Kevin Michael Gorey is an American epidemiologist and social worker. He is a professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. He is known for his Canada-USA comparative research on cancer treatment access and survival.[2][3][4] He has also published research showing that well endowed preschool interventions can increase children's IQ scores by an average of nearly 15 points.[5]
Kevin M. Gorey | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Known for | Social epidemiology Health disparities |
| Awards | Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology Canadian Institutes of Health Research Career Investigator Award Ontario Premier's Research Excellence Award[1] School Psychology Quarterly Article of the year award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Epidemiology Social work |
| Institutions | University of Windsor |
| Thesis | The association of socioeconomic inequality with cancer incidence: An explanation for racial group cancer differentials (1994) |
| Doctoral advisor | John E. Vena |
Honors and awards
editIn 2002, Gorey received the article of the year award from School Psychology Quarterly. He was named a fellow of the American College of Epidemiology in 2006.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Grant to fund research on health systems". The Windsor Star. 2005-11-26 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Stang, Ron (1998-08-11). "Poor CA patients live longer in Canada than in US: Canada's system better at helping poor: researcher". Medical Post.
- ^ Wright, Nancy (2015-10-02). "University of Windsor Realizes Downtown Dream". The Windsor Star. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ^ "Canadians with cystic fibrosis outlive Americans by a decade". STAT. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ^ Goodwin, Bryan (2011-08-22). Simply Better: Doing What Matters Most to Change the Odds for Student Success. ASCD. p. 88. ISBN 9781416614029.
- ^ "Awards for Primary Research". Kevin Gorey. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
External links
edit- Faculty page
- Personal website
- Kevin Gorey publications indexed by Google Scholar
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