MSc Student

Kinesiology

September 2023 - August 2025

 

Sayna completed her Bachelor of Kinesiology degree at the University of British Columbia. Prior to starting her MSc, Sayna was involved in research projects related to exercise, stress, and the effects of at-home exercise applications on mental health at the University of British Columbia. Sayna was also involved in AI-based analysis of medical images at Simon Fraser University.  

Sayna’s thesis examines mitigating maladaptive postural and emotional responses to height-induced postural threat in static and dynamic balance tasks through the use of motivational self-talk. Beyond her thesis work, Sayna is also interested in exploring balance and postural changes in clinical populations.  

Supervisor(s)
Mark Carpenter

Sayna

Contact

Sayna Soleymanian

MSc Student
 Kinesiology
UBC

sayna.soleymanian@ubc.ca

First Nations land acknowledegement

The UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

UBC Balance and Falls Research Centre

UBC receives support for managing its research enterprise from the federal Research Support Fund.

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