University of Saskatchewan

Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track

In the Department of Sociology

University of Saskatchewan

Assistant Professor

In the Department of Sociology

University of Saskatchewan

Associate Membership

In the Department of Women's and Gender Studies

Seneca College

Instructor

Mathematics, Computer, & Upgrading Programs

Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology

Adult Educator

Adult Basic Education, Apprenticeship Training, Bridging and Pre-Employment Programs

Coordinating and Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Collaborations and New Approaches

Community-University Institute for Social Research, 28 pages

Coordinating and Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Collaborations and New Approaches

Community-University Institute for Social Research, 28 pages

Coordinating and Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Collaborations and New Approaches

Community-University Institute for Social Research, 28 pages

Coordinating and Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Collaborations and New Approaches

Community-University Institute for Social Research, 28 pages

Planning for Future Serious Illness by the General Public: A Population-Based Survey

ISRN Family Medicine

Background. While rates of advance care documentation amongst the general public remain low, there is increasing recognition of the value of informal planning to address patient preferences in serious illness. Objectives. To determine the associations between personal attributes and formal and informal planning for serious illness across age groups. Methods. This population-based, online survey was conducted in Saskatchewan, Canada, in April, 2012, using a nonclinical sample of 827 adults ranging from 18 to 88 years of age and representative of age, sex, and regional distribution of the province. Associations between key predictor variables and planning for serious illness were assessed using binary logistic regression. Results. While 16.6% of respondents had completed a written living will or advance care plan, half reported having conversations about their treatment wishes or states of health in which they would find it unacceptable to live. Lawyers were the most frequently cited source of assistance for those who had prepared advance care plans. Personal experiences with funeral planning significantly increased the likelihood of activities designed to plan for serious illness. Conclusions. Strategies designed to increase the rate of planning for future serious illness amongst the general public must account for personal readiness.

Coordinating and Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Collaborations and New Approaches

Community-University Institute for Social Research, 28 pages

Planning for Future Serious Illness by the General Public: A Population-Based Survey

ISRN Family Medicine

Background. While rates of advance care documentation amongst the general public remain low, there is increasing recognition of the value of informal planning to address patient preferences in serious illness. Objectives. To determine the associations between personal attributes and formal and informal planning for serious illness across age groups. Methods. This population-based, online survey was conducted in Saskatchewan, Canada, in April, 2012, using a nonclinical sample of 827 adults ranging from 18 to 88 years of age and representative of age, sex, and regional distribution of the province. Associations between key predictor variables and planning for serious illness were assessed using binary logistic regression. Results. While 16.6% of respondents had completed a written living will or advance care plan, half reported having conversations about their treatment wishes or states of health in which they would find it unacceptable to live. Lawyers were the most frequently cited source of assistance for those who had prepared advance care plans. Personal experiences with funeral planning significantly increased the likelihood of activities designed to plan for serious illness. Conclusions. Strategies designed to increase the rate of planning for future serious illness amongst the general public must account for personal readiness.

Lymphedema Trajectories Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Journal of Lymphedema, 9(1), p. 12-19

Coordinating and Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Collaborations and New Approaches

Community-University Institute for Social Research, 28 pages

Planning for Future Serious Illness by the General Public: A Population-Based Survey

ISRN Family Medicine

Background. While rates of advance care documentation amongst the general public remain low, there is increasing recognition of the value of informal planning to address patient preferences in serious illness. Objectives. To determine the associations between personal attributes and formal and informal planning for serious illness across age groups. Methods. This population-based, online survey was conducted in Saskatchewan, Canada, in April, 2012, using a nonclinical sample of 827 adults ranging from 18 to 88 years of age and representative of age, sex, and regional distribution of the province. Associations between key predictor variables and planning for serious illness were assessed using binary logistic regression. Results. While 16.6% of respondents had completed a written living will or advance care plan, half reported having conversations about their treatment wishes or states of health in which they would find it unacceptable to live. Lawyers were the most frequently cited source of assistance for those who had prepared advance care plans. Personal experiences with funeral planning significantly increased the likelihood of activities designed to plan for serious illness. Conclusions. Strategies designed to increase the rate of planning for future serious illness amongst the general public must account for personal readiness.

