Recent Projects
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Community health workers for better surgical care
Presentation from the 2026 Quorum Conference exploring two programs led by lay health professionals that could be implemented in-province to support gender-affirming surgery patients: a prehab program and a community health worker cohort able to provide non-medical post-operative support. Grounded in evidence from other surgical contexts, these approaches offer an actionable, community-driven path forward to enhance surgical outcomes for transgender patients within the constraints of our current system.
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Aging in place and food security study
Aging in place supports are a top priority for seniors and health system administrators alike. A continuum of care is a planning tool that maps out the spectrum of services for a particular need, enabling better patient navigation and service planning. This research piloted its use for aging in place services by developing a model and applying it to services that support food security for seniors aging at home in St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Heat action plans
Briefing note and slide deck on the emerging need for a governmental response to extreme heat events in Newfoundland and Labrador. Includes an overview of local demographic and contextual factors that increase the health consequences of extreme heat, as well as a sample heat action plan based on best practices from other jurisdictions.
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Conference
Highlights
2026 Quorum, The Quadrangle NL
Oral Presentation: Helping Hands: Two lay health interventions to improve gender-affirming surgery outcomes for patients based in Newfoundland and Labrador
St John’s, NL, Canada, February 28 – March 1, 2026
2025 Religion and Culture Conference, Memorial University Oral presentation and art book on religion and environmentalism: Then G-d uncovered Bil’am’s eyes
St John’s, NL, Canada, September 25-27, 2025
2024 Summit: Vigilance and Vision, Community-Based Research Centre
Poster Presentation: Self-Fulfilling Prophesies – Exploring LGBTQ advocacy with faith-based organizations
Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 21-22, 2024
2024 Research and Knowledge Exchange Group on Aging, NL Centre for Applied Health Research
Webinar: Building a Continuum of Care for Healthy Aging in the City of St. John’s: How can we improve food security for older adults?
St John’s, NL, September 19, 2024
2024 Crossroads Interdisciplinary Health Research Conference, Dalhousie University
Oral Presentation: Bringing Care Home - Applying the continuum of care to aging in place for senior food security
Halifax, NS, Canada, March 1-2, 2024
2023 Crossroads Interdisciplinary Health Research Conference, Dalhousie University
Poster Presentation: Seeing the Sacred in Public Health
Halifax, NS, Canada, March 10-11, 2023
Research Approaches
Primordial Prevention
Planetary Health
Social Determinants of Health
Political Science Approaches
Community-Based Participatory Research
Continuum of Care Models
Public Health as a social movement
FRAMEWORKS
Housing
Food security
Aging in place and age-friendly infrastructure
Health and climate
LGBTQ health
Needs assessments
Revitalizing civic and associational life
Unique roles and tools available to faith traditions in climate advocacy
Complex relationships between faith traditions and health services