Roderick Sandilands

Supervisor

Prof. Jonathan Little

Current Program

Education

Roddie completed his BSc in Human Kinetics at St. Francis Xavier University and went on to earn an MSc in Health and Exercise Science at UBC Okanagan under the supervision of Prof. Jonathan Little. His graduate research examined how accelerometer-derived measures of physical behaviour respond to brief bouts of vigorous activity, or “exercise snacks,” in people living with type 2 diabetes. To support this work, he explored novel approaches to processing accelerometer data that provide more precise assessments of how exercise snacks influence subsequent patterns of physical behaviour. Roddie has also explored the effects of short-term fasting on immunometabolism, as well as the role of brief bouts of vigorous activity – such as exercise snacks – in improving glycemic regulation among individuals living with type 2 diabetes.

Biography

Outside of the lab, Roddie can be found on the golf course, at the rink, the tennis court, spending time with friends and family, reading, and listening to podcasts.

Current Research

Roddie’s current research is geared towards objectively characterizing exercise snacks using wearable devices across a variety of populations. Mainly using accelerometers, he aims to investigate how physical behaviours respond to different exercise interventions, with a particular focus on applying novel data processing methods to capture subtle and real-world changes in activity patterns. By integrating both objective movement data and physiological measures from wearable devices, his work seeks to more precisely characterize exercise snacks and their impact on daily physical behaviour and metabolic health outcomes in real-world settings.

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