Kristina-Marie Janetos is a researcher at the Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness and Performance. Her research spans environmental and human factors that affect an individual’s ability to live and work safely in the heat. She focuses on evidence-based strategies for heat exposure standards, monitoring approaches, and human-centred mitigation interventions.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Brock University and an M.Sc. in human kinetics from the University of Ottawa. Her thesis examined mitigation strategies for heat-vulnerable populations facing increased thermal strain due to the climate crisis. Her work provides insight into how short-term, passive heat-acclimation interventions may support healthy aging, enhance resilience to heat stress, and maintain functional capacity.

Kristina-Marie is committed to applying her background in environmental thermophysiology to research that improves worker inclusivity, safety, performance, and well-being in thermally challenging environments. Her goal is to help protect heat-vulnerable workers, improve comfort and performance in extreme environments, and reduce the occupational risks linked to heat-related illness and injury.