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field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Dr. Mahar is an epidemiologist and health services researcher interested in using population-based, administrative data to answer policy-relevant questions that address inequitable health outcomes, healthcare access, and delivery. Her program of research is focused on cancer, mental health, and the health and wellbeing of Veterans and military families.</p> <p><strong>Graduate Student Supervision</strong></p> <p><span><span><span>Dr. Mahar is currently recruiting graduate students (thesis-based MNSc, PhD Nursing, MSc Public Health Sciences, PhD Health Quality, and PhD Public Health Sciences) for funded opportunities on the following active projects:</span></span></span></p> <ol> <li><span><span><span><span>End of life cancer care for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>Cancer screening among adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>Physical activity and nutrition among youth in military connected families</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>Mental health among youth in military connected families</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span>Other opportunities focused on equitable cancer care delivery, the health and wellbeing of Veterans or military families</span></span></span></span></li> </ol> <p><span><span><strong><span>Interests</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li>Military and veteran families</li> <li>Equity in predictive models</li> <li>Adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities</li> <li>Severe psychiatric illness</li> <li>Equity in benchmarking</li> <li>Military and Veteran health</li> <li>Epidemiology methods</li> <li>Equitable cancer care and outcomes</li> <li>Development and validation of risk prediction models</li> <li>Observational research designs</li> </ul> <p><span><span><strong><span>Research Affiliations</span></strong></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Associate Director, Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Sinclair Cancer Research Institute</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Adjunct Scientist, ICES</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>Adjunct Scientist, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><strong>Publications</strong></span></span></span></p> <p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Mahar+A&cauthor_id=30674522">PubMed</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <!-- End Display article for detail page --> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Sidebar Left --> <!-- End Sidebar Left --> <!-- Sidebar Right --> <!-- End Sidebar Right --> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer id="footer" class="footer"> <div class="footer-inner"> <div class="footer-center"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="footer-first col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 column"> <div class="region region-footer-first"> <div id="block-queensfooterlogo-2" class="block block-block-content block-block-contentf665d6b6-d3bf-4022-bc0c-d81efa4c3c55 no-title"> <div class="content block-content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field 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