About Laura
“I am passionate about the health and wellbeing of all Canadian children, youth and adults.”
Laura is a freelance health researcher, writer and educator who has had extensive experience in both clinical social work and health research with well-known organizations and institutions. For over 20 years, she has held a number of clinical, project management, research and volunteer positions in hospitals, community agencies, the public education sector and not-for-profit organizations. This work has led to her increasing passion for advancing health equity and engaging in social action. She also continues to hold a Clinical Research Coordinator role at the Hospital for Sick Children and a Project Investigator role at the Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, SickKids.
Her research and project management work has focused on various aspects of child and family health, quality of life, social determinants of health and health outcomes. She specializes in overseeing large scale projects, conducting multi-site research studies and engaging in knowledge translation strategies. Over the past several years, she has had the opportunity to contribute to regional, provincial and national research, advocacy and policy initiatives in child and family health. For a complete CV click on, 2015 Laura CV.
Expertise
At the outset of every project, Laura will conduct a preliminary analysis of your area of research. She will use this to develop a project outline, a summary of goals and an action plan to ensure that your timelines and expectations are met. She will work collaboratively with you to identify your study or project needs. Each project is treated with care and expertise. Examples of her expertise include the following:
- Child and family health
- Health outcomes
- Qualitative research
- Program planning
- Social determinants of health
- Social work & psychosocial care
- Health equity
- Project management
- Policy analysis
- Qualitative inquiry
- Mixed methods
- Literature reviews
- Qualitative analysis
- Grant writing
- Scientific & ethics preparation
- Manuscript preparation
- Writing for publications, reports & presentations
Interesting Facts
- She is extensively published in academic journals including: Paediatric & Child Health, Cancer Nursing, Current Pediatric Reviews, The Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine, The Journal of Social Work & End-of-Life Care, Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Cleft Palate & Craniofacial Journal & BMJ.
- Her published work is widely viewed and downloaded from ResearchGate http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Laura_Beaune, PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed, Google Scholar http://scholar.google.ca/& Pubfacts http://www.pubfacts.com/.
- She is an experienced interviewer & focus group facilitator and has analyzed hundreds of qualitative transcripts.
- She has presented extensively at seminars, workshops, and conferences presenting posters, key note talks, papers and presentations across North America.
Laura is a regulated health care professional belonging to both the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) www.ocswssw.org and the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW) www.oasw.org.
