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Name: Cadell, Susan
Titles: Adjunct Scientist, CFRI
Affiliate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Associate Professor; Director, Manulife Centre for Healthy Living, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University
Degrees / Designations: PhD, MSW
Primary Area of Research: Developmental Neurosciences & Child Health
Secondary Area(s) of Research:
Email: scadell@wlu.ca
Phone: 519-884-1970
Fax: 519-888-9732
Mailing Address: Wilfrid Laurier University
120 Duke Street West
Kitchener, ON N2H 3W8

Research Areas
  • Pediatric palliative care
  • Posttraumatic growth
  • Grief and loss

Summary

My research program concerns family and child health and wellness, particularly in palliative care, with a specific focus on the emerging theoretical construct of posttraumatic growth.  This new construct of posttraumatic growth contributes to knowledge of the positive outcomes and by-products of trauma.  I am further developing the construct by expanding its use cross-culturally and with respect to diverse populations and life circumstances.  The construct explores a dimension of human adaptation and growth in the face of adversity.

Current Projects

I am a co-investigator on the New Emerging Team in Transitions in Pediatric Palliative and End of Life Care (Hal Siden, PI). 

I am also a collaborator on the Cross-Cultural New Emerging Team in Palliative Care (R. Doll & A. Kazanjian, co-Pis).

I was recently awarded a CIHR grant for Care giving Parents of Children with Life-Limiting Illnesses: Beyond Stress and Coping to Growth.  I am the principal investigator, with H. Siden, B. Davies, L. Straatman, R. Steele, S. Liben, D. Hemsworth as co-investigators.  This is a multi-site study that commenced in the summer of 2006; it is a mixed methods investigation of the positive aspects of coping with the life-limiting illness of a child.  A funding renewal for the study was submitted in September 2008.  The proposed project represents the next stage in my program of research, which focuses on stress and coping in the context of caregiving, with a particular focus on the theoretical construct of posttraumatic growth.

Selected Publications

Puterman J, Cadell S.: Timing is everything: the experience of parental cancer  for young adult daughters--a pilot study. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2008;26(2):103-21.

Straatman L, Cadell S, Davies B, Siden H, Steele R; The Centre for Community Child Health Research.: Paediatric palliative care research in Canada: Development and progress of a new emerging team. Paediatr Child Health. 2008 Sep;13(7):591-594.

Steele R, Derman S, Cadell S, Davies B, Siden H, Straatman L.: Families' transition to a Canadian paediatric hospice. Part two: results of a pilot study. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2008 Jun;14(6):287-95.

Steele R, Derman S, Cadell S, Davies B, Fleming CF, Siden H, Straatman L, Bigl, J.:  Exploring Families’ Transition into a Pediatric Hospice: Part II. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2008 Jun;14(6): 287-95.

Steele R, Derman S, Cadell S, Davies B, Siden H, Straatman L.: Families' transition to a Canadian paediatric hospice. Part one: planning a pilot study. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2008 May;14(5):248-56.

Steele R, Derman S, Cadell S, Davies B, Fleming CF, Siden H, Straatman L, Bigl, J.: Exploring Families’ Transition into a Pediatric Hospice: Part I. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2008 May; 14(5): 248-56.

Steele R, Bosma H, Johnston MF, Cadell S, Davies B, Siden H, Straatman L.: Research priorities in pediatric palliative care: a Delphi study. J Palliat Care. 2008 Winter;24(4):229-39.

Gurm BK, Stephen J, Mackenzie G, Doll R, Barroetavena MC, Cadell S.  Understanding Canadian Punjabi-speaking South Asian women's experience of breast cancer: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(2), 266-276.

Cadell, S., Bosma, H.,  Johnston, M., Porterfield, P., Cline, L., da Silva, J., Fraser, J. & Boston, P. (2007).  Practicing Interprofessional Teamwork from the First Day of Class: A Model for an Interprofessional Palliative Care Course.  Journal of Palliative Care, 23(4), 273-279.

Cadell, S. (2007). The sun always comes out after it rains: Understanding posttraumatic growth in HIV carers. Health & Social Work. Health & Social Work, 32(3), 169-176.

Cadell, S. & Marshall, S. (2007). Meaning-Making in Bereaved HIV/AIDS Caregivers. Death Studies. 31(6), 537-548.

Cadell S, Janzen L & Haubrich DJ. (2006). The Role of Spirituality/Religiosity in the Creation of Personal Growth in Bereaved HIV/AIDS Informal Caregivers. Critical Social Work, 7(1).

Cadell S & Haubrich DJ. (2006). Vivre Intensement l'Humain: Une exploration du deuil après le VIH-sida. Revue Reflets, 12.

Fielden SJ, Scheckter L, Chapman GE, Alimenti A, Forbes JC, Sheps S, Cadell S, & Frankish JC. (2006). Growing Up: Perspectives of children, families and service providers regarding the needs of older children with vertically-acquired HIV. AIDS Care, 18(8), 1050-1053.

Cadell S, Fletcher M, Makkappallil-Knowles E, Caldwell S, Wong L, Bodurtha D, Brown M, Daigneault J, Heidebrecht P, Moore A, & Shoblom W. (2005). The Use of the Arts and the Strengths Perspective: The Example of a Course Assignment. Social Work Education, 24(1), 137-146.


Honours & Awards

Teaching Development Scholarship, UBC Faculty Certificate Program on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education - 2005

Medal for Academic Excellence in the Faculty of Social Work - 2000

Shankar A. Yelaja Memorial Scholarship - 2000

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowship - 1999-2000


Research Group Members

NET Co-investigators:
Hal Siden, MD (UBC)
Betty Davies, RN, PhD (UCSF)
Rose Steele, RN, PhD (York University)
Lynn Straatman, MD (UBC)

NET Research Staff:
Gail Andrews – Research coordinator
Shalu Duggal – Research Assistant

NET Graduate Students:
Meaghen Fletcher Johnston
Harvey Bosma
Niki Paley

Last Update: 8/6/2010
 
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