A5049182193- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Community Health and Development
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Public Health Policies and Education
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Malaria Research and Control
Queen's University
2016-2025
Canadian Public Health Association
2025
Petroleum Geo-Services (United Kingdom)
2024
Emerald Group Publishing (United Kingdom)
2023
Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
2022
Queens University
2022
University of Bristol
2022
Bridge University
2020
Kingston General Hospital
2012-2019
Research Canada
2016
The Syrian conflict has resulted in over 2.3 million child refugees the Middle East and prevalence of early marriage reportedly increased among displaced families. This study explores underlying factors contributing to Lebanon with goal informing community-based strategies address issue.In July-August 2016, trained interviewers collected self-interpreted stories using Cognitive Edge's SenseMaker, a mixed-method data collection tool. Participants included married unmarried girls, parents as...
Introduction The lifestyle behaviours of early adolescents, including diet, physical activity, sleep, and screen usage, are well established contributors to health. These have also been shown be associated with academic achievement. Poor achievement can additionally contribute poorer health over the lifespan. This study aims characterize associations between self-reported Methods Data from 2014 Canadian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study (n = 28,608, ages 11–15) were analyzed....
The spiritual health of adolescents is a topic emerging contemporary importance. Limited numbers international studies provide evidence about developmental patterns this aspect during the adolescent years. Using multidimensional indicators that have been adapted for use within younger populations, we therefore: (1) describe aspects perceptions importance by stage and genders; (2) conduct similar analyses across measures related to specific domains health; (3) relate self-perceived personal...
Abstract Background The years people spend attending university or college are often filled with transition and life change. Younger students move into their adult identity by working through challenges encountering new social experiences. These transitions stresses have been impacted significantly the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to dramatic change in post-secondary experience, particularly pandemic’s early months when colleges universities were closed person teaching. goal of this...
Sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) knowledge plays a critical role in preventing risky sexual behaviours protecting overall health. Little is known about the SRHR of 1.5-generation Bangladeshi women Canada, an immigrant subpopulation who remain understudied research. Using intersectional lens, this study explored learning experiences origin Toronto, Ontario. Ten aged 18–22 were recruited using purposive snowball sampling. Narratives collected on several aspects knowledge, including...
In the Canadian North researchers of all disciplines are increasingly finding that local communities neither uninterested nor ignorant potential for research to benefit their communities. We propose preliminary field-work as early stages in field allow exploration, reflexivity, creativity, mutual exchange and interaction through establishment relationships with people often prior development protocols ethics applications. Based on a review literature combined our own personal narratives from...
Traditionally, technical skills proficiency has been assessed by direct observation. While observation and feedback are essential components in learning, they demand considerable investment of faculty time, as an assessment tool, is inherently subjective criticized unreliable. The purpose this study was to determine if quantitative electromagnetic motion tracking feasible can discriminate between experts nonexperts during simulated ultrasound (US)-guided insertion a central venous catheter...
Adolescence is a developmental phase in which feelings of loneliness often increase. It also time period during computer-mediated communication (CMC) frequently used by youth to communicate with their peers. Strong family relationships protect from experiencing wide range adversities and mental health problems, including loneliness, yet use CMC contact peers may leave adolescents feeling disconnected lonely while limiting the amount they spend family. This study examines association between...
Abstract Translation theory originates in the field of applied linguistics and communication. The term knowledge translation has been adopted health other fields to refer exchange, synthesis, application knowledge. logic model is a circular or iterative loop among various actors (knowledge producers users) with activities evolving occurring at stages. Successful depends on engagement target audience, as well using inform decisions have positive influence outcomes. Understanding this alerts...