Patricia Longmuir
Patricia Longmuir
Cross-appointment, School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences
Full professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine

2010: PhD in Medical Sciences (pediatric cardiology and exercise), University of Toronto
1985: MSc in Community Health (exercise science), University of Toronto
1981: Bachelor of Physical and Health Education, University of Toronto

Room
CHEO Research Institute (401 Smyth Road)


Biography

Patricia Longmuir is a senior scientist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. Her research interests are the promotion of physical activity to children with medical conditions and disabilities, and the use of physical activity to prevent and/or treat morbidity.

Professor Longmuir’s undergraduate, master’s and PhD theses examined the impact of interventions to increase physical activity among children with heart defects or cystic fibrosis. Her postdoctoral fellowship was a community health promotion initiative targeting parents of young children.

Patricia Longmuir has published more than 70 papers and six book chapters in the peer-reviewed literature. She has also delivered over 180 scholarly conference presentations, and more than 80 invited and keynote addresses.

Patricia Longmuir became a registered kinesiologist with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario in 2014.

Professor Longmuir is currently accepting master’s student for supervision.

Professor Longmuir’s extended biography

Research interests

  • Healthy lifestyle promotion for children with medical conditions or disabilities
  • Pediatric exercise medicine (exercise as part of treatment)
  • Children’s physical activity motivation, movement skill development and physical literacy
  • Impact of physical activity on quality of life for children with medical conditions and disabilities
  • Intervention trials (particularly randomized controlled trials)
  • Mixed methods research

Research

Professor Longmuir leads a program of mixed methods research in pediatric exercise medicine.  Her studies examine the role of physical activity in the physical and mental health of children with medical conditions and disabilities, and the use of physical activity to prevent and/or treat morbidity. Physical activity motivation, quality of life, movement skill development and physical literacy are the foci. Intervention studies evaluate methods of providing the benefits of active lifestyles to all children, regardless of ability.

Patricia Longmuir’s CHEO Research Institute page

Publications

See Patricia Longmuir’s publications on Google Scholar.