Dr. Gabriel Zieff is a Killam and Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellow. He received his Master’s in Exercise Physiology and PhD in Human Movement Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Gabriel’s broad research interests encompass the effects of lifestyle factors on cardiometabolic and mental health with an emphasis on the role of psychological stress as a contributing factor to disease states. Gabriel’s work at UBC examines how aerobic exercise may help promote healthy regulation of biological stress networks and improve mental health in adults who have experienced adverse childhood events. Gabriel is co-supervised by Dr. Joelle LeMoult in the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Laboratory within the UBC Department of Psychology.
