Dr. Granek Leeat

Dr. Granek Leeat Profile

Lecturer
Ph.D, 2009

Department : Public Health
Gerontology and the Study of Aging
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Email : granek@bgu.ac.il
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grief and loss, psycho oncology, qualitative methods, womens health, cancer

Research Topics

  • Grief of healthcare professionals over patient loss. 2 . Psycho-social issues associated with having cancer in cancer patients and their families.
  • Women's mental and physical health.
  • Qualitative research methods.

Major expertise and techniques in the lab

  • Grief and Loss
  • Psycho-Oncology
  • Mental Health
  • Qualitative Methods

Publications and funding summary / representative publications and grants

  • Granek, L., Tozer, R., Mazzotta, P., Ramjaum, A. & Krzyzanowska, M. (2012). Nature and Impact of Grief over Patient Loss on Oncologists’ Personal and Professional Lives. Archives of Internal Medicine 172,12, 964-966.
  • Granek, L., Mazzotta, P., Tozer, R., & Krzyzanowska, M. (2012). What do oncologists want? Suggestions from oncologists on how their institutions can help them deal with grief over patient loss. Supportive Care in Cancer, 20, 10, 2627-2632.
  • Granek, L., Nathan, P., Rosenberg-Yunger, D’Agastino, Amin, L., Barr, R., Greenberg, M., Hodgson, D., Boydell, K., & Klassen, A. (In Press). Psychological factors impacting transition from pediatric to adult care by childhood cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 6, 3, 260-269 , DOI: 10.1007/s11764-012-0223-0
  • Granek, L. & Fergus, K. (2012). Resistance, agency, and liminality in women’s accounts of help seeking upon discovery of an abnormal breast symptom. Social Science and Medicine,75, 1753-1761.
  • Granek, L., Rosenberg-Yunger., Dix, D., Klaassen, R., Sung, L., Cairney, J., Klassen, A.F. (In Press). Caregiving, Single Parents and Cumulative Stresses When Caring for A Child With Cancer. Child: Care, Health & Development.
  • Granek, L., Krzyzanowska, M., Tozer, R. & Mazzotta, P. (In Press). Difficult Patient Loss and Physician Culture for Oncologists Grieving Patient Loss. Journal of Palliative Medicine. Granek, L., Mazzotta,P., Tozer, R., & Krzyzanowska, M. (In Press). Oncologists’ Protocol and Coping Strategies in Dealing with Patient Loss. Death Studies.
  • Granek, L. (In Press). Disciplinary Wounds: Has Grief Become the Identified Patient for a Field Gone Awry? Journal of Loss and Trauma .
  • Granek, L. (2010). Grief as Pathology: The Evolution of Grief Theory In Psychology From Freud to the Present. History of Psychology, 13,46-73.
  • Selected Recent Grants:
  • Granek, L., Barrera, M. (PIs)., Scheinemann, K., & Bartels, U. (Co-Is). The Impact of Pediatric Oncologists’ Grief on Pediatric Oncologist Well Being: A Qualitative, Multi-Site Study. (July 2012- July 2013).
  • Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario . Granek, L. (PI), Tozer, R. (co-PI)., Klassen, A., Krzyzanowska, M.K., & Mazzotta, P. The Impact of The Impact of Oncologist’s Grief on Oncologist Well Being: A Qualitative, Exploratory Pilot Study. (Sept 2010- Sept 2011). Juravinski Cancer Centre Foundation Research Grants.
  • Granek, L. (PI), Fine, M ( Graduate Center )., Fergus, K ( York University )., Kuppersmith, J (CUNY- Staten Island)., & Stern, R ( Columbia University ). (Collaborators). (January 2010 – January 2011)
  • T hink Tank for the Development of an International, Multidisciplinary Research Consortium for the Study of Loss and Grief at The Graduate Center , City University of New York and York University .
  • Canadian Institute for Health Research, Meeting, Planning and Dissemination Grant - International Competition . Received $20,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Jonas-Simpson, C. (PI), Granek, L., Steele, R., (Co-Applicants), O’ Leary, J., Davis, B. (Collaborators), Noseworthy, J. (Co-Author). (April 2011 – April 2012).
  • Children who Grieve and Mourn the Loss of an Infant Sibling: A Research-Based Documentary. Received $36,855 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council .

Existing collaborations

  • Maru Barrera at Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada – The grief of pediatric oncologists and the experiences of hope in parents of children with a poor prognosis.
  • Christine Jonas Simpson at York University , Toronto Canada – The grief experiences of children who mourn the loss of an infant sibling.
  • Yamima Osher at the Psychiatric Hospital, Beer Sheva, Israel – The relational lives of people with bipolar disorder.
  • Karen Fergus at Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Center in Toronto , Canada- A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial of Couplelinks.ca: The First Online Intervention for Young Women with Breast Cancer and their Male Partners.

Suggested multi-disciplinary research project / research focus topics

  • Grief and Loss. Affective Disorders. Palliative Care for Children with Cancer. Women's Mental and Physical Health.
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