Dennis Willms
Biographic Data
| ID | 80683 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dennis Willms |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dennis |
| FAMILY NAME | Willms |
| SIGNATURE | WILLMS D |
| AFFILIATIONS | McMaster University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 96 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
From rhetoric to reality: An NGO's challenge for reaching the furthest behind
The guiding principle of Agenda 2030 is the commitment to “leave no one behind”. However, as the Millennium Development Goals experience has demonstrated, there remains a “rhetoric-implementation gap” where local stakeholders struggle to realistically respond to policies formulated at the global level. This article proposes a way forward for NGOs seeking to translate the rhetoric of Agenda 2030 into reality. It presents an integrated and multi-se…
Can interfaith research partnerships develop new paradigms for condom use and HIV prevention? The implementation of conceptual events in Malawi results in a ‘spiritualised condom’
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this intervention research study was to engage senior leaders of faith-based organisations (FBOs) in Malawi in a participatory process to construct an interfaith theology of HIV/AIDS. This process was designed to enhance the capacity of faith leaders to respond more effectively to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. METHODS: An evidence-driven combination of ethnographic and participatory action research methodologies was utilised. Conc…
Vaccine preparedness: Lessons from Lyantonde, Uganda
To explore how to better educate rural Africans about preventive HIV/AIDS vaccine trials, 15 semi-structured, open-ended interviews were conducted with villagers in Lyantonde, Rakai District, Uganda. This study reports on the findings by focusing on the attitudes, knowledge and questions the rural villagers had about HIV/AIDS-preventive vaccine testing. While several interviewees confused preventive vaccines with therapeutic vaccines, most were c…
Malawi faith communities responding to HIV/Aids: Preliminary findings of a knowledge translation and Participatory-Action Research (PAR) project
This paper reports on the preliminary findings (year one) of a four-year intervention and Participatory-Action Research (PAR) project in Malawi. Project goals are to enhance the response capacity and effectiveness of Faith Community (FC) leaders to the problem of HIV/AIDS. Ethnographic interviews with FC leaders were conducted. Intercultural training sessions and theological events were also held using a participatory method called conceptual eve…
Towards a ``Good'' Death: End-of-Life Narratives Constructed in An Intensive Care Unit
Environmental factors affecting the occupations of children with physical disabilities
Children with physical disabilities encounter environmental constraints that limit their participation in daily occupations. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to work together with parents to discover environmental situations which presented substantial challenges to their children. The study took place in a city of 92,000 people in southern Ontario, Canada. Twenty‐two families who had a child with a disability between the ages o…
The Hagersville Tire Fire: Interpreting Risk through a Qualitative Research Design
This article outlines a research design used to study the effects of the Hagersville (Ontario, Canada) tire fire on the surrounding community. This was an "event driven" qualitative study that used open-ended interviews; given the nature of the fire and the surrounding community, this approach was deemed more appropriate than using a large-scale research instrument. Individuals and families in the community were anxious about their health due to …
Anthropology of smoking
Psychosocial impacts in populations exposed to solid waste facilities
A new stage, a new life: Individual success in quitting smoking
A Systematic Approach for Using Qualitative Methods in Primary Prevention Research
In this article we delineate a systematic approachfor incorporating qualitative methods in research on primary prevention. Using examples from our studies of both smoking and cessation processes, we describe our procedure in four consecutive stages: (]) interviews and fieldnotes, (2) case studies or life histories, (3) discourse and content analyses to identify emergent issues and themes which are subsequently standardized as codes, and (4) the i…
A Systematic Approach for Using Qualitative Methods in Primary Prevention Research
In this article we delineate a systematic approachfor incorporating qualitative methods in research on primary prevention. Using examples from our studies of both smoking and cessation processes, we describe our procedure in four consecutive stages: (]) interviews and fieldnotes, (2) case studies or life histories, (3) discourse and content analyses to identify emergent issues and themes which are subsequently standardized as codes, and (4) the i…
Psychosocial impacts in populations exposed to solid waste facilities
Towards a ``Good'' Death: End-of-Life Narratives Constructed in An Intensive Care Unit
The Hagersville Tire Fire: Interpreting Risk through a Qualitative Research Design
This article outlines a research design used to study the effects of the Hagersville (Ontario, Canada) tire fire on the surrounding community. This was an "event driven" qualitative study that used open-ended interviews; given the nature of the fire and the surrounding community, this approach was deemed more appropriate than using a large-scale research instrument. Individuals and families in the community were anxious about their health due to …
