Samantha A Oostlander
Biographic Data
| ID | 6926386 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samantha A Oostlander |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samantha A |
| FAMILY NAME | Oostlander |
| SIGNATURE | OOSTLANDER S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1433-3749 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Media Portrayal of Older Adults Across Five Canadian Disasters
We conducted a constructivist grounded theory approach in which discourse analysis was used to explore how Canadian news media portrays older adults and aging in a disaster context. We analyzed 119 articles covering five Canadian disasters and identified four themes: (a) stereotypes of older adults are presented on a positive–negative continuum in journalistic coverage of disasters, (b) journalistic coverage tends to exclude perspectives of older…
‘Lifestyle drift’ in disaster risk reduction practices magnifies inequities for high-risk populations
High-risk populations are at disproportionate risk when disasters occur because of the vulnerable social circumstances and settings in which they live. Emergency Managers (EMs) and Emergency Social Services Directors (ESSDs) work to support individual and community resilience in all phases of the disaster management cycle. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the current practices and challenges experienced by EMs and ESSDs in Can…
Caring for our caregivers in a pandemic
Unpaid caregivers provide valuable care that saves the Canadian healthcare system billions of dollars every year. Caregiving is highly taxing, often resulting in psychosocial impacts that are associated with negative health outcomes and decreased quality of life for caregivers. These impacts are exacerbated when public health disasters occur, such as pandemics. This article employs a socioecological approach to explore how existing risk factors a…
Caring for our caregivers in a pandemic
Unpaid caregivers provide valuable care that saves the Canadian healthcare system billions of dollars every year. Caregiving is highly taxing, often resulting in psychosocial impacts that are associated with negative health outcomes and decreased quality of life for caregivers. These impacts are exacerbated when public health disasters occur, such as pandemics. This article employs a socioecological approach to explore how existing risk factors a…
Media Portrayal of Older Adults Across Five Canadian Disasters
We conducted a constructivist grounded theory approach in which discourse analysis was used to explore how Canadian news media portrays older adults and aging in a disaster context. We analyzed 119 articles covering five Canadian disasters and identified four themes: (a) stereotypes of older adults are presented on a positive–negative continuum in journalistic coverage of disasters, (b) journalistic coverage tends to exclude perspectives of older…
‘Lifestyle drift’ in disaster risk reduction practices magnifies inequities for high-risk populations
High-risk populations are at disproportionate risk when disasters occur because of the vulnerable social circumstances and settings in which they live. Emergency Managers (EMs) and Emergency Social Services Directors (ESSDs) work to support individual and community resilience in all phases of the disaster management cycle. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the current practices and challenges experienced by EMs and ESSDs in Can…
Caring for our caregivers in a pandemic
Unpaid caregivers provide valuable care that saves the Canadian healthcare system billions of dollars every year. Caregiving is highly taxing, often resulting in psychosocial impacts that are associated with negative health outcomes and decreased quality of life for caregivers. These impacts are exacerbated when public health disasters occur, such as pandemics. This article employs a socioecological approach to explore how existing risk factors a…
Disaster Response and Management (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Nursing (2 works)