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2006 Presentations

Varcoe, C., Wuest, J. & Ford-Gilboe, M. (abstract accepted for November, 2006). Examining the Relationships Among Abuse, Social, Economic and Personal Resources and Health After Leaving An Abusive Partner. Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Research Conference, Victoria, British Columbia.

Samuels-Dennis, J. & Ford-Gilboe, M. (2006, July). The theory-driven approach: Its relevance to interventions and programs directed at ameliorating the effects of intimate partner violence. Paper presented at the Canadian Evaluation Society annual conference, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

Mulvihill, D, Ford-Gilboe, M., Berman, H., Csiernik, R., & Forchuk, C. (2006, May). An ecological model for intimate partner violence, post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol dependence. Paper presented at Nursing Research: The Path to Excellence, sponsored by School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario and Iota Omicron Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, London, Ontario.

Riddell, T, Ford-Gilboe, M., & Liepert, B. (2006, May). Strategies used by rural women to stop, avoid or escape from intimate partner violence. Paper presented at Nursing Research: The Path to Excellence, sponsored by School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario and Iota Omicron Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, London, Ontario.

Samuels-Dennis, J. (2006, May). Poster presentation – Relationship among Employment Status, Stressful Life Events, and Depression in Single Mothers. Presented at Nursing Research: The Path to Excellence, sponsored by School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario and Iota Omicron Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, London, Ontario.

Samuels-Dennis, J. & Ford-Gilboe, M. (2006, May). The theory-driven approach: an evaluation of intimate partner violence interventions. Paper presented at Nursing Research: The Path to Excellence, sponsored by School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario and Iota Omicron Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, London, Ontario.

Bentley-White, K., Merritt-Gray, M., Wuest, J., Ford-Gilboe, M., & Varcoe, C. (2006, April). Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sample of Canadian women who have left an abusive partner. Paper presented at the Nurses Network on Violence Against Women International Conference, Portland, Oregon.

Ford-Gilboe, M. (2006, April). The capacities of vulnerable women and their children: Lessons from a program of research. Keynote Address at Nursing Research: The path to Excellence, sponsored by Iota Omricon Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau and School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.

Ford-Gilboe, M., Varcoe, C., Wuest, J., Davies, L., Hankivsky, O., Merritt-Gray, M., Lent, B., Campbell, J., & Wilk, P. (2006, April). A profile of women’s health, resources and exposure to violence in the early years after leaving an abusive partner. Paper Presented at the Nurses Network on Violence Against Women International Conference, Portland, Oregon.

Lucarotti, A, Worunuk, J.,Wuest, J., Merritt-Gray, M., Ford-Gilboe, M. & Varcoe, C. (2006, April). Health problems and medicaton use among women who have left abusive male partners. UNB Nursing Research Day, Fredericton, NB.

MacIntosh, J. (2006, April). Fostering positive relationships: Strategies to address work place bullying. Keynote Address at Capital District Health Authority Nursing Leadership Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

MacIntosh, J. (2006, April). Understanding the effects of work place violence on the health of women. Paper Presented at the Nurses Network on Violence Against Women International Conference, Portland, Oregon.

MacIntosh, J., Merritt-Gray, M., & Wuest, J. (2006, April). The Impact of Workplace Bullying on Women’s health. UNB Nursing Research Day, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Merritt-Gray, M., & Wuest, J. (2006, April). Shifting the pattern of abusive control in intimate partner violence. Paper presented at the Nurses Network on Violence Against Women International Conference, Portland, Oregon.

Mulvihill, D.L. (2006, April) Ecological models and their application to women who have the experience of intimate partner violence, posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol dependence. Women’s Health Council, Enhancing Women’s Health Research Ottawa, Ontario.

Varcoe, C. (2006, April). Learning from women’s voices. Invited keynote speaker. Battered Women’s Justice Project. Seattle, Washington.

Varcoe, C., Hankivsky, O., Ford-Gilboe, M., & Wuest, J. (2006, April). Dollars and Sense: What are the economic costs for women after leaving an abusive partner? Paper presented at the Nurses Network on Violence Against Women International Conference, Portland, Oregon.

Wuest, J., & Merritt-Gray, M. (2006, April). Women’s health and shifting the dynamic of power and control in abusive intimate partner relationships. Paper presented at Qualitative Health Research Conference, Edmonton, Alberta.

