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Significant Contributions – Allison Williams

Significant Contributions

  1. Williams, A. (2017). The Therapeutic Landscapes Concept as a Mobilizing Tool for Liberation. Medicine Anthropology Theory, 4, 10-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.17157/mat.4.1.473.
  2. Windhorst E. & Williams, A. (2016). Bleeding at the Roots: Post-Secondary Student Mental Health and Nature Affiliation. The Canadian Geographer, 60(2), 232-238. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/cag.12273.
  3. Windhorst, E. & Williams, A. (2015). It’s like a different world’: Natural Places, PostSecondary Students, and Mental Health. Health & Place, 34, 241–250. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.(2015).06.002.
  4. Williams, A. (2013). Surfing Therapeutic Landscapes: Exploring Cyberpilgrimage. Culture & Religion, 14(1), 78-93. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14755610.2012.756407.
  5. Williams, A. (2009). Therapeutic Landscapes as Health Promoting Places: Past, Present and Future. In Companion to Health and Medical Geography, Brown, T., Moon, G. & McLafferty, S. (Eds.), Blackwell: UK, pp. 207-223. ISBN:9781444314762. DOI: 10.1002/9781444314762.ch12.
  6. Williams, A. (2007). Introduction: The Continuing Maturation of the Therapeutic Landscape Concept. In Therapeutic Landscapes, Williams, A. (Ed.), Ashgate Publishing: London, UK, pp. 1-12. ISBN 9780754670995. DOI: 10.4324/9781315551166-1.
  7. Williams, A. (2007). Healing Landscapes in the Alps: Heidi by Johanna Spyri. In Therapeutic Landscapes, Williams, A. (Ed.), Ashgate Publishing: London, UK, pp. 65-73. ISBN 9780754670995. DOI: 10.4324/9781315551166-5.
  8. Donovan, R., & Williams, A. (2007). Home as Therapeutic Landscape: Family Caregivers Providing Palliative Care at Home. In Therapeutic Landscapes, Williams, A. (Ed.), Ashgate Publishing: London, UK, pp. 199-218. ISBN 9780754670995. DOI: 10.4324/9781315551166-13.
  9. Williams, A. (1999). Place Identity and Therapeutic Landscapes: The Case of Home Care Workers in a Medically Underserviced Area. In Therapeutic Landscapes: The Dynamic Between Place and Wellness, Williams, A. (Ed.), University Press of America: Lantham, MD, USA, pp. 71-96. ISBN-13:‎978-0761814924.
  10. Williams, A. (1999). Introduction. In Therapeutic Landscapes: The Dynamic Between Place and Wellness, Williams, A. (Ed.), University Press of America: Lantham, MD, USA, pp. 1-14. ISBN-13:‎978-0761814924.
  11. Williams, A. (1998). Therapeutic Landscapes in Holistic Medicine. Social Science & Medicine, 46(9), 1193-1203. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536(97)10048-X.
  1. Lu, P.H., del Canto, S., Muhajarine, N., Kitchen, P., Newbold, B., Randall, J., Williams, A. & Wilson, K. (2015). Quality of Life Among Immigrants: Integration Experiences Among Asian Immigrants in Saskatoon. Engaged Scholar Journal, 1(2), 131-148. doi: https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v1i2.116
  2. Williams, A., Kitchen, P., Randall, J., Muhajarine, N., Newbold, B., Gallina, M., & Wilson, K. (2015). Immigrants’ Perceptions of Quality of Life in Three Second- or Third-Tier Canadian Cities. Canadian Geographer, 59(4): 489-503. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/cag.12221
  3. Kitchen, P., Williams, A. & Gallina, M. (2015). Sense of Belonging to Local Community in Small-to-Medium Sized Canadian Urban Areas: A Comparison of Immigrant and Canadian-Born Residents. BMC Psychology, 3(28): 1-17. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-0150085-0
  4. Gallina, M., & Williams, A. (2015). Variations in Sense of Place across Immigrant Status and Gender in Hamilton, Ontario; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Social Indicators Research, 121(1), 241-252, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-014-0636-4
  5. Randall, J.E., Kitchen, P., Muhajarine, N., Newbold, B., Williams, A., & Wilson, K. (2014). Immigrants, Islandness and Perceptions of Quality-of-Life on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Island Studies Journal, 9(2), 343-362. http://dx.doi.org/10.24043/isj.310
  6. Gallina, M., & Williams, A. (2014). Perceptions of Air Quality and Sense of Place among Immigrant and Canadian-born Women in Northeast Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. International Journal of Social Science Studies, 2(3), 67-77. doi: http://doi.org/10.11114/ijsss.v2i3.412
