Dr. Francine Darroch, Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor, Health and Wellness Equity Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Carleton University Dr. Francine Darroch is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Carleton University. She is an interdisciplinary researcher with expertise in qualitative health research, public health, inequities in pregnancy and physical activity, maternal health, and the intersections of racism, gender-based violence, substance abuse, trauma, and structural violence. As founder of the Health and Wellness Equity Research Group at Carleton University, Dr. Darroch leads feminist participatory action research that focuses on leveraging physical activity to improve the quality of life of self-identified women and their families. Her current work aims to address inequities in physical activity for pregnant and parenting individuals and families through trauma- and violence-informed approaches to physical activity. While Dr. Darroch’s research is predominantly focused on self-identified women and children, her work also extends to explore and advocate for gender-sensitive programming for fathers living in marginalizing circumstances. Dr. Darroch’s main overarching goal is to co-create programs and resources to increase access to physical activity, enhance social cohesion, community connections, and improve overall health by way of addressing individual, systemic, and structural barriers to health and well-being.
- Co-Principal Investigator
Dr. Lyndsay Hayhurst, Co-Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor in School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York University
- Co-Investigators
Dr. Paul Peters, Co-investigator, Associate Professor in the Department of Health Science at Carleton University
Dr. Laura Pickell, Co-investigator, Instructor in the Department of Health Science at Carleton University
- Staff
Gabby Gonzalez Montaner, Research Manager, Department of Health Sciences at Carleton University
Michelle Paquette-Smith, Community Based Research Assistant
Candace Roberts, Research Assistant, Department of Health Sciences at Carleton University
Madeleine Sheppard-Perkins, Research Assistant, Department of Health Sciences at Carleton University
Julia Ferreira Gomes, Research Assistant, School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York University
Tomoko Mcgaughey, Research Assistant, Department of Health Sciences at Carleton University
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