Nancy Lightfoot, Ph.D. is currently the Director of the School of Rural and Northern Health at Laurentian University. Dr. Lightfoot has over 20 years of research experience in epidemiology. She holds a Ph.D. in Epidemiology, and an M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Microbiology, from the University of Toronto. She has research experience in questionnaire design, quantitative research methods and analysis, program evaluation, and client satisfaction. Her research interests include: cancer surveillance, aetiology, and survival; evaluation of health services; Aboriginal health; and occupational health. Her current research projects include: mortality and cancer incidence among workers in nickel and copper/zinc mining; risk factors for prostate cancer development, progression, and survival; cancer research priorities for Aboriginal communities; personal and economic impact of long distance travels for cancer care; and predictors of workplace absenteeism and duration of employment among cancer centre workers. On another note, we are also looking for scales to assess mental health for those who have experienced disasters.