Joel A Dubin
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5408758 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Joel A Dubin |
| NOMBRES | Joel A |
| APELLIDO | Dubin |
| FIRMA | DUBIN J A |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Waterloo |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9863-7752 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2006 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Classifying Patterns of Delinquent Behaviours and Experiences of Victimization
Forecasting daily Covid-19 cases with gradient boosted regression trees and other methods
Introduction: There is a vast literature on the performance of different short-term forecasting models for country specific COVID-19 cases, but much less research with respect to city level cases. This paper employs daily case counts for 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the U.S. to evaluate the efficacy of a variety of statistical forecasting models with respect to 7 and 28-day ahead predictions. Methods: This study employed Gradient B…
A Comprehensive School Health Approach to Student Physical Activity
BACKGROUND: The comprehensive school health (CSH) framework has four components: social and physical environment; partnerships and services; teaching and learning; and policy. This study examines associations between CSH and student physical activity (PA). METHODS: Using 2015/2016 COMPASS study survey data of 37,397 students (grades 9-12) from 80 secondary schools in Ontario and Alberta, Canada, associations between school-level factors within CS…
Using Decision Trees to Examine Environmental and Behavioural Factors Associated with Youth Anxiety, Depression, and Flourishing
Modifiable environmental and behavioural factors influence youth mental health; however, past studies have primarily used regression models that quantify population average effects. Decision trees are an analytic technique that examine complex relationships between factors and identify high-risk subgroups to whom intervention measures can be targeted. This study used decision trees to examine associations of various risk factors with youth anxiet…
NextGen Public Health Surveillance and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Recent advances in technology have led to the rise of new-age data sources (e.g., Internet of Things (IoT), wearables, social media, and mobile health). IoT is becoming ubiquitous, and data generation is accelerating globally. Other health research domains have used IoT as a data source, but its potential has not been thoroughly explored and utilized systematically in public health surveillance. This article summarizes the existing literature on …
School-Level Factors within Comprehensive School Health Associated with the Trajectory of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity over Time
(1) The majority of Canadian youth are insufficiently active, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) decreases substantially during secondary school. School factors within the comprehensive school health (CSH) framework may help attenuate this decline. This study aimed to examine how youth MVPA changes over a three-year period and evaluate the school characteristics associated with preventing the decline in MVPA over time, guided by th…
The impact of an alcohol policy change on developmental trajectories of youth alcohol use
Clustering of risk-related modifiable behaviours and their association with overweight and obesity among a large sample of youth in the Compass study
Four distinct subpopulations of youth were identified based on their patterns of health and risk behaviours. The three clusters demonstrating poorer health behaviour were all at an increased risk of being overweight/obese compared to their somewhat healthier peers. Obesity-related public health interventions and health promotion efforts might be more effective if consideration is given to population segments with certain behavioural patterns, tar…
Food safety knowledge of undergraduate students at a Canadian university
Consistent with other similar studies, students in Faculties outside of the Faculty of Science, younger students, and those who cook infrequently could benefit from food safety education. Supporting improved hand hygiene, in particular clarifying hand washing versus hand sanitizing messages, may also be important. Universities can play a role in such education, including as part of preparing students for work or volunteer placements, or as genera…
Use of caffeinated energy drinks among secondary school students in Ontario
Food safety knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices among Ontario high school students
The Compass study
COMPASS is the first study with the infrastructure to robustly evaluate the impact that changes in multiple school-level programs, policies, and BE characteristics within or surrounding a school might have on multiple youth health behaviours or outcomes over time. COMPASS will provide valuable new insight for planning, tailoring and targeting of school-based prevention initiatives where they are most likely to have impact
A multilevel examination of gender differences in the association between features of the school environment and physical activity among a sample of grades 9 to 12 students in Ontario, Canada
Although most variation in male and female students' time spent in PA lies between students within schools, there is sufficient between-school variation to be of interest to practitioners and policy-makers. More research investigating gender differentials in environment factors associated with youth PA are warranted
Does Executive Function Explain the IQ-Mortality Association? Evidence from the Canadian Study on Health and Aging
OBJECTIVE: To assess the robustness of the association between intelligence quotient (IQ) and mortality in older adults and to examine whether or not the association can be explained by more specific cognitive processes, including individual differences in executive functioning. METHODS: We examined the associations among Full Scale IQ, individual IQ subtest scores, and 10-year mortality among older community-dwelling, adult participants in the C…
Racial Sexual Mixing and Factors Associated with Condom Use Among Middle Eastern-Canadians
The Persistence of Depressive Symptoms in Older Workers Who Experience Involuntary Job Loss
Our findings identify older workers with limited wealth as an important group for which the potential effect of involuntary job separation in the years preceding retirement is ongoing (enduring) adverse mental health
The Persistence of Depressive Symptoms in Older Workers Who Experience Involuntary Job Loss
