past research
peer-reviewed journal articles
2022
- broders, k, wiersma, e.c. (2022). creating change: the experiences of women living with young-onset dementia. disability & society, 37(5), 787-808. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2020.1848801 (previously reported as published online first).
- hansford, r., ouellette-kuntz, h., & martin, l. (2022). covid-19 test results among a high-risk sample of adults with idd in ontario. journal on developmental disabilities, 27(1), online first.
- hansford, r., ouellette-kuntz, h., & martin, l. (2022). the influence of congregate living on positive covid-19 tests among a high-risk sample of adults with idd in ontario. research in developmental disabilities, 122: 104178. doi: j.ridd.2022.104178.
- howard, e., martin, l., morris, j.n., & heckman, g. (2021). does the person-centered care model support the needs of long-term care residents with serious mental illness and intellectual and developmental disabilities? frontiers of psychiatry, public mental health, 12:704764. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.704764.
- kortes-miller, k., & durant, k. l.* (2022). physician experiences with medical assistance in dying: qualitative study in northwestern ontario. canadian family physician, 68(5), e161-e168. *student.
- lipinski, e., wilson, k., kortes-miller, k., & stinchcombe, a. (2022). the power of story: bringing 2slgbtq+ digital stories into gerontology settings. gerontology & geriatrics education, 1-14.
2021
- barabash, t., ouellette-kuntz, h., & martin, l. (2021). from premise to practice: applicability of a consensus statement for supporting adults with idd who are frail. journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities, 34(1), 670-674. doi: 10.1111/jar.12825.
- broders, k., & wiersma, e.c. (online first). creating change: the experiences of women living with young-onset dementia. disability & society.
- camargo-plazas, p., costa, i.g., pare, g., alvarado, b., & duhn, l. (2021). conducting research in the time of covid-19: re-visioning a par project about diabetes self-management education for seniors in rural ontario, canada. new trends in qualitative research, 8, 554–561. https://doi.org/10.36367/ntqr.8.2021.554–561.
- herring, m. g., martin, l., & kristman, v. (2021). characteristics and needs of persons admitted to an inpatient psychiatric hospital with workers compensation coverage. frontiers of psychiatry, public mental health, 12: 673123. doi:
- hiebert, a., & kortes-miller, k. (2021). finding home in online community: exploring tiktok as a support for lgbtq+ youth throughout covid-19. journal of lgbt youth (accepted with minor revisions).
- koné péfoyo, a., scharf, d. (2021). prevalence of multimorbidity in adults with cancer, and associated health service utilization in ontario, canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study. bmc cancer 21, 406. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08102-1
2020
- costa, i. g., plazas, m. p.c., & tregunno, d. (2020). i cannot afford offloading boots: perceptions of socioeconomic factors influencing engagement in self-management of diabetic foot ulcer. adv. nur sci. 43(4). doi: 10.1097/ans.0000000000000328.
- durant, k. l., & kortes-miller, k. (2020). physician snapshot: the forming landscape of maid in northwestern ontario. palliative care and social practice, 14, 2632352420932927.
- martin, l., deck, e., barabash, t., & ouellette-kuntz, h. (2020). intersectoral collaboration in the context of supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are frail. research and practice in intellectual and developmental disabilities, 7(1), 26-38. doi:1080/23297018.2019.1710723.
- st. amant, o. & sutherland, n. (2020). unpacking the hidden curriculum in nursing education: clinical placements abroad. international journal of nursing education scholarship 17(1)https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2019-0128 .
- sutherland, n. (2020). structures, tensions, and processes shaping long-term care home staff’s role in end of life decision-making for residents with dementia. journal of aging studies, 58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2020.100874.
2019
- boulé, jess & wilson, kimberley & kortes-miller, katherine & stinchcombe, arne. (2019). “we live in a wonderful country, canada, but…”: perspectives from older lgbtq ontarians on visibility, connection, and power in care and community. the international journal of aging and human development. 10.1177/0091415019857060.
- prince, holly & nadin, shevaun & crow, maxine & maki, luanne & monture, lori & smith, jeroline & kelley, mary lou. (2019). “if you understand you cope better with it”: the role of education in building palliative care capacity in four first nations communities in canada. bmc public health. 19. 10.1186/s12889-019-6983-y.
- sutherland, nisha & wiersma, elaine & vangel, paula. (2019). barriers to staff involvement in end-of-life decision-making for long-term care residents with dementia. canadian journal on aging / la revue canadienne du vieillissement. 38. 1-13. 10.1017/s0714980818000636.
