Renee Macphee, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

Health Services Mental Health Occupational Health & Wellbeing Paramedics Public Safety Personnel Violence

Latest papers

Experiences in Treatment, Recovery, and Return-to-Work Following an Acute Cardiac Event Among Firefighters: A Descriptive Thematic Analysis of Firefighter Experiences
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation · 2026
CCWORK protocol: a longitudinal study of Canadian Correctional Workers’ Well-being, Organizations, Roles and Knowledge
BMJ Open · 2021
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival improving over time: Results from the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC).
Resuscitation · 2015

All 3 publications

Latest funding

What about the families? Strengthening a families research ecosystem for defence and public safety sectors
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$58,333
What about the families? Strengthening a families research ecosystem for defence and public safety sectors
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$349,434
Canadian Study of Violence Against Paramedics
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
$28,815

All 3 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Experiences in Treatment, Recovery, and Return-to-Work Following an Acute Cardiac Event Among Firefighters: A Descriptive Thematic Analysis of Firefighter Experiences

Stretton SM, MacDermid JC, Attalla JW, MacPhee R, Walton DM

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation20261 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s10926-026-10366-y

02

CCWORK protocol: a longitudinal study of Canadian Correctional Workers’ Well-being, Organizations, Roles and Knowledge

Ricciardelli R, Andres E, Mitchell MM, Quirion B, Groll D, Adorjan M, Cassiano MS, Shewmake J, Herzog-Evans M, Moran D

BMJ Open202137 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052739 PMID: W4200452835

03

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival improving over time: Results from the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC).

Daya MR, Schmicker RH, Zive DM, Rea TD, Nichol G, Buick JE, Brooks S, Christenson J, MacPhee R, Craig A, Rittenberger JC, Davis DP, May S, Wigginton J, Wang H, Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Investigators

Resuscitation2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.02.003 PMID: 25676321

What about the families? Strengthening a families research ecosystem for defence and public safety sectors

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Grants

Keywords: families; family studies; family science; family research; partnership; community development; knowledge mobilization; defense family; military family; veteran family; public safety personnel families; wellbeing

$58,333

What about the families? Strengthening a families research ecosystem for defence and public safety sectors

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Grants

Keywords: families; family studies; family science; family research; partnership; community development; knowledge mobilization; defense family; military family; veteran family; public safety personnel families; wellbeing

$349,434

Canadian Study of Violence Against Paramedics

Nominated PICIHR2019Team Grant: Mental Wellness in Public Safety Team Grants - LOI

Principal investigators: Macphee, Renee S

Keywords: Health Services; Mental Health; Occupational Health & Wellbeing; Paramedics; Public Safety Personnel; Violence

$28,815

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

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Kinesiology and Physical Education
Rehabilitation Science
School of Physical Therapy
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Sociology
Emergency Medicine
Other

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

Joy MacDermid

Rehabilitation Science

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Christine Genest

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Alexandra Heber

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Katharina Maier

Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Margaret McKinnon

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Alexandra Heber

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Joy MacDermid

School of Physical Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Steven Brooks

Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Stephen Czarnuch

Sociology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Services Dear Professor Macphee, 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 "Experiences in Treatment, Recovery, and Return-to-Work Following an Acute Cardiac Event Among Firefighters: A Descriptive Thematic Analysis of Firefighter Experiences" (2026), 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 "Canadian Study of Violence Against Paramedics" (2019), 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]