Jacqueline A Choiniere

Faculty & School/Dept.

Faculty of Health - School of Nursing

Degrees

PhD - 2007
York University
Toronto, ON

MA - 1987
York University- Sociology
Toronto, ON

BA - 1983
York University - Sociology/Psychology
Toronto, ON

Diploma, Nursing (RN) - 1973
St. Joseph's School of Nursing
Kingston, ON

Biography

Faculty & School/Dept.

Faculty of Health, School of Nursing

Degrees

PhD - 2007 , York University , Toronto, ON
MA - 1987 , York University- Sociology , Toronto, ON
BA - 1983 , York University - Sociology/Psychology , Toronto, ON
Diploma, Nursing (RN) - 1973 , St. Joseph's School of Nursing , Kingston, ON

Biography

 

Dr. Jacqueline Choiniere has a long history of involvement in health, health care, and health-care policy. Between 1993 and 2005, she was the Director of Policy and Research at the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO), the professional organization for RNs within the province.

Since coming to York in 2008, Jacqueline’s research has focused on the influence of political, economic and social forces on the quality of care and the quality of work and life for nurses and other health care providers. Her work critically examines the influence of current reform directions on the conditions of care and the relations of care, most recently in settings where older adults receive care.

Jacqueline is involved in several research initiatives related to Long-term residential care, including a SSHRC funded Major Collaborative Research Initiative, ‘Re-imagining Long-term Care Residential Care: An International Study of Promising Practices’ headed by Dr. Pat Armstrong, and a national initiative, Seniors Adding Life to Years (SALTY) headed by Dr. Janice Keefe & Dr. Carole Estabrooks, funded  by CIHR and others.

Selected Publications

Choiniere, J., & Struthers. J. Different Eyes: An RN/Sociologist and an Historian Invite You on a Tour of Our Fieldnotes. In Armstrong, P. & Lowndes, R. (Eds.) Creative Teamwork: Developing Rapid, Site-Switching Ethnography. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. (in production).

Armstrong, H., Daly, T., Choiniere, J. (2017). Policies and Practices: The Case of RAI-MDS in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes. In Barken, R., & Davies, M.J. (Guest editors). ‘Re-imagining the House of Old: Promising Practices in Canadian Long- term Residential Care.’ Journal of Canadian Studies, 50(2).

Jacobsen, F., Day, S., Laxer, K., Lloyd, L., Goldmann, M., Szhebehely, M., Choiniere, J., Vaillancourt Rosenau, P. (2017). Job Autonomy of Long-Term Residential Care Assistive Personnel: A Six-Country Comparison. Ageing International. DOI 10.1007/s12126-017-9291-9.

Choiniere, J., Doupe, M., Goldmann, M., Harrington, C., Jacobsen, F., Lloyd, L.Rootham, M., Szebehely, M. (2016). Mapping nursing home audits and inspections in six countries. Ageing International 41(1): 40-61.

Laxer, K., Jacobsen, F., Lloyd, L., Goldmann, M., Day, S., Choiniere, J., Rosenau, P. V. (2016). Comparing nursing home assistive personnel in five countries. Ageing International. 41(1): 62-78.

Choiniere, J., MacDonnell, J., Campbell, A., & Smele, S. (2014) Conceptualizing structural violence in mental health nursing. Nursing Inquiry, 21(1): 39-50.

Choiniere, J. & Macdonnell, J. (2012). Challenging everyday violence taking race &gender into account: Policy implications. Canadian Diversity Magazine, 9(1): 65-69.

Harrington, C., Choiniere, J., Goldmann, M., Jacobsen, F., Lloyd, L., McGregor, M., Stamatopoulos, V., Szebeheley, M. (2012). Nursing home staffing standards and staffing levels in six countries. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 44(1): 88-98.

Choiniere, J. (2011). Accounting for care: Exploring tensions and contradictions. Advances in Nursing Science, 34(4): 1-15.

Choiniere, J., Macdonnell, J., and Shamonda H. (2010). Walking the talk: Insights into dynamics of race and gender for nurses. Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 11(4): 317-325.

Mykhalovskiy, E., Armstrong, P., Armstrong, H., Bourgeault, I. L., Choiniere, J., Lexchin, J., Peters, S., and White, J. P.  (2008). Qualitative research and the  politics of knowledge in an age of evidence: Developing a research-based  practice of immanent critique. Social Science and Medicine, 67: 195-203.