Lymphedema Trajectories Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Journal of Lymphedema, 9(1), p. 12-19

Hugh Lukin Robinson (1916-2012)

Labour/LeTravail, 73, p. 11-22

Coordinating and Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Collaborations and New Approaches

Community-University Institute for Social Research, 28 pages

Planning for Future Serious Illness by the General Public: A Population-Based Survey

ISRN Family Medicine

Background. While rates of advance care documentation amongst the general public remain low, there is increasing recognition of the value of informal planning to address patient preferences in serious illness. Objectives. To determine the associations between personal attributes and formal and informal planning for serious illness across age groups. Methods. This population-based, online survey was conducted in Saskatchewan, Canada, in April, 2012, using a nonclinical sample of 827 adults ranging from 18 to 88 years of age and representative of age, sex, and regional distribution of the province. Associations between key predictor variables and planning for serious illness were assessed using binary logistic regression. Results. While 16.6% of respondents had completed a written living will or advance care plan, half reported having conversations about their treatment wishes or states of health in which they would find it unacceptable to live. Lawyers were the most frequently cited source of assistance for those who had prepared advance care plans. Personal experiences with funeral planning significantly increased the likelihood of activities designed to plan for serious illness. Conclusions. Strategies designed to increase the rate of planning for future serious illness amongst the general public must account for personal readiness.

Lymphedema Trajectories Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Journal of Lymphedema, 9(1), p. 12-19

Hugh Lukin Robinson (1916-2012)

Labour/LeTravail, 73, p. 11-22

Teaching and Learning Focus Group Facilitation: An Encounter with Experiential Learning in a Graduate Sociology Classroom.

Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 7(1), p. 1-15.

Coordinating and Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Collaborations and New Approaches

Community-University Institute for Social Research, 28 pages

Planning for Future Serious Illness by the General Public: A Population-Based Survey

ISRN Family Medicine

Background. While rates of advance care documentation amongst the general public remain low, there is increasing recognition of the value of informal planning to address patient preferences in serious illness. Objectives. To determine the associations between personal attributes and formal and informal planning for serious illness across age groups. Methods. This population-based, online survey was conducted in Saskatchewan, Canada, in April, 2012, using a nonclinical sample of 827 adults ranging from 18 to 88 years of age and representative of age, sex, and regional distribution of the province. Associations between key predictor variables and planning for serious illness were assessed using binary logistic regression. Results. While 16.6% of respondents had completed a written living will or advance care plan, half reported having conversations about their treatment wishes or states of health in which they would find it unacceptable to live. Lawyers were the most frequently cited source of assistance for those who had prepared advance care plans. Personal experiences with funeral planning significantly increased the likelihood of activities designed to plan for serious illness. Conclusions. Strategies designed to increase the rate of planning for future serious illness amongst the general public must account for personal readiness.

Lymphedema Trajectories Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Journal of Lymphedema, 9(1), p. 12-19

Hugh Lukin Robinson (1916-2012)

Labour/LeTravail, 73, p. 11-22

Teaching and Learning Focus Group Facilitation: An Encounter with Experiential Learning in a Graduate Sociology Classroom.

Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 7(1), p. 1-15.

Not for the Faint of Heart: Insider and Outsider Shadowing Experiences within Canadian Health Care Organizations

Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 9(1), p. 47-65

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to share two researcher's experience about the challenges associated with shadowing within the health care context. Design/methodology/approach - Institutional ethnography and shadowing. Findings - Shadowing is increasingly being used as a data collection method, however, before proceeding to use this approach in today's health care environment, the researcher must give thoughtful consideration to the context. Originality/value - This paper provides a reflexive elaboration of the differences between the insider and outsider perspective when using the shadowing data collection method within health care organizations.

Coordinating and Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Collaborations and New Approaches

Community-University Institute for Social Research, 28 pages

Planning for Future Serious Illness by the General Public: A Population-Based Survey

ISRN Family Medicine

Background. While rates of advance care documentation amongst the general public remain low, there is increasing recognition of the value of informal planning to address patient preferences in serious illness. Objectives. To determine the associations between personal attributes and formal and informal planning for serious illness across age groups. Methods. This population-based, online survey was conducted in Saskatchewan, Canada, in April, 2012, using a nonclinical sample of 827 adults ranging from 18 to 88 years of age and representative of age, sex, and regional distribution of the province. Associations between key predictor variables and planning for serious illness were assessed using binary logistic regression. Results. While 16.6% of respondents had completed a written living will or advance care plan, half reported having conversations about their treatment wishes or states of health in which they would find it unacceptable to live. Lawyers were the most frequently cited source of assistance for those who had prepared advance care plans. Personal experiences with funeral planning significantly increased the likelihood of activities designed to plan for serious illness. Conclusions. Strategies designed to increase the rate of planning for future serious illness amongst the general public must account for personal readiness.

Lymphedema Trajectories Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Journal of Lymphedema, 9(1), p. 12-19

Hugh Lukin Robinson (1916-2012)

Labour/LeTravail, 73, p. 11-22

Teaching and Learning Focus Group Facilitation: An Encounter with Experiential Learning in a Graduate Sociology Classroom.

Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 7(1), p. 1-15.

Not for the Faint of Heart: Insider and Outsider Shadowing Experiences within Canadian Health Care Organizations

Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 9(1), p. 47-65

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to share two researcher's experience about the challenges associated with shadowing within the health care context. Design/methodology/approach - Institutional ethnography and shadowing. Findings - Shadowing is increasingly being used as a data collection method, however, before proceeding to use this approach in today's health care environment, the researcher must give thoughtful consideration to the context. Originality/value - This paper provides a reflexive elaboration of the differences between the insider and outsider perspective when using the shadowing data collection method within health care organizations.

Health and Safety Issues in Precarious Cultural Work

E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies, 2(2), p. 1-25

Coordinating and Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Collaborations and New Approaches

Community-University Institute for Social Research, 28 pages

Planning for Future Serious Illness by the General Public: A Population-Based Survey

ISRN Family Medicine

Background. While rates of advance care documentation amongst the general public remain low, there is increasing recognition of the value of informal planning to address patient preferences in serious illness. Objectives. To determine the associations between personal attributes and formal and informal planning for serious illness across age groups. Methods. This population-based, online survey was conducted in Saskatchewan, Canada, in April, 2012, using a nonclinical sample of 827 adults ranging from 18 to 88 years of age and representative of age, sex, and regional distribution of the province. Associations between key predictor variables and planning for serious illness were assessed using binary logistic regression. Results. While 16.6% of respondents had completed a written living will or advance care plan, half reported having conversations about their treatment wishes or states of health in which they would find it unacceptable to live. Lawyers were the most frequently cited source of assistance for those who had prepared advance care plans. Personal experiences with funeral planning significantly increased the likelihood of activities designed to plan for serious illness. Conclusions. Strategies designed to increase the rate of planning for future serious illness amongst the general public must account for personal readiness.

Lymphedema Trajectories Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Journal of Lymphedema, 9(1), p. 12-19

Hugh Lukin Robinson (1916-2012)

Labour/LeTravail, 73, p. 11-22

Teaching and Learning Focus Group Facilitation: An Encounter with Experiential Learning in a Graduate Sociology Classroom.

Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 7(1), p. 1-15.

Not for the Faint of Heart: Insider and Outsider Shadowing Experiences within Canadian Health Care Organizations

Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 9(1), p. 47-65

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to share two researcher's experience about the challenges associated with shadowing within the health care context. Design/methodology/approach - Institutional ethnography and shadowing. Findings - Shadowing is increasingly being used as a data collection method, however, before proceeding to use this approach in today's health care environment, the researcher must give thoughtful consideration to the context. Originality/value - This paper provides a reflexive elaboration of the differences between the insider and outsider perspective when using the shadowing data collection method within health care organizations.

Health and Safety Issues in Precarious Cultural Work

E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies, 2(2), p. 1-25

Bargaining Tables & Kitchen Tables

Our Times, p. 37-41

Coordinating and Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Collaborations and New Approaches

Community-University Institute for Social Research, 28 pages

Planning for Future Serious Illness by the General Public: A Population-Based Survey

ISRN Family Medicine

Background. While rates of advance care documentation amongst the general public remain low, there is increasing recognition of the value of informal planning to address patient preferences in serious illness. Objectives. To determine the associations between personal attributes and formal and informal planning for serious illness across age groups. Methods. This population-based, online survey was conducted in Saskatchewan, Canada, in April, 2012, using a nonclinical sample of 827 adults ranging from 18 to 88 years of age and representative of age, sex, and regional distribution of the province. Associations between key predictor variables and planning for serious illness were assessed using binary logistic regression. Results. While 16.6% of respondents had completed a written living will or advance care plan, half reported having conversations about their treatment wishes or states of health in which they would find it unacceptable to live. Lawyers were the most frequently cited source of assistance for those who had prepared advance care plans. Personal experiences with funeral planning significantly increased the likelihood of activities designed to plan for serious illness. Conclusions. Strategies designed to increase the rate of planning for future serious illness amongst the general public must account for personal readiness.

Lymphedema Trajectories Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Journal of Lymphedema, 9(1), p. 12-19

Hugh Lukin Robinson (1916-2012)

Labour/LeTravail, 73, p. 11-22

Teaching and Learning Focus Group Facilitation: An Encounter with Experiential Learning in a Graduate Sociology Classroom.

Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 7(1), p. 1-15.

