Dr. Kevin Willison

Graduate students: Dr. Willison is a member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at Lakehead. if you need a supervisor or thesis committee member who has an interest in: aging and technology; medical sociology / the sociology of health and illness; the sociology of aging / social gerontology; public health; social determinants of health; and/or the sociology of knowledge - please contact Dr. Kevin Willison at: kdwillis@lakeheadu.ca 

Sample Publishing Contributions:

2023: My role - Open Educational Resources (OER) Peer Reviewer. For: ecampusOntario. Link: eCampusOntario  

2023: My role - CAREB-ACCER e-module Advisor. I served as a subject matter expert on: Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR). For the Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards (CAREB). 

2021-2022: My role - Online Course Developer & Instructor for Academia.edu. Courses: (1) Qualitative Methods as a Business Strategy and (2) Paths to Enhance Chronic Disease Management. Link: www.academia.edu/learn/KevinWillison

2021: My role – Researcher / Author of two submissions: Contributions to the: Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Edited by Virgil Zeigler-Hill and Todd K. Shackelford. Springer Publishing Company.  ISBN 978-3-319-24610-9.  

[i] Viktor Frankl: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1705-1

[ii] Plasticity:DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1884-1

2020: My role - Textbook Reviewer for: New Society, edited by Dr. Robert Brym. 9th Canadian Edition (as a consultant towards the development of a proposed 10th edition). Publisher: Nelson Education Limited. Contact: Nicola Smith, Content Coordinator, nicola.smith@nelson.com

2017: My role – Participant - CIHR Celebrating Health Research Storybook Project. Celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday. Link: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/50395.html

2016: My role – Researcher / Author of three submissions: Contributions to the: Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Edited by Virgil Zeigler-Hill and Todd K. Shackelford. Springer Publishing Company.  ISBN 978-3-319-24610-9.  

[i] Creativity: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1057-1

[ii] Benevolence: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1048-1  

[iii] Type D Behavior: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_1116-1  

 2015: My role – ACCEPT Study Team Member (via the Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network (CARENET). Our team provided input which significantly contributed towards a publication entitled: “Discordance between patients’ stated values and treatment preferences for end-of-life care: results of a multicentre survey.” BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, vol. 7 (3). http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-001056 Contact: team leader and P.I.: Dr. D. Heyland, MD, Kingston General Hospital (Kingston, Ontario). Email: dhk2@queensu.ca

2015: My role – Delphi Process Team Member (via the Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network (CARENET). Our team provided input which significantly contributed towards a publication entitled: “Improving End-of-Life Communication and Decision Making: The Development of Conceptual Framework and Quality Indicators.” Journal of Pain and System Management, 49 (6): 1070-1080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.12.007

2015: My role – Curriculum Developer via text PowerPoint slides (24 chapters), for Oxford University Press (Canadian Division). 4th edition of Lorne Tepperman and Patrizia Albanese’s Sociology. Contact: Katherine Skene, Editor-in-Chief, OUP Tel. (416) 441-2941 (x5694).

2013: My role - Textbook Reviewer for: Sociology: A Canadian Perspective, Third Canadian Edition. Publisher: Oxford University Press (Canada).

2011 and 2012: My role - Textbook Reviewer for: Sociology in Our Times, for both 5th and 6th Canadian Editions. Publisher: Nelson Education Limited. (Canada).

2004: My role - Glomerulonephritis - Assistant Registrar / Data monitor. This role included the collection and management of patient data, which contributed towards a publication in the journal Kidney International (Vol. 66, 2004: pages 1199 - 1205). This work was supported in part by a CIHR grant (no. 452773L). Contact: Dr. Daniel Cattran, Toronto General Hospital, Nephrology Division, University Health Network. Email: daniel.cattran@uhn.on.ca K. Willison cited in acknowledgments: https://www.kidney-international.org/article/S0085-2538(15)50174-9/pdf

2002: My role - Editor. I assisted in a review and editing of the following published article: Yan, J, Zhang, Y., Jia, Z., Taverna, F.A., McDonald, R.J., Muller, R.U., and Roder, J.C. “Place-Cell Impairment in Glutamate 2 Mutant Mice.” The Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 22: RC204. DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.22-03-j0002.2002 - Kevin Willison is cited in: https://www.jneurosci.org/content/jneuro/22/3/RC204.full.pdf

Most Recent Presentations (of 50+ since 2003)

Willison, K.D. (2022). “Unravelling Poverty Using Integrative Approaches.” 50-minute Zoom

presentation. Department of Sociology (Sociology Speaker Series), Lakehead University.

