Biography

My doctoral research examined the influence of physical activity on bone microarchitecture, density and strength in children and adolescents using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT). I am currently using HR-pQCT to examine the effect of long-duration spaceflight (and recovery after spaceflight) on bone microarchitecture and strength (TBone study). In 2021, Leigh started her position at Assistant Professor and the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary.