Google Scholar Profile: http://ogrdy.ca/s0i8Ds
Publications in peer reviewed journals
- O’Grady, L., Charnaw-Burger, J., Betel, L., Shachak, A., Wathen, C. N., Hockema, S., Luke, R., & Jadad, A. (2012). The use of tags and tag clouds to discern credible content in online health message forums. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 81(1), 36-44.
- Bender, J., O’Grady, L., Deshpande, A., Cortinois, A., Saffie, L., Husereau, D., & Jadad, A. R. (2011). Collaborative authoring: a case study of a public wiki as a resource to keep systematic reviews up to date. Open Medicine, 5(4)e201.
- O’Grady, L. & Jadad, A. (2010). Shifting from shared to collaborative decision making: a change in thinking and doing, Journal of Participatory Medicine.
- O’Grady, L., Bender, J., Urowitz, S., Wiljer, D. & Jadad, A. (2010). Promoting and participating in online health forums: A guide to facilitation and evaluation for health professionals. Journal of Communication in Healthcare, 3(3-4), p. 246-257.
- Smith, R., O’Grady, L., and Jadad, A.R. (2009). In search of health. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 15 (4), p. 743-744.
- O’Grady, L. Witteman, H., Bender, J., Urowitz, S., Wiljer, D. & Jadad, A. (2009). Measuring the Impact of a Moving Target: Towards A Dynamic Framework for Evaluating Collaborative Adaptive Interactive Technologies. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 11(2):e20.
- O’Grady, L., Witteman, H., & Wathen, C. N. (2008). The experiential health information processing model: supporting collaborative web-based patient education. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 8(1), 58.
- Jadad, A. & O’Grady, L. (2008). How should health be defined? Join a global conversation. British Medical Journal, 337:a2900.
- O’Grady, L. (2008). Meeting health information needs of people with HIV/AIDS: sources and means of collaboration. Health Information and Libraries Journal. 25(4), 261-269.
- Bender, J. L., O’Grady, L., & Jadad, A. R. (2008). Supporting cancer patients through the continuum of care: a view from the age of social networks and computer-mediated communication. Current Oncology, 15 Suppl 2, s42-47.
- O’Grady, L. (2006). Consumer e-health education in HIV/AIDS: a pilot study of a web-based video workshop. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 6(10).
- O’Grady, L. (2006). Future directions for depicting credibility in health care web sites. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 75(1), 58-65.
- O’Grady, L. (2005). Accessibility compliance rates of consumer oriented Canadian health care web sites. Medical Informatics and the Internet in Medicine, 30(4), 287 – 295.
- O’Grady, L. (2003). Depicting credibility in health care web sites: towards a more usable means. ACM SIGCAPH Computers and the Physically Handicapped, 75, 17-18.
- O’Grady, L & Harrison, L. (2003). Web accessibility validation: which tool and why? Library Hi Tech, 21(4), 463-470.
- O’Grady, L. (2002). The development of design guidelines for navigation schemes of WWW sites. Crossroads, 9 (1) [web based edition].
Book Chapters
- O’Grady, L. (2008). See one, do one, teach one: HIV/AIDS learners participate in Communities of Practice. Health Education Research Trends. Nova Science Publishers, Inc: Hauppauge, NY.
- O’Grady, L. (2008). Web 2.0: Collaboration in web-based patient health education. Health Education Research Trends. Nova Science Publishers Inc: Hauppauge, NY.
Conference proceedings
- Witteman, H. & O’Grady, L. (2008). eHealth in the Era of Web 2.0. Virtually Informed: The Internet as (New) Health Information Source. Vienna, Austria.
- Witteman, H, Chandashekar, S, Betel, L. & O’Grady, L. (2007). Sense-making and credibility of health information on the social web: A multi-method study accessing tagging and tag clouds. World Conference on e-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education. Quebec City, QC.
- O’Grady, L. (2005). Meeting treatment information needs of HIV/AIDS community members: sources and methods.
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology, 16 (Suppl. A), 404. - O’Grady, L. (2005). Web-based integrated video educational workshop: feedback from HIV/AIDS community members. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology, 16 (Suppl. A), 405.
Conference Presentations
- O’Grady, L., Betel, L., Shachak, A., Wathen, C. N., Hockema, S., Luke, R., Chignal, M & Jadad, A. (2010, February). Sensemaking and Credibility of Health Information in Online Message Forums: A Multi-Method Study assessing Tagging and Tag Clouds. Demonstration at the ACM Computer Supported Cooperative Work Conference (CSCW 2010), Savannah, GA.
