Shawn Donaldson
Adjunct Research Professor
| Degrees: | B.Sc. (Hons.), M.A., Ph.D. (Carleton) |
| Email: | shawn.donaldson@canada.ca |
Shawn Donaldson is the manager of the Heat Division in the Climate Change and Innovation Bureau at Health Canada and an adjunct research professor at Carleton University. He is current leading a number of climate change and health initiatives including, programs that are focused on protecting Canadians from extreme heat events, health promotion and outreach and an emergency management heat plan. In the past, he has played a leadership role on human health aspects of Canada’s Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) and been the co-chair international Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) health expert committee. Dr. Donaldson has been the lead editor and co-author on previous AMAP and NCP human health assessments.
Dr. Donaldson’s research focuses on the impacts of contaminants on human health; climate change and human health; environmental change and mental health; risk communication, health promotion; and the application of science to public policy. He is actively involved in publishing, conducting research, scientific peer reviews of research proposals and journal articles, the supervision/co-supervision of students, and giving guest lectures.
Recent Journal Publications
Donaldson, S.G., M. Feeley, D. Arnold, P. Ayotte, L. Chan, E. Dewailly, C. Furgal, H. Kuhnlein, E. Loring, O. Receveur, Y. Stokker, and J. Van Oostdam, 2010. Human Health Implications of Environmental Contaminants in Arctic Canada: A Review. The Science of the Total Environment (408) 5165-5234.
Hutchinson, P., C. Mushquash, and S.G. Donaldson, 2008. Conducting Health Research with Aboriginal Communities: Barriers and Strategies for Graduate Student Success. Canadian Journal of Native Education (CJNE). Vol. 3:45-63.
Van Oostdam, J., S.G Donaldson, M. Feeley, D. Arnold, P. Ayotte, G. Bondy, L. Chan, E. Dewailly, C. Furgal, H. Kuhnlein, E. Loring, G. Muckle, E. Myles, O. Receveur, Y. Stokker, and B. Tracy, 2005. Human Health Implications of Environmental Contaminants in Arctic Canada: A Review. The Science of the Total Environment. 351-352: 165-246.
Muir, D.C.G., R.G. Shearer, J. Van Oostdam, S.G. Donaldson and C. Furgal, 2005. Contaminants in Canadian Arctic Biota and Implications for Human Health. The Science of the Total Environment. 531-352: 1-3.
Muir, D.C.G., R.G. Shearer, J. Van Oostdam, S.G. Donaldson and C. Furgal, 2005. Contaminants in Canadian Arctic Biota and Implications for Human Health: Conclusions and Knowledge Gaps. The Science of the Total Environment. 531-352: 539-594.
Walker, J.B., J. Houseman, L. Seddon, K. Tofflemire, C. Mills, A. Corriveau, J.P.
Weber, A. LeBlanc, S.G. Donaldson and J. Van Oostdam. 2006. Maternal and Umbilical Cord Levels of Mercury, Lead, Cadmium and Essential Trace Elements in Arctic Canada. Environmental Research. 100(3): 295-318
International Assessment Reports (peer reviewed)
Gilman, A., E. Dewailly, A. Dudarev and S.G. Donaldson, 2009. Chapter 3 “Factors Influencing Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals” In The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP): Human Health in the Arctic. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, Norway.
Vaktskjold, A., B. Deutch, K. Skinner and S.G. Donaldson, 2009. Chapter 4 “Nutrition and Diet in the Arctic” In The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP): Human Health in the Arctic. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, Norway.
Van Oostdam, J. and S.G. Donaldson, 2009. Chapter 5 “Biomonitoring” In The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP): Human Health in the Arctic. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, Norway.
Øyvind Odland, J., A. Carlsen, S.G. Donaldson, A. Dudarev, C. Furgal, G. Mulvad, and P. Weihe, 2009. Chapter 9 “Risk Management and Communication of Environmental Chemicals in the Arctic” In The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP): Human Health in the Arctic. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, Norway.
Martino, D., S. Dalby, N.C. Doubleday and S.G. Donaldson, 2007, “Chapter 1 Environment for Development.” GEO-04 Assessment Report. United Nations Environmental Protection Program. Oxford University Press. Cary, NC.
National Health Assessment Reports (peer reviewed)
Van Oostdam, J., S.G. Donaldson, M. Feeley, C. Tikhonov, 2009. (Editors) Canadian Arctic Contaminants and Health Assessment Report – Human Health. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa, ON. Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada.
Van Oostdam, J., Donaldson, S., Feeley, M., Tremblay, M., Arnold, D., Ayotte, P., Bondy, G., Chan, L., Dewailly, E., Furgal, C., Gill, U., Kalhok, S., Kuhnlein, H., Loring, E., Muckle, G., Myles, E., Receveur, O., Stokker, Y., Tracy, B. 2003. Human Health. Canadian Arctic Contaminants and Assessment Report II. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa, ON. ISBN: 0-662-33469-8. Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada.
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