February 22. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27879.93605

Willison, K.D. (2021). “Fuzzy Logic as a Form of Triangulation for Qualitative Researchers.” Oral presentation for the 37th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference.  Conceptualizing Theory: Analytic Practices in Qualitative Research. Sponsor: Brescia University College at Western University, London, Ontario, Canada, June 21.

Willison, K.D. (2021). “Providing Culturally Sensitive Care During Pandemics and Beyond: A Pathway to Equality.” Oral presentation for the online 55^th Annual Conference of the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA). Conference theme: Resisting Racism and Colonialism. Sponsored in part by the University of Alberta (Canada). Session track: Pandemics, Development and Inequality. June 3. * Funding to participate provided in part by the Office of the Dean, Social Sciences and Humanities, Lakehead University.

Willison, K.D. (2021). “Combating Structural Inequalities and Violence Using Fuzzy Logic: An Enlightened Pathway for Sociology?” Oral presentation for the online 55^th Annual Conference of the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA). Conference theme: Resisting Racism and Colonialism. Sponsored in part by the University of Alberta (Canada). Session track: Technology and Society. May 31. * Funding to participate provided in part by the Office of the Dean, Social Sciences and Humanities, Lakehead University.

Willison, K.D. (2020). “Reimagining Inter and Intra-professionalism via Fuzzy Logic: Potential Workplace Implications.” Oral presentation. Canadian Health Workforce Network - Virtual Conference. December 10. https://www.hhr-rhs.ca/en/ (presentation found at: https://lakeheadu.academia.edu/KevinWillison)

Willison, K.D. (2019). “The Rising Tide of Fuzzy Logic within Gerontology.” 48th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting – Navigating the Tides of Aging Together. Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG). https://cag2019.ca/ October 24-26, Moncton, New Brunswick.

Willison, K.D. (2019). “Incorporating Fuzzy Logic within Cancer Research to Help Improve Integrative Health Care and Chronic Disease Management.” Seventh World Congress on Cancer Research Survivorship and Management. August 22-23, Tokyo, Japan.

Willison, K.D. (2019). “Fuzzy Logic as a Contributor to an Ethos of Using Machines.” Research and Innovation Week. Theme: Rise of the Machines. Lakehead University. March 5. Orillia, Ontario.              DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.30111.61607

Willison, K.D. (2018). Title: “Enhancing Social Accountability via a Learning Health System.” Oral presentation - Building a Socially Accountable Health Workforce session. Canadian Health Workforce Conference - CHWC 2018 - hosted at the Palais des Congrès in Gatineau, QC, October 3-5 (October 4). http://www.hhr-rhs.ca/

Willison, K.D. (2018). Title: “Mobilizing Research to help Address Sleep Disturbances Among the Aged.” Poster presentation for: CAG 2018 - 47th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting. Canadian Association on Aging, Vancouver, British Columbia. Conference theme: Making It Matter: Mobilizing Aging Research, Practice and Policy. October 18-20. http://cagacg.ca/asem/cag2018/

Willison, K.D. (2018). Title: “Opportunities for Ontario-based Dietitians and Public Policies to Positively Impact Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly Communities.” Invited 40-minute oral presentation. For, the Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health (OSNPPH). Nutrition Exchange Conference, Toronto, Ontario. May 23-24. May 24. https://www.odph.ca/annual-nutrition- exchange

Willison, K.D. (2018). Title: “Addressing Mental Health and Addiction Care Needs via Engaged Scholarship and Strong Democracy.” Waypoint Research Institute’s 6th Annual Conference – Momentum: Research Realized. May 15. Holiday Inn - Barrie Hotel & Conference Centre, Barrie, Ontario. Sponsors: Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care and, the University of Toronto.

