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 2017
Effectiveness of an Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among Preschoolers in Childcare: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Patricia Tucker, Leigh Vanderloo, Brian Timmons, Andrew Johnson, Shauna Burke, Jennifer Irwin, Molly Driediger, and Anca Gaston
Submissions from 2016
Staying Current in Your Field of Interest: Tips for Aspiring Students as Researchers, Dor D. Abelman
Calmly coping: A Motivational Interviewing Via Co-Active Life Coaching (MI-VIA-CALC) pilot intervention for university students suffering from stress, Rebecca Fried and Jennifer Irwin
Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT) Pilot Study Protocol: A Gender-Sensitized Weight Loss and Healthy Lifestyle Program for Overweight and Obese Male Hockey Fans, Dawn P. Gill, Wendy Blunt, Ashleigh De Cruz, Brendan Riggin, Kate Hunt, Guangyong Zou, Shannon Sibbald, Karen Danylchuk, Merrick Zwarenstein, Cindy M. Gray, Sally Wyke, Christopher Bunn, and Robert J. Petrella
Core Concepts in Health, Paul Insel, Walton Roth, Jennifer Irwin, and Shauna Burke
Advancing Health Promotion Pedagogy: A Multi-Step, Applied Health Promotion Classroom Project, Jennifer Irwin
Effective Motivational Communication: Inspiring Client Change, Jennifer Irwin and Don Morrow
Evidence-Informed Motivational Interviewing and Coaching Approaches to Facilitate Health Behaviour Change Among Chiropractic Clients, Jennifer Irwin and Don Morrow
Evidence-Informed Motivational Interviewing and Coaching Approaches to Facilitate Health Behaviour Change and Adherence, Jennifer Irwin and Don Morrow
Evidence-Informed Motivational Interviewing and Coaching Approaches to Facilitate Health Related Behaviour Change, Jennifer Irwin and Don Morrow
Evidence-Informed Motivational Interviewing and Coaching for Occupational Therapists., Jennifer Irwin and Don Morrow
Factors influencing communication and decision-making about life-sustaining technology during serious illness: A qualitative study, Jennifer Kryworuchko, P. H. Strachan, E. Nouvet, J. Downar, and J. J. You
Comparing the Nutrition Environment and Practices of Home- and Centre-Based Child-Care Facilities, Olivia Martyniuk, Leigh Vanderloo, Jennifer Irwin, Shauna Burke, and Patricia Tucker
Extra-ordinary aid and its shadows: The work of gratitude in Nicaraguan humanitarian healthcare, Elysée Nouvet
Opportunities, limits and challenges of perceptions studies for humanitarian contexts, Elysée Nouvet, Caroline Abu-Sada, Sonya de Laat, Christine Wang, and Lisa Schwartz
Moral sentiments in Aidland: Aid and development as moral experience, Elysée Nouvet and Tanya Jakimow
Waiting for the body to fail: limits to end-of-life communication in Canadian hospitals, Elysée Nouvet, Patricia H. Strachan, Jennifer Kryworuchko, James Downar, and John J. You
Supporting Physical Activity in the Childcare Environment (SPACE): Rationale and Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, Patricia Tucker, Shauna Burke, Anca Gaston, Jennifer Irwin, Andrew Johnson, Brian Timmons, Leigh Vanderloo, and Molly Driediger
Comparing Physical Activity and Sedentary Time Among Overweight and Non-Overweight Preschoolers Enrolled in Early Learning Programs: A Cross-Sectional Study, Patricia Tucker, Alana Maltby, Shauna Burke, Leigh Vanderloo, and Jennifer Irwin
Moving Towards a New Vision: Implementation of a Public Health Policy Intervention, Ruta Valaitis, Marjorie MacDonald, Anita Kothari, Linda O’Mara, Sandra Regan, John Garcia, Nancy Murray, Heather Manson, Nancy Peroff-Johnston, Gayle Bursey, and Jennifer Boyko
Supporting Physical Activity in the Childcare Environment (SPACE): A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, Leigh Vanderloo, Patricia Tucker, Anca Gaston, Brian Timmons, Andrew Johnson, Jennifer Irwin, and Shauna Burke
Submissions from 2015
Using the RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate a Community-Based Summer Camp for Children with Obesity: A Prospective Feasibility Study, Shauna M. Burke, Sheree Shapiro, Robert J. Petrella, Jennifer D. Irwin, Michelle Jackman, Erin S. Pearson, Harry Prapavessis, and Joel Kevin Shoemaker
Building Trust: A Critical Component of Global Health, Obidimma Ezezika
Building Trust: A Critical Component of Global Health., Obidimma C Ezezika
Calmly Coping: A Motivational Interviewing via Co-Active Life Coaching (MI-via-CALC) Intervention for University Students Suffering from Stress, Rebecca Fried and Jennifer Irwin