Wuest, J., Merritt-Gray, M., Ford-Gilboe, M. & Varcoe, C. (2006, April). The health effects of intimate partner violence: An overview of findings from Wave 1 of a Longitudinal Study. UNB Nursing Research Day, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Wuest, J., Merritt-Gray, M., Ford-Gilboe, M. & Varcoe, C, Lucarotti, A. (2006, April). Medication Usage among Canadian women in the early years after leaving an abusive partner. Paper presented at the Nurses Network on Violence Against Women International Conference, Portland, Oregon.

Wuest, J., & Merritt-Gray, M. (2006, March). Women’s physical and mental health in the early years after leaving an abusive partner: Overview and preliminary findings. Fredericton Network (Agencies concerned with Family Violence).

Huynh, V., & Varcoe, C. (2006, February). Women’s Strategies for Reducing Violence in Abusive Relationships. Poster presentation. Ethel John’s Nursing Research Forum, Xi Eta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, Vancouver, BC.

2005 Presentations

Ford-Gilboe, M. (2005, November). Rebuilding security in the aftermath of woman abuse: Linking access and Harassment to safety of mothers and their children. Invited Panelist, Preconference Workshop on Promoting the safety of women and their children when women separate from abusive partners, National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.

Lucarotti, A., Gregan, J. Merritt-Gray, M. & Wuest, J. (2005, November). Patterns of Prescription Drug and Over-the-Counter Medication Use among Women who have left Abusive Male Partners. Muriel McQueen Fergusson Center for Family Violence Research Day.

Merritt-Gray, M. & Wuest, J. (2005, November). Achieving non-violence in abusive relationships: It may be a success but is this a relationship I really want? Muriel McQueen Fergusson Center for Family Violence Research Research Day.

Mulvihill, D.L. (2005, October) The interrelationships and the interconnecting patterns between intimate partner violence, posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol dependence, literature search (1995-2004) McMaster Research Day, Hamilton, Ontario.

Mulvihill, D.L. (2005, October). Nursing care of children after a traumatic incident. 4^th Biennial Pediatric Health Care Conference, Child First, Patient Second, Toronto, Ontario.

Varcoe, C., Hankivsky, O., Ford-Gilboe, M., & Wuest, J. (2005, October). The Economic Costs of Violence Against Women After Leaving: Building Evidence For Better Prevention and Supportive Policies and Practices. Paper presented at the World Congress on Violence, Banff, Alberta.

Ford-Gilboe, M., Varcoe, C., Wuest, J., Davies, L., Hankivsky, O., Merritt-Gray, M., & Wilk, P. (2005, September) Predictors of women’s health in the early years after leaving an abusive partner. Poster presented at the Canadian Public Health Association Annual Conference, Ottawa, Ontario.

Varcoe, C., Ford-Gilboe, M., Wuest, J., Davies, L., Hankivsky, O., Merritt-Gray, M., & Wilk, P. (2005, September). Predictors of women’s health in the early years after leaving an abusive partner. Invited poster to Gender, Violence and Health Workshop Canadian Institutes of Health Research Workshop, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Ford-Gilboe, M., Varcoe, C., Wuest, J., Davies, L., Hankivsky, O., Merritt-Gray, M., Campbell, J., & Wilk, P. (2005, June). Determinants of women’s health in the early years after leaving an abusive partner: Testing a Causal Model. Paper presented at the International Family Nursing Conference, Victoria, British Columbia.

Varcoe, C., Ford-Gilboe, M., Wuest, J., Merritt-Gray, M. (2005, June). Economic resources after leaving an abusive partner: Implications for family nursing. Paper presented at the International Family Nursing Conference, Victoria, BC. economic resources and health.

Ford-Gilboe, M., Varcoe, C., Wuest, J., Davies, L., Hankivsky, O., Merritt-Gray, M., Campbell, J., & Wilk, P. (2005, May). Abuse History and Resources as Determinants of Women’s Physical Health in the Early Years After Leaving an Abusive Partner. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.

Ford-Gilboe, M., Varcoe, C., Wuest, J., Davies, L., Hankivsky, O., Merritt-Gray, M., Campbell, J., & Wilk, P. (2005, May). The effects of personal, social and economic resources on women’s health in the early years after leaving an abusive partner. Paper presented at Nursing Research: The Path to Excellence, sponsored by School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario and Iota Omicron Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, London, Ontario.

Merritt-Gray, M. & Wuest, J. (2005, May). Achieving non-violence in abusive relationships. 10th Annual Nursing Research Day, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Mulvihill, D.L. (2005, May). The embodied person and its importance to nursing. International Council of Nursing Congress, Taipei, Taiwan.

