Educational Background

PhD (2003) Sociology (Aging) University of Victoria

Teaching Interests

• Health and Aging
• Demography
• Quantitative methods
• Statistics
• Health Studies

Research Interests

• Quality of care and outcomes for institutionalized seniors with dementia
• Health services research with a focus on seniors populations
• Health and seniors in rural areas

Publications and Reports

• Chappell, N.L., Reid, R.C., & Gish, J.A. (2007). Staff-based measures of individualized care for person with dementia in long-term care facilities. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice. Forthcoming.
• Reid, R.C., Chappell, N. L., & Gish, J.A. (2007). Measuring family perceived involvement in individualized long-term care. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 6, 89-104.
• Allan, D., Stajduhar, K., & Reid, R.C. (2005). The uses of provincial administrative health databases for research on palliative care: Insights from British Columbia, Canada. BMC Palliative Care, 4.
• Reid, R. C., & Chappell, N. L. (2003). Staff ratios and resident outcomes in special care units: Do activity aides make a difference? Journal of Applied Gerontology, 22, 89-103.
• Chappell, N.L., & Reid, R.C. (2002). Burden and well-being among caregivers: Examining the distinction. The Gerontologist, 42, 772-780.
• Chappell, N.L., Reid, R.C., & Dow, E. (2001). Respite reconsidered: A typology of meaning based on the caregiver's point of view. Journal of Aging Studies, 15, 201-216.
• Reid, R.C., Chappell, N.L., & Bater, M. (2001). Psychotropic drug administration as a means of managing behaviour among long-term care residents with dementia: Do staff ratios make a difference? Stride, May-June, 6-10.
• Chappell, N.L., & Reid, R.C. (2001). Care for demented patients in long-term care environments. Research and Practice in Alzheimer's Disease, 5, 227-231.
• Chappell, N.L., & Reid, R.C. (2000). Study challenges pre-eminence of special care units. Canadian Nursing Home, 11, 7-11.
• Reid, R. C., & Chappell, N. L. (2000). Accuracy of staff assessments in research: Dementia and environmental characteristics. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 6, 237-248.
• Chappell, N. L., & Reid, R. C. (2000). Dimensions of care for dementia sufferers in long-term care: Are they related to outcomes? Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 55B, S234-S244.
   

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (2003 -2005)
• Member, Canadian Public Health Association (2003 - )
• Member, Canadian Society for International Health (2003 - )
• Member, Canadian Association on Gerontology (2000 - )
• Member, Gerontological Society of America (1995 - )
• Member, Canadian Population Society (1993 - )
• Member, Society of Edmonton Demographers (1990 - )