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IDENTIFICATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Last name:Oliffe First name:John L
Address:University of British Columbia
School of Nursing
302-6190 Agronomy Road
Vancouver (British Columbia)
V6T  1Z3
Fax:(604) 822-7466
BC academic affiliation:University of British Columbia
Department:Nursing
E-mail address: john.oliffe@nursing.ubc.ca BC research location(s): University of British Columbia - Vancouver Campus
Web Page: http://www.nursing.ubc.ca/Faculty/biopage.aspx?c=7
3.109506905737
MSFHR Research Unit(s):
Status:Researcher
Last update: 06/08/2010


TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS
Diploma / Credentials Specialty Year Institution
Postdoctorate Psychosocial Oncology 2006   The University of British Columbia
Doctorate (PhD) Prostate cancer 2003   Deakin University
Master's Adult Education 1999   University of Melbourne
Diploma Pediatric Nursing 1996   Victoria University, Melbourne
Registered Nurse Adult Acute Care 1987   Queen Elizabeth Hopital
Last update: 01/04/2008


AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Area of research: Human and social sciences
Disciplines trained in: Anthropology
Nursing
Research disciplines: Anthropology
Nursing
Research topics: Prostate (Gender and Health)
Health Promotion (Population Health)
Smoking and Cancer (Cancer)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Gender and Health)
Health Information Systems (Health Services)
Fields of application: Public Health
Culture
Last update: 06/08/2010


TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Technological applications:
Last update: 06/08/2010


RESEARCH ACTIVITIES - Description used by investigators to specify their area of expertise.
Key words: Prostate Cancer, Men's Health, Health Promotion, Smoking and Gender, Youth Sexual Health, Immigrant Men's Health, Cancer Communication, Gender Based Analysis, Men's Depression/Suicide
Research interests: I will continue data collection and preliminary analyses for the four CIHR funded studies for which I am the Co and/or Principal Investigator (PI). I will also submit four first authored manuscripts for peer review based on the findings from smaller pilot studies for which I am the PI.
Last update: 06/08/2010


RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Authors
Title (article or book chapter)
Year Volume Number Pages Journal or book Editors City and publishing house
Oliffe, J.L., Bottorff, J.L., Kelly, M. & Halpin, M.
"Fatherhood, smoking and photovoice: An approach to analysing participant produced photographs."
2008 31 pp. 529-539    Research in Nursing and Health
Oliffe, J.L., Grewal, S., Bottorff, J.L., Luke, H., Toor, H.
"Elderly South Asian Canadian immigrant men: Confirming and disrupting dominant discourses about masculinity and men's health."
2007 30 3 pp. 224-236    Family and Community Health
Oliffe, J.L.
"Embodied masculinity and androgen deprivation therapy and masculinities."
2006 28 4 pp. 410-432    Sociology of Health and illness
Last update: 06/08/2010


LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES
Understand: English
Read: English
Write: English
Speak: English
Last update: 06/08/2010