Our findings identify older workers with limited wealth as an important group for which the potential effect of involuntary job separation in the years preceding retirement is ongoing (enduring) adverse mental health
Use of caffeinated energy drinks among secondary school students in Ontario
The Persistence of Depressive Symptoms in Older Workers Who Experience Involuntary Job Loss
Our findings identify older workers with limited wealth as an important group for which the potential effect of involuntary job separation in the years preceding retirement is ongoing (enduring) adverse mental health
Does Executive Function Explain the IQ-Mortality Association? Evidence from the Canadian Study on Health and Aging
OBJECTIVE: To assess the robustness of the association between intelligence quotient (IQ) and mortality in older adults and to examine whether or not the association can be explained by more specific cognitive processes, including individual differences in executive functioning. METHODS: We examined the associations among Full Scale IQ, individual IQ subtest scores, and 10-year mortality among older community-dwelling, adult participants in the C…
Racial Sexual Mixing and Factors Associated with Condom Use Among Middle Eastern-Canadians
A multilevel examination of gender differences in the association between features of the school environment and physical activity among a sample of grades 9 to 12 students in Ontario, Canada
Although most variation in male and female students' time spent in PA lies between students within schools, there is sufficient between-school variation to be of interest to practitioners and policy-makers. More research investigating gender differentials in environment factors associated with youth PA are warranted
The Compass study
COMPASS is the first study with the infrastructure to robustly evaluate the impact that changes in multiple school-level programs, policies, and BE characteristics within or surrounding a school might have on multiple youth health behaviours or outcomes over time. COMPASS will provide valuable new insight for planning, tailoring and targeting of school-based prevention initiatives where they are most likely to have impact
Use of caffeinated energy drinks among secondary school students in Ontario
Food safety knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices among Ontario high school students
Food safety knowledge of undergraduate students at a Canadian university
Consistent with other similar studies, students in Faculties outside of the Faculty of Science, younger students, and those who cook infrequently could benefit from food safety education. Supporting improved hand hygiene, in particular clarifying hand washing versus hand sanitizing messages, may also be important. Universities can play a role in such education, including as part of preparing students for work or volunteer placements, or as genera…
Clustering of risk-related modifiable behaviours and their association with overweight and obesity among a large sample of youth in the Compass study
Four distinct subpopulations of youth were identified based on their patterns of health and risk behaviours. The three clusters demonstrating poorer health behaviour were all at an increased risk of being overweight/obese compared to their somewhat healthier peers. Obesity-related public health interventions and health promotion efforts might be more effective if consideration is given to population segments with certain behavioural patterns, tar…
The impact of an alcohol policy change on developmental trajectories of youth alcohol use
NextGen Public Health Surveillance and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Recent advances in technology have led to the rise of new-age data sources (e.g., Internet of Things (IoT), wearables, social media, and mobile health). IoT is becoming ubiquitous, and data generation is accelerating globally. Other health research domains have used IoT as a data source, but its potential has not been thoroughly explored and utilized systematically in public health surveillance. This article summarizes the existing literature on …
School-Level Factors within Comprehensive School Health Associated with the Trajectory of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity over Time
(1) The majority of Canadian youth are insufficiently active, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) decreases substantially during secondary school. School factors within the comprehensive school health (CSH) framework may help attenuate this decline. This study aimed to examine how youth MVPA changes over a three-year period and evaluate the school characteristics associated with preventing the decline in MVPA over time, guided by th…
A Comprehensive School Health Approach to Student Physical Activity
BACKGROUND: The comprehensive school health (CSH) framework has four components: social and physical environment; partnerships and services; teaching and learning; and policy. This study examines associations between CSH and student physical activity (PA). METHODS: Using 2015/2016 COMPASS study survey data of 37,397 students (grades 9-12) from 80 secondary schools in Ontario and Alberta, Canada, associations between school-level factors within CS…
Using Decision Trees to Examine Environmental and Behavioural Factors Associated with Youth Anxiety, Depression, and Flourishing
Modifiable environmental and behavioural factors influence youth mental health; however, past studies have primarily used regression models that quantify population average effects. Decision trees are an analytic technique that examine complex relationships between factors and identify high-risk subgroups to whom intervention measures can be targeted. This study used decision trees to examine associations of various risk factors with youth anxiet…
Forecasting daily Covid-19 cases with gradient boosted regression trees and other methods
Introduction: There is a vast literature on the performance of different short-term forecasting models for country specific COVID-19 cases, but much less research with respect to city level cases. This paper employs daily case counts for 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the U.S. to evaluate the efficacy of a variety of statistical forecasting models with respect to 7 and 28-day ahead predictions. Methods: This study employed Gradient B…
Classifying Patterns of Delinquent Behaviours and Experiences of Victimization
Medicine (15 obras) · Psychology (10 obras) · Environmental health (9 obras) · Demography (7 obras) · Demography (7 obras) · Gerontology (7 obras) · Public health (6 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 obras) · Psychiatry (5 obras) · Psychological intervention (5 obras)