PAUL W. GALLANT - Publications

Published Abstracts & Conference Proceedings

Gallant, P.W. & Birmingham, C.L. (2008, September). Males are different: treatment engagement for a community sample of males with eating disorders that examines health promotion, self-help, and support using collaborative qualitative research. Poster abstract accepted for presentation at the Eating Disorders Research Society Annual Meeting, Montreal.

Gallant, P.W., Birmingham, C.L., Crocker, P.R.E. , Harbottle, E.J. (2007). Men with eating disorders: treatment enhancement and coping strategies. Poster presented at the Eating Disorders Research Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh.

Gallant, P. W. (2007). Men with eating disorders. Paper presented at the Canadian Conference on Men’s Health. Victoria, British Columbia.

Gallant, P.W., Birmingham, C.L., Gritzner, S., and Crocker, P.R.E. (2006). Understanding treatment reluctance and coping strategies in males with eating disorders. Poster presented at the Eating Disorders Research Society Annual Meeting in Cairns, Australia.

Gallant, P.W., Birmingham, C.L. (2006). A description of quality of life concerns in males presenting for specialized eating disorders treatment. Poster presented at the Eating Disorders Research Society Annual Meeting in Cairns, Australia.

Brown, K., Gallant, P., Geller, J., Dunn, E., & Srikameswaran, S. (2005). A comparison of males and females presenting for specialized eating disorders treatment. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society, Toronto.

Published Interviews & Sole Presentations – Unless Otherwise Noted

Gallant, P.W. (2008, June). Eating disorders in men and boys. BC Mental Health and Addiction Services, BC Children’s Hospital Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program. Invited presentation.

Clarke, Vanessa (2007, Summer). Manorexia. Trek-The Magazine of the University of British Columbia. Published Interview with Paul Gallant. 62(2), 22-24.

Gallant, P.W. (2007, February). Awareness and support for males with eating disorders. Richmond Eating Disorders Public Forum. Invited speaker. Richmond City Hall, British Columbia.

Van den Hemel, Martin (2007). Published Interview with Paul Gallant. Eating disorders affect men too. The Richmond Review (Newspaper), February 3, p.3.

Ryan, Denise (2007). Published Interview with Paul Gallant. The pain of manorexia. The Vancouver Sun (Newspaper). March 15, B2-B3.

Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC). January, 2007. Invited speaker. On the Coast, CBC Radio. Men and eating disorders. Broadcasted.

University of British Columbia, Human Kinetics 367, November 2006, Invited speaker. Look around! How eating disorders impact quality of life (focusing on males).

British Columbia Provincial Eating Disorders Videoconference, October 2006. Update on Males with Eating Disorders. Provincial Health Services Authority and Providence Health Care.

University of British Columbia, Human Kinetics 367, November 2005, Invited speaker. Eating disorders and health compromising behaviors that affect more than young women.

Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association (CTRA) National Conference (2005), Finding Work-life Balance, Vancouver.

Providence Health Care, Taking Care of Yourself Before Taking Care of Business (2004). A work-life balance interactive presentation for Mental Health staff.

Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association, Conference, 2003. Revisiting Tools for Surviving in a Turbulent Health Care Environment.

British Columbia Therapeutic Recreation Association Conference (BCTRA). Revisiting Tools for Surviving in a Turbulent Health Care Environment, Fall 2003.

Providence Health Care, Letting Your Spirit Soar Series, Presented Leisure and Life Satisfaction, November 2002. Staff Wellness Presentation.

Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association Conference, Calgary, May 2002. Co-presented. The Leisure Studio & Beyond: Evolving Practices for Staff and Patients (Wellness Promotion).

International Therapeutic Recreation Symposium, July 2001, Florida. Tools for Leading the Way in a Turbulent Health Care Environment.

Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association Conference, Halifax, June 2000. Being Human: tools to Survive in a Turbulent Health Care Environment.

CTRA Conference, Montreal, 1999. Diversity in Health Care.

BCTRA Conference, Surrey (September 1997). Keeping Diversity in Our Day, and Red Rover! Red Rover! Come on Over.

Fifth International TR Symposium, Edmonton, August 1997 presented two sessions: Keeping Diversity in Our Day and Establishing Pet Visitation Programs.

T.R. Ontario(1996). Addressing and Assessing Diversity in Health.

Fourth International TR Symposium, Orlando, Florida (1995). Leisure Education- Moving Closer to Home and Therapeutic Recreation- Issues in a Diverse Community.

Co-presented at the Third International TR Symposium (1993) Toronto. Leisure Education.

Books Reviewed

Friedman, S. (2007). Just for boys: a program to help boys develop resilience and learn skills to deal with the stressors and health risks of adolescence. Vancouver, Salal Books.

Journal Articles

Gallant, P.W. (1998). Establishing pet visitation programs. In G. Hitzhusen, L.Thomas, C. Bachmann (Ed.), Global Therapeutic Recreation V: Selected papers from the 5th International Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation, 185-188. University of Missouri.

Gallant. P. (1997). Animal interaction complements health care. Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals BC Rehab Review,18(1), 20-21.

Gallant, P.W. (1996). Therapeutic recreation outreach. British Columbia Therapeutic Recreation Association, Vision & Views, 7(5), 1&3.

Macdonald, M., & Gallant P. (1994). Leisure education- a B.C. perspective. In G. Hitzhusen, L.Thomas, & N. Frank (Ed.), Global Therapeutic Recreation III: Selected papers from the 3rd International Symposium on Therapeutic Recreation, 43-47. University of Missouri.