Grant Recipients by Year
2011 NL-HARP Grants
Master's Research Grants
Jing Wang, "Examining the difficulties of accessing health care among aging Asian immigrants"
Doctoral Research Grants
Roberta Didonato, "How age-related hearing loss impacts memory for medical adherence in the aging population"
Doctoral Dissertation Awards
Grant Handrigan, "Balance control in elderly obese individuals"
Post-Doctoral Fellowships
Annie Jalbert, "Episodic memory binding as a preclinical diagnostic tool for mild cognitive impairment and predict-ing conversion to Alzheimer's disease"
Project Grants
Shabnam Ashgari, "Exploring the Feasibility and Process of Establishing an Online Spatio-Temporal Information System for Age-related Chronic Disease in Newfoundland."
2010 NL-HARP Grants
Master's Research Grants
Jennifer Hulbert, "Physical Activity: the Role of Biopsychosocial Factors in the Lived Experiences of Older Adults with Fibromyalgia Living in Rural and Urban Newfoundland"
Project Grants
Dr. Roger Butler, "Does a Dementia Unit Reduce Polypharmacy in a Veterans Pavillion?"
Dr. Michelle Ploughman, "Health, Lifestyle and Aging with Multiple Sclerosis: Building an Evidence-Based Self-Management Program"
Seed Grants
Dr. Les Cake, "Building an Evidence-Based Framework for the Development of a Newfoundland and Labrador Centre on Aging"
Faculty Course Buyout Grant
Dr. Lan Gien, "Working Late: Strategies to Enhance Productive and Healthy Environments for the Older Workforce - the Canadian Context"
2009 NL-HARP Grants
Master's Research Grants
Fang Liu, "Measuring health status of aging population with disabilities in Newfoundland and Labrador"
Ellen Haskell, "More sunsets: The social organization of the RV sub-culture"
Doctoral Dissertation Awards
Geoff Power, "Muscle fatigue resistance in old and very old women"
Post-Doctoral Fellowships
Jared Clarke, "Healthy aging with a chronic neurological disorder - A profile of community-based programs and service gaps"
Project Grants
Dr. Marshal Godwin, "Assessing criterion validity and developing population norms for the Simple Lifestyle Indicator Questionnaire (SLIQ) in the elderly"
Seed Grants
Dr. Wendy Young, "Development of an age-friendly communities research team"
Victor Maddalena. "Palliative and end of life care in Newfoundland’s deaf community"
2011
Project Grant Recipients
Victor Maddalena
"Palliative Care Needs of People with End Stage Renal Disease in Newfoundland and Labrador"
Laurie Twells
"The Newfoundland and Labrador Bariatric Surgery Cohort Study"
Development Grant Recipients
Wendy Young
"Entertainment education for adults with type 2 diabetes and uncontrolled high blood pressure"
Linda Rohr
"Physiological and Socio-psychological Effects of Exergaming"
Fellowship Recipients
Justin Oake (Master's, Clinical Epidemiology)
"Dyslipidemia and lipid profile in Newfoundland: comparison between laboratory data and electronic medical records "
Yun Zhu (Master's, Community Health and Humanities)
"Investigating the effects of red/ pickled meat intake and dietary nitrites/nitrate /nitrosodimethylamine on CRC risk in NL adult population"
Jennifer Woodrow (Doctoral, Community Health and Humanities)
"The Aging Population and Its Health Impact in Newfoundland and Labrador: Long-term Projections and Statistical Simulations for Selected Chronic Health Conditions and Disability"
2010
Project Grant Recipients
Development Grant Recipients
Richard Audas
"15 Years Later - An examination of the health trajectories, outcomes and utilization of participants in the 1995 Newfoundland Adult Health Study"
Shabnam Asghari
"Lipid Profile of Newfoundlanders"
Lisa Bishop/Lisa Fleet
"How "Best Practice Prescribing in Newfoundland and Labrador" Can Influence Patient Care"
Leigh Anne Newhook
"'You're not going at that!' - A qualitative study to explore new mothers' attitudes, beliefs, and values around their decision not to breastfeed"
Shree Mulay
"Suicide in Aboriginal Communities in Labrador: A Study of Risk and Protective Factors"
Fellowship Recipients
Felicia Pickard
"Environmental lead exposure in children from pre-1970s housing in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador"
Project Grant Recipients Development Grant Recipients2009
Gerard Farrell
"The Effectiveness of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) in Monitoring Palliative Care Patients in the Community"
Maria Mathews
"Return-for-Service Programs in Newfoundland and Labrador"
Kris Aubrey-Bassler
"Nephrolithiasis in the emergency department: Epidemiology and development of a rule to predict the need for CT diagnosis."
