Community Health and Epidemiology
Queen's UniversityFaculty Profiles
Master's of Public Health Faculty Profiles
- Duncan Hunter
- Colleen M. Davison
- Kathleen (Kate) SteelO’Connor
- Beatriz Alvarado
- Kristan Aronson
- Paul Peng
Duncan Hunter
- Associate Professor, Department of Community Health & Epidemiology
- Director, Master of Public Health Program
Education
B.Sc. Health Studies (University of Waterloo)
M.Sc. Epidemiology (University of Toronto)
PhD Health Services Research (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
Courses Taught
EPID 827 - Public Health Leadership & Administration
EPID 812 - Program Evaluation
Public Health Experience
Former Epidemiologist, Niagara Public Health Services Department
Former Special Advisor, Public Health Agency of Canada (2007-10)
Co-editor (2008-9) Primer on population health: A virtual textbook of public health concepts for clinicians
Editorial Board, Canadian Journal of Public Health
Contact Information
Office: Carruthers Hall, Office 202
Phone: 613 533 6000 x74616
Email: hunter@queensu.ca
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health & Epidemiology
- Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Global Development Studies
- Research Scientist KGH Clinical Research Centre
- Practicum Coordinator, Master of Public Health
Education
HBOR/BSc (Lakehead)
BEd Science (Lakehead)
MPH (University of Glasgow)
PhD (University of Calgary)
CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship (University of Ottawa).
Courses Taught
MPH Practicum (EPID 887)
Undergraduate Global Health and Development (DEVS 393, DEVSC 201, DEVC 401)
Population Health Intervention Research (University of Ottawa)
Public Health Experience
NHS Adolescent Sexual Health Helpline Counsellor (1999-2000)
WHO/PAHO Internship (School Health) 2001-2002
Research Consultant: Canadian Nurses Association, Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research,
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health, Public Health Agency of Canada.
Program Evaluator with the Toronto District School Board
Current member of the Board of Directors – Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research, Member Conference Planning Committee Canadian Conference for Global Health.
Past Member of the Governance Committee and the Board of the Canadian Public Health Association
Past Member of the Education Working Group of the Public Health Human Resources Task Force
Research Interests: Global health and development, disadvantaged populations, child and adolescent health, health equity, mixed methods research (qualitative and quantitative approaches), health impact assessment, and northern health.
Contact information
Offices: Carruthers Hall, Office 203 and KGH Clinical Research Centre, Angada 5-306
Phone: Carruthers Hall office - (613) 533-6000 x 79518; KGH - (613) 549-6666 x 6823
Email: davisonc@queensu.ca
http://www.queensu.ca/devs/faculty-staff/devs-adjunct-faculty/colleen-davison
Kathleen (Kate) Steel O’Connor
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health & Epidemiology
- Director, Research and Evaluation at Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health
Education
M.Sc. (University of Western Ontario)
PhD (University of Western Ontario)
Course Taught
EPID 825 - Foundations of Public Health
Public Health Experience
Public health program evaluator and Director of Research and Evaluation for the past 16 years.
Contact Information
Office: Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health, 221 Portsmouth Avenue, Kingston Phone: 613 549 1232 x 1578
Email: koconnor@kflapublichealth.ca
Beatriz Alvarado
- Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health & Epidemiology
Education
MD (Universidad del Cauca, Colombia)
M.Sc. (Universidad del Valle, Colombia)
PhD (Université de Montréal)
Course Taught
EPID 826 - Determinants of Health
Public Health Experience
Evaluation of the impact of “Healthy People 2012” on the population levels and social disparities in coronary heart disease and stroke in the United Stares
International (Canada, Colombia, Brazil) project leader integrating biological and social pathways to understand the sex/gender gap in health and disability
International (Canada, Colombia) project leader assessing how to strengthen research in HIV/AIDS through positive prevention HIV programs for Latino gay men and the frail aging populations in both countries
Contact Information
Office: Carruthers Hall, Office 205
Phone: 613 533 6000 x 79540
Email: alvaradb@queensu.ca
Kristan Aronson
- Professor, Department of Community Health & Epidemiology
- Member of the Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute
- Chair of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Population and Public Health, Canadian Institutes for Health Research
Education
M.Sc. (McGill University)
PhD (University of Toronto)
Course Taught
EPID 801 - Introduction to Epidemiology
Public Health Experience
Collaborating on projects in India addressing clean water distribution in slums and health risk associated with changes in agricultural practices and working towards reducing the incidence of cervical cancer
Contact Information
Office: Cancer Research Institute, Office 236
Phone: 613 533 6000 x 78522
Email: aronson@queensu.ca
Paul Peng
- Associate Professor, Community Health & Epidemiology
Education
B.Sc. (Lanzhou University, China)
MSc. (Lanzhou University, China)
PhD (University of Newcastle, Australia)
Courses Taught
Basic Statistics for Epidemiologists (EPID 821)
Intermediate Statistics for Epidemiologists (EPID 822)
Advanced Biostatistics (EPID 823)
Undergraduate Biostatistical Data Analysis for Life Science Students (EPID 401)
Public Health Experience
Through applications of biostatistics methods to public health related studies
Contact Information
Office: Cancer Research Institute, Office 216
Phone: 613 533 6000 x 78525
Email: pengp@queensu.ca