Education
PhD, University of Alberta
Contact Information
Office: U243I
Email: eori@mtroyal.ca
Phone: 403.440.6508
Elaine is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist, with a background in clinical populations, as well as public and population health. Broadly, her research sits at the intersection of health psychology, behaviour change, and mass media. Elaine's work includes leveraging popular sources of information to create awareness and to improve health outcomes for public and population health organizations at the provincial, national, and international levels. Specifically, Elaine's research looks at how the digital environment affects and physical activity with a particular interest in health misinformation, health communication, and digital sociocultural correlates of physical activity. Her work centers around understanding effective health promotion strategies to improve population health. She is passionate about understanding how physical activity is portrayed online, and how we can overcome related myths and misinformation to improve physical activity uptake and adherence and to make physical activity accessible for all bodies.
Areas of Instruction:
- Exercise Psychology
- Statistics & Research Methods
- Health Promotion
Areas of Scholarship:
- Health Psychology
- Health Misinformation
- Behaviour Change
- Social Media
- Health Communication
Selected Publications:
Berry, T. R., Locke, S., & Ori, E. M. (2023). Effects of Fitspiration on believability and intention to exercise. Frontiers in Psychology – Media Psychology(14). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1094276
Ori, E. M., McHugh, T. L. F., & Berry, T. R. (2022). A qualitative exploration of blog believability among emerging adult women. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise, and Health, 14(4). doi: 10.1080/2159676X.2021.1954073
Ori, E. M., Berry, T. R., & Yun, L. (2021). The believability of exercise blogs among young adults. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 43(1), 53-60. doi: https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2020-0177
Ori, E. M., Berry, T. R., McCormack, G. R., Brett, K. R., Lambros, G. A., & Ghali, W. A. (2020). Leveraging professional sports teams to encourage healthy behavior: Calgary Flames Health Training Camp events. Frontiers in Public Health. doi: 10.3389/fpubh
Yun, L., Ori, E. M., Lee, Y., Sivak, A., Berry, T. R. (2017). A systematic review of mass media physical activity campaigns: An update from 2010. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 14(7), 552-570. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2016-0616
Selected Presentations:
- Ori, E. M., Berry, T. R., & Locke, S. (2022, October). Shared perceptions of #fitspo among men and women. Poster presented at Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) annual conference. Montreal, Quebec.
- Ori, E. M., Berry, T. R., McCormack, G. R., Brett, K. R., Lambros, G. A., & Ghali, W. A. (2021, October). Leveraging professional sports teams to encourage healthy behavior: A review of 4 years of Calgary Flames Health Training Camp events. Presented the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) biennial conference. Vancouver, Canada.
- Ori, E. M., Myre, M., & Berry, T. R. (2019, October). Who do they think they are? A quantitative content analysis of exercise bloggers and their blogs. Poster presented at Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS) annual conf
Relevant Community Service
- Knowledge Translation Committee Member, Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology