What We've Done

Part of the research process is sharing our findings with the academic community. 
This is a list of some of the conferences at which Women in2 Healing has been able to attend and present.

We would like to thank our generous sponsors for their help in making this possible. Please see below for a complete list.

Conference Presentations/Abstracts (peer reviewed)

  • Murphy, K. Leduc, S. Korchinski, M. Dubrule, RL. Janssen, P. Ramsden, VR. Macaulay, A. Fels, L. Granger-Brown, A. Condello, LL. Martin, RE. ‘Doing Time: A Time for Incarcerated Women to Develop a Health Action Strategy’ North American Primary Care Research Group Conference, Banff, Alberta. November 14, 2011
  • Martin, R.E.  Janssen, PA.  Buchanan, M, Buxton, JA. Christie, A. Condello, LL. Desmarais, S.Rome Dubrule, RL. Fels, L. Granger-Brown, A. Murphy, K. Korchinski, M. Leduc, S. Leggo, C. Macaulay, SC. Ramsden, VR. Tozer, K. ‘Doing Time: A Time for Incarcerated Women to Develop a Health Action Strategy.’  WHO Health in Prison Project, ‘Throughcare 2011’. Abano Terme, Italy, October 5-7, 2011
  • Martin, RE., Kwandibens, L., Christie, A., Korchinski, M., Worsfold, C., Fraser, D., Hesketh, R., Wilson, C., Condello, L., Macauley, A., Ramsden, V. Aboriginal Healing Outside of the Gates. North American Primary Care Research Group Conference, Seattle, WA. November 13-17, 2010
  • Martin RE, Adamson S, Madden T, Wilson C, Korchinski M, Granger-Brown A, Ramsden V, Buxton J, Espinoza-Magana N, Pollock S, Smith M,. Participatory Health Research: Women Inside Prison Develop And Evaluate Their Nutrition And Exercise Intervention. North American Primary Care Research Group Conference, Montreal November 14-18, 2009
  • Martin RE, Murphy K, Hanson D, Hemingway C, Ramsden VR, Buxton JA, Grange-Brown A, Condello L, Buchanan M, Espinoza Magana N, Edworthy G. The Development of Participatory Health Research Among Incarcerated Women In a Canadian Prison. North American Primary Care Research Group Conference, Montreal November 14-18, 2009
  • Desmarais SL, Buxton J, Granger-Brown A, Hanson D, Janssen P, Korchinski M, Kwandibans L, McMillan J, Murphy K, Martin RE. The Importance of Mental Health and Addictions in Incarcerated Women’s Post-Release Trajectories: Findings from a Participatory Action Research Project. 9th Annual Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, June 24-26, 2009, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Buxton JA, McMillan J, Hanson D, Ramsden VR, Granger-Brown A, Magana NE, Hislop GTC, Martin RE, and co-investigators of the research team listed on www.womenin2healing.org. ‘Where do we go from here? Participatory research by women in prison exploring housing to improve their health.’ Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 7 – 10, 2009.
  • Ramsden V, Hanson D, Buxton JA, Martin RE, co-investigators of the research team at www.womenin2healing.org. ‘What drives women’s participatory health research in prison? A qualitative analysis of paragraphs of passion.’ Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 7 – 10, 2009.
  • Martin RE, Hanson D, McMillan J, Hemingway C, Ramsden V, Buxton J, Corneil T, Granger-Brown A, Condello L, Macaulay A, Espinoza-Magana N, Janssen P, Hislop TG. ‘Homelessness as viewed by incarcerated women engaged in participatory research’. Women’s Health Research Network Summer Institute 2009; More than a Catchphrase: Transformative Knowledge Translations in Women’s Health Kelowna, May 21-22 2009.
  • Adamson S, Madden T, Wilson C, Korchinski M, Martin RE, Granger-Brown A, Ramsden V, Buxton J, Espinoza-Magana N, Pollock S, Smith M, Macaulay AC, Condello LL, Hislop TG. ‘Participatory health research: women inside prison develop and evaluate their nutrition and exercise intervention.’ Women’s Health Research Network Summer Institute 2009; More than a Catchphrase: Transformative Knowledge Translations in Women’s Health Kelowna, May 21-22 2009.
  • McMillan J, Martin RE, Hanson D, Muller A, Ramsden VR, Buxton J, Granger-Brown A, Espinoza-Magana N, Janssen P, Corneil T, Hislop GTC. ‘Participatory research by women in prison exploring housing to improve their health: Where do we go to from here? ‘Inaugural Collaborative Canadian prison-health-academic-community health and education conference. Vancouver. December 4-5, 2008
