Julia Abelson, Simon Fraser University

Research

Cancer Control Cancer Drugs Health Economics Health Services Research Public Engagement

Latest papers

Knowledge into action? Understanding ideological barriers to addressing health inequalities at the local level
Health Policy · 2007
Are we expecting too much from print media? An analysis of newspaper coverage of the 2002 Canadian healthcare reform debate
Social Science and Medicine · 2006

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Deliberative public engagement to inform cancer control decision-making in Canada
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$775,127
Eliciting public values to inform cancer drug decision-making across Canada
CIHR · 2016 · Principal investigator
$19,980

All 2 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Knowledge into action? Understanding ideological barriers to addressing health inequalities at the local level

Collins PA, Abelson J, Eyles JD

Health Policy200727 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.02.014

02

Are we expecting too much from print media? An analysis of newspaper coverage of the 2002 Canadian healthcare reform debate

Collins PA, Abelson J, Pyman H, Lavis JN

Social Science and Medicine200666 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.12.012

Deliberative public engagement to inform cancer control decision-making in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: PHSI for Cancer Control

Principal investigators: Peacock, Stuart J; Sherar, Michael D; Burgess, Michael M

Keywords: Cancer Control; Decision-Makers; Deliberative Public Engagement; Participatory Governance; Priority Setting; Sustainability Of Cancer Systems

$775,127

Eliciting public values to inform cancer drug decision-making across Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Operating Grant: PHSI for Cancer Control - LOI

Principal investigators: Peacock, Stuart J; Sherar, Michael D; Abelson, Julia; Burgess, Michael M

Keywords: Cancer Control; Cancer Drugs; Health Economics; Health Services Research; Public Engagement

$19,980

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Cancer Control Research
Earth, Environment & Society

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Julia Abelson

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

2 shared papers, latest 2007

John Lavis

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2006

John David Eyles

Earth, Environment & Society

1 shared papers, latest 2007

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cancer Control Dear Professor Abelson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Knowledge into action? Understanding ideological barriers to addressing health inequalities at the local level" (2007), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]