Faculty Bio List Human Sciences DWF
Division Head
Dup_Levin, Elizabeth, H.B.Sc. (McGill), MA PhD (Waterloo), C. Psych.
Division Head
Clinical Child Psychology. Parenting, Youth Mental Health, Assessment and Diagnosis, Learning Disabilities.
Division Head
Clinical Child Psychology. Parenting, Youth Mental Health, Assessment and Diagnosis, Learning Disabilities.
Levin, Elizabeth, H.B.Sc. (McGill), MA PhD (Waterloo), C. Psych.
Professor
Parenting, Youth Mental Health, Assessment and Diagnosis, Learning Disabilities
Professor
Parenting, Youth Mental Health, Assessment and Diagnosis, Learning Disabilities
Full-Time Faculty
Cameron, Erin, BA (Winnipeg), MA (Victoria), B.Ed. Hons. (Lakehead), PhD (Lakehead)
Assistant Professor
Medical and health education
Assistant Professor
Medical and health education
Hogard, Elaine, BA Hons. (Toronto), M.Sc. (Minnesota), M.Ed. (Alaska), PhD (Kent State)
Professor
Director of Assessment and Program Evaluation
Professor
Director of Assessment and Program Evaluation
Hudson, Geoffrey, BA.Hons. (McMaster), MA (McMaster), D.Phil. (Oxon.)
Associate Professor
west: NOSM University in Thunder Bay
History of Medicine
Associate Professor
west: NOSM University in Thunder Bay
History of Medicine
Kathy Kortes-Miller, MSW, PhD
Associate Professor
west: NOSM University in Thunder Bay
Medical Education, Aging & Health
Associate Professor
west: NOSM University in Thunder Bay
Medical Education, Aging & Health
Lanphear, Joel, B.A. (Western Washington), M.Ed. (Hawaii), Ph.D. (Michigan State)
Professor Emeritus
Education/Organizational Psychology. Medical education; curriculum design; learning theory; organizational development.
Professor Emeritus
Education/Organizational Psychology. Medical education; curriculum design; learning theory; organizational development.
Manitowabi, Darrel, BA (Laurentian), MA (McMaster), PhD (Toronto)
Associate Professor
Medical Anthropology. Aboriginal health and well-being; community-based research methods and ethics; social determinants of health; diabetes; traditional medicine.
Associate Professor
Medical Anthropology. Aboriginal health and well-being; community-based research methods and ethics; social determinants of health; diabetes; traditional medicine.
McGregor, Lorrilee, Ph.D. (Laurentian), M.A. (Antioch), B.A. (Toronto)
Assistant Professor
east: NOSM University in Sudbury
Indigenous People's Health
Assistant Professor
east: NOSM University in Sudbury
Indigenous People's Health
McGregor, Lorrilee, PhD (Laurentian), MA (Antioch), BA (Toronto
Assistant Professor
Indigenous Health
Assistant Professor
Indigenous Health
Smith, Patricia, BA (Calgary), M.Sc. (Calgary), PhD (Waterloo)
Associate Professor
Behavioral Medicine. Tobacco cessation; inpatient behavioral interventions; individual and population health behavior change; population health; public health; systems-level change
Associate Professor
Behavioral Medicine. Tobacco cessation; inpatient behavioral interventions; individual and population health behavior change; population health; public health; systems-level change
Joint Faculty
Weaver, Bruce, BA (Guelph), M.Sc. (McMaster)
Assistant Professor
Biostatistics
Assistant Professor
Biostatistics
Stipendary Faculty
Allain, Michelle, B.HSc. (Western), M.Sc. (Western)
Lecturer
Bioethics
Lecturer
Bioethics
Barnett Robert, B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier and Nipissing), M.A. (Carleton)
Assistant Professor
Health Information-Population health assessment; health services planning; statistical methodology; health informatics; mental health
Assistant Professor
Health Information-Population health assessment; health services planning; statistical methodology; health informatics; mental health
Bedard, Michel, B.A. (Concordia), M.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Waterloo)
Professor
Aging and Health-Automobile driving, medication use, caregiving
Professor
Aging and Health-Automobile driving, medication use, caregiving
Beyers, Joanne, RD, BA, MA (Ryerson Polytechnical Institute)
Lecturer
Public Health-Public health and community nutrition expertise; child health; primary prevention of chronic diseases including eating disorders; survey development and systematic reviews
