Renowned Sport Scientist to join U of Toronto

TORONTO, ON – The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Physical Education & Health expands its exercise science expertise with the appointment of top sport scientist Greg Wells as assistant professor effective July 1.  
 
Armed with both master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Toronto, Wells has balanced several clinical and sport science research roles, including his current position as director of sport science at the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario, where he works with sport biomechanists, sport medicine experts and coaches to ensure the province’s top athletes are training to peak performance.  He has also taught in the Faculty’s exercise sciences program and at U of T’s departments of anaesthesia and physiology, in addition to conducting research at The Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto General Hospital. 

Wells has become a familiar face to television viewers, talking about various aspects of sport and extreme human physiology as a regular guest on CTV News and, more recently, Canada AM.  He garnered a 2010 Gemini Award for his role as host of “Superbodies,” a series CTV aired during the Vancouver Olympics.  “Being able to talk to the entire country about physiology is the ultimate teaching opportunity,” says Wells. 

Wells’ arrival comes at a time when the University is building its capacity to study, train and heal high performance athletes in new ways.  “Recruiting Greg back to his alma mater is a huge boon for the University of Toronto,” says Dean Ira Jacobs.  “His extensive research and clinical experience, as well as his ability to translate that knowledge to a broader audience, will lend great momentum to our mission to become a national hub for high performance sport research, teaching and practice.”

For more information, please contact:

Althea Blackburn-Evans, FPEH director of communications: 416.978.1663 or a.blackburn.evans@utoronto.ca

Greg Wells: 416.710.4618 or greg.wells@utoronto.ca