Alexandre Santos, PhD

(He, Him, His)

Lecturer

Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Health and Exercise Sciences

Office: ART161
Email: alexandre.santos@ubc.ca

Courses & Teaching

HES 100 - Foundations of Health and Exercise Sciences
HES 131 - Exercise Psychology
HES 231 - Exercise Counselling and Behaviour Modification
HES 330 - Introduction to Community Programming
HES 332 - Advanced Theories of Health Behaviour Change
HES 340 - Methods of Data Analysis
HES 382 - Sport Psychology

Biography

Alex’s teaching at UBCO focuses on the health behaviour change concentration. His courses take an active learning approach to help students critically think about how school content translates to real-life scenarios after graduation. Alex deeply believes that creating strong relationships with students is fundamental to an effective learning experience and highly encourages students to say hello.

Degrees

B.Sc. (Hons) Human Kinetics - University of Ottawa (2015)
M.A. Human Kinetics - University of Ottawa (2017)
Ph.D. Kinesiology - University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus (2024)

Selected Grants & Awards

UBC Wellbeing Strategic Initiative Fund (2025-2026)