Allison Williams, PhD Associate Professor, School of Geography and Geology, McMaster University Burke Science Building, Room 329 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8S 4L8 Phone: (905) 525-9140 x24334 Email: awill@mcmaster.ca

Educational Background

PhD, York University
MA, University of Toronto
BA, Bishop’s University

Research Interests

Health geography; population health; triangulation; environment and health; women's health

Current Research and Scholarships

Timely access and seamless transitions in rural palliative/end of life care. (A. Williams, Donna Wilson [co-PIs); Canadian Institutes of Health Research; $798,917 (2006-2011).

Safety in home care: Perspectives from clients, family members, caregivers and providers. (A. Lang [PI], K. Stajduhar, R. Cohen, A. Williams, A. Easty, S. St. Germain, J. Lachance); Canadian Institutes of Health Research; $159,711 (2007-2010).

An evaluation of Canada's Compassionate Care Benefit from a family caregivers' perspective. (Allison Williams and Valorie Crooks [Co-PIs], K.I. Stajduhar, D. Allan, R. Cohen, K. Brazil); Canadian Institutes of Health Research; $165,490. (2006).

Timely access and Seamless Transitions in Rural Palliative/End-of-Life Care (Allison Williams [PI]); Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); $996,586 (2006-2011).

Family caregiving at end of life: A women's health issue (Priscilla Koop [PI], Marge deJong-Berg, Robin Cohen, Allison Williams, Kelli Stajduhar, Diane Allan); Canadian Foundation for Women's Health; $8035.43 (2006-2007).

Measuring the Quality of End of Life Care Provided in Inpatient Health Care Settings. (Kelli Stajduhar and Heather Cook [Co-PIs], D. Allan, D. Heyland, D. Bidgood, L. Norgrove, R. Cohen, A. Williams); Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research; $99,796 (2006-2008).

Family Caregiving in Palliative and End-of-Life Care: A New Emerging Team. (Kelli Stajduhar, Robin Cohen [Co-PI’s], Neena Chappell, P. Koop, A.M. Williams, D. Heyland); Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); $1,361,361 (2004 – 2009).

Living with Hope: Evaluation of a Psychosocial Supportive Hope Intervention. (Wendy Duggleby [PI], Allison Williams); Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); $317,695 (2005-2006).

Tracking Quality of Life in Saskatoon. (Allison Williams [PI]; Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC); $210,213 (2004-2007).

Community-University Institute for Social Research: Assessing Partnerships and Progress. (Jim Randall [PI], Allison Williams); Canadian University Research Alliance (CURA); $400,000 (2002-2006).

Environment and Health. (Allison Williams); Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Salary Award; $275,000 (2001-2006).

Development, Implementation and Initial Evaluation of a Psychosocial Supportive Hope Focused Program for Palliative Care Patients with Advanced Cancer. (Wendy Duggleby [PI], Allison Williams); Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF); $76,470 (2003-2005).

Publications

Refereed papers

Williams, A., Crooks, V., Stajduhar, K.I., Allan, D., & Cohen, R. (2006).
Improving Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit: Recommendations from Family Caregivers Providing End-of-Life Care for Relatives with Advanced Chronic Illness. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 12(9); 438-445.

Williams, A. (2005). Restructuring home care in Ontario: Using labour process change as a measure of geographical differentiation. Health & Place,12(2); 222-238.

Williams, A., Labonte, R., Randall, J., Muharjarine, N. (2005). Establishing and sustaining community-university partnerships: A case study of quality of life research. Critical Public Health, 15(3):291-302.

Labonte, R., Polanyi, M., Muhajarine, N., McIntosh, T., Williams, A.. (2005). Beyond the Divides:  Towards Critical Population Health Research, Critical Public Health, 15(1):1-13.

Holtslander, L., Duggleby, W., Williams, A., Wright, K. (2005). The Experience of Hope for Informal Caregivers of Palliative Patients. Journal of Palliative Care, 21(4):285-291.

