Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Faculty Member

Liane Macdonald BA(Hons) MSc(Public Health) MD FRCPC

Research Interests

My research interests include applied and collaborative public health research related to:

• Epidemiology and social determinants of communicable and infectious diseases;
• Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of the public, health care providers and public health professionals related to communicable disease prevention and control;
• Qualitative research methodologies.

Education & Training History

2012: Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Canada (FRCPC)

• Specialty: Public Health and Preventive Medicine

2006-2012: Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program

• University of Toronto, Years II-V; McMaster University, Year I
• Resident Affiliate, Canadian Field Epidemiology Program, 2010-2011

2007-2008: MSc in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), University of London, UK

2003-2006: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Undergraduate MD Program, McMaster University

1999-2003: Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Gender, Culture and International Relations, Western University

Primary Teaching Responsibilities

CHL5418H: Scientific overviews for epidemiology (Co-course director, Winter 2014)

Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program

Professional Summary & Appointments

Public Health Physician

Communicable and Infectious Diseases

Public Health Ontario

Honours & Awards

2008 Distinction, MSc in Public Health, LSHTM

2007-2008 Commonwealth Scholarship, British Council

2007-2008 London Goodenough Association in Canada (LGAC) Scholarship

1999-2003 National President’s Scholarship and Dean’s Honour List, Faculty of Arts, UWO

2001-2002 Canadian Robert T. Jones Jr. Scholarship, University of St Andrews, Scotland

Representative Publications

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Wilson SE, Harris T, Sethi P, Fediurek J, Macdonald L, Deeks SL.Vaccine. 2013 Jan 21;31(5):757-62. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.11.090. Epub 2012 Dec 13. Coverage from Ontario, Canada's school-based HPV vaccine program: the first three years.

Macdonald LM, Deeks S, Doyle C. A Public Health Perspective on HPV Vaccination: Response to ‘The HPV Campaign: A Project of Moral Regulation in an Era of Biopolitics’. Canadian Journal of Sociology. 2010 Dec; 35(4): 627-32.

Macdonald LM, MacPherson DW, Gushulak BD. Online communication as a potential travel medicine research tool: analysis of messages posted on the TravelMed listserv. J Travel Med. 2009 Jan-Feb;16(1):7-12.

MacPherson DW, Gushulak BD, Macdonald LM. Health and foreign policy: influences of migration and population mobility. Bull World Health Organ. 2007 Mar; 85(3):200-6.

REPORTS

Macdonald L and Yaffe B. 2009-2010 pH1N1 influenza pandemic summary report. Board of Health, City of Toronto. May 17 2010. Available at: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-30493.pdf.

Macdonald L and Yaffe B. Influenza Immunization Rates of Healthcare Workers in Toronto Healthcare Facilities. Board of Health, City of Toronto. May 17 2010. Available at: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/hl/bgrd/backgroundfile-30484.pdf.