School of Urban and Regional Planning
Queen's University
School of Urban and Regional Planning
Since 1970, our rigorous and well-focused two-year Master of Planning (M.PL.) program allows our students to develop the knowledge and skills they require to become leaders in the planning field and to meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving urban environment.
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Full-Time Faculty: Patricia Collins
Contact Information
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Patricia Collins
Assistant Professor Contact Information Office: Robert Sutherland Hall, Room 531 Telephone: 613-533-6000 x 77060 Twitter: @HealthyCityProf |
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Introduction
Patricia Collins is a researcher and teacher in the area of Healthy Community Planning. She is cross-appointed to Queen’s School of Kinesiology & Health Studies, and is a research associate at the KFL&A Health Unit. She has a PhD in Health Geography from Simon Fraser University, where she taught SFU’s first course on Health and the Built Environment. Patricia grew up just outside of Kingston, and is delighted to be back in her hometown.
Research Interests
Patricia’s research falls within the areas of healthy community planning, population health, urban governance, and sustainability planning, applying a social equity lens to much of her work. Her current research program is diverse, spanning the topics of integrated community sustainability planning, active transportation, and municipal food security.
Education
2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, Health Aging & Society
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada2009 Ph.D. Health Geography
Simon Frasier University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada2004 M.Sc. Health Research Methodology
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada2002 B.Sc. with distinction, Honours Biology Coop
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaCourses Taught
SURP-819 Quantitative Methods
SURP-823 Health & Social Planning Project Course
SURP-861 Healthy Community Planning
HLTH-497 Health and the Built Environment
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Collins PA, Resendes SJ, Dunn JR. “Investigating Community Health Centres’ Initiatives to Address Population Health Inequities at the Neighbourhood Level in Ontario.” Currently under development for Health Education Research.
Collins PA, Hayes MV. “Examining the Capacities of Municipal Government to Reduce Health Inequities: A survey of Municipal Actors’ Perceptions in Metro Vancouver.” Submitted to Urban Studies June 2012.
Alberghetti A, Collins PA. “A Passion for Gambling: A Conceptual Analysis and Review of Gambling Behaviours Among the Older Adult Population in Canada.” Currently under revision for International Gambling Studies.
Collins PA. “Do Great Local Minds Think Alike? Assessing Consensus in Perceptions of the Social Determinants of Health between Non-Profit and Governmental Actors in Two Canadian Cities”. Health Education Research 2012; 27(3): 371-84.
Collins PA, Hayes MV. “The Role of Urban Municipal Governments in Reducing Health Inequities: A Meta-Narrative Mapping Analysis.” International Journal for Equity in Health 2010; 9(1): 13.
Abelson J, Collins PA. “Media Hyping of Drug Policy in Canada and the UK: The Case of Herceptin.” Healthcare Policy2009; 4(3): e113-e128.
Collins PA, Hayes MV, Oliver LN. “Neighbourhood Quality and Self-Rated Health: A Survey of Eight Suburban Neighbourhoods in the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area.” Health & Place 2009; 15: 156-64.
Collins PA. “Exploring the roles of urban municipal governments in addressing population health inequalities: A census of opinions of politicians and senior-level staff.” 7th International Conference on Urban Health conference abstract, Journal of Urban Health 2009; 86 (3): 487-8.
Collins PA, Hayes MV. “20 years since Ottawa and Epp: Researchers’ Reflections on Challenges, Gains, and Future Prospects for Reducing Health Inequities in Canada.” Health Promotion International 2007; 22 (4): 337-45.
Collins PA, Abelson J, Eyles JD. “Knowledge into Action? Understanding Ideological Barriers to Addressing Health Inequalities at the Local Level.” Health Policy 2007; 80 (1): 158-71.
Collins PA, Abelson J, Pyman H, Lavis J. “Are We Expecting Too Much From Print Media? An Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of the 2002 Canadian Healthcare Reform Debate.” Social Science & Medicine 2006; 63 (1): 89-102.