- O’Grady, L., Betel, L., Shachak, A., Wathen, C. N., Hockema, S., Luke, R., Chignal, M & Jadad, A. (2010, February). Sensemaking and Credibility of Health Information in Online Message Forums: A Multi-Method Study assessing Tagging and Tag Clouds. Workshop presentation at the ACM Computer Supported Cooperative Work Conference (CSCW 2010), Savannah, GA.
- Witteman, H., Whyte, S., O’Grady, L., Sutton, E., Bender, J., Janutka, M., von Tunzelman, M., Sellen, K., Prior, C., Enkin, M., Borgerson, K., Wathen, N. Narratives in Online Communities and Women’s Decisions about Birth Attendants and Birth Place. (2009, March). Oral presentation at Health Care, Technology and Place Annual Workshop, Toronto, ON.
- Witteman, H., Whyte, S., O’Grady, L., Sutton, E., Janutka, M., Bender, J., Prior, C., Enkin, M., Borgerson, K., Wathen, N. (2008, October). Narratives in Online Communities and Women’s Decisions about Birth Attendants and Birth Place. Poster presentation at Society for Medical Decision Making Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
- Witteman,H. & O’Grady, L. (2008,September). Not every site needs a wiki: A conceptual framework for health Websites. Oral presentation at Medicine 2.0 Conference: Web 2.0 in Health and Medicine, Toronto, ON.
- Bender, J., O’Grady, L. & Urowitz, S. (2008, June). Online social supports and cancer pain management: a role for web 2.0 social software. Oral presentation at World Breast Cancer Conference, Winnipeg, MB.
- Witteman, H., Whyte, S., O’Grady, L., Sutton, E., Reid, L., Janutka, M., Bender, J., Prior, C., Enkin, M., Borgerson, K., Wathen, N. Online Storytelling and Women’s Decisions about Birth Attendants and Birth Place. (2008, May). Oral presentation at 7th Annual Graduate Student Research Day in Women’s Health: From Cell to Society. Women’s College Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (Award: Content, Clarity, Context).
- Witteman, H. & O’Grady, L. (2008, January) eHealth in the Era of Web 2.0. Oral presentation at the “Virtually Informed: The Internet as (New) Health Information Source”. University of Vienna, Austria.
- Witteman, H., Chandashekar, S., Betel, L. & O’Grady, L. (2007, October). Sense-making and credibility of health information on the social web: A multi-method study accessing tagging and tag clouds. Oral presentation at the World Conference on e-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare and Higher Education. Quebec City, QC.
- O’Grady, L. (2005, May). Web-based integrated video educational workshop: feedback from HIV/AIDS community members. Poster presented at the Canadian Association of HIV/AIDS Research. Vancouver, BC.
- O’Grady, L. (2005, May). Meeting treatment information needs of HIV/AIDS community members: sources and methods. Poster presented at the Canadian Association of HIV/AIDS Research. Vancouver, BC.
- O’Grady, L. (2005, May). Consumer health education web-based video workshop: HIV/AIDS community members provide input. Poster presented at the eHealth Conference 2005. Toronto, ON.
- O’Grady, L. (2003, November).Depicting credibility in health care web sites: towards a more usable means. Poster presented at the Conference on Universal Usability. Vancouver, BC.
- O’Grady, L. (2003, November). Depicting credibility in health care web sites: towards a more usable means. Doctoral consortium presentation at the Conference on Universal Usability, Vancouver, BC.
- O’Grady, L. (2002, May). The development of design guidelines for navigation schemes of WWW sites. Poster session presented at the Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Toronto, ON.
- Harrison, L. & O’Grady, L. (2002, March). Web accessibility validation and repair: which tool and why? Oral presentation at CSUN’s Seventeenth Annual International Conference: Technology and persons with disabilities, Los Angeles, CA.
Invited speaker presentations
- O’Grady, L., (2010, April). Sense-Making in Collaborative Practices: Can Media Design support Professional Practice Collaboration and Clinical Decisions in Healthcare Delivery? A conversational workshop with Brenda Dervin.
- O’Grady, L. (2010, February). Knowledge Translation in Cancer Research. Ontario Institute of Cancer Research Cancer Care Ontario Annual. Health Services Research Scientific Meeting.
- O’Grady, L. (2008, February). Patient Treatment decision making. Health Care Technology and Place seminar series.
