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2021 Research Projects and Reports

WorkplaceNL approved research funding for the following five research projects; findings from the research will be posted when available:

• Analysis of the occupation exposure to radiation among health care professionals involved in cardiac and vascular interventional procedures
  • Authors: Dr. Gadag Veerabhadra and Dr. Edward Kendall, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Description: Research funding will provide insight for Newfoundland and Labrador employers in the health care industry.
  • Approved funding: $99,018.46
  • Proposal project duration (months): 24 
  • Project documents: 
    • Final Report: Analysis of occupational radiation exposure
      
      
• Safety and Health: Remote vs. On-site Challenges during a Pandemic
  • Author: Dr. Kim Cullen, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Description: Research funding will identify the unintended consequences of workplace-led pandemic-related protection strategies on workers’ physical and psychological health and their ability to work safely and effectively during the pandemic.
  • Approved funding: $86,739.61 
  • Proposal project duration (months): 15 
  • Project documents: 
    • Executive Summary: Remote versus On-site Challenges during a Pandemic 
    • Final Report: Remote versus On-site Challenges during a Pandemic
      
      

• Reducing NL Agricultural Industry Fatalities through a Low-Cost ROPS Program
  • Author: Dr. Niels Koehncke, University of Saskatchewan
  • Description: Research funding will support a practical prevention-based solution to one of the leading causes of serious injury and fatalities in agricultural workplaces through an innovative and improved approach to getting Roll-over Protective Structures (ROPS) on older agricultural tractors.
  • Approved funding: $55,000.00 
  • Proposal project duration (months): 24 
  • Project documents: 
    • Executive Summary: Reducing NL Agricultural Fatalities through a Low-Cost ROPS Program 
    • Final Report: Reducing NL Agricultural Fatalities through a Low-Cost ROPS Program
      
      

• Phenomenological study of post-graduate trainees’ experiences with mental health well-being during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Author: Dr. Vernon Curran, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Description: Research funding was used to explore and evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on post-graduate trainee mental health including the nature of supports and interventions that may have been effective or absent in helping these trainees with their psychological well-being during the pandemic.
  • Approved funding: $77,444.95
  • Proposal project duration (months): 18
  • Project documents: 
    • Final Report: Executive Summary
    • Final Report: Phenomenological Study of Postgraduate Trainees’ Experiences with Mental Health Well-Being during COVID-19 Pandemic
       

• Understanding occupational culture and mental health of employees in NL correctional institutions
  • Author: Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador
    Description: Research funding supported an analysis of a cross-sectional survey of correctional staff in Newfoundland and Labrador to strengthen and expand the evidence-base needed to inform current and future policies, practices, and programs related to mental wellness in the Newfoundland and Labrador correctional officer population. 
  • Approved funding: $78,000.00 
  • Proposal project duration (months): 18 
  • Project documents: 
    • Executive Summary: The Newfoundland and Labrador Correctional Worker Health and Well-Being Study 
    • Final Report: The Newfoundland and Labrador Correctional Worker Health and Well-Being Study 

Contact Information

Questions regarding WorkplaceNL’s Research Initiatives Program may be emailed to [email protected].  

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