Willison, K.D. (2018). Title: “Understanding Perceptions Pertaining to Invasive Species in Ontario Using Symbolic Interactionism.” Oral presentation - 35th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, May 18, Fredericton, New Brunswick (Canada). Hosted by St. Thomas University, http://www.qualitatives.ca

Willison, K.D. (2018). Title: “Catching the Meaning of Patient Needs and Concerns Through Inter-professional Education and Symbolic Interactionism.” Oral presentation - 35th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, May 18, Fredericton, New Brunswick. Funding to attend provided by Queen’s University (Kingston, Ont.).

Willison, K.D. (2018). Title: “Sleep Disturbances Among the Aged in North America: A Scoping of the Literature.” Poster presentation - Research in Aging - Dispelling Myths and Building Bridges - symposium. April 26. Sponsor: Dean’s Office, Faculty of Arts and Science, Queen’s University. Held in Kingston, Ontario.

Willison, K.D. (2018). Title: “Public Input on Invasive Species in Ontario: Missing in Action.” Oral presentation - Sustainability Communities Workshop, Lakehead University (Orillia campus). March 24.

Willison, K.D. (2018). Title: “Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Example Chronic Health condition.” 30-minute oral presentation - Champlain Seniors Service Club. Tuesday February 6. Royal Canadian Legion, Orillia Ontario.

Willison, K.D. (2017). Title: “Understanding the Etiology of Heart Rhythm Dysfunctions via Health /Medical Sociology.” Poster Presentation - Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (CHRS) Annual Meeting. Canadian Cardiovascular Society, September 15-16, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Contact: Sara Faubert – faubert@ccs.ca Funding assistance provided by: Lakehead University (Thunder Bay campus).

Willison, K.D. (2017). Title: “Enhancing Mental Health Services via Improved Collaborations Between Symbolic Interactionist and Community Based Participatory Research Advocates.” Oral presentation - 34th Annual Qualitative Analysis Conference, May 17 - 19, Hamilton, Ontario. Hosted by McMaster University. http://www.qualitatives.ca

Teaching & Curriculum Development + Sample Added Work Experience:

External Adjunct Professor - Department of Sociology (2016 - 2024) + Lecturer (Level 3) - Department of Interdisciplinary Studies (since 2007). Lakehead University (Orillia Campus). Sample courses taught:

Sociology of Pandemics; Introduction to Sociology; Contemporary Sociological Theory; Foundations of Sociological Research; the Sociology of Aging; Inquiry into Interprofessional Education; the Sociology of Education; Sociological Social Psychology; Research Techniques and Data Analysis; SPSS; Early Sociological Theory; the Sociology of Health and Illness; Statistical Methods in Behavioral Research; Family Sociology; the Sociology of Work; and the Sociology of Law.

College Instructor - Aplus Institute (Toronto). Part-time (2015 to present). An accredited dental hygiene program. Courses: (i) Community Dentistry; (ii) Health Psychology; (iii) Advocacy/Health Promotion; (iv) Gerontology/Sociology / Special Needs.

Term Adjunct Assistant Professor - via Distance Education. Academic terms: 2015-2018 (3 intakes); Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario). Faculty of Health Sciences (Master of Science - Aging and Health Program). School of Rehabilitation Therapy. [ http://rehab.queensu.ca/programs/aghe/faculty ]

Part-Time College Professor [one 13-week session via contract] 2012 Course: Introduction to Research Methods. Location: The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences (Toronto, Ontario).

Educator / Curriculum Developer 2008-2009 Course: Learning about Health Disciplines: An Inter-professional Approach * Funded by Health Force Ontario (HFO) – Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

University Sessional Instructor [two 14-week courses via contract] 2007-2008 Courses: [1] The New Public Health; and, [2] Selected Topics in Health and Aging (Integrative Medicine). Department of Health, Aging & Society – McMaster University (Hamilton,Ontario).

College Professor [three 14-week courses via contract] 2006-2007 Course: Health Promotion. Department of Tourism and Recreation. Humber College (North Campus,Toronto,Ontario).

University Sessional Instructor [one 12-week course via contract] 2006 Course: Adult Development and Aging (CLD409). Department of Early Childhood Education (ECE) - Ryerson University (Toronto,Ontario).

Research Analyst (1-year Contract) 2004-05 Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI) (Toronto).

Research Analyst (1-year Contract) 2003-04 University Health Network (UHN) –Toronto General Hospital – Dept. of Nephrology

Administrative Assistant – Research Division (Full-time) 2000-03 The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (Mt.Sinai Hospital - Toronto).