- O’Grady, L. (2008, April). UNI474H1 – Health Topics in Literature, Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto
- O’Grady, L. (2005, September). Treatment information needs in HIV/AIDS community. Oral presentation at CATIE (Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange), Toronto, ON.
- O’Grady, L. (2005, September). Learning about treatment information in HIV/AIDS. Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
- O’Grady, L. (2005, January). Using N6 in data analysis. Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- O’Grady, L. (2004, March). Situated learning in web-based health care environments. Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto.
Grants
- 2010– 2011: Mutual engagement of patients and providers: integrating knowledge through participatory design. CIHR Meetings, Planning and Dissemination grant. PI: L.O’Grady, Co-I: S. Urowitz, D. Wiljer & A. Jadad.
- 2010– 2012: Engaging survivors to improve the patient experience through the cancer care journey, Patient Engagement Intervention Projects Grants, Awards, and Partnerships, Canadian Health Services Research Foundation. C. Sawka, E. Green, B. Lalonde A. Jadad, A. Jusko Friedman, J. Jones, L. O’Grady, S. Urowitz, D. Wiljer.
- 2009 – 2010: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Community-based Research Partnership, Planning and Development Grant: Tell me about breast cancer. E. Cole, C. Norman, J. Bender, L. O’Grady and A. Jadad.
- 2008 – 2010: CIHR Knowledge into Action Grant: Improving Access to Clinical and Community Resources for Multicultural Mental Health Care. Principle Investigators: L. J. Kirmayer, F.L. Lemire, K. McKenzie, C.D. McKnight. Co-applicants: N. Caidi, A. Cortinois, M.R. Desmeules, R.M. Grad, I. Hemlin, A. Jadad, U. Kizilitan, Y. Leanza, G. Mazowita, L. O’Grady, P. Pluyé, E. Raikhel and A. Ungueanu.
- 2008– 2010: SSHRC Standard Research Grant: Sense-making and credibility of health information on the social web: A multi-method study assessing tagging and tag clouds. Principal Investigator: S. Hockema. Collaborators: L. O’Grady, A. Jadad, N. Wathen, M. Chignell, A. Shachak, R. Luke and L. Betel.
- 2007– 2008: CIHR Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement (ICE) Sub-Grant: How online storytelling shapes women’s decisions about birth attendants and birth. Co-Principal Investigators: H. Witteman, & N, Wathen. Co-applicants: L. O’Grady, S. Whyte, J. Bender, E. Sutton, K. Borgerson, C. Prior and M. Janutka.
- 2007 – 2008: CIHR Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement (ICE) Sub-Grant: The impact of Web 2.0 on credibility indicators in health care. Co-Principal Investigators: L. O’Grady and A. Jadad.
- 2007 – 20011: SSHRC Standard Research Grant: Advanced Patient Education for Cancer Survivors (APECS). Co-Principal investigators: R. Luke, Atack, L, Catton, P., Wathen, N., Wiljer, D., Collaborators: A. Friedman, S. Neill, L. O’Grady, J. Nyhof-Young, S. Secord, J. Treviranus and S. Urowitz.
Fellowships, Scholarships, and Academic Awards
- 2010: Kiran van Rijn Annual Award, Health Care, Technology and Place, University of Toronto, for outstanding contributions made to the Health Care, Technology and Place CIHR Strategic Research Training Program, L. O’Grady.
- 2006 – 2009: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Ontario Women’s Health Council / Institute of Gender and Health – Post Doctoral Fellowship. L. O’Grady, N. Wathen and A. Jadad.
- 2006 – 2008: Health Care, Technology, and Place (HCTP) Post Doctoral Fellowship. L. O’Grady.
- 2006– 2008: Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) – Postdoctoral Award (declined). L. O’Grady, N. Wathen and A. Jadad.
- 2005: Canadian Association for HIV/AIDS Research (CAHR) Conference, Vancouver, BC: travel, accommodation, and conference registration bursary. L. O’Grady.
- 2004: Canadian Health Services Research Foundation/Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CHSRF/CIHR) Research Training Award. L. O’Grady.
- 2003: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Conference on Universal Usability, Vancouver, 2003: travel, accommodation, and conference registration bursary provided by the National Science Foundation. L. O’Grady.
- 2002: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT), Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning: Departmental Scholarship awarded for academic achievement and professional accomplishments. L. O’Grady
- 1998: University of Toronto, Margaret Pratt Scholarship awarded for outstanding academic achievement. L. O’Grady.
