Dr. Dorothy Holness

Professor

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Biography

Dorothy Linn Holness is a Professor Emerita at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. She has an extensive background in occupational medicine, focusing on occupational skin and lung diseases. Her research includes patch testing methodology, epidemiological studies of exposed populations, and the development of standardized data collection instruments. Holness has a particular interest in the interactions between different sites of exposure and the health outcomes related to occupational health services, especially in marginalized populations. Her contributions to the field include numerous publications addressing various aspects of occupational health and safety, including gaps in workplace education practices and the feasibility of clinicians identifying occupational hazards. During her career, she has actively led research projects aimed at improving safety standards and practices within the health care sector and has worked extensively with inner-city communities to address the occupational health and safety needs of vulnerable workers.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology