Christopher Richardson, PhD Contact Information NAHBR - School of Nursing #302-6190 Agronomy Road University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 Canada

Phone: (604) 822-5045
Fax: (604) 822-7869
Email: richardson_cg@yahoo.com

Academic Information
PhD completed in 2004
Epidemiology
University of British Columbia

Research Interests
My primary interests involve the use of structural equation modeling to examine emerging tobacco dependence among adolescent populations. I am particularly interested in using trajectory-based techniques to investigate time-dependent determinants of substance use. I am also interested in assessing quality of life, patient risk perception and risk taking within the context of chronic disease management.

Publications
Substance Use

• Richardson CG, Johnson JL, Ratner PA, Zumbo BD, Bottorff JL, Shoveller JA, Prkachin KM. Validation of the Dimensions of Tobacco Dependence Scale for adolescents. Addictive Behaviors. (In Press).
• Richardson CG, Ratner PA. A confirmatory factor analysis of the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence. Addictive Behaviors. 2005;30:697-709.
• Ratner PA, Johnson JL, Richardson CG, Bottorff JL, Moffat B, Mackay M, Fofonoff D, Kingsbury K, Miller C, Budz B. (2004). The efficacy of a smoking cessation intervention for elective-surgical patients. Research in Nursing & Health. 2004; 27:148-161.

Risk perception and risk taking in chronic disease

• Kopec JA, Richardson CG, Llewellyn-Thomas HA, Klinkhoff AV, Carswell A, Chalmers A. Probabilistic threshold technique showed that patients’ preferences for specific trade-offs between pain relief and each side effect of treatment in osteoarthritis varied. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. (In Press).
• Richardson CG, Chalmers A, Llewellyn-Thomas HA, Klinkhoff AV, Carswell A, Kopec JA. Pain relief in osteoarthritis: Patients' willingness to risk medication-induced gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular complications. The Journal of Rheumatology. (In Press).
• Bottorff JL, Richardson CG, Balneaves LG, McCullum M, Buxton JA, Ratner PA, Hack T. Unravelling women’s perceptions of risk for breast cancer. Health Education Research. 2004;19:469-475.
• Buxton J, Bottorff JL, Balneaves LG, Richardson CG, McCullum M, Ratner PA, Hack T. (2003). Women's perceptions of breast cancer risk: Are they accurate? Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2003;96(6):422-426.
• Bottorff JL, Ratner PA, Richardson CG, Balneaves LG, McCullum M, Hack T, Chalmers K, Buxton J. The influence of question wording on assessments of interest in genetic testing for breast cancer risk. Psycho-Oncology. 2003;12:720-8.
• Bottorff JL, Ratner PA, Balneaves LG, Richardson CG, McCullum M, Hack T, Chalmers K, Buxton J. Women’s interest in genetic testing for breast cancer risk: The influence of sociodemographics and knowledge. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention. 2002;1:89-95.

Measurement and Population Health

• Richardson CG, Ratner PA, Zumbo BD. A test of the age-based measurement invariance and temporal stability of Antonovsky’s Sense of Coherence Scale. Educational and Psychological Measurement. (In Press).

• Richardson CG, Zumbo BD. A statistical examination of the Health Utility Index Mark III as a summary measure of health status for a general population health survey. Social Indicators Research. 2000;51(2):179-191.

• Greenwood MJ, Seftel MD, Richardson CG, Barbaric D, Barnett MJ, Bruyere H, Forrest DL, Horsman DE, Smith C, Song K, Sutherland HJ, Toze CL, Nevill TJ, Nantel SH and Hogge DE. Leukocyte count as a predictor of death during remission induction in acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia and Lymphoma. (In Press).

• Moore D, Castillo E, Richardson CG, Reid R. Determinants of health status and the influence of primary health care services in Latin America,1990-98. International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 2003;18:279–292.

Abstracts and Presentations
Invited presentations

• Richardson CG. Examining the relationship between gender and emerging tobacco dependence using the Dimensions of Tobacco Dependence Scale. Invited Seminar Presentation given on Wednesday February 28, 2007 for NEXUS: Researching the Social contexts of Health Behaviour Seminar Series, UBC, Vancouver, Canada.

• Richardson CG. Integrating social context into the Dimensions of Tobacco Dependence Scale. Presentation at the 2005 NEXUS Spring Institute: (Re) Conceptualizing Health Behaviour: Looking Beyond the Individual. UBC.

• Richardson CG. Mediation versus moderation: An introduction to the concepts and demonstration of statistical testing procedures in the field of health behaviour research. Invited Seminar Presentation given on Wednesday July 28, 2004 for NEXUS: Researching the Social contexts of Health Behaviour Seminar Series, UBC, Vancouver, Canada.

• Richardson CG. An introduction to the use of structural equation modeling in epidemiology. Invited Presentation to Grand Rounds, Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, UBC, March 2003.

Conference Presentations

• Richardson CG, Ratner PA, Johnson JL. Quantifying the dimensions of emerging tobacco dependence using the Dimensions of Tobacco Dependence Scale. 3rd Annual Invitational Symposium for Research to Inform Tobacco Control. November 14-15, 2006 in Toronto, Ontario.
• Marra CA, Richardson CG, Lynd LD. An evaluation of the measurement structure and test for gender-based differential item functioning in the full and mini versions of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire. 2006 International Society for Quality of Life Research, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Richardson CG, Ratner PA. Sense of coherence as a moderator of the effects of stressful life events on health. Poster presented at the 2nd North American Congress of Epidemiology, June 21-24, 2006 in Seattle, Washington.
• Moniruzzaman A, Alamgir A, Hossain C, Richardson CG, FitzGerald JM. The correlation between suicidal ideation and job dissatisfaction in a Canadian setting. Poster presented at the 2nd North American Congress of Epidemiology, June 21-24, 2006 in Seattle, Washington.
• Kopec JA, Richardson CG, Llewellyn-Thomas HA, Klinkhoff AV, Chalmers A. Osteoarthritis patients trade substantial risks of side effects for pain relief. Poster presented at the 2006 IEA-EEF European Congress of Epidemiology.
• Richardson CG. An examination of the age-related structural invariance and temporal stability of Antonovsky’s Sense of Coherence Scale. Presentation at the 2004 Bob Conry Conference on Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methods, Vancouver, Canada.
• Richardson CG. An examination of the factor structure of a six-item version of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale: Evidence of a suppressor effect. Presentation at the 2003 Bob Conry Conference on Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methods, Vancouver, Canada.
• Bottorff JL, Ratner PA, Balneaves L, McCullum M, Richardson C, Buxton J, Chalmers K, Hack T. Information needs related to genetic testing for breast cancer risk:  Targeting educational efforts?  Poster presented at the Reasons for Hope, Scientific Conference sponsored by the Canadian Breast Cancer Research Initiative, Quebec City, May 3-5, 2001.
• Bottorff JL, Ratner PA, Chalmers K, Buxton J, McCullum M, Hack T, Balneaves L, Richardson C. Genetic testing for breast cancer risk:  Women's perceptions and information needs. Presentation at the Cancer Nursing Research Conference, Florida. 2001.
• Richardson CG. A statistical examination of the Health Utility Index Mark III as a measure of health-related quality of life for use in the National Population Health Survey. Presented at the Second Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Sept 1998.

Other Pursuits and Interests
I’m an avid scuba diver and active supporter of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and HugABull.

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