Mary T. Fox

Faculty & School/Dept.

Faculty of Health - School of Nursing

Degrees

BScN - 1989
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec

PhD Nursing - 2007
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

MSc Nursing - 1994
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec

Biography

Mary Fox, RN, PhD, an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at York University, is a world-renowned expert in geriatric nursing. Her research focuses on older persons’ functional abilities during illness and responds to profound social and economic changes (e.g., population aging, the movement of care into communities) affecting healthcare in Canada and beyond. Dr Fox is currently leading two CIHR-funded studies on transitional care in rural communities. The recipient of more than $4 million in grants and awards (e.g. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care, Ontario Ministry of Research & Innovation), she has disseminated the findings of over 30 studies in more than 100 peer reviewed published manuscripts and conference proceedings. Her work has garnered the attention of numerous premiere Knowledge Translation centres (e.g. Centers for Reviews and Dissemination in the United Kingdom), the media (e.g. Zoomer radio), and has been credited with providing the evidence needed to ‘Make the Case for ACE,’ a fundamental pillar of Ontario’s Seniors Strategy.

Selected Publications

Fox, M.T., Maimets, I-K, Butler, JI, Sidani, S, & Godfrey, C. (in press). Non-pharmacological delirium detection and management interventions for informal caregivers of older people at home: a scoping review protocol. PLOS ONE

Dahlke, S., Butler, J. I., *Baskerville, K., Fox, M.T., Chasteen, A. L., & Hunter, K. F. (2024). Development and evaluation of an anti-ageism advisory group with older adults and gerontological experts: a qualitative descriptive study. Research Involvement and Engagement, 10(1), 86. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00621-y https://researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40900-024-00621-y#citeas

Fox, M.T., Butler, J.I., Day, A.M.B., Durocher, E., Nowrouzi-Kia, B., Sidani, S., Maimets, I., Dahlke, S., & Yamada, S. (2024). Healthcare providers’ perceived acceptability of a warning signs intervention for rural hospital-to-home transitional care: A cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE 19(3): e0299289. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299289

Butler, J.I. & Fox, M.T. (2024). ‘Our Voices Aren't Being Heard’: A qualitative descriptive study of nurses' perceptions of interprofessional collaboration in care supporting older people's functioning during a hospital stay, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 38(2), 398-408. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/scs.13243

Fox, M.T. & Butler, J.I. (2023). Rural family caregivers’ preparedness for detecting and responding to the signs of worsening health conditions in patients at risk for hospital readmission: A qualitative descriptive study. BMJ Open; 13:e076149. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076149. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/12/e076149

*Devkota, R., Dahlke, S., Fox, M.T., Davidson, S., Hunter, K.F., Butler, J.I., *Shrestha, S., Chasteen, A.L., Moody, E., Martin, L.S., & Pietrosanu, M. (2023). E-learning modules to enhance student nurses’ perceptions of older people: a single group pre-post quasi-experimental study. International Journal of Nursing Education and Scholarship, 20(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2023-0059

*Poulin, L. I. L., Skinner, M. W., & Fox, M. T. (2023). Bed flow priorities and the spatial and temporal dimensions of rural older adult care. Social science & medicine (1982), 336, 116266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116266

Fox, M.T., Sidani, S, Butler, J.I., Skinner, M.W., Macdonald, M., Durocher, E., Hunter, K.F., Wagg, A., Weeks, L.E. MacLeod, A. Dahlke, S. (2021). Optimizing hospital-to-home transitions for older persons in rural communities: A participatory, multimethod study protocol, Implementation Science Communications, 2, 81. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-021-00179-w

Dahlke, S., Hunter, K.F., Fox, M.T., Davidson, S., Perry, N., Watts, L.T., Martin, L.S., Butler, J.I., Raymond, C., Chasteen, A.L., & McCleary, L. (2021). Awakening Canadians to ageism: a study protocol. BMC Nursing, 20 (192), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00713-0

Nowrouzi-Kia, B., Fox, M.T., Sidani, S., Dahlke, S., & Tregunno. D. (2021). The comparison of role conflict among registered nurses and registered practical nurses working in acute care hospitals in Ontario, Canada, Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, May 27:8445621211014421. doi:10.1177/08445621211014421. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34042538.

Fox, M. T., Butler, J. I., Sidani, S., Durocher, E., Nowrouzi-Kia, B., Yamada, J., Dahlke, S., Skinner, M. W. Collaborating with healthcare providers to understand their perspectives on a hospital-to-home warning signs intervention for rural transitional care: protocol of a multimethod descriptive study, BMJ Open. 2020; 10:e034698-e034698. 