A new stage, a new life: Individual success in quitting smoking
Environmental factors affecting the occupations of children with physical disabilities
Children with physical disabilities encounter environmental constraints that limit their participation in daily occupations. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to work together with parents to discover environmental situations which presented substantial challenges to their children. The study took place in a city of 92,000 people in southern Ontario, Canada. Twenty‐two families who had a child with a disability between the ages o…
Anthropology of smoking
From rhetoric to reality: An NGO's challenge for reaching the furthest behind
The guiding principle of Agenda 2030 is the commitment to “leave no one behind”. However, as the Millennium Development Goals experience has demonstrated, there remains a “rhetoric-implementation gap” where local stakeholders struggle to realistically respond to policies formulated at the global level. This article proposes a way forward for NGOs seeking to translate the rhetoric of Agenda 2030 into reality. It presents an integrated and multi-se…
A Systematic Approach for Using Qualitative Methods in Primary Prevention Research
In this article we delineate a systematic approachfor incorporating qualitative methods in research on primary prevention. Using examples from our studies of both smoking and cessation processes, we describe our procedure in four consecutive stages: (]) interviews and fieldnotes, (2) case studies or life histories, (3) discourse and content analyses to identify emergent issues and themes which are subsequently standardized as codes, and (4) the i…
Anthropology of smoking
Psychosocial impacts in populations exposed to solid waste facilities
A new stage, a new life: Individual success in quitting smoking
The Hagersville Tire Fire: Interpreting Risk through a Qualitative Research Design
This article outlines a research design used to study the effects of the Hagersville (Ontario, Canada) tire fire on the surrounding community. This was an "event driven" qualitative study that used open-ended interviews; given the nature of the fire and the surrounding community, this approach was deemed more appropriate than using a large-scale research instrument. Individuals and families in the community were anxious about their health due to …
Environmental factors affecting the occupations of children with physical disabilities
Children with physical disabilities encounter environmental constraints that limit their participation in daily occupations. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to work together with parents to discover environmental situations which presented substantial challenges to their children. The study took place in a city of 92,000 people in southern Ontario, Canada. Twenty‐two families who had a child with a disability between the ages o…
Towards a ``Good'' Death: End-of-Life Narratives Constructed in An Intensive Care Unit
Malawi faith communities responding to HIV/Aids: Preliminary findings of a knowledge translation and Participatory-Action Research (PAR) project
This paper reports on the preliminary findings (year one) of a four-year intervention and Participatory-Action Research (PAR) project in Malawi. Project goals are to enhance the response capacity and effectiveness of Faith Community (FC) leaders to the problem of HIV/AIDS. Ethnographic interviews with FC leaders were conducted. Intercultural training sessions and theological events were also held using a participatory method called conceptual eve…
Vaccine preparedness: Lessons from Lyantonde, Uganda
To explore how to better educate rural Africans about preventive HIV/AIDS vaccine trials, 15 semi-structured, open-ended interviews were conducted with villagers in Lyantonde, Rakai District, Uganda. This study reports on the findings by focusing on the attitudes, knowledge and questions the rural villagers had about HIV/AIDS-preventive vaccine testing. While several interviewees confused preventive vaccines with therapeutic vaccines, most were c…
Can interfaith research partnerships develop new paradigms for condom use and HIV prevention? The implementation of conceptual events in Malawi results in a ‘spiritualised condom’
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this intervention research study was to engage senior leaders of faith-based organisations (FBOs) in Malawi in a participatory process to construct an interfaith theology of HIV/AIDS. This process was designed to enhance the capacity of faith leaders to respond more effectively to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. METHODS: An evidence-driven combination of ethnographic and participatory action research methodologies was utilised. Conc…
From rhetoric to reality: An NGO's challenge for reaching the furthest behind
The guiding principle of Agenda 2030 is the commitment to “leave no one behind”. However, as the Millennium Development Goals experience has demonstrated, there remains a “rhetoric-implementation gap” where local stakeholders struggle to realistically respond to policies formulated at the global level. This article proposes a way forward for NGOs seeking to translate the rhetoric of Agenda 2030 into reality. It presents an integrated and multi-se…
Sociology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works)