Agnieszka Kosny
Biographic Data
| ID | 79133 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Agnieszka Kosny |
| GIVEN NAMES | Agnieszka |
| FAMILY NAME | Kosny |
| SIGNATURE | KOSNY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute for Work & Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8730-559X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Tool for the Meaningful Consideration of Language Barriers in Qualitative Health Research
Individuals who experience language barriers are largely excluded as participants from health research, resulting in gaps in knowledge that have implications for the development of equitable policies, tools, and strategies. Drawing on the existing literature and on their collective experience conducting occupational health research in contexts of language barriers, the authors propose a tool to assist qualitative researchers and representatives f…
Safe Employment Integration of Recent Immigrants and Refugees
Occupational Health and Safety Vulnerability of Recent Immigrants and Refugees
Recent immigrants and refugees have higher rates of work-related injuries and illnesses compared to Canadian-born workers. As a result, they are often labelled as vulnerable workers. This study explored the factors that contribute to occupational health and safety (OHS) vulnerability of recent immigrants and refugees with a focus on modifiable factors such as exposure to hazards and access to workplace protections, awareness of OHS and worker rig…
The occupational health and safety vulnerability of recent immigrants accessing settlement services
Fear of (re)injury and return to work following compensable injury
Our findings illustrate the need for a contextualised perspective of fear avoidance and RTW behaviour that includes the beliefs of other important people surrounding the injured worker (e.g. employers, family members, GPs). Existing models of health behaviour such as The Health Beliefs Model may provide useful frameworks for interventions targeting the affective, cognitive, social, organisational and policy factors that can influence fear avoidan…
Employment in a "Land of Opportunity?" Immigrants' Experiences of Racism and Discrimination in the Australian Workplace
Factors associated with sickness certification of injured workers by General Practitioners in Victoria, Australia
This study suggests that specific groups of injured workers (i.e. older age, workers with mental health issues, in rural areas) are less likely to receive ALT certificates
Joint Stories and Layered Tales
This paper uses focus group data about women’s work experiences gathered in five Canadian east coast communities to examine some of the strengths and weakness associated with focus group research. I explore the case made against the use of focus group methods and the basis for some of the critiques aimed at focus group research. By examining the evolving discussions between focus group members, it is possible to understand some of the benefits of…
Another Person in the Room
Cross-language research poses many challenges. When researchers and participants do not speak the same language, meanings expressed by participants might not be understood in the same way by researchers, and the richness of participants' experiences might be lost. This can lead to the misrepresentation and silencing of issues faced by these participants, especially newcomers. In this article, we critically examine our experience conducting qualit…
Delicate dances
Introduction. Immigrants often come to Canada for the purpose of employment and make up a large proportion of our labour force. Yet, these workers' labour market experience may not always be positive – new immigrant workers can have difficulties finding a job in their field and may end up working in ‘survival jobs’ that expose them to workplace hazards. Workers who are new to Canada may not be familiar with legislation designed to protect them at…
Gendered, Invisible Work in Non‐profit Social Service Organizations
Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) play an important role in the provision of health and social services. In Canada the nonprofit sector includes 7.5 million volunteers and employs over 1.6 million paid workers. The sector is overwhelmingly female‐dominated — women make up over 80 per cent of workers in these nonprofit services. Work performed by women has traditionally been undervalued and invisible. It has often been considered safe by researchers,…
The hazards of helping
Non-profit organizations play an important role in the provision of health and social services. No longer temporary providers of emergency services, non-profit organizations appear to be permanent features of the social service landscape. Despite some of the intrinsic rewards that work in non-profit organizations offers, jobs in these organizations can be characterized by high demands, long working hours, low pay and exposure to violence and infe…
Understanding and improving the health of workers in the new economy
Changes in the nature and experience of work, and the emergence of new forms of injuries and illnesses, call into question the prevailing scientist-led, positivist approach to work and health research. This paper critiques this approach on epistemological, methodological and ethical grounds, arguing that it is not capable of understanding and improving workers’ health in today's global economy. The authors call for a more participatory approach t…
Gendered, Invisible Work in Non‐profit Social Service Organizations
Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) play an important role in the provision of health and social services. In Canada the nonprofit sector includes 7.5 million volunteers and employs over 1.6 million paid workers. The sector is overwhelmingly female‐dominated — women make up over 80 per cent of workers in these nonprofit services. Work performed by women has traditionally been undervalued and invisible. It has often been considered safe by researchers,…
Employment in a "Land of Opportunity?" Immigrants' Experiences of Racism and Discrimination in the Australian Workplace
Delicate dances
Introduction. Immigrants often come to Canada for the purpose of employment and make up a large proportion of our labour force. Yet, these workers' labour market experience may not always be positive – new immigrant workers can have difficulties finding a job in their field and may end up working in ‘survival jobs’ that expose them to workplace hazards. Workers who are new to Canada may not be familiar with legislation designed to protect them at…
