MSc student
Supervisor
Prof. Glen Foster
Current Program
MScEducation
Originally from Costa Rica, Nadia completed her B.Sc. in Medical Sciences and then became a medical doctor in her home country.
Awards
UBC Okanagan Graduate Research Scholarship.
Biography
On her own time, Nadia can be found in the gym, hiking or reading.
Current Research
Nadia’s research focuses on investigating how diaphragm blood flow changes when the work of breathing is reduced by mechanical ventilation. She is also interested in the effects of intermittent hypoxia and neural adaptation in individuals with spinal cord injury, as well as physiological responses to exercise at high altitude.
Contact
nadians@student.ubc.ca