Nowrouzi-Kia, B. & Fox, M.T. (2019). Factors associated with intent to leave in Registered Nurses working in acute care hospitals: A cross-sectional random sample study in Ontario, Canada, Workplace, Health and Safety, 1-8. December, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F2165079919884956

Fox, M.T., Sidani, S., Butler, J.I., Skinner, M., & Alzghoul, M. (2019), Protocol of a multi-method descriptive study: Adapting hospital-to-home transitional care interventions to the rural healthcare context in Ontario, Canada, BMJ Open, 9(5), 9:e028050. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028050

Other Research Outputs

Presentations as Invited Guest or Keynote Speaker – selected

Fox, M. (June 6, 2019). Keynote Speaker, Exploring Beliefs on Rest and Activity: Helping Older People Stay Functional during Illness. Bellin College’s Gerontology conference entitled “Aging: What Matters Most,” Stone Harbor Resort and Conference Center, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, USA. https://www.bellincollege.edu/academics/continuing-education/aging-what-matters-most-conference-videos-and-photo-gallery

Fox, M. (June 7, 2019). Invited Speaker, Hospital Staff Nurses’ Learning Needs in Caring for an Older Population. Bellin College, Gerontology conference entitled “Aging: What Matters Most,” Stone Harbor Resort and Conference Center, Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin, USA.

Fox, M. (Jan 17, 2019). Perceived acceptability and preference for low-intensity early activity in older medical patients. University Health Network. Ontario, Canada.

Fox, M., Flood, K., Fulmer, T., Hastings, N., King, B., & Malone, M. (moderator) (Nov 8, 2018). Invited panelist,  Improving the Health Care System for Older Adults, Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

Fox, M. (Nov 9, 2018). Updates on Interprofessional Care of Acutely ill & Injured Older Adults. Acute Care for Elders (ACE) National Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.https://cpd.aurora.org/sites/default/files/ACE%20Conference%20Brochure%202018%20FINAL.pdf

Fox, M. (Nov 9, 2018). Exploring Beliefs on Rest and Activity: Helping Older People Stay Functional during Illness. Acute Care for Elders (ACE) National Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

Fox, M. (July 4, 2018). Adapting hospital-to-home transitional care interventions to the Ontario rural healthcare context. Board of Directors, Annual General Meeting, South Bruce Grey Health Centre, Ontario.

Fox, M. (May 5, 2018). Back to the future: Perspectives on bed rest and helping older people stay functional during illness. The York Circle, York University. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNxJ3uvWOV8

Affiliations

College of Nurses of Ontario
Member

Canadian Gerontological Nursing Assoication
Member

Nursing Leadership Network of Ontario
Member

Rehabilitation Nurses of Ontario
Member

Nursing Research Interest Group of Ontario
Member

Service/Community Activities

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Awards

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellowship - 2004

Dorothy M. Pringle Award for Excellence in Research - 2008

Career Scientist Award, Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care - 2008

Early Researcher Award, Faculty of Health, York University - 2011

2010 Reviewer of the Year Award, Research in Nursing & Health - 2011

Early Researcher Award, Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation & Science - 2014

Special Recognition for Research Leadership (Medal), York University - 2015

Dean's Award for Excellence in Research, Faculty of Health, York University - 2011

Dean's Merit Award - 2012

Dean's Merit Award - 2011

Dean's Merit Award - 2009

Dean’s Catalyst Award, Faculty of Health, York University - 2016

Dean’s Catalyst Award, Faculty of Health, York University - 2014

Dean’s Catalyst Award, Faculty of Health, York University - 2012

Excellence in Leadership Award, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care - 2004

Supervision

Currently available to supervise graduate students: Yes

Currently taking on work-study students, Graduate Assistants or Volunteers: Yes

Available to supervise undergraduate thesis projects: No

Current Research

I am currently leading 2 research studies funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research.

Collaborating with healthcare providers to design an implementation plan for an evidence-based hospital-to-home transitional care intervention for older adults in rural communities

Optimizing hospital-to-home transitional care to promote functioning in older persons with dementia in rural communities

I am also a co-investigator on a SSHRC-funded study under the leardership of Dr Sherry Dahlke https://www.ualberta.ca/en/nursing/research/research-chairs-and-units/inpop/meet-the-team.html

 

Curriculum Vitae (C.V. file):

CV of Mary T. Fox