- wiersma, elaine & marcella, jill & mcanulty, jessica & kelley, mary lou. (2019). ‘that just breaks my heart’: moral concerns of direct care workers providing palliative care in ltc homes. canadian journal on aging / la revue canadienne du vieillissement. 1-13. 10.1017/s0714980818000624.
- wilson, kimberley & stinchcombe, arne & ismail, mariam & kortes-miller, katherine. (2019). lgbtq2+ aging in canada: building the evidence and informing action. the canadian journal of human sexuality. 1-14. 10.3138/cjhs.2018-0049.
2018
- kelley, mary lou & prince, holly & nadin, shevaun & brazil, kevin & crow, maxine & hanson, gaye & maki, luanne & monture, lori & mushquash, christopher & o’brien, valerie & smith, jeroline. (2018). developing palliative care programs in indigenous communities using participatory action research: a canadian application of the public health approach to palliative care. annals of palliative medicine. 7. s52-s72. 10.21037/apm.2018.03.06.
- kelley, mary lou & prince, holly & nadin, shevaun & brazil, kevin & crow, maxine & hanson, gaye & maki, luanne & monture, lori & mushquash, christopher & o’brien, valerie & smith, jeroline. (2018). the power to choose: the story of developing palliative care in four first nations communities. asvide. 5. 442-442. 10.21037/asvide.2018.442.
- kortes-miller, katherine & boulé, jessica & wilson, kimberley & stinchcombe, arne. (2018). dying in long-term care: perspectives from sexual and gender minority older adults about their fears and hopes for end of life. journal of social work in end-of-life & palliative care. 14. 1-16. 10.1080/15524256.2018.1487364.
- kortes-miller, katherine & wilson, kimberley & stinchcombe, arne. (2018). care and lgbt aging in canada: a focus group study on the educational gaps among care workers. clinical gerontologist. 42. 1-6. 10.1080/07317115.2018.1544955.
- nadin, shevaun & crow, maxine & prince, holly & kelley, mary lou. (2018). wiisokotaatiwin: development and evaluation of a community-based palliative care program in naotkamegwanning first nation. rural and remote health. 18. 10.22605/rrh4317.
- o’connor, deborah & mann, jim & wiersma, elaine. (2018). stigma, discrimination and agency: diagnostic disclosure as an everyday practice shaping social citizenship. journal of aging studies. 44. 45-51. 10.1016/j.jaging.2018.01.010.
- prince, holly. (2018). ab005. celebrating indigenous communities’ compassionate traditions. annals of palliative medicine. 7. ab005-ab005. 10.21037/apm.2018.s005.
book chapters
- kortes-miller, k. (2022). offering social work care for spiritual needs at the end of life. in j. vis & h. boyton (eds) trauma, spirituality and post-traumatic growth in clinical social work practice. wilfrid laurier press.
- prince, h., kortes-miller, k., stajduhar, k and marshall, d. (2022). public health palliative care, equity-oriented care, and structural vulnerability. in j. abel & a. kellehear (eds) oxford textbook of public health palliative care, 197.
- wiersma, e.c., sutherland, n., marchese, c., watt, l., linton, c., vandorp*, b. (in preparation). the freedom to be and the freedom to do – creating leisure environments for people living with dementia. in russell, c. et al. leisure and dementia.
- rabeh, s. a. n., costa, ig., valdebenito, p., nogueira, p.c & salazar, m. e. (2020). evaluation and care of the skin of the older adults in primary care. in: r. a. p. rodrigues, attention to older adult care in the community in times of covi-19. panamerican health organization.
- wiersma, e.c., clarke, c., & heibein, b. (in press). power, authority, and voice: democratizing research with people with dementia. in liamputtong, p. (ed), handbook of social inclusion: research practices in health and social sciences. springer publications.
technical and research reports
- wiersma, e.c., & shandruk, e. (july 2020). supporting aging in place in terrace bay, ontario. thunder bay, on: cerah, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .
- wiersma, e.c. (2018). a process evaluation of the behavioural supports ontario initiative in the north west local health integration network: part 1 exploring the implementation of behavioural supports ontario program in five lhin regions. bso evaluation. submitted to the nw lhin.
- nadin, s., & wiersma, e. (2018). a process evaluation of the behavioural supports ontario initiative in the north west local health integration network: part 2 a quantitative evaluation of the regional behavioural supports ontario program. bso evaluation. submitted to the nw lhin.
- sutherland, n., wiersma, e., & fossum, s. (2018). a process evaluation of the behavioural supports ontario initiative in the north west local health integration network: part 3 a qualitative evaluation of the behavioural supports ontario initiative in the north west local health integration network. submitted to the nw lhin.