  7. Kitchen, P., Williams, A., & Chowhan, J. (2012). Sense of Community Belonging and Health in Canada: A Regional Analysis. Social Indicators Research, 107(1), 103-126. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-011-9830-9
  8. Simone, D., Eyles, J., Newbold, B., Kitchen, P. & Williams, A. (2012). Air Quality in Hamilton: Who is Concerned? Perceptions from Three Neighbourhoods. Social Indicators Research: Quality of Life in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: Perspectives from a Re-emerging City, 108(2), 239-255. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-012-0064-2
  9. Eby, J., Kitchen, P., & Williams, A. (2012). Perceptions of Quality Life in Hamilton’s Neighbourhood Hubs: A Qualitative Analysis. Social Indicators Research: Quality of Life in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: Perspectives from a Re-emerging City, 108(2), 299-315. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-012-0067-z
  10. Williams, A. & Kitchen, P. (2012). Sense of Place and Health in Hamilton, Ontario: A Case Study. Social Indicators Research: Quality of Life in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: Perspectives from a Re-emerging City, 108(2), 257-276. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-012-0065-1
  11. Kitchen, P., Williams, A. & Chowhan, J. (2012). Sense of Belonging and Mental Health in Hamilton, Ontario: An Intra-Urban Analysis. Social Indicators Research: Quality of Life in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: Perspectives from a Re-Emerging City, 108(2), 277-297. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-012-0066-0
  12. Kitchen, P., Williams, A. & Chowhan, J. (2011). Walking to Work in Canada: Health Benefits, Socio-Economic Characteristics and Inter-Urban Variations. BMC Public Health, 11(212). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-212
  1. Lum, A., & Williams, A. (2016). Does the Compassionate Care Benefit adequately support Vietnamese Canadian family caregivers? In M. Giesbrecht & V. Crooks (Eds.), Place, Health, & Diversity: Learning from the Canadian Experience (pp. 220-237). Ashgate Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315600598
  2. Dykeman, S., & Williams, A. (2014). Agenda-Setting for Canadian Caregivers: Using Media Analysis of the Maternity Leave Benefit to Inform the Compassionate Care Benefit. BMC Women’s Health, 14(60), 1-13. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-14-60.
  3. Dykeman, S., & Williams, A. (2013). The Importance of Place and Time in Translating Knowledge about Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit to Informal Caregivers. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care. 9(4), 289-307. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15524256.(2013).846888.
  4. Crooks, V., Williams, A., Stajduhar, K., Cohen, R., Allan, D. & Brazil, K. (2012). Family Caregivers’ Ideal Expectations of Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit. Health & Social Care in the Community 20(2), 172-180. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.01028.x
  5. Williams, A., Eby, J., Crooks, V., Stajduhar, K., Giesbrecht, M., Vuksan, M., Cohen, R., Brazil, K. & Allan, D. (2011). Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit: Is it an Adequate Public Health Response to Addressing the Issue of Caregiver Burden in End-of-Life Care? BMC Public Health, 11(335). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-335
  6. Williams, A. (2010). Evaluating Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit Using a Utilization Focused Evaluation Framework: Successful Strategies and Prerequisite Conditions. Evaluation & Program Planning, 33(2), 91-97. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2009.07.015
  7. Giesbrecht, M., Crooks, V., & Williams, A. (2010). Perspectives from the Frontlines: Palliative Care Providers’ Expectations of Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit Programme. Health and Social Care in the Community, 18(6), 643-652. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.13652524.(2010).00937.x.
  8. Giesbrecht, M., Crooks, V., & Williams, A. (2010). Scale as an Explanatory Concept: Evaluating Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit. Area, 42(4), 457-467. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4762.(2010).00941.x.
