Congratulations to FIREWELL trainees, Shannon Killip and Temitope Osifeso (McMaster University), on their successful Master’s thesis defences on September 28, 2018. Shannon and Temitope’s supervisory committees included Dr. Joy MacDermid (supervisor) and Dr. Kathryn Sinden.
Shannon’s thesis was entitled, “Identifying predictors of return to work and unique aspects of disability management in first responders affected by musculoskeletal injuries and mental health.” Shannon will continue her research on the disability management of first responders as a McMaster PhD student under Dr. MacDermid’s supervision.
Temitope’s thesis was entitled, “The role of firefighter health as predictors of work limitations in fire service.”