Mark Asbridge Associate Professor Education: Ph.D., in Sociology and Addiction Studies (Collaborative Program), University of Toronto (2003) M.A., Sociology, University of Toronto (1996) Honours B.A., Sociology, University of Toronto (1994) mark.asbridge@dal.ca (902) 494-3761

Research Interests

My substantive interests are in the areas of addictions, public and population health, injury prevention and emergency medicine, and public policy. I am particularly interested in the intersection of substance use and various health outcomes, with a special emphasis on young people. My research program in addictions and population health is informed and critiqued by social science theory. I am also deeply interested in the broader application of research findings to public policy, both as evaluative tool for policy success and failure, and as an instrument that drives (directly or indirectly) the policy adoption process. Currently I am involved in a number of projects focusing on automobile use and injury, paying particular attention to substance use, violence, and aggression in the context of driving. Additionally, I am beginning a project that will explore the problematization of Oxycontin and how this has been responded to by the pain medicine, addictions, and patient communities.

Current Research Activities

Teaching

Graduate Courses in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology

• CH&E 5010F (CRN 10071) - Epidemiology Principles

Undergraduate Medical Education

• CECT: Clinical Epidemiology and Critical Thinking
• PHCSCT: Population Health, Community Service, and Critical Thinking

Undergraduate Courses

• SOSA 3148: The Sociology of Addictions: Drugs, Health, and Society (in the Socioloy Department)

Articles

Selected Publications