2000s

Chesworth, Herbert Mackenzie, "Acute care length of stay and post-acute discharge destination following hip fracture, Thames Valley District Health Council, 1991/92–1994/95"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Evans, Sheila Jean, "The Relationship of Gestational Weight Gain, Maternal Stature and Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index to Pregnancy Outcomes"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Miller, William Cameron, "Falling, Fear of Falling and Confidence Among Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation: Among New Dialysis Patients"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Mills, Catherine Ann, "Topics in Backward Stepwise Logistic Regression"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): John Koval

Moist, Louise Maureen, "Predictors of Loss of Residual Renal Function Among New Dialysis Patients"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Janet Pope

Mrkonjic, Linda, "A Descriptive Epidemiology of Motorcycle Accidents in Ontario, 1992-1997"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Reeves, Elizabeth, "The Effect of Race on Progression Free Survival in Cervical Cancer Patients Treated with Cisplatin Based Chemo-Radiation"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Allan Donner

Reyes, Romina C., "Tuberculosis Atributable to HIV Infection and Silicosis in South African Gold Miners"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): James Robertson

Roberts, Jeremy Neil, "Variable Selection for Epidemiologic Models"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): John Koval

Ryan, Bridget Louise, "Parents' and Physicians' Perceptions of Children's Epileptic Seizures"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Kathy Speechley

Bishop, Joan E. Haglund, "Development and Testing of a Scales to measure Client-Centered Care in Mental Health Service Delivery"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Evelyn Vingilis

Deonandan, Raywat Shanker, "In Vitro Fertilization: Risk Factors and Realistic Outcomes"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Driezen, Peter, "The Development of Youth Smoking: Clusters of Initiation and Regular Smoking Trajectories"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): John Koval

Jackowski, Dianne M., "A Prospective Cohort study to Determine Risk Factors for anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Varsity Athletes (Pilot Study Phase)"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Mannan, Haider, "Latent Markov Modelling of Smoking Transitions"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): John Koval

McCarthy, Sheila P., "Notifiable Diseases in Canadian Daily Newspapers: 1994-1999)

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Sahjpaul, Ramesh, "Effect of Dexamethasone Administration on Morbidity Following Subdural Electrode Insertion For Medically Intractable Epilepsy"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Jeffrey Mahon

Scholten, Derek, "Early Intervention in Psychotic Disorders: Identifying Cases"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Kathy Speechley

Silver, Rachel Wulf, "Comparative Costs of Care for Minor Acute Illness in Three Outpatient settings in Ontario"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Wollin, Tim A., "A Cost Minimization Analysis of Treatments for Calculi in the Upper Ureter that Fail to Fragment After Initial Schock Wave Lithotripsy"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Jeffrey Mahon

Zibrowski, Elaine M., "The Relationship Between Occupational Exposure to Organic Solvent Mixtures and Chemosensory Dysfunction: A Proposal for a Cross-section Study"

Degree: Master in Science
Supervisor(s): James Robertson

Butler, Roy, "Psychosocial, Physical & Individual Factors Associated with Back Injury, Chronic Back Problems and Back-related Long Term Activity Limitations"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Chang, Stella Sheung Hi, "Evaluating Observer Variability in Cardiovascular Diagnostic Imaging Studies"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Allan Donner

Clifford, Tammy Janice, "Infant Colic: A Prospective, Community-Based Examination"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Galajda, Joanne, "The Effects on Family Structure on Maternal Physical Health"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): William Avison

House, Andrew A., "Effect of Vitamin Therapy on Hyperhomocyst(e)inemia and Progression of Atherosclerosis in Renal Transplant Recipients"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Jeffrey Mahon

Leffley, Alanna C., "Error and Bias in a Follow-up Telephone Survey of Elderly Participants"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Lothian, Shelley Freida, "Understanding Student Smoking Behavior: An Ecological Approach"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Brian Rush

Menon, Kusum, "Long-Term Quality of LIfe in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Kathy Speechley

