ISARP 2026
Toronto, ON, Canada
July 8th - 10th, 2026
Celebrating 44 years of interest groups, international symposia, and meetings.
This year's ISARP Conference will be held at the University of Toronto Mississauga, from 4pm on Wednesday July 8th until Friday July 10th (4pm).
Abstract Submission is now open (deadline April 15th)!
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Conference Program: While the program is still being finalized, we are pleased to announce two keynote speakers whose brief bios can be found below.
Conference Activities: In addition to our traditional welcome cocktail party (Wednesday) and group dinner (Thursday), we can facilitate an optional trip to Niagara Falls (1h30 by bus from the conference hotel) either before or after the meeting for those of you who have never experienced their beauty! We can help with transportation options and lodging at the falls for those who are interested.
Accommodation: With the World Cup being hosted in Toronto at the end of June, accommodation prices for this period have been unstable. Our conference hotel (Glenerin Inn & Spa) has increased its nightly rate to $295 CAD (~$218 USD), so we would encourage you to book your rooms as soon as possible! Apart from the Glenerin, the nearby Hampton Inn Toronto - Mississauga offers rooms at a nightly rate from $216 CAD (~$160 USD) with tax (including wifi, parking, breakfast).
ISARP 2026 Program Committee
Judith Andersen (chair)
Kim Arcoleo, Valentina Jelincic, Sarah C. Scott
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Prof. Richard Gervitz
A former mainstay of our meetings and one-time ISARP president, Richard Gervitz is a distinguished professor of Psychology at the Alliant International University in San Diego.
His primary research interests are in understanding the physiological and psychological mediators involved in disorders such as anxiety, chronic muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and gastrointestinal pain. In this vein, he has studied applications of heart rate variability biofeedback for anxiety, pain, gastrointestinal, cardiac rehabilitation and other disorders. He is certified in Biofeedback and maintains a clinical practice in addition to his research activities. In his keynote lecture, Prof. Gervitz will take us through his illustrious career and the history and future of HRV biofeedback.
Prof. Dennis Jensen
Dennis Jensen is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at McGill University, Montreal. The overarching goal of his research is to improve clinical care and health outcomes of adults living with chronic pulmonary disease. He seeks to advance the understanding of the mechanisms of exercise-related breathlessness and exercise intolerance and to improve management of breathlessness and exercise intolerance in adults with chronic pulmonary disease by, among others, studying non-pharmacological therapies targeted to relief of breathlessness and improved exercise tolerance.