Adams-Carpino, Gayle, PhD
Lecturer, Human Sciences Division
Lakehead University Campus
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 5E1
Phone: 7055617797
Email: gadamscarpino@nosm.ca
Education and Professional Roles
My scholarly work focuses on interprofessional team-based learning, collaborative, community-engaged models of education and practice. Her research explores the development and impact of community-based health promotion service-learning curricula, as well as student-led health promotion outreach initiatives designed to address the needs of priority and underserved populations.
2016-current Lecturer, Interprofessional Education
2008-2016 Interprofessional Education Program Lead, Division of Clinical Sciences
2000-2006 Community Outreach Worker, Partners in Parenting Program Public Health Sudbury and District
2006-2008 Social Service Worker, Home Visit Supervisor and Assessor Children’s Aid Sudbury and District
Awards
2016/4 2015 Laurentian University Teaching Excellence Award (student nominated), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario
2015/4 2014 Laurentian University Teaching Excellence Award (student nominated), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario
2012/11 2013 Award of Excellence in Innovation and Leadership in Interprofessional Health Education (peer-nominated), Northern Ontario School of Medicine University, Sudbury, Ontario
Founding Faculty Member and Board Member of Student-Led Organization, Research Accès Zhibbi (RAZ). RAZ is an interprofessional, student-led non-profit in Sudbury, Ontario, that delivers evidence-based health promotion workshops to priority populations, advancing health literacy and equity.
2016-2022 Doctorate, Doctor of Philosophy, Human Studies and Interdisciplinarity, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
2006 – 2008 Master’s Thesis, Master of Social Work (Cum Laude), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
2003 – 2006 Bachelor’s Honours, Bachelor of Social Work (Cum Laude), Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Research Interest
Reciprocity in Interprofessional Education, Collaboration with Northern Community agencies within the NOSM U curriculum
Student and Community Insights on Student-Directed Interprofessional Health Promotion Initiatives and Community Engagement
Evaluating the Quality of French Language Services in Health Care
Empowering Healthy Behaviours and motivation with interprofessional student outreach health promotion
Palliative Care in the North
Alumni perspectives on professional development in northern student-led health outreach organizations
I can accept 2 students to support research in evaluating the impact of a hybrid student-led model of health promotion in northern and rural communities
Selected Publications
O’Connor, C; Labelle, A; Pretty, T; Katerynuk, K; Adams-Carpino, G. (2025). Critical analysis of interprofessionalstudent-led community health promotion workshops. Rural and Remote Health. 25(1): 1-9. Goddard EC; Truyens C; Roy DC; Adams-Carpino, G. (2021). Remaining Socially Accountable: Student Perspectives on the Curricular Execution of Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s Social Accountability Mandate. Journal of Medical Education and Training. 5(2): 1-9.
Social Media and Websites
https://www.instagram.com/reachacceszhibbi/