Lecturer
Public Health-Public health and community nutrition expertise; child health; primary prevention of chronic diseases including eating disorders; survey development and systematic reviews
Boyko, Susan, MRT (T), BA (Manitoba), M.Ed. (Nipissing), PhD (Brock)
Assistant Professor
Medical Education-Undergraduate and health-care professional education, patient and family education, and learner and program evaluation. Current research areas: arts-based research, narrative safety, and person-centred care
Assistant Professor
Medical Education-Undergraduate and health-care professional education, patient and family education, and learner and program evaluation. Current research areas: arts-based research, narrative safety, and person-centred care
Brennan Mariette, JD Law (Ottawa), LLM (Essex), Ph.D. Law (York)
Assistant Professor
Law-Public Health; Health Law
Assistant Professor
Law-Public Health; Health Law
Carter, Lorraine BA Hons. (Western), B.Ed. (Toronto), M. (Western), PhD (Windsor)
Associate Professor
Interprofessional education and practice; flexible education; access to education and health services in rural, remote, and Northern Ontario
Associate Professor
Interprofessional education and practice; flexible education; access to education and health services in rural, remote, and Northern Ontario
Conlon, Michael, B.Sc. (Western), M.Sc. (Laurentian), PhD (Western)
Associate Professor
Clinical and population epidemiology/biostatistics; molecular epidemiology
Associate Professor
Clinical and population epidemiology/biostatistics; molecular epidemiology
Crispo, James, B.Sc. (Laurentian), M.Sc. (Laurentian), PhD (Ottawa)
Assistant Professor
Population Health
Assistant Professor
Population Health
Dakubo, Crescentia, B.Sc. Hons. (K.N.U.S.T, Ghana), M.Sc.F. (Lakehead), PhD (Carleton)
Assistant Professor
Ecosystems and Human Health (Ecohealth); Ecosystem Approaches to Rural and Aboriginal Health; Community-Based Participatory Action Research; Critical Approaches to Public Health Research and Practice; Global Health
Assistant Professor
Ecosystems and Human Health (Ecohealth); Ecosystem Approaches to Rural and Aboriginal Health; Community-Based Participatory Action Research; Critical Approaches to Public Health Research and Practice; Global Health
Damore-Petingola, Sheila, B.S.W. (Laurentian), M.S.W. (Laurentian)
Lecturer
Psychosocial and Supportive Care Oncology; Psychosocial intervention with youth experiencing a diagnosis of cancer in the family; development/facilitation of professionally led support groups. Qualified to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction through the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Lecturer
Psychosocial and Supportive Care Oncology; Psychosocial intervention with youth experiencing a diagnosis of cancer in the family; development/facilitation of professionally led support groups. Qualified to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction through the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Day, Adam, Hons. B.H.Sc. (Western), M.Sc. (Western), PhD (Western)
Assistant Professor
Sub-Region Officer, Sudbury-Manitoulin-Parry Sound North East Local Health Integration Network
Assistant Professor
Sub-Region Officer, Sudbury-Manitoulin-Parry Sound North East Local Health Integration Network
Dubé, Tim, BA Hons. (Laurentian), MA (Laurentian), PhD (Laurentian)
Assistant Professor
Medical Education. Qualitative research; mobile methods; northern and rural health; distributed community-engaged learning; medical students’ adaptation and transition processes during longitudinal integrated clerkships
Assistant Professor
Medical Education. Qualitative research; mobile methods; northern and rural health; distributed community-engaged learning; medical students’ adaptation and transition processes during longitudinal integrated clerkships
Dubois, Sacha, BA (McMaster), MPH (Lakehead)
Assistant Professor
Biostatistics and Research Methodology
Assistant Professor
Biostatistics and Research Methodology
Gauthier, Alain, MA (Ottawa), PhD (Laurentian)
Associate Professor
Human Kinetics. Rural & Northern Health; Health Services and Policy Research.
