Academic Information
Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Victoria, in progress, expected completion 2010
M.A. in Sociology, University of Windsor, 2003
H.B.A. in Sociology and Criminology, University of Windsor, 1993

Research Interests
Michelle is interested in sociological and ethnographic studies of drug use and health among vulnerable populations, risk behaviours, social, cultural and environmental contexts of drug-related harms, and research with crack cocaine users, sex workers, and marginalized youth. Her dissertation research, funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) in conjunction with IMPART, focuses on the health and social characteristics of women who use crack cocaine, including the social dynamics of gender marginalization and harm consequences of crack cocaine use in Canada.

Publications

• Coghlan, M., Hyman, I. Mason, R. (2006). Perceptions of intimate partner violence among young Canadian women. Women’s Health and Urban Life, 5, 2, 62-83. ...link to U of T Research Repository.

Abstracts and Presentations
Abstracts

• Mason, R., Hyman, I., Berman, H., Guruge, S., Manual, L., Kanagaratnam, P., Coghlan, M., Yoganathan, T., Tarcicius, R. Perceptions of and responses to intimate partner violence among young women of diverse cultural backgrounds. International Conference on Violence Against Women, Montreal, 22-24 October 2006.
• Coghlan, M., Simmons, M. A Broadcast and Resource Centre for Injury Prevention. Canadian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference, Halifax, 7-9 November 2005.
• Coghlan, M., Mason, R., Hyman, I. Perceptions of and Responses to Intimate Partner Violence Among Canadian Born and Immigrant Young Women. 4th International Conference on Urban Health, Toronto, 26-28 October 2005.
• Coghlan, M. Smart Moves: A Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults. 55th International Conference of the Ontario Public Health Association, Toronto, 23-24 November 2004.
• Coghlan, M. Smart Moves: A Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults. 6th World Congress on Physical Activity and Aging, London, 6-8 August 2004. (Abstract printed in Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, Jul 2004, v. 12, 3, p. 277).
• Coghlan, M. The Development and Pilot of an Innovative Seniors’ Falls Prevention Resource Toolkit. 7th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Vienna, Austria, 6-9 June 2004.
• Coghlan, M. Smart Moves: A Fall prevention Program for Older Adults. Annual Conference of the Ontario Gerontology Association, Toronto, 27-28 May 2004.
• Coghlan, M. The Development and Pilot of an Innovative Seniors’ Falls Prevention Resource Toolkit. Canadian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference, Ottawa, 23-25 November 2003.
• Coghlan, M. The Myth of the Punitive Public: Sex Offenders and the Criminal Justice System. Ken Bolton Symposium: The Halfway House Movement and Social Justice, Windsor, ON 6-9 November 1997.

Conference Presentations

• Coghlan, M. Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre. Keynote Presentation, Northern Injury Prevention Practitioners Network Conference, North Bay, ON, 21 June 2006.
• Coghlan, M. Perceptions of and Responses to Intimate Partner Violence Among Canadian Born and Immigrant Young Women. Graduate Student Research Seminars, Centre for Research in Women’s Health, Toronto, ON, 22 June 2005.
• Coghlan, M. Injury and Fall Prevention: What Really Matters. Keynote Presentation, Eastern Region Injury Network Annual Conference, Perth, ON, 13 April 2005.
• Coghlan, M. Best Practices for Falls Prevention: New Projects in Ontario. Plenary Presentation, Injury Free Manitoba: Bringing Together Partners in Prevention, IMPACT Injury Prevention Centre, Winnipeg, MB, 26-27 April 2004.
• Coghlan, M. Risk Factors and Strategies for Falls Prevention. Keynote Presentation, Kingston Injury Prevention Conference, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Health Unit, Kingston, ON, 13 November 2005.
• Coghlan, M., Secan, V. Risk Factors and Strategies for Falls Prevention. Plenary Presentation, Ontario Injury Prevention Conference, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Branch, Toronto, ON, 23-25 February 2003.
• Coghlan, M. Regional Capacity for Injury Prevention Conferences. Plenary Presentation, Ontario Injury Prevention Conference, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Branch, Toronto, ON, 23-25 February 2003.
• Coghlan, M. Injury Prevention in Ontario. Eastern Region Injury Network Annual Conference, Eastern Region Injury Network, Ottawa, ON, 20 June 2002.
• Coghlan, M. Moving Injury Prevention Forward Through Local Action. Thunder Bay Injury Prevention Conference, Thunder Bay Regional Hospital, Thunder Bay, ON, 21 March 2002.
• Coghlan, M. Mapping Community Capacity for Injury Prevention in Ontario. Canadian Health Network Strategic Planning Meeting, Canadian Health Network, Health Canada, Toronto, ON, 25 January 2002.
• Coghlan, M. Injury Prevention Programs in Ontario. Canadian Health Network Strategic Planning Meeting, Canadian Health Network, Health Canada, Toronto, ON, 25 January 2002.
• Coghlan, M. Community Capacity for Injury Prevention. Keynote Presentation, Algoma Falls Prevention Coalition Meeting, Algoma Health Unit, Sault Ste Marie, ON, 12 December 2001.
• Coghlan, M. Advocacy for Injury Prevention. Not By Accident Injury Prevention Conference, Southwest Injury Prevention Planning Committee, London, ON, 22 October 2001.

Impart Portfolio

• Dissertation Abstract
• Feasibility Study on SCS Options for Victoria

Other pursuits and interests
Michelle has a longstanding interest in bridging the gap between criminal justice, public health and development issues, health promotion, public health aspects of violence and injury prevention, and sociological aspects of population health. She is interested in collaborating on studies that focus on the links between substance use, violence and injuries and the impact on health for diverse groups of women and youth.

*indicates IMPART-related work

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