Sarkella, Jennifer, "Factors Associated with Acute Care Hospital Readmission for Mental Illness"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Evelyn Vingilis

Urbanoski, Karen, "Health Services Use and alcohol Consumption in Canada"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Brian Rush

Zou, Guangyong, "Interim Analyses for Cluster Randomization Trials with Binary Outcomes"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Allan Donner

Knoppert, David C., "The Effect of Metoclopramide on Feeding in Very Low Birth Weight Newborns: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Pilot Study and Proposal for a Multicentre Trial"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Orlando daSilva

MacNab, Jennifer, "Healthy Development in Childhood: The Role of Child Factors, Family Factors, and Parenting Practices in the Prediction of Cognitive Competence And Behavioural Dysfunction at School Age"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Potter, Elizabeth K, "Socioeconomic Status and Acute Non-fatal Injuries Among Canadian Adolescents"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Kathy Speechley

Sridhar, Krisnakumar, "Decision Analysis Model Assessing the Cost Effectiveness of Primary Angioplasty Versus Thrombolysis in the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Jeffrey Mahon

Theakston, Karl, "A Decision of the Cost-effectiveness of Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Jeffrey Mahon 

Zaharia, Dianne, "The Epidemiology of First-allowed, Lost-time, Cumulative Trauma Disorder of the Upper Extremity Claims in Ontario Workers During 1997"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): James Robertson

Bargh, Gordon, J.M.,"Group A Streptococcal Carriage among Residents of an Urban Homeless Shelter"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Jeffery Hoch

Bhogal, Sanjit K., "Pharmacological Study Vs. Non-Pharmacological Clinical Trials: Methodological Differences Influencing Treatment Effect"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Couturier, Jennifer Laura, "Sleep in Children of Normal Intelligence with Pervasive Developmental Disorders: A Parent Survey of Sleep Problems, Aggression and Parenting Stress"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Kathy Speechley 

Greene-Finestone, Linda S., "Eating Behaviors of Adolescents in Ontario"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Hill, Andrea, "Characteristics and Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients Transferred to the Intensive Care Unit from Other Hospitals: Experience from a Regional Tertiary Care Centre"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Evelyn Vingilis

Hill, Jacquelyn L., "The Use of Decision Tree Analysis for Prediction of Preterm Delivery in Symptomatic Women"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Ishmael, Tracy, "Smart Start for babies: A Process and Outcome Evaluation"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Evelyn Vingilis

Kabboul, Nader N., "The Effect of Patent Legislation on Canadian Drug Utilization"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Loney, Elizabeth M., "Postpartum Health Service Consumption and Information Resource Use by Mothers and Their Infants: A Pilot Study"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Martiniuk, Alexandra L.C., "Evaluation of an Epilepsy Education Program for Grade 5 Students: A Cluster Randomized Trial"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Kathy Speechley

McDonald, Charlotte G., "The Effectiveness of Beta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Jeffrey Mahon

Moorhead, Phillip, "Small Sample Inference for Operational Confounders"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): John Koval

Surry, Susan, "Ontario Parents' Understanding of Childhood Immunizations and Vaccine Preventable Diseases: A Provincial Telephone Study"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Kathy Speechley

Wagg, Jennifer L., "Ambulatory Care Sensitive Hospitalization Rates in Canada"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Jeffery Hoch

Carr, Deborah, "Lifestyle Patterns of Mothers and Their Children: A Follow-up Survey in London, Ontario to Investigate the Health Status of Children Born Small for Gestational Age"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Dasgupta, Monidipal, "Frailty and Postoperative Complications in Older Adults with Medical Problems"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Hossain, Nazir M., "Prescripton and Non-Prescription Medication Use During Pregnancy"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

McLean, Sarena Lynn, "Refusal Non-Response Bias in a Screening Study Examining Hemochromatosis and Iron-Overload Using Face-to-Face Recruitment"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Ouimet, Janine, "Work Disability Associated with the Health Assessment Questionnaire in Scleroderma Compared to Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Two Cohorts"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Janet Pope

