MGSG Jacques May

Past Winners

2009 Julia Vedom
Health care access and regional disparities in China (M.A. thesis, University of Ottawa, 2008)
Laura J. Miller
Population mixing and the geographical epidemiology of childhood leukaemia and type 1 diabetes in New Zealand (PhD. dissertation, University of Canterbury, 2008)

2008 Daniel Harrington
Understanding the individual- and contextual-level risk factors for overweight and obesity in Ontario: A multilevel analysis (M.A. thesis, McMaster University, 2008)

2007 Julienne Gard
Creating Health in a Native American Sweat Lodge: The Production of an Alternative Healing Space (M.A. thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2006)
Lea Berrang Ford
Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Sleeping Sickness Reemergence in South-eastern Uganda, 1970-2003 (PhD. dissertation, Guelph University, 2007)

2006 Valorie Crooks
Life with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Socio-spatial Examination of Chronically Ill Women's Experiences of Everyday Life, Doctor-patient Interactions, and Health Care Services
(Ph.D. dissertation, McMaster University, 2005).

2006 Eric Carter
Disease, Science, and Regional Development: Malaria Control in Northwest Argentina, 1890-1950 (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 2005).

2005 Aniruddha Bannerjee
Temporal Changes in the Spatial Pattern of Disease Rates Incorporating Known Risk Factors
(Ph.D. dissertation, University of Iowa, 2004).
Daniel John Exeter
A Small Area Analysis of Mortality Inequalities in Scotland, 1980-2001
(Ph.D. dissertation, University of St. Andrews, 2004).

2004 No prize awarded

2003 Michael L. Dorn
Climate, Alcohol and the American Body Politic: The Medical and Moral Geographies of Daniel Drake (1785-1852)
(Ph.D. dissertation, University of Kentucky, 2002).
Janine Wiles
Performative Production of Homes as Spaces for Care: Narrative Experiences of People Caring Informally for Seniors in Kingston,
Ontario, Canada (Ph.D. dissertation, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, 2002).

2002 No prize awarded

2001 David R. Abernathy
Bound to Succeed: Science, Territoriality, and the Emergence of Disease Eradication in the Panama Canal Zone
(Ph.D. dissertation, University of Washington, 2000).

2000 Neela Thapar
Changing Activity Space of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis
(Ph.D. dissertation, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio).
Julie Kranick
Site, Risk, and HIV: Street-walking Prostitutes as an Sexually Transmitted Disease Core Group
(M.A. thesis, Hunter College, City University of New York, 1999).
Tina Corinna Schlosser
Local Realities and Structural Constraints of Agricultural Health Pesticide Poisoning of Jamaican Small-Holders
(M.S. thesis, Virginia Polytechnic University, 2000).

1999 James Dunn
Social Inequality, Population Health and Housing: Towards a social geography of health (Ph.D. dissertation, Simon Fraser University)
Valerie Milne
Access to postnatal support: social support and support services in West Auckland (M.A. thesis, University of Auckland, 1998)

1998 Karen E. Smoyer
Environmental Risk Factors in Heat Wave Mortality in St. Louis
(Ph.D. thesis, University of Minnesota, 1997).
Michael E. Mercier
Infant Mortality in Ottawa, 1901: an historical-geographical perspective
(M.A. thesis, Carleton University, 1997).

1997 Amanda Terry Lee
Dengue Fever in the Southern United States: A Past and Present Medical Geography Perspective (M.A. thesis, York University, 1996).
Claire Gargan
Infant Sleep Position and SIDS: The New Jersey Response
(M.S. thesis, Rutgers University, 1997).

1996 No Prize Awarded

1995 Len Baer
Alternative Health Care in the 1990s: The influence of legal constraints on the locational behavior of acupuncturists, chiropractors, and homeopaths
(M.S. thesis, Virginia Polytechnic University, 1994).

1994 No prize awarded

1993 Susan J. Elliott
Psychosocial Impacts in Populations Exposed to Solid Waste Facilities
(Ph.D. thesis, McMaster University).

1992 No prize awarded.

1991 Alan Rice Osborn
The Distribution of Orthodox and Alternative Primary Health Care Practitioners in San Diego County (M.A. thesis, San Diego State University).

1990 No prize awarded.

1989 Bimal Kanti Paul
Levels and Correlates of Infant Mortality: A Retrospective Study of a Rural Area of Bangladesh (Ph.D. thesis, Kent State University).

1988 Robin A. Kearns
In the Shadow of Illness: A Social Geography of the Chronically Mentally Disabled in Hamilton, Ontario (Ph.D. dissertation, McMaster University).

1987 James L. Wilson
The Monte Carlo Approach in the Detection of Mapped Disease Clusters (M.A. thesis, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill).

1986 Joseph Scarpaci
Accessibility to Primary Medical Care in Chile
(Ph.D. dissertation, University of Florida, 1985).

1985 Dona Frances Schneider
Planned Out-of-Hospital Births in New Jersey, 1978-1980
(M.A. thesis, Rutgers University, 1983).

