Peter Twohig, Saint Mary's University

Research

Labour and Employment Unions Occupational health and safety workplace accidents healthy workplaces mental health social history women's history

Latest papers

Quality indicators for cardiac care: national standards in a community context.
Journal of health services research & policy · 2006
The Check-Off: A precursor of medicare in Canada?
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL · 2005 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

"As important as machinery": Unions, advocacy and the making of healthy workplaces, 1950-1985
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$21,419
The healthy and productive workplace partnership: fostering worker and workplace health
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$49,415
Minority cultural communities, memory and the first world war in the Maritime provinces
SSHRC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 6 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Quality indicators for cardiac care: national standards in a community context.

Putnam W, Bower KN, Cox J, Twohig P, Pottie K, Jackson L, Burge F

Journal of health services research & policy2006

DOI: 10.1258/135581906775094226 PMID: 16378527

02

The Check-Off: A precursor of medicare in Canada?

McAlister C, Twohig P

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL20053 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.050650

"As important as machinery": Unions, advocacy and the making of healthy workplaces, 1950-1985

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Twohig, Peter

Keywords: Labour and Employment; Unions; Occupational health and safety; workplace accidents; healthy workplaces; mental health; social history; women's history

$21,419

The healthy and productive workplace partnership: fostering worker and workplace health

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Day, Arla L.

Keywords: occupational health intervention; healthy workplace initiatives; chronic physical and psychological health conditions; psychologically healthy workplaces; gender; meaningful and productive work; work-life balance

$49,415

Minority cultural communities, memory and the first world war in the Maritime provinces

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Kennedy, Gregory M.W.

Keywords: symposium; museum exhibition; pop-up exhibition; community engagement; minorities; commemorations

$25,000

"The Advantage of Working Together": Health Care Workers in the Age of Medicare

Nominated PICIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Twohig, Peter L

Keywords: Allied Health Professions; Health Services Research; History Of Health Care Work; History Of Medicine; Professional Identity; Professionalism

$72,563

Atlantic Canada Studies Conference

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Twohig, Peter L.

Keywords: Atlantic Canada; interdisciplinary studies; knowledge transfer

$19,564

What is the value of a smile: an investigation of the impact of clown-doctors on the lives of patients, their families and the healthcare team in Windsor hospitals

Co-investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Warren, Bernie M.

Keywords: social & psychological aspects of healthcare; drama in education & healthcare; medical/healthcare humanities; clown-doctors; laughter/humour & healing; rehabilitation; health service delivery; performing arts (dance/movement; drama/theatre & music)

$98,803

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

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Co-authors at Saint Mary's University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Chryssa McAlister

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2005

Frederick Burge

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2006

Lois Jackson

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2006

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Labour and Employment Dear Professor Twohig, 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 "Quality indicators for cardiac care: national standards in a community context." (2006), 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 SSHRC-funded project ""As important as machinery": Unions, advocacy and the making of healthy workplaces, 1950-1985" (2024), 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]