Not for the Faint of Heart: Insider and Outsider Shadowing Experiences within Canadian Health Care Organizations

Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 9(1), p. 47-65

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to share two researcher's experience about the challenges associated with shadowing within the health care context. Design/methodology/approach - Institutional ethnography and shadowing. Findings - Shadowing is increasingly being used as a data collection method, however, before proceeding to use this approach in today's health care environment, the researcher must give thoughtful consideration to the context. Originality/value - This paper provides a reflexive elaboration of the differences between the insider and outsider perspective when using the shadowing data collection method within health care organizations.

Health and Safety Issues in Precarious Cultural Work

E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies, 2(2), p. 1-25

Bargaining Tables & Kitchen Tables

Our Times, p. 37-41

Women and the Legal Profession in Saskatchewan: National and Historical Comparisons.

A Report to the Law Society of Saskatchewan, Canadian Bar Association, Saskatchewan Branch and The Law Foundation of Saskatchewan

Coordinating and Enhancing Care and Advocacy for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Collaborations and New Approaches

Community-University Institute for Social Research, 28 pages

Planning for Future Serious Illness by the General Public: A Population-Based Survey

ISRN Family Medicine

Background. While rates of advance care documentation amongst the general public remain low, there is increasing recognition of the value of informal planning to address patient preferences in serious illness. Objectives. To determine the associations between personal attributes and formal and informal planning for serious illness across age groups. Methods. This population-based, online survey was conducted in Saskatchewan, Canada, in April, 2012, using a nonclinical sample of 827 adults ranging from 18 to 88 years of age and representative of age, sex, and regional distribution of the province. Associations between key predictor variables and planning for serious illness were assessed using binary logistic regression. Results. While 16.6% of respondents had completed a written living will or advance care plan, half reported having conversations about their treatment wishes or states of health in which they would find it unacceptable to live. Lawyers were the most frequently cited source of assistance for those who had prepared advance care plans. Personal experiences with funeral planning significantly increased the likelihood of activities designed to plan for serious illness. Conclusions. Strategies designed to increase the rate of planning for future serious illness amongst the general public must account for personal readiness.

Lymphedema Trajectories Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Journal of Lymphedema, 9(1), p. 12-19

Hugh Lukin Robinson (1916-2012)

Labour/LeTravail, 73, p. 11-22

Teaching and Learning Focus Group Facilitation: An Encounter with Experiential Learning in a Graduate Sociology Classroom.

Transformative Dialogues: Teaching and Learning Journal, 7(1), p. 1-15.

Not for the Faint of Heart: Insider and Outsider Shadowing Experiences within Canadian Health Care Organizations

Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, 9(1), p. 47-65

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to share two researcher's experience about the challenges associated with shadowing within the health care context. Design/methodology/approach - Institutional ethnography and shadowing. Findings - Shadowing is increasingly being used as a data collection method, however, before proceeding to use this approach in today's health care environment, the researcher must give thoughtful consideration to the context. Originality/value - This paper provides a reflexive elaboration of the differences between the insider and outsider perspective when using the shadowing data collection method within health care organizations.

Health and Safety Issues in Precarious Cultural Work

E-Journal of International and Comparative Labour Studies, 2(2), p. 1-25

Bargaining Tables & Kitchen Tables

Our Times, p. 37-41

Women and the Legal Profession in Saskatchewan: National and Historical Comparisons.

A Report to the Law Society of Saskatchewan, Canadian Bar Association, Saskatchewan Branch and The Law Foundation of Saskatchewan

The Aesthetic Rationality of the Popular Expressive Arts: Lifeworld Communication Among Breast Cancer Survivors Living with Lymphedema

Social Theory and Health, 12

The use of popular expressive arts as antidotes to the pathologies of the parallel processes of lifeworld colonization and cultural impoverishment has been under-theorized. This article enters the void with a project in which breast cancer survivors used collages and installations of everyday objects to solicit their authentic expression of the psycho-social impacts of lymphedema. The article enlists Jurgen Habermas’ communicative action theory to explore the potential of these expressive arts to expand participants’ meaningful engagement with their lifeworlds. The findings point to the unique non-linguistic discursivity of these non-institutional artistic forms as their liberating power to disclose silenced human needs: the images ‘spoke’ for themselves for group members to recognize shared subjectivities. The authenticity claims inherent in the art forms fostered collective reflexivity and spontaneous, affective responses and compelled the group to create new collective understandings of the experience of living with lymphedema. The article contributes theoretical insights regarding the emancipatory potential of aesthetic-expressive rationality, an under-developed area of Habermasian theory of communicative action, and to the burgeoning literature on arts-based methods in social scientific research. p. 291-312 doi:10.1057/sth.2014.9