A5037227673- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Rural development and sustainability
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Outdoor and Experiential Education
- Forest Management and Policy
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Sex work and related issues
University of Windsor
2019-2024
University of Guelph
2014-2021
University of Toronto
2019-2021
Certain social groups are often difficult for researchers to access because of their or physical location, vulnerability, otherwise hidden nature. This unique review article based on both the small body relevant literature and our own experiences as is meant a guide those seeking include hard-to-reach, hidden, vulnerable populations in research. We make recommendations research process starting from early stages study design dissemination results. Topics covered participant mistrust process;...
The vaginal microbiome influences quality of life and health. composition microbiota can be affected by various health behaviors, such as douching. purpose this study was to examine the types prevalence diverse vaginal/genital hygiene behaviors among participants living in Canada associations between behavioral practices adverse gynecological conditions. An anonymous online survey, available English French, distributed across Canada. sample consisted 1435 respondents, 18 years or older,...
While resilience research in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV) is increasing, there remains little known about women’s lived experience resilience. Using a phenomenological approach, this study examined for adult female survivors IPV. Sixteen women who were currently experiencing or had previously experienced abuse by an participated semi-structured interviews. Resilience was as multiple cognitive, emotional, and behavioral shifts across three theme areas: toward resistance,...
Helping others has been identified as an important component in recovery and resilience for women following intimate partner violence (IPV). However, little is known about the experiences of who are IPV survivors also engage formal informal against (VAW) advocacy work, such supporting a social work role or volunteering on VAW committees. Using in-depth semistructured interviews with nine “survivor–advocates” were part larger study resilience, this extends existing literature to examine...
Researchers' interest in the use of sex toys has increased past 10 years as products become more accepted mainstream media, and incorporated into individuals' sexual scripts. Though researchers health educators have emphasized importance toy hygiene behaviours, few studies addressed extent to which individuals are sharing, cleaning covering their toys. The current research examined 1) prevalence, frequency, predictors, types use/used, 2) prevalence/frequency behaviours (e.g., cleaning,...
Women’s genitalia are constructed as a bodily site requiring ongoing surveillance, maintenance and modification to conform social norms. Women engage in range of genital health, hygiene beauty practices, including the use commercial homemade vaginal douches, washes, wipes, sprays pubic hair removal, modify their bodies. Using constructionist framework, we draw on interviews with 49 Canadian women examine construction idealized (Western) hairless, odourless free discharge, “natural” female...
Purpose This paper aims to review a decade of evidence on physician participation in health system leadership with the view better understand current state scholarship activity systems. includes examining available both physicians’ experiences systems (HSL) and impact reform. Design/methodology/approach A state-of-the-art studies (between 2007 2017); 51 papers were identified, analyzed thematically synthesized narratively. Findings Six main themes identified literature as follows:...
Research on women's response and resistance to sexual assault risk has informed the development of interventions improve ability effectively resist assault. However, little is known about how women anticipate, navigate, respond following participation in reduction/resistance education programs. In this study, we examined information skills used by university who had recently completed effective Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act (EAAA) program. We analyzed responses from 445 using descriptive...
Policy decisions about childhood vaccination require consideration of multiple, sometimes conflicting, public health and ethical imperatives. Examples these are whether should be mandatory and, if so, to allow for non-medical exemptions. In this article we argue that policy go beyond typical mandates therefore democratic input. We report on the design, implementation, results a deliberative forum convened over four days in Ontario, Canada, topic vaccination. 25 participants completed all...
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are a critical strategy in the prevention of cervical cancer, especially countries like Zimbabwe where cancer screening rates low. In Zimbabwe, is leading cause cancer-related deaths women but HPV vaccine not yet widely available. This study examined healthcare providers': (1) perceptions current hospital practices and issues treatment Zimbabwe; (2) knowledge vaccines; (3) perspectives on introducing vaccination programs including potential...
A “standard” historiographical overview of the development health psychology in United States, alongside behavioral medicine, first summarizes previous disciplinary and professional histories. “historicist” approach follows, focussing on a collective biographical summary accumulated contributions one cohort (1967–1971) at State University New York Stony Brook. Foundational developments two areas are highlighted, contextualized within their socio-political context, as innovative...
In keeping within the theme of CU Expo 2013, ‘Engaging Shared Worlds’, this case study examines and reflects on a complex community-university partnership which developed to conceptualise, design, conduct communicate evaluation research one community’s sexual assault domestic violence protocol. As partners coming together for first time, we reflect purpose our engagement, characteristics principles define potential teach graduate students how undertake community-engaged scholarship.Keywords:...
Empowerment through education: Sexual assault resistance programs for girls and young women Charlene Y. Senn Sara E. Crann from the University of Windsor discuss importance sexual in equipping with knowledge skills to reduce risk assault. is a form gender-based violence. While anyone can be victim, research consistently finds that victims are most often (~85%), 90% perpetrators boys men. Research also shows it between 14-24 years old who at highest Despite over 50 high-quality on widespread...
Despite growing scholarly interest in the identities and experiences of girls, little attention has been paid to rural particular how girls’ subjectivities are discursively constituted spaces. Using interviews focus group discussions with girls young women who attended a empowerment program, this paper draws on feminist poststructuralism positioning theory examine gendered constructed negotiated by within social, spatial, discursive boundaries Canadian community. I positioned themselves were...