Williams, A. (2004).  Examining Palliation on Home Space: Shaping the
Practice of Home Care. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 10(7):333-342.

Williams, A. & Garvin, T. (2004). Taking stock: Geographical perspectives on women and health in Canada. Canadian Geographer, 48(1).

Randall, J., Williams, A., Holden, B., & Waygood, K. (2003). A model for collaborative research: Building a community-university institute for social research. American Association of Geographers edited collection to be released at 100th anniversary meetings in March 2004.

Williams, A., Forbes, D., Mitchell, J., Essar, M., & Corbett, B. (2003). The influence of income on the experience of informal caregiving: Policy implications. Health Care for Women International, 24, 280-291.Link Here

Williams, A. (2002). Changing geographies of care: Employing the concept of therapeutic landscapes as a framework in examining home space. Social Science & Medicine, 55, 141-154. Link Here

Williams, A., Wagner, S. & Buettner, M. (2002). Labour process change: Women’s paid home care work in Saskatoon. Centres of Excellence for WOMEN’S HEALTH Research Bulletin, 3(1), 13-15.

Williams, A. & Cutchin, M. (2002). The rural context of health care provision. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 16(2), 107-115. Link Here

Williams, A., Montelpare, W., Wilson, S., Cheng, S., Tremelling, K., & Wells, C. (2002). Assessment of the utility of formalized palliative care education: A Niagara case study. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 4(2), 103-110.

Labonte, R., Williams, A., & Biggs, L. (2002). Wanted: One ideal Canadian federal health minister. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 56, 893-894. Link Here

Simpson-Housely, P. & Williams, A. (2002). Sense of place: The case of Canada’s Provincial Norths. Prairie Perspectives, 5, 1-16.

Williams, A. & Guilmette, A. (2001). A place for healing: Achieving health for Aboriginal women in an urban context. Canadian Journal of Native Studies, 21(1), 1-25.

Williams, A., Randall, J., Holden, B., Labonte, R., Muhajarine, N., Abonyi, S., Klein, G., & Carr, T. (2001). Quality of life in Saskatoon: Achieving a healthy, sustainable community. Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 10(2), 237-258.

Randall, J. & Williams, A. (2001). Urban quality of life: An overview. Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 10(2), 167-173.

Williams, A. & Randall, J. (co-editors). (2001). Urban quality of life. Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 10(2), Winter.

Williams, A., Caron, M., McMillan, M., Litkowich, A., Rutter, N., Hartman, A., & Yarley, J. (2001). Evaluating home care service contracts: The case of a palliative care nursing contract. Evaluation and Program Planning, 24, 23-31.

Williams, A. (2000). The diffusion of alternative health care: A case study of chiropractic and naturopathic practices. Canadian Geographer, 44(2), 152-166.

Montelpare, B. & Williams, A. (2000). Web-based learning: Challenges of using the internet in the undergraduate curriculum. Education and Information Technologies, 5(2), 85-101.

Books and book chapters

Williams, A. (forthcoming). Familial space: Examining home from the perspectives of female caregivers who are living and caring for the dying loved one at home. In Women’s Studies Research Unit (Eds.), The Lived Environments of Girls and Women, University of Saskatchewan.

Williams, A., Wagner, S., & Buettner, M. (2005). Female home health care employees: Lower status, higher risk. In L. Biggs & P. Downe (Eds.), Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies Reader, Fernwood Press: Ontairo, pp 216-221.

Williams, A. (2003). The welfare state in retreat: The impact of home care restructuring on women’s labour. In P. Browne (Ed.), Managed Competition in Ontario Home Care, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Williams, A. (2001). Home care restructuring at work: The impact of policy transformation on women’s labour. In I. Dyck, N. Lewis, & S. McLafferty (Eds). Geographies of Women’s Health, Routledge: London.