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Member Profiles
Rory Coughlan
I am a very recent graduate at the University of Victoria but during the completion of my doctoral studies in psychology I also worked as a consultant with the British Columbia Ministry of Health and Capital Health Region in Victoria. In these positions I was able to be involved with assessing the impact of several programs on both users and providers of health services in the province and region. I intend to continue to focus on health communication and promotion with a particular emphasis on the use of technology. I hope my experiences in the investigation and evaluation of health service programs will be of practical use in the slightly different climate of Ontario. Recent articles include: Stephenson, P.H.,
Wolfe, N.K., Coughlan, R. & Koehn, S. (1999) A methodological
discourse on gender, independence and frailty: Applied dimensions
of identity construction in old age. Aging and Society, 13, 4, 1-11 Current Affiliations Centre for Community
Health Promotion, University of Victoria Associated University Courses Health psychology |
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As
a social psychologist, I am interested in interpersonal communication
as well as all mediated communication between organizations and individuals.
In this regard the investigation of the influences of perceived power
differentials upon the communicative situation has been an ongoing
interest. Most of my empirical work has focused on communications
in health settings and in particular patient/client and clinician
interactions in addition to patient experiences with health institutions
and relationships. My interests also include the investigation of
the social determinants of health and health promotion strategies.
Patient groups that have been of particular interest in research
to date have included seniors and new mothers. I tend towards the
use of qualitative methodology, in particular grounded theory and
institutional ethnographical approaches, to more fully explore the
underlying meaning creation strategies and problematic areas in health
services settings.