Department of Business & Social Sciences

Faculty of Agriculture

Research

My research interests center around better understanding the intersection between the food system and individuals’ food choices. To do so, I utilize surveys as well as a variety of qualitative methods to determine how people perceive the food system and the cognitive processes that underlie their food choices. Most recently, I have developed an interest in media analysis as a tool to understand how agriculture and the food system are framed. Media both influences and is influenced by the public, thereby, making media analysis a potentially rich source of information for detecting and understanding the key frames that shape our thinking. Currently, I am working on research examining how local food, fair trade, aquaculture, and marine animals are framed by the news media.

 

Journal Articles

  • Roach, J., Cameron, G., Dukeshire, S., Keys, D. (Under Review). Food security organizations in Nova Scotia: Impacts and strategic considerations.
  • Mann, C., Lynch, D. H., Dukeshire, S., Mills, A. (Forthcoming). Farmers’ Perspectives on Soil Health in Maritime Canada. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems.
  • Dukeshire, S., Nicks, E. (2017). Benchmarks and Blinders: How Canadian women utilize the Nutrition Facts Table. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 78(2), 53-58.
  • Gilmour, D. T., MacDonald,  N. J., Dukeshire, S., Whynot, B., Sanders, B., Thiel, J., Singh, S., Campbell, C., Bajzak, K., Flowerdew, G. (2016). Diagnosis of adverse events after hysterectomy with postoperative self-care web applications: A pilot study. Health Informatics Journal. DOI: 10.1177/1460458216647759 (e-pub ahead of print).
  • Dukeshire, S., MacPherson, M., Wang-Pruski, G., Veitch, S. (2016). Slicing, dicing, spicing, and pricing: Factors influencing purchase and consumption of fresh potatoes. Journal of Food Products Marketing, 22(2), 240-257.
  • Dukeshire, S., Sanderson, L., Garbes, R., Wang, X. (2015). Boy or girl: Does gender matter when learning to farm safely? Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 21(4), 255-267.
  • Dukeshire, S., Masakure, O., Mendoza, J., Holmes, B., Murray, N. (2014). Understanding consumer choices for local Ontario produce.Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 30(5), 439-449.
  • Dukeshire, S., Nicks, E., Ferguson, J. (2014). Pilot evaluation of a nutrition label education program. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 75(4), 206-209.
  • Schermel, A., Mendoza, J., Henson, S., Dukeshire, S., Pasut L., Emrich, T. E., Lou, W., Qi, Y., L’Abbé, M. R. (2014). Canadians’ perceptions of food, diet, and health – A national survey. PLoS ONE 9(1): e86000. doi: 10.1371/journal. pone. 0086000.
  • Rangel, C., Dukeshire, S., MacDonald, L. (2012). Diet and anxiety: An exploration into the Orthorexic Society. Appetite, 58(1), 124-132.
  • MacPherson, M., Dukeshire, S., Wang-Pruski, G., Varma, V. (2012). Consumer satisfaction/dissatisfaction and choice tactic refinement for potatoes. Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 15(3), 309-327.
  • Dukeshire, S., Gilmour, D., MacDonald, M., Mackenzie, K. (2012). Development and evaluation of a website to improve recovery from hysterectomy. Computers Informatics Nursing, 30(3), 164-175.
  • Dukeshire, S., Garbes, R., Kennedy, C., Boudreau, A., Osborne, T. (2011). Beliefs, attitudes, and propensity to buy locally produced food. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 1(3), 19-29.
  • Sanderson, L., Dukeshire, S., Rangel, C., Garbes, R. (2010). The farm apprentice: Agricultural college students recollections of learning to farm “safely”. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 16(4), 229-247.
  • Kirkland, S., Raina, P., Wolfson, C., Strople, G., Kits, O., Dukeshire, S., Angus, C., Szala-Meneok K., Uniat, J., Keshavarz, H., Furlini, L., Pelletier, A. (2009). Exploring the acceptability and feasibility of conducting a large longitidunal population-based study in Canada. Canadian Journal on Aging, 28(3), 231-242.
  • Raina, P., Dukeshire, S., Scanlan, A., Chambers, L., Lindsay, J. (1999). Beyond mortality and hospitalization data: Self-reported injuries among seniors. Canadian Journal on Age and Aging, 18(3), 328-347.
  • Raina, P., Dukeshire, S., Wong, M., Scanlan, A., Chambers, L., Lindsay, J. (1999). Patterns of self-reported health care use in injured and uninjured older adults. Age and Ageing, 28(3), 316-318.
  • Abernathy, T., O'Grady, B., Dukeshire, S. (1998). Changes in ETS following anti-smoking legislation. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 89(1), 33-34.
  • Raina, P., Dukeshire, S., Lindsay, J., Chambers, L. (1998). Chronic conditions and disabilities among seniors: An analysis of population-based Health and Activity Limitation Surveys. Annals of Epidemiology, 8(6), 402-409.

