Richard Hovey
Associate Professor听
Research Interests
Dr. Hovey's research utilizes philosophical hermeneutics and phenomenology to concentrate on bridging gaps between theory and practice in health care. His collaborative research approach engages patients, families, and health care professionals to foster multiple perspectives and understandings that inform and enhance health care systems and experiences. Topics of interest include chronic disease, patient and health professional education, communication, leadership, and interdisciplinary practice.
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Expertise
Richard Hovey has experience as both a quantitative MA (physiology) and qualitative PhD (education/philosophy) researcher. Dr. Hovey's research expertise is focused on understanding the experiences of persons living with chronic pain, osteoporosis, and cancer, as well as, patient safety, person centred healthcare, health professional education, communication, leadership, and interdisciplinary practice. Dr. Hovey believes that it is through the combination of the patient/family perspective with healthcare that we become pragmatically positioned to inform, enhance, and change health care experiences
