Mary Ellen Macdonald
Faculty
Dentistry
McGill University
Canada
Biography
Mary Ellen Macdonald, PhD is a medical anthropologist with postdoctoral training in Pediatric Palliative Care. In addition to her appointment in the Division of Oral Health and Society, she is affiliated with the Departments of Pediatrics and Oncology, and the Ingram School of Nursing and Biomedical Ethics Unit. She is also Core Faculty in the McGill Centre for Medical Education. She chairs the McGill Qualitative Health Research Group http://www.mcgill.ca/mqhrg/.
Research Interest
Her main research interests include oral health in vulnerable populations, palliative care and bereavement research, cultural aspects of health and illness with Indigenous communities, and health professions education research.
Publications
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Macdonald ME, Beaudin A, Pineda C. (in press) What do patients think about dental services in Quebec? An analysis of a dentist rating website. Journal of the Canadian Dental Association.
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Naidu A, Macdonald ME, Carnevale FA, Thivierge C, Vignola S. (in press) Exploring oral health and hygiene practices in the Algonquin community of Rapid Lake, Quebec. Rural and Remote Health. Abstract online early: http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showabstractearly.asp?ArticleID=2975
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Allen D, Badro V, Denyer-Willis L, Macdonald ME, Paré A, Hutchinson T, Barré T, Beauchemin R, Bocti H, Broadbent A, Cohen SR. (accepted with revisions, May 2014) Fragmented care and whole-person illness: Decision-making for people with chronic, end-stage kidney disease. Chronic Illness.