Samuels-Dennis, J. (2005, May). Poster presentation – Assessing Stressful Life Events, Psychological Well-Being and Coping Styles in Sole-Support Parents. Presented at Nursing Research: The Path to Excellence, sponsored by School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario and Iota Omicron Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, London, Ontario.

Davies, L., Ford-Gilboe, M., Merritt-Gray, M., & Galajda, J. (2005, April). Work and family trajectories and psychological distress among women who have experienced intimate partner violence. Paper presented at the North Central Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Merritt-Gray, M., & Wuest, J. (2005, April) Implications of abuse research for clinical interventions. Charlotte County Interdisciplinary Family Violence Committee, St. Stephen, New Brunswick.

2004 Presentations

Ford-Gilboe, M., Wuest, J., Varcoe, C., Davies, L., Hankivsky, O., & Merritt-Gray, M. (2004, October). A New Emerging Team (NET) on the health effects of intimate partner violence after leaving. Paper presented at the 3nd Annual Research Symposia, CIHR Institute of Gender and Health, Montreal, Quebec.

Ford-Gilboe, M., Varcoe, C., Wuest, J., Davies, L., Hankivsky, O., Merritt-Gray, M., Campbell, J., & Wilk, P. (2004, October). The effects of personal, social and economic resources on women’s health in the early years after leaving an abusive partner: Challenges and preliminary findings. Paper presented at the Nurses Network on Violence Against Women International (NNVAWI) Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

Merritt-Gray, M., & Wuest, J. (2004, October). Woman abuse research: Lessons learned. Elsipogtog Reserve, New Brunswick.

Mulvihill, D.L. (2004, October). The health impact of childhood trauma: An integrative literature review (1996-2003). Nursing Network Women Against Violence Against Women, International, Boston, Massachusetts.

Varcoe, C., Hankivsky, O., Ford-Gilboe, M., Wuest, J., Merritt-Gray, M., & Davies, L. (2004, October). Economic Costs of Violence Against Women in the early years after leaving. Paper presented at the Nurses Network on Violence Against Women International (NNVAWI) Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.

Varcoe, C. (2004, September). The Long-Term Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Mental and Physical Health of Women who have left Abusive Relationships: Building the Evidence to Improve Professional Practice and Public Policy. Invited presentation to Gender, Violence and Health Workshop Canadian Institutes of Health Research Workshop, Toronto, Ontario.

Lent, B., MacMillan, H., & Wathen, C.N. (2004, June). Approaches to Screening for Violence Against Women. Trillium Research Day, London, Ontario.

Ford-Gilboe, M., Wuest, J., Varcoe, C., Davies, L., Hankivsky, O., & Merritt-Gray, M. (2004, May). The long-term health effects of intimate partner violence on women’s mental and physical health in the early years after leaving and abusive partner. Poster presented at the Canadian Nursing Research Conference, London, Ontario.

Martins, L., Ford-Gilboe, M., & Berman, H. (2004, May). Sense of coherence, quality of professional support and family health work as predictors of mental and physical health in women with Diffuse Spastic Gastrointestinal Disorder. Poster presented at the Canadian Nursing Research Conference, London, Ontario.

2003 Presentations

Ford-Gilboe, M., Varcoe, C., Wuest, J., Davies, L., Hankivsky, O., & Merritt-Gray, M. (2003, October). A New Emerging Team (NET) on the health effects of woman abuse in the early years after leaving: Summary of Progress. Paper presented at the 1st Mega-NET meeting sponsored by the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health, Toronto, Ontario.

Ford-Gilboe, M., Wuest, J., Varcoe, C., Davies, L., Hankivsky, O., & Merritt-Gray, M. (2003, October). The effects of personal, social and economic resources on physical and mental health of women in the early years after leaving an abusive partner. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Research Symposia, CIHR Institute of Gender and Health, Edmonton, Alberta.

Ford-Gilboe, M., Wuest, J., Varcoe, C., Davies, L., Hankivsky, O., & Merritt-Gray, M. (2003, October). The long-term impact of intimate partner violence on mental and physical health of women who have left abusive relationships: Building the evidence to improve professional practice and public policy. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Research Symposia, CIHR Institute of Gender and Health, Edmonton, Alberta.

Varcoe, C. (2003, September). Violence Against Women in Canada: Challenges in Policy and Practice. Invited presentation to the First National Conference on Women’s Substance Abuse Treatment. Vancouver, British Columbia.