Affiliations

• Department of Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary

Education

• Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Department of Radiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
• Ph.D. in Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, School of Exercise Science (Australia)
• B.Sc. in Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, School of Exercise Science (Australia)

Biography

Lauren uses high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) to explore the skeletal changes associated with ageing, sports participation and vitamin D supplementation. Lauren is working with the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos), the Vitamin D Study and in a new project with the Canadian Sport Institute to explore bone strength and micro-architecture changes in figure skaters and other elite athletes.