Dorothy Senior, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Implementation Science Health System Improvement Patient Engagement Research Support Patient Oriented Research Learning Health & Social System Patient-Orientated Research Implementatation Science

Latest papers

"They Just Don't Want to Feel Forgotten": A Mixed-Methods Research on Patient Satisfaction With Wait Times in Emergency Departments.
Journal of patient experience · 2025
Privacy Matters: Experiences of Rural and Remote Emergency Department Patients - A Mixed-Methods Research Conducted in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Health services insights · 2025
Patient-centered care in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-ethnographic synthesis.
International journal of emergency medicine · 2022

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Newfoundland and Labrador SUPPORT Unit - Phase II Extension Funding Application
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,953,774
Newfoundland and Labrador SUPPORT Unit -Phase II Funding Application
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$4,884,436
SurgeCon: An Emergency Department Surge Management Platform
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$2,400,000

All 4 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

"They Just Don't Want to Feel Forgotten": A Mixed-Methods Research on Patient Satisfaction With Wait Times in Emergency Departments.

Manukumar AG, Mariathas HH, Patey C, Anaraki NR, Walsh A, Hurley O, Senior D, Etchegary H, Norman P, Asghari S

Journal of patient experience2025

DOI: 10.1177/23743735251333213 PMID: 40176818

02

Privacy Matters: Experiences of Rural and Remote Emergency Department Patients - A Mixed-Methods Research Conducted in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Geetha Manukumar A, Miller M, Patey C, Mariathas HH, Rahimipour Anaraki N, Walsh A, Hurley O, Senior D, Etchegary H, Norman P, Wang P, Asghari S

Health services insights2025

DOI: 10.1177/11786329251320431 PMID: 39974427

03

Patient-centered care in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-ethnographic synthesis.

Walsh A, Bodaghkhani E, Etchegary H, Alcock L, Patey C, Senior D, Asghari S

International journal of emergency medicine2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12245-022-00438-0 PMID: 35953783

04

Implementation of an ED surge management platform: a study protocol.

Anaraki NR, Jewer J, Hurley O, Mariathas HH, Young C, Norman P, Patey C, Wilson B, Etchegary H, Senior D, Asghari S

Implementation science communications2022

DOI: 10.1186/s43058-021-00247-1 PMID: 35236510

Newfoundland and Labrador SUPPORT Unit - Phase II Extension Funding Application

Principal investigatorCIHR2025SPOR SUPPORT Unit Extension

Principal investigators: Aubrey-Bassler, Kris; Chisholm, Nora C; Senior, Dorothy M; Dohey, Amanda; Etchegary, Holly; McPhee, Chelsey; Wilson, Robert C

Keywords: Health System Improvement; Implementation Science; Learning Health & Social System; Patient Engagement; Patient-Orientated Research; Research Support

$1,953,774

Newfoundland and Labrador SUPPORT Unit -Phase II Funding Application

Principal investigatorCIHR2020SPOR SUPPORT Unit Phase II - Newfoundland and Labrador

Principal investigators: Barrett, Brendan J; McKenna, Andrea; Senior, Dorothy M; Warren, Mike; Aubrey-Bassler, Kris; Etchegary, Holly; Mahoney, Krista; Parfrey, Patrick S; Street, Catherine A; Taylor, Lynn; Wilson, Robert C

Keywords: Health System Improvement; Implementatation Science; Patient Engagement; Patient Oriented Research; Research Support

$4,884,436

SurgeCon: An Emergency Department Surge Management Platform

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant - SPOR iCT Rewarding Success - Phase 3 - Newfoundland and Labrador

Principal investigators: Asghari, Shabnam; Johnson, Ronald; Senior, Dorothy M; Patey, Chris

Keywords: Ehealth; Emergency Department Wait Times; Emergency Medicine; Health System Efficiency; Implementation Science; Innovative Clinical Trials; Patient Oriented Research; Patient Reported Experiences/Satisfaction; Quality Improvement; Value-Based Care

$2,400,000

Application LOI by NL SUPPORT Unit as a contributor to the proposed SPOR National Training Entity

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Training Grant: SPOR National Training Entity - LOI

Principal investigators: Barrett, Brendan J

Keywords: Patient Oriented Research Related Training

$2,110

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

Family Medicine

Co-authors at Memorial University of Newfoundland, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Holly Etchegary

Family Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2025

Shabnam Asghari

Family Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Implementation Science Dear Professor Senior, 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 ""They Just Don't Want to Feel Forgotten": A Mixed-Methods Research on Patient Satisfaction With Wait Times in Emergency Departments." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Newfoundland and Labrador SUPPORT Unit - Phase II Extension Funding Application" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]