  9. Williams, A., Crooks, V. A., & Giesbrecht, M. (2010). Evaluating Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit: Perspectives of family caregivers. Journal of Palliative Care, 26(4), 230-238. Evaluating_Canada_s_Compassionate_Care_B.pdf
  10. Williams, A., Crooks, V. A., & Whitfield, K. (2009). Knowledge translation regarding Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit: A qualitative study of information needs of potential applicants. Health Policy, 93(1), 101-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.05.001
  11. Giesbrecht, M., Crooks, V., Schuurman, N., & Williams, A. (2009). Spatially Informed Knowledge Translation: Informing Potential Users of Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit. Social Science & Medicine, 69, 411-419. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.(2009).05.037.
  12. Williams, A., & Heidebrecht, C. (2008). Evaluating Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit from the employer/human resources (HR) perspective. Health & Place, 14(4), 806-816. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.12.002 
  13. Crooks, V., Williams, A., Stajduhar, K., Allan, D., & Cohen, S.R. (2007). The Information Transfer and Knowledge Acquisition Geographies of Family Caregivers: An Analysis of Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 39(3), 3654. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17970459/
  14. Williams, A., Crooks, V. A., Stajduhar, K. I., Allan, D., & Cohen, S. R. (2006). Canada’s Compassionate Care Benefit: Views of family caregivers in chronic illness. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 12(9), 438-445. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2006.12.9.21872
  1. Sethi, B. & Williams, A. (2017). Working Multiple Shifts: Intersecting Dynamics of Gender, Employment Status, and Immigrant status in the Experiences of Immigrant CaregiverEmployees in Urban-Rural Canada. Frontiers in Women’s Health, 2(1), 1-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.15761/FWH.1000125.
  2. Giesbrecht, M., Crooks, V., Castleden, H., Schuurman, N., Skinner, M. & Williams, A. (2016). Palliating Inside the Lines: The Effects of Borders and Boundaries on Palliative Care in Rural Canada. Social Science & Medicine, 168(1), 273-282, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.(2016).04.037.
  3. Giesbrecht, M., Crooks, V., Castleden, H., Schuurman, N., Skinner, M. & Williams, A. (2016). Revisiting the Use of ‘Place’ as an Analytic Tool for Elucidating Geographic Issues Central to Canadian Rural Palliative Care. Health and Place, 41(1), 19-23. doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.(2016).06.006.
  4. Duggleby, W., Robinson, C., Kaasalainen, S., Pesut, B., Nekolaichuk, C., MacLeod, R., Keating, N.C., Santos Salas, A., Hallstrom, L.K., Fraser, K.D., Williams, A., Struthers-Montford, K. & Swindle, J. (2016). Developing Navigation Competencies to Care for Older Rural Adults with Advanced Illness. Canadian Journal on Aging, 35(2), 206-214. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980816000131.
  5. Kaasalainen, S., Brazil, K., Williams, A., Wilson, D.M., Willison, K., Marshall, D., Taniguchi, A., & Phillips, C. (2014). Nurses’ Experiences Providing Palliative Care to Individuals Living in Rural Communities: Aspects of the Physical Residential Setting. Rural and Remote Health, 14(2): 2728, 1-13. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24965671/
  6. Gaudet, A., Kelley, M. & Williams, A. (2014). Understanding the Distinct Experience of Rural Interprofessional Collaboration in Developing Palliative Care Programs. Rural and Remote Health, 14: 2711. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24825066/
  7. Duggleby, W., Williams, A., Holtslander, L., Thomas, R., Cooper, D., Hallstrom, L., Ghosh, S. & O’Rourke, H. (2014). Hope of Rural Women Caregivers of Persons with Advanced Cancer: Guilt, Self-Efficacy and Mental Health. Rural and Remote Health, 14: 2561. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24579719/
  8. Brazil, K., Kaasalainen, S., Williams, A. & Dumont, S. (2014). A Comparison of Support Needs Between Rural and Urban Family Caregivers Providing Palliative Care. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 31(1), 13-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909112474712.
  9. Williams, A., Duggleby, W., Eby, J., Cooper, D., Hallstrom, L.K., Holtslander, L., & Thomas, R. (2013). Hope Against Hope: Exploring the Hopes and Challenges of Rural Female Caregivers of Persons with Advanced Cancer. BMC Palliative Care, 12(44), 1-10. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-12-44.
  10. Duggleby, W., Williams, A., Holtslander, L., Cooper, D., Ghosh, S., Hallstrom, L., McLean, R.T. & Hampton, M. (2013). Evaluation of the Living with Hope Program for Rural Women Caregivers of Persons with Advanced Cancer. BMC Palliative Care, 12(36), 1-11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-12-36.