Bourgeault, I.L., Armstrong, P., Armstrong, H., Choiniere, J., Lexchin, J., Mykhalovskiy, E., Peters, S., & White, J. (2004).  At first you will not succeed:  Negotiating for care in the context of health reform. Research in the Sociology of Health Care 22: 263-278.

Armstrong, P., Armstrong, H., Bourgeault, I.L., Choiniere, J., Lexchin, J., Mykhalovskiy, E., Peters, S., & White, J. (2004). Market principles, businesspractices and health care: Comparing the U.S. and Canadian experiences.International Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 28: 13-38.

 

Other Research Outputs

Choiniere, J.  Flexible Division of Labour: Potential for Choice, In P. Armstrong & T. Daly (Eds.). Exercising choice in long-term residential care.  Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Forthcoming November, 2017.

Choiniere, J. (October, 2016). Staff Space Matters, in Braedley, S. & Armstrong, P. Physical environments for long-term care: Ideas worth sharing. Report prepared for Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

Choiniere, J. (2015/2016). The Promise of a Promising Practice in Ontario, in Baines, D & Armstrong, P. (eds.). Promising Practices in Long-Term Care: Ideas Worth Sharing. Report prepared for Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).

Armstrong, P., Armstrong, H., & Choiniere, J. (July, 2015). Before it’s too late: CFNU calls for national plan for safe seniors care. Report prepared for Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions.

Braedley, S., Lowndes, R., Armstrong, P., Chivers, S., Choiniere, J., Daly, T., Rapid +Teamwork: Reflecting on Creative Collaborative Teamwork. Presentation @ Canadian Sociology Association Meeting, Toronto: May 31, 2017.

Choiniere, J., Braedley, S., Daly, T., Lowndes, R., & Struthers, J. (April 20, 2017). Physical Environments and Quality of Life in LTC: Research Insights. OANHSS (AdvantAGE) Annual Meeting, Toronto.

Choiniere, J. (June, 2016). Exploring tensions & contradictions in market-influenced long-term care regulation. Aging, Law & Society Collaborative Research Network. New Orleans, U.S.

Choiniere, J. (May 5, 2016). Registered nurses and quality in long-term residential care: Exploring the promise and the practice. Presentation at The Canadian Society for the Sociology of Health, Ottawa.

Choiniere, J., Doupe, M., Goldmann, M., Harrington, C., Jacobsen, F., Lloyd, L.,Rootham, M., Szebehely, M., (April 26, 2016). Unintended Consequences or consequential intentions? Regulatory tensions in long-term residential care. Presentation at The Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes & Services for Seniors (OANHSS) Annual Convention &  Conference.

Choiniere, J. (October 19, 2015). Surfacing Regulatory Tensions in Ontario’s Long-Term Residential Care Sector. International Qualitative Health Research Conference, Toronto, ON.

Choiniere, J. (October 22, 2014). Exploring tensions in work quality and satisfaction with Ontario’s Long-Term Care Quality Inspection Process. Canadian Health Workforce Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, October 21-22, 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awards

Council of Ontario University Programs in Nursing (COUPN) ‘E - 2012

Supervision

Currently available to supervise graduate students: Yes

Currently taking on work-study students, Graduate Assistants or Volunteers: No

Available to supervise undergraduate thesis projects: Yes

Current Research

My current research interests are focused on the long-term residential care sector. This sector serves as an important context in which to look at how upstream political, economic and social forces are influencing the conditions of care and the conditions of work. Issues such as women and work, the value of care, and health care reform directions - in particular how the concept of accountability is pursued, are all key issues of concern in my work.

Research Projects

Changing Places: Unpaid Work in Public Spaces.
Role: CoInvestigator
Amount funded: $280,089
Year Funded: 2017
Duration: 3
Funded by: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Imagining Age–Friendly “Communities” within Communities: International Promising Practices (LOI)
Role: CoInvestigator
Amount funded: $20,000
Year Funded: 2017
Duration: 1 - LOI
Funded by: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Re-imagining long term care: An international collaborative study of promising practices
Role: CoInvestigator
Amount funded: $2.5M
Year Funded: 2010
Duration: 8
Funded by: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Seniors- Adding Life to Years (SALTY)
Role: CoInvestigator
Amount funded: $1.8M
Year Funded: 2016
Duration: 4
Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research