Fellowship Recipients
Pamela Button (Doctoral)
“Dysfunctional Coping Mechanisms in Health Professional Students Dealing with Stress”
Taylor Ferrier (M.Sc, Community Health)
"Prostate Cancer Care: Wait Times to See an Urologist"
Kathleen Little (M.Sc, Clinical Epidemiology)
“Factors Associated with Social Worker Turnover and Retention in Child, Youth and Family Services in Newfoundland and Labrador”
2008
Project Grant Recipients
Barbara Roebothan
“What are the determinants of a successful and sustainable program delivery as it applies to child nutrition programs in Newfoundland and Labrador?”
Development Grant Recipients
Peter Wang
“Healthy Aging in Newfoundland and Labrador: An Epidemiological Study to Enhance Mobility and Participation in Society”
Wanda Parsons
"Effectiveness of an intensive intervention during pregnancy and for one year postpartum on breastfeeding initiation and duration rates in Newfoundland and Labrador"
Fellowship Recipients Jill Allison (Post-Doctoral) Elizabeth Russell (M.Sc, Psychology) Project Grant Recipients
“Community Identity and Genetic Risk: Determining Knowledge Pathways related to Genetic Predispositions in Newfoundland and Labrador.”
Patrick Fleming (M.Sc, Community Health)
"Retention of Specialist Physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador"
“Exploring Psycho-Social And Health-Related Predictors of Body Dissatisfaction: A Quantitative and Qualitative Approach.”2007
Karen Parsons
"Determining the Needs of Community Dwelling Older Adults with Age-Associated Memory Loss and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Newfoundland”
Mark Stefanelli
“Clinical and Genetic delineation of hereditary Neurological disorders in Newfoundland and Labrador: A pilot study”
Development Grant Recipients
Angela Loucks-Atkinson
“Exploring Biopsychsocial Factors of Physical Activity Adherence Among Older Adults”
Maria Mathews
“Out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer patients in Newfoundland and Labrador”
Donna Bulman
“HIV testing in pregnancy: Utilizing women’s voices to inform policy”
Fellowship Recipients
Sarah Hollett (M.Sc. Psychology)
“Perceptions of Quality of Medical Care: Perspectives from Children and Adolescents and their Parents”
Zhuoyu Sun (M.Sc. Community Health and Humanities)
“Dietary factors and microsatellite Instability in sporadic colorectal cancer”
Stacey Wareham (Post-Doctoral)
“Exploring the Health Impacts of Newfoundland and Labrador Make-Work Projects: A Community Based, Participatory Action Approach”
Roxana Vernescu (Post-Doctoral)
“Self-Regulation Training and Effects on Cognitive Processing, Problem-Solving Ability, and Adaptive Behaviour in Children with FASD”
Scholar-in-Residence
Roger Pitblado, Professor Emeritus, Laurentian University, and Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (Fall semester)
2006
Project Grant Recipients
Andria Jones
"The Public Perception of Drinking Water From Private Water Supplies in Newfoundland and Labrador"
Michelle Ploughman
"Does treadmill exercise enhance performance of cognitive and upper extremity tasks in patients with chronic stroke?"