*Student Thesis and Paper Competitions* go to HMGSG student paper and disability studies student paper awards Jacques May Thesis Prize Description Since 1985 the prize has been awarded to the masters and doctoral theses addressing themes in medical geography broadly defined, as judged by a panel of readers. Theses will be judged on their contribution to the field, their methodological approach, organization, and written composition. Theses are judged on their contribution to the field, their methodological approach, organization, and written composition. Ph. D. dissertation winners receive an official certificate and a cash award of $300.00, and Masters thesis winners receive the certificate and a cash award of $200. Eligibility Theses officially completed in the 24 months prior to the submission deadline are eligible, provided that they have not been previously considered for the Prize. Membership in the HMGSG or AAG is not required for eligibility. Submission and Review Students planning on submitting a thesis for consideration in the upcoming year should submit theses to the prize coordinator electronically. Only electronic submissions will be considered. Theses must be in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format, and completely anonymous to enable double-blind reviews (i.e., the thesis must be free of all references to the author in the front matter, notes, references, headers, etc.). Theses will be reviewed by at least two anonymous referees, who will make their recommendations to the HMGSG board. The HMGSG will announce the winner of the prize before the AAG Meeting. Next Submission deadline: January 15, 2010 Currently, thesis/dissertation submittals may be posted to: Thesis/dissertation submissions and other inquiries may be sent to the prize coordinator, Laura Miller (Child and Adolescent Community Health - State of Washington) laurajm3@gmail.com In the email message accompanying the submission, please include the following information: full name, address, telephone and fax numbers, email address, department and university affiliation, name of thesis advisor, title of the thesis, and a brief abstract. *Past Winners* 2009 Julia Vedom Health care access and regional disparities in China (M.A. thesis, University of Ottawa, 2008) Laura J. Miller Population mixing and the geographical epidemiology of childhood leukaemia and type 1 diabetes in New Zealand (PhD. dissertation, University of Canterbury, 2008) 2008 Daniel Harrington Understanding the individual- and contextual-level risk factors for overweight and obesity in Ontario: A multilevel analysis (M.A. thesis, McMaster University, 2008) 2007 *Julienne Gard* Creating Health in a Native American Sweat Lodge: The Production of an Alternative Healing Space (M.A. thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2006) *Lea Berrang Ford* Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Sleeping Sickness Reemergence in South-eastern Uganda, 1970-2003 (PhD. dissertation, Guelph University, 2007) 2006 Valorie Crooks Life with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Socio-spatial Examination of Chronically Ill Women's Experiences of Everyday Life, Doctor-patient Interactions, and Health Care Services (Ph.D. dissertation, McMaster University, 2005). 2006 *Eric Carter* Disease, Science, and Regional Development: Malaria Control in Northwest Argentina, 1890-1950 (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 2005). 2005 Aniruddha Bannerjee Temporal Changes in the Spatial Pattern of Disease Rates Incorporating Known Risk Factors (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Iowa, 2004). *Daniel John Exeter* A Small Area Analysis of Mortality Inequalities in Scotland, 1980-2001 (Ph.D. dissertation, University of St. Andrews, 2004). 2004 No prize awarded 2003 Michael L. Dorn Climate, Alcohol and the American Body Politic: The Medical and Moral Geographies of Daniel Drake (1785-1852) (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Kentucky, 2002). Janine Wiles Performative Production of Homes as Spaces for Care: Narrative Experiences of People Caring Informally for Seniors in Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Ph.D. dissertation, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, 2002). 2002 No prize awarded 2001 David R. Abernathy Bound to Succeed: Science, Territoriality, and the Emergence of Disease Eradication in the Panama Canal Zone (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Washington, 2000). 2000 Neela Thapar Changing Activity Space of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis (Ph.D. dissertation, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio). Julie Kranick Site, Risk, and HIV: Street-walking Prostitutes as an Sexually Transmitted Disease Core Group (M.A. thesis, Hunter College, City University of New York, 1999). *Tina Corinna Schlosser* Local Realities and Structural Constraints of Agricultural Health Pesticide Poisoning of Jamaican Small-Holders (M.S. thesis, Virginia Polytechnic University, 2000). 1999 James Dunn Social Inequality, Population Health and Housing: Towards a social geography of health (Ph.D. dissertation, Simon Fraser University) *Valerie Milne* Access to postnatal support: social support and support services in West Auckland (M.A. thesis, University of Auckland, 1998) 1998 Karen E. Smoyer Environmental Risk Factors in Heat Wave Mortality in St. Louis (Ph.D. thesis, University of Minnesota, 1997). Michael E. Mercier Infant Mortality in Ottawa, 1901: an historical-geographical perspective (M.A. thesis, Carleton University, 1997). 1997 Amanda Terry Lee Dengue Fever in the Southern United States: A Past and Present Medical Geography Perspective (M.A. thesis, York University, 1996). Claire Gargan Infant Sleep Position and SIDS: The New Jersey Response (M.S. thesis, Rutgers University, 1997). 1996 No Prize Awarded 1995 Len Baer Alternative Health Care in the 1990s: The influence of legal constraints on the locational behavior of acupuncturists, chiropractors, and homeopaths (M.S. thesis, Virginia Polytechnic University, 1994). 1994 No prize awarded 1993 Susan J. Elliott Psychosocial Impacts in Populations Exposed to Solid Waste Facilities (Ph.D. thesis, McMaster University). 1992 No prize awarded. 1991 Alan Rice Osborn The Distribution of Orthodox and Alternative Primary Health Care Practitioners in San Diego County (M.A. thesis, San Diego State University). 1990 No prize awarded. 1989 Bimal Kanti Paul Levels and Correlates of Infant Mortality: A Retrospective Study of a Rural Area of Bangladesh (Ph.D. thesis, Kent State University). 1988 Robin A. Kearns In the Shadow of Illness: A Social Geography of the Chronically Mentally Disabled in Hamilton, Ontario (Ph.D. dissertation, McMaster University). 1987 James L. Wilson The Monte Carlo Approach in the Detection of Mapped Disease Clusters (M.A. thesis, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). 1986 Joseph Scarpaci Accessibility to Primary Medical Care in Chile (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Florida, 1985). 1985 Dona Frances Schneider Planned Out-of-Hospital Births in New Jersey, 1978-1980 (M.A. thesis, Rutgers University, 1983).

Student Thesis and Paper Competitions