qualifications: MD, MSc, FRCP(C)
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Emeritus Professor
Donald C. Cole is an occupational, environmental, and public health physician, with a masters’ in health research methods, and post-doctoral studies in ecosystem approaches to health. During over thirty-five years of practice (clinical and population-related), research and policy work in Canada and lower and middle-income countries, he has led multi-stakeholder action research processes to change socio-ecological conditions to improve physical and mental health. He has co-led applied research on pesticides, urban agriculture, food systems and nutrition in South America, East Africa and Ontario. In addition to retired professor duties, he works part-time as a clinician and part-time at Fairfields, the family farm.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Health Studies; Research Associate, International Migration Research Centre (IMRC), Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada. Expertise in migrant agricultural workers' health, health care and workers' compensation. Geographic areas: Canada, Mexico and Jamaica.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Associate Professor
qualifications: RN, BScN
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision
position: Occupational Health Nurse
Michelle is a certified Occupational Health Nurse who has had an interesting and rewarding career covering administration, research, education, consulting and clinical work. She has focussed on the health and working environments of workers for the past 21 years and since 2006, a large amount of her clinical work has been concentrated on Migrant Agricultural Workers in Ontario and Canada.
Women's wellbeing and Niska (goose) Harvesting in subarctic Ontario, Canada
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COVID-19 in endangered Indigenous groups from the Amazonia, Ecuador
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Experiences of rural Australian men with online SMART Recovery mutual-help groups
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Attraction and retention of nurses in rural, remote and isolated locations
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11th Biennial Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC) 2024, 2–6 December 2024, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia
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Te Tāreitanga: Evolving understanding of health workforce research, 9 December 2024, Dunedin, NZ, and online
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4th International Indigenous Health & Wellbeing Conference 2025, 16–19 June 2025, Adelaide Convention Centre, Kaurna Country, Australia
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