Priestap, Fran A., "A Comparison of Patient Outcomes for Admissions to the ICU During Weekdays Vs. Weekends"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Kathleen Hartford

Rodrigues, George B., "Development of the Prostate Cancer Radiation Toxicity Questionnaire"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Jeffrey Mahon

Trenker, David, "Patient Factors Associated with Glycemic Control in Adults with diabetes"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Wells, Samantha, "Alcohol-Related Aggression in Late Adolescent and Young Adult Drinkers"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Whelan, Daniel B., "A Review and Randomized Trial Pertaining to the Orthopedic Management of Primary Anterior Shoulder Dislocations"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Kelly Zarnke, James Wright

Zhang, Xiaohe, "Confidence Intervals for Proportions and their Differences with Data are Correlated"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Allan Donner, Guangyong Zou

Anderson, Laura, "Infant Health Services Utilization and Unmet Health Care Needs"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Bornstein, Michelle, "Can Lifestyle Modification Help Control Risk Factors in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attacks or Minor Strokes? A Pilot Study and Proposal for a Multicentre Trial"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): James Robertson

Conlon, Michael S.C., "Smoking (Active and Passive) N-Acetyltransferase 2, and Risk of Breast Cancer"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Allan Donner and Kenneth Kohnson

Connelley, Sarah E., "Adverse Drug Reactions Causing Admissions to Hospital: A Pilot Study Examining Drug Exposure"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Kelly Zarnke

Foley, Norine C., "Value of Serum Albumin in Assessment of Nutritional State Following Acute Stroke"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): James Robertson and Gail Woodbury

Grewal, Ruby, "Predictors of Patient Rated Pain and Disability One Year Following Extra-Articular Distal Radius Fractures"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Joy MacDermid

Habinski, Liat, "Validation of an Instrument Designed to Measure Driving Risks In Clinical Samples with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Other Disorders"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Evelyn Vingilis

Huo, Yan, "Practical Techniques for Missing Data in Multiple Logistic Regression"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Guangyong Zou and John Koval

Jiang, Baoguo, "Latent Markov Model Approach to Multiwave Panel Data"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): John Koval

Joshi, Pamela, "Emergency Department Management of Attempted Suicides Among Women in the Metropolitan Toronto Area"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Jeffery Hoch and Kathy Speechley

McCarron, Elizabeth, "Blood conservation in Patients Undergoing Elective Primary Total Hip Joint Arthroplasty: An Economic Evaluation"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Jeffery Hoch and Greg Zaric

Sang, Xuelian, "Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Global Assessment of Severity of Epilepsy (GASE) Scale"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Kathy Speechley

Taljaard, Monica, "Missing Outcomes in community Intervention Trials: Consequences and Treatments"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Allan Donner and Neil Klar

Terry, Amanda, "The Effect of Privacy Attitudes on Willingness to Participate in registries: Views of Joint Replacement Patients"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Tsarfati, Micha, "Neighbourhood Risk as a Potential Moderator of the Impact of a Community-based Intervention on Parenting Behavior in Alcohol Abusing Families"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): David De Wit

Cartier, Shannon, "Causal Pathways for Small for Gestational Age Birth"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Herring, Jeremy B., "Occupational Injury and Safety in the Surgical Setting: A Study in Two University Medical Programs"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): John Koval and Bernadette Stringer

Huang, Wenyi, "Evaluation of Imputation Methods for Non-Monotone Missingness in Logistic Regression"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): John Koval and Guangyong Zou

Hunter, Elaine, "Psychometric properties of the measure of processes of care (MPOC-20) in children with epilepsy"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Kathy Speechley

Jairam, Jennifer, "Sexual minority women, sexualy transmitted infections (STIs), and sexual health screening in the United States: a population-based study"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Greta Bauer

Johnson, John F., "Fate of the Mate: The Influence of Delayed Graft Function in the Kidney Transplatation on the Mate Recipient"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Jeffrey Mahon