Associate Professor
Human Kinetics. Rural & Northern Health; Health Services and Policy Research.
Healey, Gwen, Hons. B.Sc. (Queen’s), M.Sc. (Calgary), PhD (Toronto)
Assistant Professor
Public Health. Indigenous, community-based, and participatory action research methods.
Assistant Professor
Public Health. Indigenous, community-based, and participatory action research methods.
Istvan, Peter, B.Sc. (Queen’s), M.Sc. (Queen’s), PhD (Queen’s), MBA (N. Carolina)
Assistant Professor
Health Administration. Neurology, Physiology, Life Sciences.
Assistant Professor
Health Administration. Neurology, Physiology, Life Sciences.
Kristman, Vicki, B.Sc. (Guelph), M.Sc. (Queen’s), PhD (Toronto)
Associate Professor
Epidemiology. Work disability prevention; social and organizational aspects of work; and, injury prevention and prognosis. CIHR New Investigator in Community-Based Primary Health Care.
Associate Professor
Epidemiology. Work disability prevention; social and organizational aspects of work; and, injury prevention and prognosis. CIHR New Investigator in Community-Based Primary Health Care.
Laclé, Sandra, BN (Memorial), M.Sc.N. (Western)
Lecturer
Public health; population health; health promotion; determinants of health; child health; school health; workplace health; chronic disease prevention.
Lecturer
Public health; population health; health promotion; determinants of health; child health; school health; workplace health; chronic disease prevention.
Malaviarachchi, Darshaka, B.Sc. (Dalhousie), M.Sc. (Dalhousie)
Assistant Professor
Public Health. Cardiovascular disease, nutrition, child health, environmental health, and epidemiological principles and methodology.
Assistant Professor
Public Health. Cardiovascular disease, nutrition, child health, environmental health, and epidemiological principles and methodology.
Mushquash, Christopher, H.B.Sc. (Lakehead), MA (Lakehead), PhD (Dalhousie)
Associate Professor
Psychology. Aboriginal mental health, substance use.
Associate Professor
Psychology. Aboriginal mental health, substance use.
Newhouse, Ian, B.P.E. (Alberta), M.Sc. (Alberta), PhD (British Columbia)
Professor
Kinesiology. Physical Education, Nutrition, Medicine, Zoology.
Professor
Kinesiology. Physical Education, Nutrition, Medicine, Zoology.
Okoronkwo, Chimere, BDS (Benin), MPH (Nigeria), M.Sc. (London)
Assistant Professor
Public Health, Program Evaluation, Health Systems Management.
Assistant Professor
Public Health, Program Evaluation, Health Systems Management.
Rawana, Edward, Hons. B. Sc. (Western), Hons. BA (Waterloo), MA (Waterloo), PhD (Waterloo), Post-Doctoral Internship (McMaster)
Professor
Psychology. Assessment and treatment of psychopathologies in children and adolescents; Assessment of strengths and resiliencies within the context of family, school, and clinical settings; Application of psychological strengths in the overall mental health treatment of children, adolescents, and their families; Psychological strengths, culture, and Indigenous mental health.
Professor
Psychology. Assessment and treatment of psychopathologies in children and adolescents; Assessment of strengths and resiliencies within the context of family, school, and clinical settings; Application of psychological strengths in the overall mental health treatment of children, adolescents, and their families; Psychological strengths, culture, and Indigenous mental health.
