Nathaniel Bell is the Director of Research and Evaluation within the Division of Integrated Health and Policy Research at the Institute for Families in Society. He is a tenured faculty member of the College of Social Work. His research examines how individuals access health care, what contexts shape the treatments they receive, and what happens to patients because of where they live and how far they must travel to obtain care.
Biographical Profile
College
College of Social Work
Department
Families in Society, Institute
Tenure Status
Tenured
International Activity
International Activities
Yes
Type of Activity
Research, Teaching
Countries
Canada
Description
My research in Canada intersected four main areas: access to trauma care among rural and urban areas, social determinants of health outcomes, health disparities, and developing GIS-based methodologies for epidemiological investigations.
Institution/Entity
University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, as well as regional health authorities and hospitals
Institutional Focus Areas
Health Disparities, Social Sciences, Health Sciences
Extended Residence in Foreign Country
Yes
(Canada)
Speaks Non-English Language
No
Interest Background
Do you include students in your research?
Graduates
Interest Keywords
Medicaid, Health Services Research, functional outcomes, quality indicators, social determinants of health, injury, geographic information systems
Institutional Focus Areas
Health Disparities, Social Sciences, Health Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Health Services Reseach, Medicaid, Geographic Information Systems
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
01/2010 - 09/2013
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Trauma Outcomes
01/2007 - 12/2009
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Doctor of Philosophy
Medical Geography
09/2004 - 12/2006
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Master of Arts
Medical Geography
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
08/2013
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing, University of South Carolina
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
2007
Award
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)
MITACS + Vancouver General Hospital
2008
Award
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)
MITACS + Vancouver General Hospital
2008
Award
Senior Research Trainee Award
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
2011
Fellowship
CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship
Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)
2008
Honor
New Scholar Award, The Canadian Geographer
Association of Canadian Geographers
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