Kevin Gorey

Kevin M. Gorey
Born El Paso, Texas
Nationality American
Alma mater State University of New York at Buffalo
Known for Social epidemiology
Health disparities
Awards Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Career Investigator Award
Ontario Premier's Research Excellence Award[1]
School Psychology Quarterly Article of the year award
Scientific career
Fields Epidemiology
Social work
Institutions University of Windsor
Thesis The association of socioeconomic inequality with cancer incidence: An explanation for racial group cancer differentials (1994)
Doctoral advisor John E. Vena
Other academic advisors Arthur G. Cryns, Maria A. Zielezny, Arthur M. Michalek, Richard G. Wilkinson, Nancy Krieger, Robert W. Rice & Michael L. Raulin
Doctoral students Keren Escobar, Amanda Grenier, Rachel Jewell, Luisa Kcomt, Gershon Osei & Michele Preyde
Other notable students Mohammad Aziz, Madhan Balagurusamy, Tanya de Jong, Gregory de Smidt, Samuel Essien, Adelina Greco, Sundus Haji-Jama, Dorian Murariu, Renee Parsons, Debra Pawluck, Samina Singh, Mollie Sivaram & Judith Wheeler

Kevin Michael Gorey is an American epidemiologist and social worker. He is professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. He is known for his Canada-USA comparative research on cancer treatment access and survival.[2][3][4] He has also published research showing that well endowed preschool interventions can increase children's IQ scores by an average of nearly15 points.[5]

Honors and awards

In 2002, Gorey received the article of the year award from School Psychology Quarterly. He was named a fellow of the American College of Epidemiology in 2006.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Grant to fund research on health systems". The Windsor Star. 2005-11-26 – via ProQuest.
  2. ↑ Stang, Ron (1998-08-11). "Poor CA patients live longer in Canada than in US: Canada's system better at helping poor: researcher". Medical Post.
  3. ↑ Wright, Nancy (2015-10-02). "University of Windsor Realizes Downtown Dream". The Windsor Star. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  4. ↑ "Canadians with cystic fibrosis outlive Americans by a decade". STAT. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  5. ↑ Goodwin, Bryan (2011-08-22). Simply Better: Doing What Matters Most to Change the Odds for Student Success. ASCD. p. 88. ISBN 9781416614029.
  6. ↑ "Awards for Primary Research". Kevin Gorey. Retrieved 2018-02-11.


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