ACADIA ALERT - Campus Closing Early (Weather)

Today, 11 February 2026 - Acadia University will be closing at 5:30pm due to the forecasted weather conditions. All classes scheduled to start at 5:30pm and later are canceled. Students and employees are not expected to come to campus. Only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Residence buildings and Wheelock Dining Hall will be operational.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO) and on 585 phone system voicemail. If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by dialing 88 on all 585-phone systems, or by calling 902-585-1103.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Acadia University

Department of Safety & Security

902-585-1103

security@acadiau.ca

(Wednesday February 11, 2026 @ 2:00 pm)

Janna Wentzell

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Instructor
Email Janna
Ph:  902-585-1797
Office:  AAC 385C

Teaching
  • Physically Active Living
  • Personal Health
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Introduction to the Canadian Healthcare System (online)
  • Human Anatomy I Laboratory
  • Applied Human Physiology 2 Laboratory
  • Exercise Physiology Laboratory
  • Fitness Programming Laboratory
  • Physiological Assessment Laboratory
Scholarly Expertise
  • Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC)
  • Certified Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP)
  • Instructor Examiner for the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Certified Personal Trainer
  • Understanding Caregiver (to older adults and special needs children and youth) Burnout and Burden
Community Service
  • St. Margaret’s Bay Elementary School Advisory Council Parent Rep
  • St. Margaret’s Bay Rail Trail - Lateral Connector Committee Chair
  • Duke of Edinburgh program volunteer at Five Bridges Junior High
Publications

Wentzell, J. (2019, January). Why the Hesitation With Photo-Elicitation?. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS (Vol. 18). 2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 USA: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.

Wentzell, J., Kruisselbrink, D., Fowles, J., & Murphy, R. (2005). Residual Physiological And Functional Benefits Following A Year Of Resistance Training In Older Adults. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 37(5).

Presentations

Why the Hesitation With Photo-Elicitation? International Qualitative Health Research Conference -  Halifax NS, October 27, 2018.

Exercise...more effective than a pill? Acadia Lifelong Learning Wolfville NS, November 2, 2018

I’m a Caregiver, I haven’t got time to _______! Caring for the Caregivers Conference – Charlottetown PE, May 4, 2017.

Caring for your loved one….and yourself” Care for the Carer Conference – Summerside PE, October 26, 2017.