Kevin Michael Gorey is an American epidemiologist and social worker. He is a professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. He is known for his Canada-USA comparative research on cancer treatment access and survival.[2][3][4] He has also published research showing that well endowed preschool interventions can increase children's IQ scores by an average of nearly 15 points.[5]

Kevin M. Gorey
Born
NationalityAmerican
Alma materState University of New York at Buffalo
Known forSocial epidemiology
Health disparities
AwardsFellow of the American College of Epidemiology
Canadian Institutes of Health Research Career Investigator Award
Ontario Premier's Research Excellence Award[1]
School Psychology Quarterly Article of the year award
Scientific career
FieldsEpidemiology
Social work
InstitutionsUniversity of Windsor
Thesis The association of socioeconomic inequality with cancer incidence: An explanation for racial group cancer differentials  (1994)
Doctoral advisorJohn E. Vena

Honors and awards

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In 2002, Gorey received the article of the year award from School Psychology Quarterly. He was named a fellow of the American College of Epidemiology in 2006.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Grant to fund research on health systems". The Windsor Star. 2005-11-26 – via ProQuest.
  2. ^ Stang, Ron (1998-08-11). "Poor CA patients live longer in Canada than in US: Canada's system better at helping poor: researcher". Medical Post.
  3. ^ Wright, Nancy (2015-10-02). "University of Windsor Realizes Downtown Dream". The Windsor Star. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  4. ^ "Canadians with cystic fibrosis outlive Americans by a decade". STAT. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  5. ^ Goodwin, Bryan (2011-08-22). Simply Better: Doing What Matters Most to Change the Odds for Student Success. ASCD. p. 88. ISBN 9781416614029.
  6. ^ "Awards for Primary Research". Kevin Gorey. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
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