Alyssa Grimes

Alyssa joined the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre as a visiting PhD student in September 2023 and has been part of the lab ever since. She is currently completing her PhD at Queen’s University where she also completed her MSc in Kinesiology and Health Studies under the supervision of Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung. Her research brings together her two lab environments by combining disability scholarship with concussion and injury epidemiology to better understand and prevent injuries and concussions in Para sport.

Outside of the lab, Alyssa enjoys experimenting with new recipes, exploring the Rocky Mountains, and spending time with friends. She is also the head coach of the Junior Venom Para ice hockey team in Calgary, where she gets to see her research in action.

1. Grimes, A. C., Harrington, N., Blauwet, C., Ahmed, O. H., Gavel-Pinos, E. H., Mitchell, K. M., ... & Emery, C. A. (2025). Towards an evidence-informed future in injury prevention: a call to action for female, women and girls in para sport. British journal of sports medicine, 59(22), 1534-1535.
2. Wing, M. K., Deuville, J., Grimes, A. C., Scanlan, Z., Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K., & Latimer-Cheung, A. E. (2025). The sport experiences of blind or partially sighted people and strategies to support their participation in sport: A scoping review. British Journal of Visual Impairment, 0(0).
3. Grimes, A. C., Shepperdson, S. B., Palmeter, J. A., Hampson, R., Gilbert, L., Tomasone, J. R., ... & Latimer-Cheung, A. E. (2025). Development of evidence-informed recommendations for the training and management of disability sport event volunteers: an application of the AGREE II instrument. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 16(2), 229-246.

Conference Publications:

1. Martin CL, Grimes A, Urban J, Gibson ES, et al. Impact of severe glenohumeral joint injury 5–15 years later: a qualitative study. OARSI World Congress, Seoul, 2025.
2. Grimes, A., Tomasone, J., Misener, L., & Latimer-Cheung, A.E. (2022). Development of evidence-informed recommendations for training disability sport event volunteers: An application of the AGREE II [Abstract]. Journal of Exercise Movement, and Sport, 53(1).
3. Grimes, A., Koch, L., Sartor, J., Latimer-Cheung, A., Evans, B., Shirazipour, C., Sinden., A., Tomasone, J., & Martin-Ginis, K. (2021). Influence of competition level and sport type on quality experiences of athletes with a physical disability. Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport, 52(1).