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James R. Dunn

James R. Dunn

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
49
Citations
9836
World Ranking
2947
National Ranking
162

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

James R. Dunn is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and has a research profile centered on health professions and social sciences. Their work spans several specific subfields including general health professions, health, sociology and political science, finance, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's research frequently addresses key topics such as health disparities and outcomes, homelessness and social issues, employment and welfare studies, urban, neighborhood, and segregation studies, global health care issues, housing, finance, and neoliberalism, and geriatric care and nursing homes.

James R. Dunn has published in a variety of academic venues, with multiple contributions to the following journals:

  • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Cities & Health
  • Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement

Recent publications authored or coauthored by James R. Dunn include:

  • "Effects of household chaos and parental responsiveness on child executive functions: a novel, multi-method approach" (2021, BMC Psychology)
  • "Recommendations for equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Canada" (2021, Canadian Medical Association Journal)
  • "Primary care-based interventions to address the financial needs of patients experiencing poverty: a scoping review of the literature" (2021, International Journal for Equity in Health)
  • "Health and social outcomes in the Housing First model: Testing the theory of change" (2022, EClinicalMedicine)
  • "At odds: How intraprofessional conflict and stratification has stalled the Ontario paramedic professionalization project" (2022, Journal of Professions and Organization)

The scientist collaborates regularly with multiple coauthors, including:

  • Stephen W. Hwang
  • Michel Grignon
  • Gum-Ryeong Park
  • Patricia O'Campo
  • Robbie Brydon

James R. Dunn holds the distinction of Fellow of the Geological Society of America. This recognition is listed without a specific awarding year or citation.

Best Publications

  • Social determinants of health in Canada's immigrant population: results from the National Population Health Survey.

    James R Dunn;Isabel Dyck

  • Relation between income inequality and mortality in Canada and in the United States: cross sectional assessment using census data and vital statistics.

    Nancy A Ross;Michael C Wolfson;James R Dunn;Jean-Marie Berthelot

  • Mortality among residents of shelters, rooming houses, and hotels in Canada: 11 year follow-up study

    Stephen W Hwang;Russell Wilkins;Michael Tjepkema;Patricia J O’Campo

  • Development of the Canadian Marginalization Index: A New Tool for the Study of Inequality

    Flora I Matheson;James R Dunn;Katherine L W Smith;Rahim Moineddin

  • Urban neighborhoods, chronic stress, gender and depression.

    Flora I. Matheson;Rahim Moineddin;James R. Dunn;James R. Dunn;Maria Isabella Creatore

  • Housing and inequalities in health: a study of socioeconomic dimensions of housing and self reported health from a survey of Vancouver residents

    Jim R. Dunn

  • Housing and Health Inequalities: Review and Prospects for Research

    James R. Dunn

  • Élaboration de l’indice de marginalisation canadien: un nouvel outil d’étude des inégalités

    Flora I. Matheson;Flora I. Matheson;James R. Dunn;Katherine L. W. Smith;Rahim Moineddin

  • A systematic review of outcomes associated with participation in Housing First programs

    Julia R. Woodhall-Melnik;James R. Dunn

  • Social inequality, population health, and housing: a study of two Vancouver neighborhoods.

    James R. Dunn;Michael V. Hayes

  • Deprivation Indices, Population Health and Geography: An Evaluation of the Spatial Effectiveness of Indices at Multiple Scales

    Nadine Schuurman;Nathaniel Bell;James R. Dunn;Lisa Oliver

  • The effects of housing status on health-related outcomes in people living with HIV: a systematic review of the literature.

    Chad A. Leaver;Gordon Bargh;James R. Dunn;James R. Dunn;Stephen W. Hwang;Stephen W. Hwang

  • Effects of housing circumstances on health, quality of life and healthcare use for people with severe mental illness: a review.

    Tania Kyle;James R. Dunn

  • Direct and indirect effects of perceived social support on health-related quality of life in persons living with HIV/AIDS

    Tsegaye Bekele;Sean B. Rourke;Ruthann Tucker;Saara Greene

  • Unmet healthcare need, gender, and health inequalities in Canada.

    Toba Bryant;Chad Leaver;James Dunn

  • Rethinking social epidemiology : towards a science of change

    Patricia O'Campo;James R. Dunn

  • The Neighbourhood Effects on Health and Well-being (NEHW) study.

    Patricia O׳Campo;Patricia O׳Campo;Patricia O׳Campo;Blair Wheaton;Rosane Nisenbaum;Richard H. Glazier;Richard H. Glazier

  • Telling stories: news media, health literacy and public policy in Canada.

    Michael Hayes;Ian E. Ross;Mike Gasher;Donald Gutstein

  • Physical health and gender as risk factors for usage of services for mental illness

    Flora I Matheson;Flora I Matheson;Katherine L W Smith;Ghazal S Fazli;Rahim Moineddin

  • Toward a lexicon of population health.

    James R. Dunn;Michael V. Hayes

  • Health Status, Quality of Life, Residential Stability, Substance Use, and Health Care Utilization among Adults Applying to a Supportive Housing Program

    Stephen W. Hwang;Evie Gogosis;Catharine Chambers;James R. Dunn;James R. Dunn

  • Textbook in psychiatric epidemiology: Ming T. Tsuang, Mauricio Tohen and Gwendolyn E.P. Zahner (eds) Wiley-Liss, New York (1995) 483 pp

    James Dunn

Frequent Co-Authors

Flora I. Matheson
Flora I. Matheson University of Toronto
Rahim Moineddin
Rahim Moineddin University of Toronto
Nancy A. Ross
Nancy A. Ross Queen's University
Stephen W. Hwang
Stephen W. Hwang University of Toronto
Richard H. Glazier
Richard H. Glazier University of Toronto
Patricia O'Campo
Patricia O'Campo University of Toronto
Louise Potvin
Louise Potvin University of Montreal
Mark W. Rosenberg
Mark W. Rosenberg Queen's University
Clyde Hertzman
Clyde Hertzman University of British Columbia
Aleck Ostry
Aleck Ostry University of Victoria

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