Tool for the Meaningful Consideration of Language Barriers in Qualitative Health Research
Individuals who experience language barriers are largely excluded as participants from health research, resulting in gaps in knowledge that have implications for the development of equitable policies, tools, and strategies. Drawing on the existing literature and on their collective experience conducting occupational health research in contexts of language barriers, the authors propose a tool to assist qualitative researchers and representatives f…
Another Person in the Room
Cross-language research poses many challenges. When researchers and participants do not speak the same language, meanings expressed by participants might not be understood in the same way by researchers, and the richness of participants' experiences might be lost. This can lead to the misrepresentation and silencing of issues faced by these participants, especially newcomers. In this article, we critically examine our experience conducting qualit…
Safe Employment Integration of Recent Immigrants and Refugees
The occupational health and safety vulnerability of recent immigrants accessing settlement services
Understanding and improving the health of workers in the new economy
Changes in the nature and experience of work, and the emergence of new forms of injuries and illnesses, call into question the prevailing scientist-led, positivist approach to work and health research. This paper critiques this approach on epistemological, methodological and ethical grounds, arguing that it is not capable of understanding and improving workers’ health in today's global economy. The authors call for a more participatory approach t…
The hazards of helping
Non-profit organizations play an important role in the provision of health and social services. No longer temporary providers of emergency services, non-profit organizations appear to be permanent features of the social service landscape. Despite some of the intrinsic rewards that work in non-profit organizations offers, jobs in these organizations can be characterized by high demands, long working hours, low pay and exposure to violence and infe…
Gendered, Invisible Work in Non‐profit Social Service Organizations
Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) play an important role in the provision of health and social services. In Canada the nonprofit sector includes 7.5 million volunteers and employs over 1.6 million paid workers. The sector is overwhelmingly female‐dominated — women make up over 80 per cent of workers in these nonprofit services. Work performed by women has traditionally been undervalued and invisible. It has often been considered safe by researchers,…
Delicate dances
Introduction. Immigrants often come to Canada for the purpose of employment and make up a large proportion of our labour force. Yet, these workers' labour market experience may not always be positive – new immigrant workers can have difficulties finding a job in their field and may end up working in ‘survival jobs’ that expose them to workplace hazards. Workers who are new to Canada may not be familiar with legislation designed to protect them at…
Another Person in the Room
Cross-language research poses many challenges. When researchers and participants do not speak the same language, meanings expressed by participants might not be understood in the same way by researchers, and the richness of participants' experiences might be lost. This can lead to the misrepresentation and silencing of issues faced by these participants, especially newcomers. In this article, we critically examine our experience conducting qualit…
Joint Stories and Layered Tales
This paper uses focus group data about women’s work experiences gathered in five Canadian east coast communities to examine some of the strengths and weakness associated with focus group research. I explore the case made against the use of focus group methods and the basis for some of the critiques aimed at focus group research. By examining the evolving discussions between focus group members, it is possible to understand some of the benefits of…
Factors associated with sickness certification of injured workers by General Practitioners in Victoria, Australia
This study suggests that specific groups of injured workers (i.e. older age, workers with mental health issues, in rural areas) are less likely to receive ALT certificates
Fear of (re)injury and return to work following compensable injury
Our findings illustrate the need for a contextualised perspective of fear avoidance and RTW behaviour that includes the beliefs of other important people surrounding the injured worker (e.g. employers, family members, GPs). Existing models of health behaviour such as The Health Beliefs Model may provide useful frameworks for interventions targeting the affective, cognitive, social, organisational and policy factors that can influence fear avoidan…
Employment in a "Land of Opportunity?" Immigrants' Experiences of Racism and Discrimination in the Australian Workplace
Occupational Health and Safety Vulnerability of Recent Immigrants and Refugees
Recent immigrants and refugees have higher rates of work-related injuries and illnesses compared to Canadian-born workers. As a result, they are often labelled as vulnerable workers. This study explored the factors that contribute to occupational health and safety (OHS) vulnerability of recent immigrants and refugees with a focus on modifiable factors such as exposure to hazards and access to workplace protections, awareness of OHS and worker rig…
The occupational health and safety vulnerability of recent immigrants accessing settlement services
Tool for the Meaningful Consideration of Language Barriers in Qualitative Health Research
Individuals who experience language barriers are largely excluded as participants from health research, resulting in gaps in knowledge that have implications for the development of equitable policies, tools, and strategies. Drawing on the existing literature and on their collective experience conducting occupational health research in contexts of language barriers, the authors propose a tool to assist qualitative researchers and representatives f…
Safe Employment Integration of Recent Immigrants and Refugees
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Occupational Health and Safety Research (7 works) · Public relations (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Immigration (5 works)