Sellick, Scott, BA (Lakehead), MA (Lakehead), PhD (Alberta)
Associate Professor
Psychosocial Health. Assessment of psychosocial distress (e.g., anxiety, depression) in the acutely and chronically ill; preferred styles of coping among cancer patients, end-of-life issues, ethics, and palliative care. Director of Supportive & Palliative Care, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.
Associate Professor
Psychosocial Health. Assessment of psychosocial distress (e.g., anxiety, depression) in the acutely and chronically ill; preferred styles of coping among cancer patients, end-of-life issues, ethics, and palliative care. Director of Supportive & Palliative Care, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.
Shaw, Nicola (Nikki), B.Sc.Hons. (Central Lancashire, UK), PhD (Central Lancashire & Oxford University Postgraduate Medical Education & Training, UK), FBCS, CITP
Professor
Health Informatics. Applied social research, disability studies, service dogs, medical sociology.
Professor
Health Informatics. Applied social research, disability studies, service dogs, medical sociology.
St Onge, Renée, BA (Laurentian), MA (Laurentian)
Lecturer
Public health, population health and the determinants of health, francophone health, French-language health services, health policy, women’s health, critical appraisal.
Lecturer
Public health, population health and the determinants of health, francophone health, French-language health services, health policy, women’s health, critical appraisal.
Urajnik, Diana, B.Sc. (Laurentian), BA (Laurentian), MA (Laurentian), PhD (Toronto)
Assistant Professor
Psychology; Human Development and Community Health (Health & Behavioural Sciences).
Assistant Professor
Psychology; Human Development and Community Health (Health & Behavioural Sciences).
Varney, Tamara, B.Sc. (Trent), M.Sc. (Guelph), PhD (Calgary)
Assistant Professor
Biological Anthropology. Historical epidemiology, paleopathology/nutrition, forensic anthropology.
Assistant Professor
Biological Anthropology. Historical epidemiology, paleopathology/nutrition, forensic anthropology.
Wakewich, Pamela BA Hons. (Alberta) MA (McGill) PhD (University of Warwick, U.K.)
Professor
Sociology & Women Studies. Gender and Health; Rural and Northern Health; Social Determinants of Health; Qualitative Methods for Health Research.
Professor
Sociology & Women Studies. Gender and Health; Rural and Northern Health; Social Determinants of Health; Qualitative Methods for Health Research.
Walker, Jennifer
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology
Yeo, Michael, BA (York), MA (McMaster), PhD (McMaster)
Associate Professor
Bioethics. Philosophy.
Associate Professor
Bioethics. Philosophy.
Librarian
Campbell, Alanna, BA (Brock), MISt. (Toronto)
Information literacy instruction; emerging technologies and their implications/applications for library users; evidenced based medicine
Information literacy instruction; emerging technologies and their implications/applications for library users; evidenced based medicine
Dumond, Jennifer, BA (Nipissing), M.L.I.S. (Dalhousie)
Effective searching and analytical evaluation of resources, information literacy instruction, and public services
Effective searching and analytical evaluation of resources, information literacy instruction, and public services
Fink, Patricia, BA (Laurentian), MA (Laurentian), MLIS (Western Ontario)
Information Sciences-Implications of teaching informatics in a distributed setting; licensing e-resources within partnerships and consortiums versus stand-alone strategies
Information Sciences-Implications of teaching informatics in a distributed setting; licensing e-resources within partnerships and consortiums versus stand-alone strategies
Regalado, Sophie, B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (McMaster), MISt. (Toronto)
Information Sciences-Expert literature searching utilizing systematic processes and specialized health/biomedical databases in support of evidence-based practices; education and information literacy of end users on concepts of literature searching and biomedical databases
Information Sciences-Expert literature searching utilizing systematic processes and specialized health/biomedical databases in support of evidence-based practices; education and information literacy of end users on concepts of literature searching and biomedical databases