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.
Dr. Dignard recently defended her PhD in Rural and Northern Health. Dr. Dignard’s thesis explored “Stress, Anxiety, and Depression among Mining Workers: Understanding the Correlates of Mental Health and Wellbeing”.
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.
George is a Masters student in Interdisciplinary Health at Laurentian University, where he also earned a degree in Health Promotion. A graduate student member of CROSH, George’s research interests include harness suspension, occupational exposures in mining, men’s mental health, and factors influencing vaccine hesitancy.
Under the supervision of Dr. Steve Fischer, Kate’s research interests surround using wearable technology to identify and monitor the risk of workplace injuries in first responders.
Emily Tella is a recent graduate from Lakehead University, where she earned her Master’s of Science in Kinesiology. Her current research focuses on occupational health and safety within first responder populations, more specifically, the mental health of Indigenous and non-Indigenous police officers working in 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.