Dr. Ashley Williams received her PhD! 

Dr. Williams’ PhD, supervised by Drs. Heidi Cramm and Catherine Donnelly, focused on Veterans’ experience of the health service transition associated with military-to-civilian transition with a focus on primary care access and provision. Ashley is continuing her work in this area in her post-doctoral fellowship where she studies military and Veteran cultural competence among civilian healthcare providers. Other research interests include health service access among military families and wellbeing of public safety personnel and their families.

Dr. Kamaldeep Gill received the Col. Russell Mann Award!

Dr. Gill received the Col. Russell Mann Military, Veteran, and Public Safety Families Research Award, sponsored by The Vanier Institute of the Family, at CIMVHR Forum 2022 for her presentation, A Systematic Review of Suicidality amongst Military Family Members: Prevalence and Associated Factor. This work is part of a multi-year research program funded by Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families, conducted by an international team (Drs. Denise Dubois, Heidi Cramm, Nicola Fear, Alyson Mahar, Janette Leroux).

Dr. Gill is a postdoctoral fellow with FMRG, funded through Mitacs in partnership with Wounded Warriors Canada, where she is engaged in a program evaluation of the Surviving Spouses Program. 

Families and Couples Resource Hub

An online wellbeing hub designed to support the specific yet diverse challenges faced by loved ones of public safety personnel. 

Provides a wide range of information, resources, and skill-building strategies to help you navigate your unique life circumstances.

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Spouse Wellbeing Course

Here, spouses or significant others may also access a free, self-guided iCBT (internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy) course anytime that will help you understand and manage your mental health.

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Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Forum: Supporting the Mental and Physical Health of Public Safety Personnel: Dr. Heidi Cramm presented Families and occupational health: A bidirectional perspective in Montreal, Quebec (September 8-9). 

Badge of Life Canada - Advancing Post Traumatic Growth: Dr. Heidi Cramm and Lisa Delaney presented in Orangeville, Ontario (October 1-2). 

Coming Together - A Focus on Paramedic Organization Mental Health, presented by the Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs Psychological Health and Wellness Committee: Dr. Linna Tam-Seto and Lisa Delaney presented in Niagara Falls, Ontario (October 4). 

Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research Forum 2022: Many members of the FMRG team attended and presented in Halifax, Nova Scotia (October 17-19).

The 8th Annual ‘Helping the Helpers’ Awareness and Education Day for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Dr. Margaret Campbell attended the event in Antigonish, Nova Scotia (October 29). 

SPOTLIGHT

This issue, we are featuring Research Associate Marilyn Cox. Marilyn has a BA in Sociology from the University of Western Ontario and a master’s degree in Family Studies and Gerontology from Mount Saint Vincent University. She is currently a research associate with the School of Rehabilitation Therapy at Queen’s University. As a member of the Families Matter Research Group, her research focuses on the experiences and relationships of individuals and families to understand strengths and vulnerabilities. Her primary interest is the environments and processes that enhance family functioning, and the resources and support systems needed to promote healthy outcomes.

m.cox@queensu.ca

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