dr. chris sanders

associate professor

csander2@lakeheadu.ca

+1 (807) 343-8010ext. 8530

rb 2038

as chair of sociology, i have an open door policy. i'm on campus most days of the week, please drop in any time that my office door is open.my instructor office hours for soci 1100 are mondays and wednesdays1-2pm, and by appointment.

research areas:

academic qualifications:

postdoctoral fellow (public health), medical college of wisconsin
phd (sociology), york university
ma (sociology), york university
ba (honors & distinction, sociology), university of california, santa barbara

previous teaching/work:

my current undergraduate courses are: critical public health; sociology of disaster; sociology of healthcare; sociology of mental disorder; humor & society; research methods

my current graduate seminars are: sociology of health & illness; global public health; mental health & society

research interests:

i'm a medical sociologist who specializes in the fields of public health and mental health. since coming to lu, i have partnered on several studies examining health care access in ontario. my current projects examine: beliefs about immunization and vaccine hesitancy in northern communities (cirn-funded); access to personal identification as a social determinant of health (sshrc-funded); sex education curricula in ontario (sshrc-funded); the social meanings and identities of people diagnosed on the autism spectrum (sshrc-funded).

please contact me to learn more or if you are interested in collaboration.

i am affiliated with the centre for rural and northern health research. i am a member of the ontario working group on criminal law and hiv exposure (http://clhe.ca) and the thunder bay id action group.