CROSH graduate student members are enrolled in variety of programs, like Human Kinetics, Interdisciplinary Health, Nursing, Indigenous Relations, Engineering Science, Rural and Northern Health, Human Studies and Interdisciplinarity, Biomolecular Science, Materials Science, and more! You can learn how you can become a CROSH graduate student member here and about all of Laurentian University’s graduate programs here.
Dr. Akpomi-Eferakeya is exploring nurses’ perceptions of the usefulness of the Violence Assessment Tool to help decrease the risk of violence in their workplaces. Her supervisor is Dr. Judith Horrigan.
Victor’s research is looking to understand the mental and physical state of health care clinicians before and during COVID-19 lockdown in order to develop improvement strategies.
Rebecca is a Masters in Human Kinetics student under the supervision of Dr. Alison Godwin. Rebecca is assessing health and safety incident data in the mineral exploration field.
Jonah is looking at health outcomes and outdoor exposure under the supervision of Dr. Stephen Ritchie.
Caroline is part of the Mining Mental Health research team looking to better understand the current state of mental health and well-being of miners in Ontario. The study also seeks to identify predictors and barriers to mental health in this workplace, predictors of mental health-related absenteeism, as well as facilitators and barriers to return-to-work following a leave of absence.
Amy is investigating the possible effect of inconsistent medical device user interface designs on nurse performance. Her research seeks to determine if inconsistent medical user interfaces for the same medical devices lead to an increase in cognitive load, task completion times, and errors for affected nurses.
Kate’s research involves identifying whether COVID-19 influences critical incident (CI) exposure and posttraumatic stress injury (PTSI) incidence among the Thunder Bay Fire Rescue (TBFR) Service. Her supervisor is Dr. Kathryn Sinden.
Emily’s supervisor is Dr. Kathryn Sinden, and her research is focused in the Occupational Health and Safety field. More specifically, her research will be on identifying the mental health burden of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Ontario Provincial Police and Treaty Three Police Service officers working in urban and rural Northwestern Ontario communities.
Disal is conducting a research study looking at the mental health of registered nurses and registered practical nurses in Northern Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic. His thesis supervisor is Dr. Judith Horrigan.
Azin’s research is on the evaluation of resting metabolic rate following weight loss. She is asking, “Can an improved understanding of the association between weight loss and resting metabolic rate lead to a healthier workplace?” Azin’s supervisor is Dr. Sandra Dorman.
Andrew is investigating potential cardiovascular health effects from McIntyre Powder exposure in the Ontario mining industry. His supervisor is Dr. Sandra Dorman.
Parastou’s research addresses obesity in the workplace and understanding the role of resting metabolic rate. Her supervisor is Dr. Sandra Dorman.