  • Ramsden VR, McMillan J, Granger-Brown A, Espinoza-Magana N, Hislop GTC, Martin RE and Women in2 Healing.[1] ‘What drives women’s participatory health research in prison? A qualitative analysis of paragraphs of passion. Workshop presentation #62’, Inaugural Collaborative Canadian prison-health-academic-community health and education conference. Vancouver, December 4-5, 2008.
  • Martin RE, Murphy K, Chan R, Ramsden VR, Granger-Brown A, Macaulay AC, Kahlon R, Ogilvie G, Hislop GT. ‘Participatory Health Research in a Canadian Women’s Prison: Beginning with Exploratory Work’. North American Primary Care Research Group, Puerto Rico; Nov 2008
  • Ramsden VR, McMillan JJ, Hanson D, Granger-Brown A, Buxton J, Espinoza-Magana N, Hislop GT, Macaulay AC, Martin RE. ‘Latent Force & Possibility: A Qualitative Analysis of Paragraphs of Passion’. North American Primary Care Research Group, Puerto Rico; Nov 2008
  • Murphy K, Martin RE, Salmon A, Macaulay A. ‘Giving Voice to Prison Mothers’. Family Medicine Forum 2008. Toronto, Canada; Oct 2008.
  • McMillan J, Hanson D, Ramsden V, Granger-Brown A, Buxton J, Espinoza-Magana N, Hislop GT, Macaulay AC, Martin RE. ‘What Drives Women’s Participatory Health Research in Prison? A Qualitative Analysis of Paragraphs of Passion’. Family Medicine Forum 2008. Toronto, Canada; Oct 2008
  • Murphy K, Martin RE. ‘Giving voice to Prison Mothers.’ Annual Residents’ Research Day, UBC Department of Family Practice. Vancouver, BC Canada; June 2008.
  • McMillan J, Martin RE. ‘Where do we go from here?’Annual Residents’ Research Day, UBC Department of Family Practice. Vancouver, BC Canada; June 2008.
  • Murphy K, Espinoza-Magana N, Martin RE. ‘Participatory Research in a Canadian Women’s Prison.’ Women’s Health Research Network, Spring Institute, Victoria, BC Canada; 2008.
  • Martin RE. ‘Participatory Health Research in a Canadian Women’s Prison: How it all began.’ 8th Western Canadian Departments of Family Medicine Research Day, University of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon. May 2008.
  • Martin RE. ‘Participatory research with women in prison to improve health.’ The 2nd annual Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health. University of Massachusetts Medical School Boston. Boston, MA. USA. Mar 2008.
  • Martin RE, Hislop GT, Ogilvie G, Wardman D, Ramsden VR, Macaulay A, Janssen P, Meyer K, Fels L, Leggo C, Arvay M, Calam B, Corneil T, Granger-Brown A, Buxton J. ‘Participatory Research with Women in Prison to Improve Health.’ UBC Department of Family Practice, Faculty Research Day. Vancouver. June 21, 2007
  • Martin RE, Ramsden V. ‘Participatory research by women in prison exploring housing to improve their health: Where do we go from here?’ 7th Western Departments of Family Medicine Research Conference. Edmonton, Alberta. May 2007.
  • Martin RE, Ramsden V. ‘Describing ways that women in prison engage in participatory research to improve their health.’ 7th Western Departments of Family Medicine Research Conference. Edmonton, Alberta. May 2007.
  • Women of the ACCW research team and Martin RE. ‘Participatory research with women in prison to improve health.’ Annual Corrections Health Care Conference. Justice Institute of BC, Burnaby May 2007.
  • Martin RE and Women of Alouette Correctional Centre for Women (ACCW) Research Team. ‘Participatory research with women in prison to improve health.’ International Union for Health Promotion and Education, Vancouver. June 2007
  • Martin RE and Alouette Correctional Centre for Women research team[2]. ‘Action Research Using Participatory Methods with Women in Prison to Improve Health.’ North American Primary Care Research Group Annual meeting. Tucson, Arizona. October 2006.
  • Fehr S, Martin RE, Spittal P, et al. ‘Developing action research using participatory methods with women in prison to improve health.’ Women's Health Research Network, UBC Summer Institute. Vancouver. June 2006.
  • Stephens U, Martin RE, Spittal P, et al. ‘Participatory action research: collaborating with women in prison who wish to improve their health and to re-enter society.’ Women's Health Research Network, UBC Summer Institute. Vancouver. June 2006.
  • Martin RE, Spittal P, Fayant M, Granger-Brown A, Slater A, et al. ‘Action research using participatory methods with women in prison to improve health.’ BC Women’s Health Research Network Summer Institute. June 2006