Development Grant Recipients
Diana Gustafson
"Parenting and Outcomes: A proposal for development and evaluation”
Fabien Basset
"Effects of intermittent normobaric hypoxia on weight loss in young, moderately obese people"
Partnerships for Health System Improvement Grant Recipient
Maria Mathews
"Retention of Locally Trained Medical Graduates in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador"
Fellowship Recipients Stacey Wareham (awarded for 1 year) (PhD Psychology) Scholar-in-Residence Visiting Lecturer Recipient Project Grant Recipients Development Grant Recipients Fellowship Recipients Sylvia Reitmanova (MSc) Primary Health Care Research Grants Recipients Visiting Lecturer Award Recipients Project Grant Recipients Development Grant Recipients Directed Research Grant Recipients
Kelly Butt (M.Sc. Community Health)
"Opinions of municipal water quality in Newfoundland and Labrador"
Duyen Nguyen (M.Sc. Psychology)
"Influences of young adults earliest memories and memory"
"Factors influencing risk perception and safety behaviours in the fibreglass boat-building industry in rural Newfoundland and Labrador"
Roxanna Vernescu (PhD Psychology)
"Attention process training in young children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder"
Kelly Warren (PhD Psychology)
"Injury prevention: what parents know and what they teach their children"2005
Project Grant Recipients
Maria Mathews
"The impact of provincial licensing requirements on the retention of
international medical graduates in Newfoundland and Labrador"
Peter Wang
"Examining gender differences in quality of life and health outcomes after
hip fracture in elderly Canadians"
Development Grant Recipient
Dr. Tracey Bridger
"Health services utilization, associated factors, and direct cost of health services among obese vs. non obese populations in Newfoundland and Labrador"
Fellowship Recipients
Brian Dalton (MSc. Exercise Physiology/Kinesiology)
“Music and noise affecting simulated driving, vigilance, and cognitive performance.”
Aaron Kennedy (MSc. Human Genetics, Medicine)
“Accuracy of BMI to estimate obesity: A parallel comparison with Dual-energy X-ray absorption in a large healthy Newfoundland population.”
Andrea Kitta (PhD Folklore)
“Lay Perceptions of Pediatric Inoculations and Anti-Vaccination Discourse.”
Keith Cash, Professor of Nursing, School of Health and Community Care, Leeds Metropolitan University (Winter Semester)
Dr. Michael Bliss
”From Oslet to Insulin: The Coming of the Age of Medical Miracles”
2004
Guang Sun
“Discover the genetic culprits of obesity in the Newfoundland Population”
Terri-Lynn Young
“The clinical and genetic epidemiology of pediatric epilepsy in Newfoundland”
Richard Audas
”Development of a longitudinal birth weight database”
Melanie Noel (MSc)
"The Factors Related to Pre-Literacy Skills among Low SES Preschoolers: The Contributions of Parenting Stress, Child Temperament and Attachment on Early Narrative Ability."
“Concepts and Determinants of St. John’s Immigrants’ Mental Health”
James Drover (PhD)
“Modification of the infant contrast sensitivity card procedure”
Nicole Power (Post Doc)
“Being a ‘real fisherman’: how masculinity mediates workplace safety practices and perceptions of risk, safety and health among Newfoundland fish harvesters in changing times”
Dennis Sharpe, Vernon Curran
"An Inter-Professional Education Strategy for Enhancing Collaborative Primary Health Care Practice in Newfoundland and Labrador"
Doreen Neville & Nandita Chaudhuri
“Evaluating the Impact of Health Information Systems Capacity on Team Functioning and Health Services Delivery in Primary Health Care Initiatives”
Brendan Barrett
“Chronic Disease Management and Primary Health Care Renewal"
Daryl Pullman (sponsor)
Five Participants in the Human Dignity and Quality of Life Conference
Jock Murray
“Illness in national leaders: A troubling issue in an unstable world”
Judith Richie
“Nurses + Research = Better Outcomes for Nurses, Patients, and Families?" and
"Direct Practice Nurses as Investigators: Yes I Can!!"
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Susan Moore, Patient Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine
"The Genetic and Clinical Epidemiology of Neuronal Ceroid Lipofucinosis (NCL, or Batten Disease) in Newfoundland
Peter Cornish, Student Affairs, University Counseling Centre
"Expanding Rural Mental Health Capacity in Atlantic Canada."
Patrick Parfrey
"Employees' Perceptions of Factors Influencing Turnover and Absences from Work"
Michael Murray
"Evaluation and Cost Effectiveness of Mill Lane Program"
Fellowship Recipients
Allison Haynes (MSc)
Debbie Martin (MSc)
"The changing nature of social relations: exploring the health and health-related practices of young women in three coastal Newfoundland and Labrador Communities."
