Dr. Kati Pasanen

Associate Professor

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Biography

Kati Pasanen completed her Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy at Karelia University in 1999, followed by a Master of Science in Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä in 2005, and a PhD in Injury Prevention at the University of Tampere in 2009. Before moving to Calgary, she served as the Research Development Manager at the Tampere Research Center of Sports Medicine and worked as a high-performance coach, training hundreds of elite team sport athletes from the early 1990s until 2017. Presently, she is an Associate Professor at the University of Calgary in the Faculty of Kinesiology, where she also leads the Clinical Biomechanics Lab and co-leads the Integrative Neuromuscular Sport Performance Laboratory (INSPL). Her research focuses on the prevention of sport injuries, particularly anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in female athletes. Her ongoing work includes epidemiological, clinical, biomechanical, and experimental studies examining athletes’ biomechanics during activities such as running and cutting, mechanisms and risk factors for lower extremity injuries, and the effects of fitness training programs on injury prevention.

Research Interests

Awards

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Physiotherapist of the Year

2017-01-01
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Sports Medicine Research Award

2008-01-01

Courses

Foundations of Sport Medicine Sport Injury Prevention Special Topics in Kinesiology (Sport Injury Prevention) Directed Studies (Wearable Technology) Directed Studies (3D Motion Capture)

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
  • Unofficial Transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Two Letters of Reference
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.