Research Directory

Areas of Specialization:

Health geography; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); environmental management

Research Interests:

Environment and health; GIS and health; population health; air pollution exposure and health; geography and health in East Africa (South Sudan). 

Current & Future Research:

Canadian Census Mortality and Cancer Follow-up study;

Mobility, air pollution exposure, and health outcomes;

Air pollution modeling;

Socioeconomic determinants of health

Areas of Specialization:

Community-based physical activity health promotion

Research Interests:

Physical activity, healthy eating, Indigenous health, adolescent & emerging adult health 

Current Funding:

• Opportunities for Moving More and Sitting Less: Exploring a Whole School Approach to Improve Children's 24-Hour Movement Patterns (Co-Principal Investigator) CIHR $504,900
• Cultural Continuity and Physical Health: Creating a Model of Resiliency Among Indigenous Post-Secondary Students and Their Families (…

Areas of Specialization:

Gender analysis, human rights, comparative perspectives on health and social welfare, public policy analysis

Research Interests:

Equality, citizenship, women and social development, social and cultural determinants of health and social welfare, decolonization, policy-making in pursuit of rights and justice 

Current & Future Research:

Completing an article on a transformational perspective of social welfare and an article on transnational socialist feminist movements. Collaborating on a project to…

Current Interests

Harm reduction, meaningful collaboration with persons with living expertise, substance use, drug policy, advocacy, and public health

Current and Future Research

• Meaningful engagement with persons who use unregulated substances 
• The potential for inpatient addiction medicine unit to improve connections with community addiction supports and reduce more acute health service use at Health Sciences North (HSN), Sudbury, Ontario
• Willingness of persons who inhale their drugs in Sudbury, Ontario to use a…

Areas of Specialization:

​Social Demography, Population Analysis, Social Research

Research Interests:

• Demography of Ethnic Groups
• Fertility, Reproductive Health, and Family Planning
• Population Policy
• Marriage and Family Change
• Critical Demography
• Political Demography
• Population Aging
• Demography of Muslim Majority Countries

Areas of Specialization:

Environmental monitoring; environmental mapping; remote sensing; biogeography

Research Interests:

Mangrove forests; wetlands; radar remote sensing systems; optical remote sensing systems; hyperspectral remote sensing systems; Mexican Pacific; West Africa

Current & Future Research:

Mapping and monitoring mangrove forest health using optical and synthetic aperture radar earth observing satellites (NSERC funded)

Hyperspectral remote sensing of degraded mangrove forests

Applications of…

Areas of Specialization:

Comparative politics, development, welfare regimes and religion in Southeast Asia, transnational religious movements, democracy, social policy, nationalism, identity politics, gender, ethnicity and governance

Research Interests:

Cultural politics, religious diversity in Southeast Asia, geopolitics of Buddhism, health, education, the elderly, families, violence, poverty alleviation, social inequalities, disaster relief, moral economy

Current & Future Research:

​Completing an article on socially-…

Current Interests:

Dr. Aimable Nkurunziza's research focuses on improving health outcomes for mothers, children, and adolescents, particularly in low-resource settings. He is dedicated to addressing health disparities and promoting equity by developing effective interventions and analyzing social determinants of health. He also studies barriers to healthcare access and utilization, especially among marginalized groups, and evaluates the impact of health system reforms on patient outcomes. His work includes investigating health challenges…

Areas of Specialization:

Indigenous education; Indigenous research methods; Community-based research; Indigenous health; Cultural safety; Cancer; Indigenous Healing and Traditional Medicine

Research Interests:

My current research interests include the intersections of health, education and Anishinaabe gikendassowin (Indigenous knowledge) and is centered on concepts such as mno bimaadiziwin (way of a good life) and wiidooktaadyang (we are helping each other). My research has explored the lived experiences of…

TEACHER ENGAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION, AND LEADERSHIP IN STEM PEDAGOGY: The goal of the TDSB's STEM strategy is to build capacity among TDSB Kindergarten to Grade 12 educators to enhance their STEM pedagogical knowledge, self-efficacy, and promote STEM implementation in classrooms. A critical factor in enhancing STEM across the Board is teacher engagement. This study examined: (1) teacher cognitive and emotional engagement, (2) social engagement with colleagues, students, and leadership, and (3) teacher engagement with STEM and…

Areas of Specialization:

​Canadian Health Care System; Social Gerontology; Sociology of Health, Illness & Mental Disorder; Social Determinants of Health.

Research Interests:

​Health Services Research, Health Informatics, Stress & Social Support, Palliative Care, Social Gerontology

Current and Future Research:

I am a health services researcher collaborating with a group called interRAI.

InterRAI is a network of clinicians and researchers in over 30 countries committed to improving health care for persons who…

Teaching and Research: 

Jeff has taught from the local to the international stage on topics such as the grieving process in children, youth justice strategies, and the impact of mental health issues on individuals and families for both community agencies and multiple post-secondary institutions.  Specializations include mental health in children and youth, child rights, individual and group therapy modalities, leadership practices in the human services field, and trauma and attachment issues as they pertain to adjudicated youth. 

In…

Areas of Specialization & Research Interests:

Since Dr. Vitale has spent over 12 years in the secondary school music classroom, it is not surprising that music education lies at the core of his overall research agenda. From a research perspective, Dr. Vitale has identified 6 portals of interest:  
 

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Areas of Specialization:

Lifestyle modification for hypertension control

Randomized controlled trial and pilot study

Immigrant and minority health

Application of Traditional Chinese Medicine for chronic illness management

Chronic illness management in community

Culturally sensitive nursing intervention

Research Interests:

Dietary intervention to prevent and treat hypertensionLifestyle modification and chronic illness controlIncorporation of Traditional Chinese Medicine for chronic illness…