Lyndsay Foisey, Western University

Research

Emergency Response Public Health Systems Social Media

Latest papers

Exploring communication by public health leaders and organizations during the pandemic: a content analysis of COVID-related tweets.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2023
How do Canadian public health agencies respond to the COVID-19 emergency using social media: a protocol for a case study using content and sentiment analysis.
BMJ open · 2021
Social Media Technology and Public Health in Ontario: Findings from a Planning Meeting Exploring Current Practices and Future Research Directions.
Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.) · 2017 · senior author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

What is the public health risk communication response to COVID-19 in the context of social media?
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$129,595

All 1 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Exploring communication by public health leaders and organizations during the pandemic: a content analysis of COVID-related tweets.

James L, McPhail H, Foisey L, Donelle L, Bauer M, Kothari A

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2023

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00783-4 PMID: 37349662

02

How do Canadian public health agencies respond to the COVID-19 emergency using social media: a protocol for a case study using content and sentiment analysis.

Kothari A, Foisey L, Donelle L, Bauer M

BMJ open2021

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041818 PMID: 33888527

03

Social Media Technology and Public Health in Ontario: Findings from a Planning Meeting Exploring Current Practices and Future Research Directions.

Booth R, McMurray J, Regan S, Kothari A, Donelle L, McBride S, Sobel A, Hall J, Fraser R, Foisey L

Nursing leadership (Toronto, Ont.)2017Senior author

DOI: 10.12927/cjnl.2017.25253 PMID: 29083295

What is the public health risk communication response to COVID-19 in the context of social media?

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Social dynamics, communication and trust

Principal investigators: Kothari, Anita R; Foisey, Lyndsay

Keywords: Emergency Response; Public Health Systems; Social Media

$129,595

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

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing
Health Studies
School of Health Studies
School of Pharmacy
School of Nursing

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

Anita Kothari

School of Health Studies

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Lorie Donelle

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Richard Booth

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Josephine McMurray

School of Pharmacy

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Sandra Regan

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Emergency Response Dear Professor Foisey, 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 "Exploring communication by public health leaders and organizations during the pandemic: a content analysis of COVID-related tweets." (2023), 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 "What is the public health risk communication response to COVID-19 in the context of social media?" (2020), 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]