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</div> </div> </div> </div> <hr> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dr. Mahar is an epidemiologist and health services researcher interested in using population-based, administrative data to answer policy-relevant questions that address inequitable health outcomes, healthcare access, and delivery. Her program of research is focused on cancer, mental health, and the health and wellbeing of Veterans and military families. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dr. Mahar is currently recruiting graduate students (thesis-based MNSc, MSc Public Health Sciences, PhD Health Quality, and PhD Public Health Sciences) for funded opportunities on the following active projects:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ol start="1" type="1"> <li><span>End of life cancer care for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities</span></li> <li><span>Cancer screening among adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities</span></li> <li><span>Physical activity and nutrition among youth in military connected families</span></li> <li><span>Mental health among youth in military connected families</span></li> <li><span>Other opportunities focused on equitable cancer care delivery, the health and wellbeing of Veterans or military families</span></li> </ol> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong><span>Interests</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li><span>Routinely collected health and social data</span></li> <li><span>Health equity</span></li> <li><span>Cancer</span></li> <li><span>Mental health</span></li> <li><span>Families</span></li> <li><span>Military and Veteran health</span></li> <li><span>Epidemiology methods</span></li> <li><span>Development and validation of risk prediction models</span></li> <li><span>Observational research designs</span><br><br> </li> </ul> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong><span>Research Affiliations</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Associate Director, Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Sinclair Cancer Research Institute</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Adjunct Scientist, ICES</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Adjunct Scientist, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><strong>Publications</strong></span></span></span></p> <p>You can access my publications <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Mahar+AL&cauthor_id=25267166">here</a>. </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <!-- End Display article for detail page --> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Sidebar Left --> <!-- End Sidebar Left --> <!-- Sidebar Right --> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 sidebar sidebar-right theiaStickySidebar"> <div class="sidebar-inner"> <div class="region region-sidebar-right"> <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-mainnavigation-5-menu" 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