Collins P, Abelson J, Eyles J. “Exploring Ideological Barriers to Addressing Health Inequalities at the Local Level.” 4th International Conference on Urban Health conference abstract, Journal of Urban Health 2005; 82 (S5): 10-11.
Abelson J, Eyles J, McLeod C, Collins P, McMullan C, Forest PG. “Does Deliberation Make a Difference? Results from a Citizens Panel Study of Health Goals Priority Setting.” Health Policy 2003; 66 (1): 95-106.
Peer-Reviewed Confrence Presentations (Last 5-years)
Collins P. “Examining Municipal Intentions to Address Local Health Issues: An Analysis of Official Community Plans of Five Metro Vancouver Municipalities.” Abstract accepted for the 2012 Association of Collegiate Schools in Planning Conference. Cincinatti, OH, 1-4 November 2012. (forthcoming)
Collins P (presenter), Mayer D. “Examining active transportation patterns in Kingston, Ontario, Canada: An analysis of socio-demographics, destinations, and duration by modal split.” 2012 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, 27-31 October 2012. (forthcoming)
Mayer D (presenter), Collins P. “Examining the Scope, Facilitators, and Barriers to Active Transportation Patterns in Kingston, Ontario: A Seasonal Analysis.” Abstract accepted for the Canadian Public Health Association 2012 Conference. Edmonton, AB, 11-14 June 2012.
Collins P (presenter), Mayer D. “Examining the relationship between active transportation and neighbourhood deprivation in Kingston, Ontario: A spatial analysis”. Forthcoming presentation at Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Waterloo, ON, 28 May – 2 June 2012.
Collins P (co-presenter), Resendes S (co-presenter). “Exploring CHCs’ Initiatives to Address Upstream Health Determinants in Ontario.” Oral presentation at Association of Ontario Health Centres Conference. Toronto, ON, 8-10 June 2011.
Collins P. “Exploring the roles of urban municipal governments in addressing population health inequities: Prescriptions, capacities, and intentions.” Oral presentation at 9th International Conference on Urban Health. New York City, NY, 27-29 October 2010.
Collins P (presenter), Hayes M. “Exploring the roles of urban municipal governments in addressing population health inequalities: A census of opinions of politicians and senior-level staff.” Poster presentation at 7th International Conference on Urban Health, Vancouver, BC, 29-31 October 2008.
Collins P (presenter), Hayes M. “Exploring the roles of urban municipal governments in addressing population health disparities: A census of opinions of politicians and senior-level staff.” Poster presentation at 136th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, 25-29 October 2008.
Collins P (presenter), Hayes M. “Exploring the roles of urban municipal governments in addressing population health inequalities: Review of four contrasting bodies of literature.” Oral presentation at Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, 20-24 May 2008.
Collins P (presenter), Hayes M. “The 20th Anniversary of the Ottawa Charter: Challenges and Prospects for Reducing Health Inequities in Canada.” Oral presentation at 19th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Pan-Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, BC, 10-15 June 2007.
Collins P (presenter), Hayes M. “The 20th Anniversary of the Ottawa Charter: Challenges, Gains, and Future Prospects.” Oral presentation at 1st Conference of the journal Public Health Social, Cultural and Economic Determinants of Health, Sana Lisboa Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal, 9-11 May 2007.
Professional Memberships
International Society for Urban Health
Canadian Public Health Association
American Planners Association
Canadian Association of Geographers
Grants
CIHR Municipal-level interventions to reduce household food insecurity – Letter of intent currently under review
SSHRC Integrated Community Sustainability Planning in Four Mid-Sized Municipalities in Ontario - June 2012 to May 2014
SARC Integrated Community Sustainability Planning in Kingston, Ontario – April 2012 to March 2013
Employment History
2012 Assistant Professor, Queen's University
2010-2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, McMaster University
Consulting Projects
Not availible at this time.
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