Book Chapters

Dukeshire, S., Mendoza, J., Masakure, O., Holmes, B., Rippey, J., Henson, S. (2016). Globavores, localfors, and locavores: How Canadians perceive local food. In P. Vaughn (Ed), Food Markets: Consumer Perceptions, Government Regulations and Health Impacts, (pp.13-44). New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Stiles, D., Dukeshire, S., Paulsen, K., (2012). Leisure, rural community identity, and women’s health: Historical and contemporary connections. In B. D. Leipert, B. Leach, & W. E. Thurston (Eds.), Rural Women’s Health. (pp. 346-363). Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press.

Book Review

Dukeshire, S., (2013). Concentration, consolidation, and control: How big business dominates the food system. [Review of Foodopoly]. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 4(1), 171-173.

Non-peer reviewed publications

  • Dukeshire, S., MacPherson, M., Wang-Pruski, G., (2008). Consumers' Perceptions of Buying and Eating Fresh Potatoes. Prepared for the Potato Consumer Research Initiative.
  • Wang-Pruski, G., Dukeshire, S., MacPherson, M., Rangel, C. (2008). Factors that affect potato consumption in Eastern Canada. Prepared for the Potato Consumer Research Initiative.
  • Dukeshire, S. (2008). Results of the W.I. buy local challenge mail survey. A report to the Women's Institutes of Nova Scotia.
  • Dukeshire, S., Lee-Ross, M., Garbes, R. (2007). Evaluation of Let's Talk FASD. A report to the Victorian Order of Nurses Canada.
  • Dukeshire, S., Garbes, R. (2007). Results of the buying local food survey. A report to the Women's Institutes of Nova Scotia.
  • Dukeshire, S. (2006). Parenting guidelines for families of children with FAS/FAE: Research report. A report to the Victorian Order of Nurses Canada.
  • Woodcock, S., Dukeshire, S. (2004). A falls prevention program for Lunenburg and Queens Counties, Nova Scotia. A report to Health Canada/Veterans Affairs Canada.
  • Scott, V., Dukeshire, S., Gallagher, E. M., Scanlan, A. (2001). A best practices guide for the prevention of falls among seniors living in the community. A report to the Federal/ Provincial/Territorial Committee of Officials for the Ministers Responsible for Seniors.
  • Scott, V., Dukeshire, S., Gallagher, E. M., Scanlan, A. (2001). An inventory of Canadian programs for the prevention of falls among seniors living in the community. A report to the Federal/Provincial/ Territorial Committee of Officials for the Ministers Responsible for Seniors.
  • Raina, P., Dukeshire, S., Denton, M.., Chambers, L., Scanlan, A., Gafni, A., French, S., Joshi, A., Rosenthal, C. (1999). Disability related sources of income and expenses: An examination among the elderly in Canada. Program for Research on Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population, McMaster University, Hamilton.
  • Raina, P., Dukeshire, S., Toivonen, D., Chambers, L., Lindsay, J. (1997). Prevalence, risk factors, and health care utilization for injuries among Canadian seniors: An analysis of the 1994 National Population Health Survey. A report to the Division of Aging-Related Diseases, Cancer Bureau, LCDC, Health Canada, Ottawa.
  • Raina, P., Dukeshire, S., Lindsay, J., Chambers, L. (1997). The impact of sensory disability among Canadians 55 years and older: An analysis of the 1986 and 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Surveys. A report to the Division of Aging-Related Diseases, Cancer Bureau, LCDC, Health Canada, Ottawa.
  • Raina, P., Dukeshire, S., Lindsay, J., Chambers, L. (1997). The relationship between socio-economic status and functional independence in Canadians 55 years and older: An analysis of the 1986 and 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Surveys. A report to the Division of Aging-Related Diseases, Cancer Bureau, LCDC, Health Canada, Ottawa.
  • Raina, P., Dukeshire, S., Lindsay, J. (1996). An analysis of mobility and agility disabilities among the elderly in Canada using the 1986 and 1991 HALS. A report to the Division of Aging-Related Diseases, Cancer Bureau, LCDC, Health Canada, Ottawa.