  11. Kelley, M., Williams, A., DeMiglio, L., & Mettam, H. (2011). Developing Rural Palliative Care: Validating a Conceptual Model. Rural and Remote Health, 11:1717. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21609132/
  12. Kaasalainen, S., Brazil, K., Wilson, D., Willison, K., Marshall, D., Taniguchi, A. & Williams, A. (2011). Palliative Care Nursing in Rural and Urban Community Settings: A Comparative Analysis. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 17(7), 344-352. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.(2011).17.7.344.
  13. Duggleby, W., Penz, K., Leipert, B., Wilson, D., Goodridge, D. & Williams, A. (2011). I am part of the community but…’ The Changing Context of Rural Living for Persons with Advanced Cancer and Their Families. Rural and Remote Health, 11: 1733. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21787109/
  14. Williams, A. & Kulig. J. (2011). “Introduction: Health in Place,” Health in Rural Canada, Kulig, J. & Williams, A. (Eds). University of British Columbia Press: Vancouver, Canada, pp. 1-19. ISBN:9780774821735. https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774821742-004
  15. Kelley, M.L., Sletmoen, W., Williams, A., Nadin, S., & Puiras, T. (2011). “Integrating Policy, Research, and Community Development: A Case Study of Developing Rural Palliative Care,” Health in Rural Canada, Kulig, J. and Williams, A. (Eds). University of British Columbia Press: Vancouver, Canada, pp. 219-238. ISBN:9780774821735. https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774821742-015
  16. Donovan, R., & Williams, A. (2011). “Shifting the Burden: The Effects of Home-Based Palliative Care on Family Caregivers in Rural Areas,” Health in Rural Canada, Kulig, J. & Williams, A. (Eds). University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, Canada, pp. 316-332. ISBN:9780774821735. https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774821742-020
  17. Kulig, J. & Williams, A. (2011). “The Future of Rural Health Research: Concluding Thoughts,” Health in Rural Canada, Kulig, J. & Williams, A. (Eds). University of British Columbia Press: Vancouver, Canada, pp. 503-511. ISBN:9780774821735. https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774821742-030
  18. Williams, A., & Cutchin, M. (2002). The Rural Context of Health Care Provision. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 6(2), 107-115. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820220124120.
  19. Halseth, G. & Williams, A. (1999). Guthrie House: A Rural Community Organizing for Wellness. Health & Place, 5(1), 27-44. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1353-8292(98)00039-2.
  1. Williams, A., Wang, L., Duggleby, W., Markle-Reid, M. & Ploeg, J. (2017). Gender and Sex Differences in Carers’ Health, Burden and Work Outcomes: Canadian Carers of Community Dwelling Older People with Multiple Chronic Conditions. International Journal of Care and Caring, 1(3) 331-349(19). doi: https://doi.org/10.1332/239788217X15079062338928.
  2. Williams, A., Tompa, E., Lero, D., Fast, J., Yazdani, A., & Zeytingolu. I. (2017). Evaluation of Caregiver-Friendly Workplace Policy (CFWPs) Interventions on the Health of Full-Time Caregiver Employees (CEs): Implementation and Cost-Benefit Analysis. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 728. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4722-9.
  3. Ramesh, S., Ireson, R., & Williams, A. (2017). International Synthesis and Case Study Examination of Promising Caregiver-Friendly Workplaces. Social Science & Medicine, 177, 52-60. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.(2017).01.052.
  4. Duggleby, W., Ploeg, J., McAiney, C., Fisher, K., Swindle, J., Chambers, T., Ghosh, S., Peacock, S., Markle-Reid, M., Triscott, J., Williams, A., Forbes, D. & Pollard, L. (2017). Study protocol: Pragmatic Randomized Control Trial of an Internet-Based Intervention (My Tools 4 Care) for Family Caregivers. BMC Geriatrics, 17(1), 181, doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0581-6.
  5. Giesbrecht, M., Williams, A., Duggleby, W., Sethi, B., Ploeg, J. & Markle-Reid, M. (2017). Feelings of Distance and Proximity: Exploring the Emotional Geographies of Men
  6. Caregiving for Family Members With Multiple Chronic Conditions. Social & Cultural Geography, 20(1), 107-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.(2017).1347957   
  7. Sethi, B., & Williams, A. (2017). Working Multiple Shifts: Intersecting Dynamics of Gender, Employment Status, and Immigrant status in the Experiences of Immigrant CaregiverEmployees in Urban-Rural Canada. Frontiers in Women’s Health, 2(1), 1-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.15761/FWH.1000125.
