Publications from the Health Studies Department aim to increase understanding of health and wellness and the changing health needs of society. Research includes health policy, gerontology, bioethics, and health measurement and statistics.
Submissions from 2009
Metacognition and Metamovement: Links between Cognition and Motor Function in Parkinson's Disease, Andrew M. Johnson, Albert Armieri, Jeffrey D. Holmes, A. L. Grau, Mary E. Jenkins, and Sandi J. Spaulding
Is Research Working for You? Validating a Tool to Examine the Capacity of Health Organizations to Use Research, Anita Kothari, Nancy Edwards, Nadia Hamel, and Maria Judd
Increasing Capacity for Knowledge Translation: Understanding How Some Researchers Engage Policy-makers, Anita Kothari, Lynne McLean, and Nancy Edwards
The Influence of the Physical Environment and Sociodemographic Characteristics on Children's Mode of Travel to and from School, Kristian Larsen, Jason Gilliland, Peter Hess, Patricia Tucker, Jennifer Irwin, and Meizi He
Drowsing Over Data: When Less Is More, Lynne MacLean, Alma Estable, Mechthild Meyer, Anita Kothari, Nancy Edwards, and Barb Riley
These Data Do Not Compute, Lynne MacLean, Mechthild Meyer, Alma Estable, Anita Kothari, and Nancy Edwards
The Use of Group Dynamics Strategies to Enhance Cohesion in a Lifestyle Intervention Program for Obese Children, Luc J. Martin, Shauna M. Burke, Sheree Shapiro, Albert V. Carron, Jennifer D. Irwin, Robert Petrella, Harry Prapavessis, and Kevin Shoemaker
Evolving the Theory and Praxis of Knowledge Translation through Social Interaction: A Social Phenomenological Study, Carol L. McWilliam, Anita Kothari, Cathy Ward-Griffin, Dorothy Forbes, Beverly Leipert, and South West Community Care Access Centre Home Care Collaboration (SW-CCAC)
Annotated Bibliography of Life Coaching and Health Research, Courtney Newnham-Kanas, Paul Gorczynski, Don Morrow, and Jennifer D. Irwin
Opening Doors to Information for Injured Workers through Knowledge Exchange and Research with Consumer Community Groups, Lynn Shaw, Melissa Knott, Rob Lindsay, Phil Brake, Peter Page, Colin Argyle, Joy MacDermid, and Anita Kothari
Priority Setting: What Constitutes Success? A Conceptual Framework for Successful Priority Setting, Shannon L. Sibbald, Peter A. Singer, Ross Upshur, and Douglas K. Martin
What Is a Healthy Body Weight?, Heather M. Thomas and Jennifer D. Irwin
Environmental Influences on Physical Activity Levels in Youth, Patricia Tucker, Jennifer D. Irwin, Jason Gilliland, Meizi He, Kristian Larsen, and Paul Hess
The Impact of Co-active Life Coaching on Female University Students with Obesity, Melissa van Zandvoort, Jennifer D. Irwin, and Don Morrow
Submissions from 2008
Research and Knowledge in Ontario Tobacco Control Networks, Julia J. Bickford and Anita R. Kothari
Cervical Manipulation and Informed Consent: Canadian Manipulative Physiotherapists' Opinions on Communicating Risk, Lisa Carlesso, Doreen J. Bartlett, Beverley Padfield, and Bert M. Chesworth
Project IMPACT: Brief Report on a Pilot Programme Promoting Physical Activity among University Students, Scott Cholewa and Jennifer D. Irwin
Health Literacy and Numeracy: Key Factors in Cancer Risk Comprehension, L. Donelle, J. F. Arocha, and L. Hoffman-Goetz
Health Literacy and Online Health Discussions of North American Black Women, L. Donelle and L. Hoffman-Goetz
An Exploratory Study of Canadian Aboriginal Online Health Care Forums, Lorie Donelle and Laurie Hoffman-Goetz
The Impact of Co-active Coaching on Physically Inactive 12 to 14 Year Olds in Ontario, Paul Gorczynski, Don Morrow, and Jennifer D. Irwin
Reasons for Declining Colorectal Cancer Screening by Older Canadians: A Pilot Study, Laurie Hoffman-Goetz, Maria D. Thomson, and Lorie Donelle
Behavioral Genetic Studies of Personality: An Introduction and Review of the Results of 50+ Years of Research, Andrew M. Johnson, Philip A. Vernon, and Amanda R. Feiler
Perceiving Falls within a Family Context: A Focused Ethnographic Approach, Christine Kilian, Alan Salmoni, Catherine Ward-Griffin, and Marita Kloseck
Organizational Learning for Evidence-based Practice: A “PAKT” for Success, Carol L. McWilliam, Anita Kothari, Marita Kloseck, Catherine Ward-Griffin, and Dorothy Forbes