A5069558966- Higher Education Research Studies
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- School Choice and Performance
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Innovations in Educational Methods
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Occupational exposure and asthma
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
University of Manitoba
2015-2024
Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba
2021-2024
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2024
Research Manitoba
2021-2023
University of Virginia
2003-2022
National Bureau of Economic Research
2003-2022
McGill University
2019
University of Regina
2018
Carleton University
2018
Swansea University
2013-2016
Background: Canadian public safety personnel (PSP; e.g., correctional workers, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics, police officers) are exposed to potentially traumatic events as a function of their work. Such exposures contribute the risk developing clinically significant symptoms related mental disorders. The current study was designed provide estimates disorder symptom frequencies and severities for PSP. Methods: An online survey made available in English or French from September 2016...
Total student loan debt rose to over $800 billion in June 2010, overtaking total credit card outstanding for the first time. By time this article sees print, continually updated Student Loan Debt Clock will show an accumulated of roughly $1 trillion. Borrowing finance educational expenditures has been increasing—more than quadrupling real dollars since early 1990s. The sheer magnitude these figures led increased public commentary on level borrowing. We move discussion loans away from...
Time to completion of the baccalaureate degree has increased markedly in United States over past three decades. Using data from National Longitudinal Survey High School Class 1972 and Educational Study 1988, we show that increase time is localized among those who begin their postsecondary education at public colleges outside most selective universities. We consider several potential explanations for these trends. First, changes college preparedness demographic composition recipients cannot...
Public Safety Personnel (PSP; e.g., correctional workers and officers, firefighters, paramedics, police public safety communications officials (e.g., call center operators/dispatchers)) are regularly exposed to potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs). PSP also experience other occupational stressors, including organizational staff shortages, inconsistent leadership styles) operational elements shift work, scrutiny). The current research quantified stressors across categories...
ABSTRACT The objectives of the current study were to estimate prevalence nine types bullying victimization among adolescents in Grades 7 12, and examine how these experiences vary according gender school grade. Data drawn from Manitoba Youth Health Survey. sample size was N = 64 174 included boys girls 12. Nine assessed. Gender grade differences noted with being more likely than report six victimization. odds higher 8 12 compared Grade 7. Effective anti‐bullying intervention strategies need...
Recent evidence indicates a high prevalence of child abuse exposure in modern US veterans, which may explain part their higher likelihood suicide relative to civilians. However, the relationship between and suicide-related outcomes military personnel civilians is unknown. Furthermore, associations among deployment-related trauma, exposure, have not been examined.To determine whether more prevalent Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) compared with general population (CGP); compare association...
Abstract Objective Child maltreatment is associated with an increased likelihood of having mood disorders, anxiety post‐traumatic stress disorder, substance use and personality but far less known about eating disorders. The objective the current study was to examine associations between child maltreatment, including harsh physical punishment, abuse, sexual emotional neglect, exposure intimate partner violence, disorders in adulthood among men women. Method Data were from National...
Few studies have examined the associations between childhood sexual abuse (CSA), co-occurrence with other types of maltreatment and adult mental health outcomes, specifically among males. The objectives this study were to: 1) determine prevalence males who experienced a) without CSA; b) CSA forms maltreatment; c) along 2) relationship mood, anxiety, substance personality disorders suicide attempts.Data drawn from 2004-2005 National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol Related Conditions...
Public Safety Personnel (PSP; e.g. correctional workers, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics, police) are frequently exposed to potentially traumatic events (PTEs). Several mental health training program categories (e.g. critical incident stress management (CISM), debriefing, peer support, psychoeducation, first aid, Road Mental Readiness [R2MR]) exist as efforts minimize the impact of exposures, often using cognitive behavioral therapy model content, but with limited effectiveness...
Aims To compare the incidence of medically reported WRI in occupations within UK construction industry according to job title.
Much of what is known about child abuse in Canada has come from reported cases and at-risk samples, which likely represent the most severe country. The objective current study to examine prevalence a broad range experiences (physical abuse, sexual exposure IPV) investigate how such sociodemographic variables are related contact with protection organizations using representative general population sample. Data were drawn 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental collected 10 provinces...
Canadian Public Safety Personnel (PSP; e.g., correctional service officers, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics, police officers) regularly experience potentially traumatic, painful, and injurious events.Such exposures increase risk for developing mental disorders chronic pain, which both involve substantial personal social costs.The interrelationship between pain is well-established, can be mutually maintaining; accordingly, understanding the relationship health among PSP important...
Objective: Child abuse can have devastating mental health consequences. Fortunately, not all individuals exposed to child will suffer from poor health. Understanding what factors are related good following provide evidence inform prevention of impairment. Our objectives were 1) describe the prevalence good, moderate, and among respondents with without a history; 2) examine relationships between outcomes; 3) individual- relationship-level better 4) determine if moderate relationship Method:...
Abstract Aims Associations between childhood abuse and various psychotic illnesses in adulthood are commonly reported. We aim to examine associations several reported adverse events (sexual abuse, physical emotional neglect interpersonal loss) among adults with diagnosed disorders clinical psychosocial outcomes. Methods Within a large epidemiological study, the 2010 Australian National Survey of Psychosis (Survey High Impact Psychosis, SHIP), we used logistic regression model (any specific...
Background Issues surrounding sickness absence are of interest due to growing awareness the costs employers and UK economy, a greater understanding interaction between health work, increasing evidence that work is beneficial physical mental well-being. The Health & Occupation Reporting network in General Practice (THOR-GP) national source information on work-related absence.
Child maltreatment has a negative impact on health and well-being. Healthy sleep patterns are an important indicator of particularly for adolescent growth development. Few studies examine the relationship between child problems using general population, sample. The objective current study was to five different types four outcomes among adolescents. Data were from subset Ontario Health Study 2014, representative sample 14 17- year-olds in Ontario, Canada (n=2,910). Sexual abuse, physical...