  8. Sethi, B., Williams, A., Hanzhuang, Z., Shen, E., & Ireson, R. (2017). Father is the Sky. Mother is the Earth: The Influence of Filial Piety in the Caregiving Experiences of Mandarin speaking Chinese Caregiver- Employees in Southern Ontario, Canada. Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 14(2), 53-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.21767/2049-5471.100093
  9. Peacock, S., Sethi, B., Williams, A., Duggleby, W., Bayly, M., Swindle, J., Ploeg, J. & Markle-Reid, M. (2017). Older Adult Spouses with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Challenges, Rewards, and Coping Strategies. Canadian Journal on Aging, 36(2), 209-222, doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980817000095.
  10. Sethi, B., Williams, A., & Ireson, R. (2017). Supporting Caregiver Employees: Managers’ Perspectives in Ontario, Canada. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 10(1), 25-41. doi: http://doi.org/10.1108/IJWHM-03-2016-0016.
  11. Williams, A., Duggleby, W., Ploeg, J., Markle-Reid, M., Moquin, H., & Yang, J. (2017). Overcoming Recruitment Challenges for Securing a Survey Sample of Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions. Journal of Human Health Research, 1(1), 16-24. https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2576-9383.jhhr-17-1787.
  12. Sethi, B., & Williams, A. (2016). Microaggressions of Caregiver Employees: What Has Social Work Got To Do With It? Diversity and Equality in Health and Care, 13(5), 365371. http://dx.doi.org/10.21767/2049-5471.100077
  13. Williams, A., Sethi, B., Duggleby, W., Ploeg, J., Markle-Reid, M., Peacock, S. & Ghosh, S. (2016). A Canadian Qualitative Study Exploring the Diversity of the Experience of Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions Using a Social Location Perspective. International Journal for Equity in Health, 15(40), 1-16. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-016-0328-6.
  14. Giesbrecht, M., Williams, A., Duggleby, W., Ploeg, J., & Markle-Reid, M. (2016). Exploring the Daily Geographies of Diverse Men Caregiving for Family Members with Multiple Chronic Conditions. Gender, Place & Culture, 23(11), 1586-1598. doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/0966369X.(2016).1219329.
  15. Duggleby, W., Williams, A., Ghosh, S., Moquin, H., Pleog, J., Markle-Reid, M. & Peacock, S. (2016). Factors Influencing Changes in Health Related Quality of Life of Caregivers of Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 14(81), 19. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-016-0486-7.
  16. Duggleby, W., Robinson, C., Kaasalainen, S., Pesut, B., Nekolaichuk, C., MacLeod, R., Keating, N.C., Santos Salas, A., Hallstrom, L.K., Fraser, K.D., Williams, A., Struthers-Montford, K. & Swindle, J. (2016). Developing Navigation Competencies to Care for Older Rural Adults with Advanced Illness. Canadian Journal on Aging, 35(2), 206-214. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980816000131.
  17. Duggleby, W. & Williams, A. (2016). Methodological and Epistemological Considerations in Utilizing Qualitative Inquiry to Develop interventions. Qualitative Health Research. 26(2): 147-153. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732315590403.
  18. Nagib, W., & Williams, A. (2016). Toward an Autism-friendly Home Environment. Housing Studies. 32(2), 140-167. doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.(2016).1181719.
  19. Donovan, R., & Williams, A. (2014). Caregiving as a Vietnamese Tradition: ‘It’s like eating, you just do it’. Health & Social Care in the Community, 23(1), 79-87. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12126.
  20. Williams, A., Wang, L., & Kitchen, P. (2014). Differential Impacts of Care-giving Across Three Caregiver Groups in Canada: End-of-Life Care, Long-Term Care and Short-Term Care. Health & Social Care in the Community, 22(2): 187-196. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12075.
  21. Brazil, K., Kaasalainen, S., Williams, A., & Dumont, S. (2014). A Comparison of Support Needs Between Rural and Urban Family Caregivers Providing Palliative Care. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 31(1), 13-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1049909112474712.