Winter 2022 Seed Grants
Occupational Physiology and Environment
Project Title: Diesel emissions in mining; a knowledge transfer program
Lead Researchers: Dr. S. Dorman and A. Zarnke
Amount: $12,000
Occupational Physiology and Environment
Project Title: Does diphenhydramine impair evaporative heat loss during physical activity in temperature conditions?
Lead Researcher: Dr. N. Ravanelli
Amount: $11,950
Occupational Physiology and Environment
Project Title: Keeping COVID out of the workplace: Respirator education
Lead Researcher: Dr. K. Goggins and Dr. A. Godwin
Amount: $12,000
Occupational Health and Wellness
Project Title: A regional review of COVID-19 vaccination rates and their impact in Ontario occupational settings
Lead Researchers: Dr. N. Lightfoot and G. Flagler
Amount: $10,000
Occupational Health and Wellness
Project Title: Identifying the mental burden and care need among indigenous police officers serving the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) a and the Treaty Three Police Service (T3PS)
Lead Researchers: Dr. K. Sinden and E. Tella
Amount: $11,210
Fall 2021 Seed Grants
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Project Title: Effectiveness of using augmented reality to train competencies in fire extinguisher usage
Lead Researchers: Dr. A. Godwin and Dr. K. Goggins
Amount: $10,000
Occupational Health and Wellness
Project Title: Mixed methods approach for secondary data analysis using survey reports from an exploration industry database
Lead Researchers: Dr. A. Godwin and Dr. A. Pegoraro
Amount: $9,844
Fall 2020 Seed Grants
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Project Title: Electronic component vibration isolation for underground raise bore drilling.
Lead Researchers: Dr. Katie Goggins and Dr. Brent Lievers
Amount: $8,740
Occupational Physiology and Environment
Project Title: The effects of educational intervention: applying personal information to guide healthy changes in overweight and obese workers.”
Lead Researcher: Dr. Matt Spencer
Amount: $9,774
Occupational Health and Wellness
Project Title: Can an improved understanding of the association between weight loss and resting metabolic rate lead to a healthier workplace?
Lead Researcher: Dr. Matt Spencer
Amount: $10,000
2020 CROSH Seed Grants on COVID-19-related OHS Research
Project Title: Analysis of the Recommendations Stemming from the SARS Commission Report.
Project Budget: $9,537.36
Lead Researcher: Dr. Katie Goggins
Co-Researcher: Dr. Alison Godwin
Other Key Personnel: PhD student Emily Tetzlaff
Project Title: The mental health of registered nurses and registered practical nurses in Northern Ontario during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Project Budget: $10,000
Lead Researcher: Dr. Judith Horrigan
Project Title: Longitudinal validity of a novel wireless and wearable cardiovascular hemodynamics system.
Project Budget: $10,000
Lead Researcher: Dr. Dominique Gagnon
Co-Researcher: Stephanie Munten
Project Title: Reliability and validity of thermal detection equipment relative to human body related temperatures.
Project Budget: $9,628
Lead Researcher: Dr. Alison Godwin
Co-Researcher: Dr. Katie Goggins
Other Key Personnel: Wesley Young
Spring 2020 Seed Grants
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Project Title: Seated vibration transmissibility evaluation in a hot environment
Lead Researcher: Dr. Tammy Eger
Amount: $10,000
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Project Title: Field evaluation of the ergonomic condition and physiological effects of using a loop-wire carrying backpack
Lead Researchers: Dr. Alison Godwin and Dr. Katie Goggins
Amount: $9,763
Occupational Health and Wellness
Project Title: Depressive symptoms among mining workers in Northern Ontario: prevalence associated factors, and recommendations
Lead Researcher: Caroline Dignard
Amount: $10,000
Fall 2019 Seed Grants
Occupational Health and Wellness
Project Title: Mapping critical incident exposure levels in structural firefighters across Northern Ontario
Lead Researcher: Dr. K. Sinden
Amount: $9,910
Occupational Health and Wellness
Project Title: Validating the remote first-aid self-efficacy scale
Lead Researcher: Dr. S. Ritchie
Amount: $10,o00
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Project Title: Using virtual reality to educate workers about proper ingress/egress behaviours on heavy equipment
Lead Researcher: Dr. A. Godwin
Amount: $9,960
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Project Title: Tolerance of user interface design alterations
Lead Researchers: Dr. R. Grewal and R. Barrette
Amount: $9976.19
Occupational Physiology and Environment
Project Title: Understanding environmental heat exposure amongst wildland fire rangers
Lead Researcher: Dr. S. Dorman
Amount: $9,654
Occupational Physiology and Environment
Project Title: The examination of mitochondrial biogenesis in relation to core cooling before and after exercise
Lead Researcher: Dr. D. Gagnon
Amount: $10,000
Spring 2019 Seed Grants
Occupational Health and Wellness
Project Title: Assessing reliability and validity of the public services health and safety association acure care Violence Assessment Tool
Lead Researcher: Dr. J. Horrigan
Amount: $10,000
Occupational Health and Wellness
Project Title: PTSD information guide: Offering support for employers, workers and family members
Lead Researcher: Dr. Zs. Kerekes
Amount: $9,970
Occupational Health and Wellness
Project Title: Managing critical incident exposure among subgroups of Thunder Bay Fire Rescue: Considering impacts of sex/gender and years of service
Lead Researcher: Dr. K. Sinden
Amount: $10,o00
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Project Title: Vibration transmissibility evaluation of a seat gel-cushion product
Lead Researcher: Dr. T. Eger
Amount: $7,024
Occupational Physiology and Environment
Project Title: Proof of concept build for an affordable, ventilated trailer to improve work conditions for ski wax technicians
Lead Researcher: K. Goggins
Amount: $10,000