Ariel Dimler

Ariel Dimler is a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Tara-Leigh McHugh. In 2013, she graduated from the University of Northern BC with a BSc Psychology, Honours. She then completed her MA in Physical Education and Recreation from the University of Alberta under the supervision of Dr. McHugh, where she researched the positive body image experiences of women involved in pole fitness. After a period of time away from academia, she joined the Faculty of Kinesiology to complete her doctorate degree, where she will study the intersection of positive body image, sport, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

1. McHugh, T. L. F., Deal, C. J., Blye, C. J., Dimler, A. J., Halpenny, E. A., Sivak, A., & Holt, N. L. (2019). A meta-study of qualitative research examining sport and recreation experiences of indigenous youth. Qualitative Health Research, 29(1), 42-54. 
2. Coppola, A. M., Dimler, A. J., Letendre, T. S., & McHugh, T. L. F. (2017). ‘We are given a body to walk this earth’: the body pride experiences of young Aboriginal men and women. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 9(1), 4-17
3. Dimler, A. J., McFadden, K., & McHugh, T. L. F. (2017). “I kinda feel like wonder woman”: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of pole fitness and positive body image. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 39(5), 339-351.