Past Student Projects

• "The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the middle east."
• “The burden of multiple sclerosis in Canada and the potential impact of the identification of modifiable risk factors.” 
• “Lead exposure and the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A systematic review of the evidence.”
• “The role of surgical resection of brain tumours arising from astrocytes in improving survival.”
• "The assessment of quality of life in Multiple Sclerosis."
• "Infections and multiple sclerosis: A case control study."
• “Attitudes about mental incapacity and long term participation in the Canadian longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).”
• "Version abregee de l'ESAT: Premiere evaluation de son applicabilite pour les enquetes aupres de patients presentant des incapacites physiques et demeurant a domicile."
• "The occurrence and prognosis of delirium in elderly post-surgical patients".

• (co-supervisor with R. Steele). “Evaluation of fully Bayesian disease mapping models in correctly identifying high-risk areas with an application to Multiple Sclerosis”. PhD awarded 2007.
• “Use of medications in the Alzheimer's disease population: Physician and caregiver perspectives”. PhD awarded 2005.
• “Unmet needs for community services among the elderly: Impact on health services utilization”. PhD awarded 2005. 
• "Benzodiazepines and older adults in Quebec: Patterns of use and associations with adverse health events". Co-supervisor with Dr. Yola Moride. PhD awarded February 1999.
• "Spatial statistics and their application to neuroimaging studies of multiple sclerosis patients". Co-supervisor with Dr. D. Arnold. PhD awarded February 1999.

• “A New Capture-Recapture Model Selection Criterion”.  Co-supervisor with Dr. A. Vandal.  MSc Awarded 2007. 
• “Risk factors for nutritional risk in community dwelling seniors 75 years and over”.  MSc Awarded 2006. (Dean’s Honours List).
• “Seasonal variation in Parkinson’s disease risk”.  MSc Awarded  2006.
• “Assessment of exposure to infectious agents in case-control studies of multiple-sclerosis”. MSc Awarded 2005.
• “Economic evaluations of Alzheimer’s disease medications-review and an application”. MSc Awarded 2004.
• “Delirium as a marker of cognitive decline”.  MSc Awarded 2003.
• “Safety of long distance aeromedical transport of the cardiac patient”.  MSc Awarded 2001.
• "The study of prognosis in Alzheimer's disease: A critical review and comparative analysis of  methodology. MSc awarded 1997.
• "The natural history of multiple sclerosis: A review of current modeling approaches.". MSc awarded 1998 (Dean's Honours List), Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
• "Misclassification bias in epidemiologic research." MSc. awarded 1995, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

•  “Lifestyle risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease in Canada”. MSc awarded 1999.
• “Elements of mobility as predictors of survival in demented adults”. MSc awarded 1999.
• “Longitudinal experience with botulinum toxin injections: Long-term efficacy and clinical correlates of response”. MSc awarded 1999.
• “The frequency and correlates of behaviour disturbance in the demented living in the community”. MSc awarded 1994.
• “Characteristics associated with the age at onset of Alzheimer's disease”. MSc awarded 1994.

• "The reliability of an intrument to assess perceived time of onset of Alzheimer's disease". Diploma awarded 2001.
• “The relationship between trauma and the onset of multiple sclerosis: a case-control analysis”. 1999-2000.
• "Trends in psychotropic drug use in a German population: Results from the MONICA-Augsburg Surveys 1984/85, 1989/90 and 1994/95"
• "Seroepidemiological Studies of HIV infection among men in a Montreal General Practice Clinic". Diploma awarded 1987.