Refereed Publications – Journals

  •  Martin, R.E. Korchinski, M. Granger-Brown, A. Ramsden, V.R. Buxton, J.A. Espinoza-Magana, N. Pollock, S. Smith, M.J. Macaulay, A.C. Condello, L.L. Hislop, T.G. ‘Women inside prison develop and evaluate a pilot fitness program’. B. C. Medical Journal. (Submitted 25th January, 2012; in review)
  • Martin, R.E. Buxton, J.A. Ramsden, V.R. Corneil, T. Granger-Brown, A. Condello, L.L. Macaulay, A.C. Espinoza-Magana, N. Janssen, P.A. Hislop, T.G. ‘Housing and Homelessness for women in prison’. B. C. Medical Journal. (Submitted 25th January, 2012; in review)
  • Buchanan M., Murphy K, Martin RE, et al. (2011) “Understanding Incarcerated Women’s Perspectives on Substance Use: Catalysts, Reasons for Use, Consequences, and Desire for Change.” Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 2011;50.2: 81 – 100.
  • Martin, R.E. Murphy, K. Chan, R. Ramsden, V.R. Granger-Brown, A. Macaulay, A.C. Kahlon, R. Ogilvie, G. Hislop, T.G. ‘Primary health care: applying the principles within a community-based participatory health research project that began in a Canadian women's prison.’ Global Health Promotion. 2009; 16: 4: 43-53.
  • Martin, R.E. Murphy, K. Hanson, D. et al. ‘The development of participatory health research among incarcerated women in a Canadian prison.’ Int J of Prisoner Health. 2009; 5.2: 95 –107.
  • Martin RE, Torikka L, Chan R, Granger-Brown A, Ramsden V. ‘Healing Facilitated by Research.’ Can Fam Phys. 2008; 54: 244 - 245.

Posters

  •  Ramsden, VR. Macaulay, A. Janssen, P. Buchanan, M. Korchinski, M. Leduc, S. Dubrule, RL.. Fels, L. Granger-Brown, A. Condello, LL. Martin, RE. ‘Doing Time: A Time for Incarcerated Women to Develop a Health Action Strategy’ Family Medicine Forum 2011. Montreal, November , 2011
  • Martin, RE., Janssen, P., Ramsden, V., Macauley A., Doing Time Research Team. ‘Doing Time: A Time to Develop a Strategic Action Plan to Improve the Health of Women in Prison’. North American Primary Care Research Group Conference, Seattle, WA. November 13-17, 2010
  • Martin, RE., Kwandibens, L., Christie, A., Korchinski, M., Worsfold, C., Fraser, D., Hesketh, R., Wilson, C., Condello, L., Macauley, A., Ramsden, V. ‘Aboriginal Healing Outside of the Gates.’ Family Medicine Forum, Vancouver, BC. October 14-16, 2010
  • Martin RE, and co-investigators of the research team listed on www.womenin2healing.org. ‘Doing Time: participatory research to develop a prison action health strategy.’ Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) Annual Conference. Winnipeg, June 2009.
  • Korchinsky M, Murphy K, Espinoza-Magana N, Martin RE, Janssen P, Kwandibans L, McMillan JJ, Hemingway C, Granger Brown A, Condello L, Ramsden VR, Desmerais S, Fels L, Buxton J, Buchanan M, Leggo C, Macaulay A, Fairbrother N, Meyer K, Ogilvie G, Shannon K, Corneil TC, Wardman D, Frankish J. ‘Doing time: A time for incarcerated women to develop an action health strategy.’ Inaugural Collaborative Canadian prison-health-academic-community health and education conference. Vancouver, December 2008.
  • Martin RE, Hanson D, McMillan J, Ramsden VR, Buxton J, Granger-Brown A, Espinoza-Magana N, Janssen P, Corneil T, Hislop TG. ‘Participatory research by women in prison exploring housing to improve their health: Where do we go from here?’ Family Medicine Forum. Toronto. October 2008.
  • Hemmingway C, Martin RE, et al. ‘Horticulture at ACCW.’ Annual Residents’ Research Day, UBC Department of Family Practice. Vancouver. June 2008.

 

Sponsors

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