Holly Etchegary (PhD)
"Living with Genetic Risk: Meanings and Implications"
Brenda Grzetic (PhD)
"Between life and death: Women Fish Harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador."
CHSRF Matching Funds Recipients
Linda O’Brien-Pallas
“Understanding the costs and outcomes of nurses’ turnover in Canadian hospitals”
Doreen Neville
"Building a Public Dialogue Framework for Defining the Medicare Basket."
George Tilley
"Understanding the costs and outcomes of nurses' turnover in Canadian hospitals"
Visiting Lecturer Award Recipients
Alba DiCenso
"Keynote speaker at nursing research day"
Gunther Eisenbach
"Keynote speaker at TETRA 25th anniversary conference"
Project Grant Recipients Development Grant Recipients Fellowship Recipients Visiting Lecturer Award Recipients Project Grant Recipients Bryan Magwood2002
Maria Mathews
"Rural/Urban Differences in Access to Cancer Treatment in Newfoundland and Labrador."
Deborah Kelly
"Profiling prescription medication utilization in Newfoundland and Labrador: Optimizing the Quality of Drug Therapy"
Khalid Aziz
"Evidenced-based Practice Identification & Change (EPIC) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit."
Gail Lush
"Developing an Agenda for Women's Health Research in Newfoundland and Labrador"
Kellie Hadden
"Global Molecular pain responses in children with and without significant neurological impairment"
Ingrid Botting (Post Doc)
“The impact of restructuring on women’s and children’s health in two resource-dependent communities”
Parvin Ansari (MSc)
"Meaning of menopause and the ways adopted to cope with these symptoms"
Timothy Caulfield
"Commercialization of Genetics Research" (Sponsored by D. Pullman)
Warren Young
"Injury Prevention and Athletic Performance" (sponsored by C. Riggs)
Patricia Young
“ Resources and Delivery of Physical Education Programs in Rural Australia”
John Morris
"Functional Assessment of the Elderly” (sponsored by G. Worral)2001
Sean Connors
"The clinical and genetic epidemiology of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) in Newfoundland."
Joan Crane
"Use of transvaginal ultrasound to predict preterm birth in women with previous cone biopsy or loop electrosurgical excision procedure."
Vernon Curran
"A randomized control trial of the effectiveness of a computerized simulator for enhancing the retention of neonatal resuscitation skills."
Bridget Fernandez
"Newfoundland's burden of genetic disease - a study of over 5000 consecutive pediatric and neonatal resuscitation."
Karen Parsons
"Why don't children with Asthma take their medication properly?"
Development Grant Recipients
David Behm
"The effect of noise on neuromuscular and cardiorespiratory performance"
Theodore Hoekman
"Application of clinical practice guidelines to pediatric prescribing using web-base technology"
Catherine Popadiuk
"Development and evaluation of a virtual reality based rectal model for education of health care professionals."
Graham Worrall
"Does feedback and validation of RAI-HCC elder assessment affect formal health care use?"
Directed Research Grant Recipients
Peter Hornet
"Child Dental Health in Newfoundland and Labrador."
Don MacDonald
"Monitoring Medical Care Utilization."
Michael Murray
"Strategic Plan for a model of services for persons with autism spectrum disorders in Newfoundland and Labrador."
Doreen Neville
"Impact of regionalization on governance in the health system."
Daryl Pullman
"Commercially sponsored Genetic Research"
Jorge Segovia
"Inventory of Needs Assessments"
Fellowship Recipients
Shannon Muir (MSc), Master's Program in Nursing
"Factors Influencing Maternal Use of Oral Rehydration Solution in the Home Treatment of Childhood Diarrhea in Indonesia."
Kevin Power (MSc), Master's Program in Exercise Physiology
"Effects of Hyperbaria on Skeletal Muscle Function Following Fatigue."
Angela J. Tate (PhD)
"Measuring biomechanical exposure of crab butchers related to the development of upper limb cumulative trauma disorders."
CHSRF Matching Funds Recipients
Carole Orchard
"Effective Mechanisms and Policies for Establishing, Monitoring and Predicting the Needs for Nursing Services in the Atlantic Region."
Visiting Lecturer Award Recipients
John Morris
"The clinical and genetic epidemiology of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) in Newfoundland."
“Problems with neo-natal surgical units”