Parpia, Sameer N., "Evaluation of Confidence Interval Construction Methods for the Kappa Statistic in the Presence of Rater Bias"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): John Koval and Allan Donner

Peacock, Sarah D., "Early adolescent weight perception as a predictor of smoking among young adult women: an investigation of conceptual models"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): John Koval

Rowaiye, Adenike Y., "Interest Groups, the Print Media and Policy Formulations: The Case of Tobacco Control"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Anita Kothari and Evelyn Vingilis

Sontrop, Jessica M., "Prenatal and Postnatal depressive Symptoms in Relation to Fish Consumption and Intake of Omega-3 Fatty Acids"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Suri, Rita S., "Longterm risk of dysglycemia after symptomatic gastroenteritis due to bacterial water contamination: the Walkerton health study"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Jeffrey Mahon

Switzer, Lauren, "Maternal Psychosocial Distress and Breatfeeding and Their Impact on Infant Development"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Wang, Qinggang, "Model-Building In Backwards Stepwise Logistic Regression"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): John Koval

Armstrong, Jessica Marie, "Does Menopausal Status Influence Sexual Risk? A cross-Sectional Analysis of the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Greta Bauer

Bodea, Christina A., "Factors affecting the change in patient perceptions of patient-centred care over time"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Moira Stewart

Bondy, Jennifer, "Determinants of Childhood Immunization in the Philippines"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Amardeep Thind

Brackstone, Muriel, "Proposal for Impact Evaluation of Graduated Licensing System on Young Drivers in Ontario"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Kathy Speechley

Chudyk, Anna M., "Systematic Review of Hip Fracture Rehabilitation Practices"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley and Robert Patrella

Coppens, Carolyn S., "Early Onset of Major Depressive Disorder and Its Consequences for Recurrence and Co-Morbidity: Contrasting the Experiences of Single and Married Mothers"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): William Avison

Gill, Dawn, "Falls, Fall-related Injuries and Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Housawi, Abdulrahman A., "Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease in Renal Allograft Recipients in the New Immunosuppression Era"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Louise Moist

Kapoor, Deepa, "Potenitally Deferrable Patients Presenting With Seizures to Emergency Departments in London, Ontario"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Kathy Speechley

Lui, Lili, "Determining the bias in waiting times reported by the Ontario joint replacement registry"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Herbert Chesworth

Magalhaes, Sandra A., "Family-Centered Care and Family Functioning in Childhood Epilepsy, One Year After Diagnosis"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Kathy Speechley

Prendergast, Patrick, "Predicting Respiratory Disorders in Term and Late Preterm Infants"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Orlando da Silva and Karen Campbell

Ramasundarahettige, Chinthanie, "Confidence Interval Estimation For A Difference Between Correlated Intraclass Correlation Coefficients"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Guangyong Zou and Allan Donner

Roy, Amarita, "The Roles of Nutrition and Psychosocial Stress in a Causal Model of Maternal Prenatal Depressive Symptoms"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Vlassschaert, Meghan E.O., "The Accuracy of Renal Codes Within Health Administrative Data: A Systematic Review"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Amit Garg

Zettler, Laura, "Differentiating Efficacy and Effectiveness in Stroke Rehabilitation Studies: Evaluation of a Scale"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Mark Speechley

Hohanadel, Karin M., "Predicting Short Interpregnancy Intervals in Women From Underserved Population in London, Ontario"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Greta Bauer

Huang, Ching Q., "Emergency department Delays Prior to Admission and In-Hospital Health and Economic Outcomes"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s) Greg Zaric

Ryan, Bridget Louise, "Factors Associated with Adolescent Family Physician Utilization"

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Supervisor(s): Moira Stewart

Sharpe, Kristine, "The Impact of Infant Admission to Specialized care on the Trajectories of Maternal Depressive Symptoms"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Karen Campbell

Zhang, Ling, "Risk Factor Analyses in Matched-Pair Cluster Randomization Trials"

Degree: Master of Science
Supervisor(s): Neil Klar