Dr. Valorie Crooks
Professor, Geography and Canada Research Chair in Health Service Geographies, Simon Fraser University
medical tourism; Canadian snowbirds; medical travel; offshore medical schools; retirement migration; health care; health services; informal caregiving; borders and travel; access to health services; health equity
Media
Introducing Dr. Valorie Crooks
An overview of Dr. Crooks' knowledge mobilization strategies, including clips of media coverage.
Neighbourhood vulnerability to COVID19 in BC
Impact of COVID19 travel restrictions on snowbirds
Snowbirds Criticize New Travel Measures
The impact of tough new travel rules on Canadian snowbirds
How men can support maternal health: lessons from Rwanda
The Conversation, March 4, 2021Online
URL: https://theconversation.com/how-men-can-support-maternal-health-lessons-from-rwanda-155808
COVID-19 hotel quarantine: Exemption for 'essential' medical travel confuses doctors, patients
COVID-19 hotel quarantine: Exemption for ‘essential’ medical travel confuses doctors, patients
The Conversation, February 28, 2021Online
'They want to lock us into a hotel': Snowbirds criticize new travel measures
Big 96.3, February 22, 2021Online
URL: https://963bigfm.com/news/7655534/snowbirds-criticize-new-travel-measures/
SFU geography Prof. Valorie Crooks discusses her research on COVID-19 risks in B.C. neighbourhoods on February 24
The Georgia Straight, February 10, 2021Online
Why some snowbirds are flying south despite the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions
The Conversation, February 7, 2021Online
How BC Could Get to COVID Zero
The Tyee, February 4, 2021Online
URL: https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/02/04/How-BC-Could-Get-To-COVID-Zero/
Politicians and scientists need strong connections during the coronavirus crisis — and beyond
The Conversation, April 17, 2020Online
Medical crowdfunding supports the wealthy and endangers privacy – here’s how to make it more ethical
The Conversation, June 26, 2019Online
Consider this advice before travelling abroad for health care
The Conversation, June 3, 2018Online
URL: https://theconversation.com/consider-this-advice-before-travelling-abroad-for-health-care-92729
The risky lure of Caribbean offshore medical schools
The Conversation, June 4, 2017Online
URL: https://theconversation.com/the-risky-lure-of-caribbean-offshore-medical-schools-78829
Biography
Dr. Valorie Crooks is a health geographer and Canada Research Chair who specializes in health services. She has undertaken research in countries as diverse as Mexico, Barbados, Jamaica, Mongolia, India, and the UAE. Her expertise relates to transnational health care mobilities (e.g., medical tourism, offshore medical schools). She has also been asked to speak to spatial issues related to health and health care, such as connections between risk-health-place, health care access, and the impact of borders and boundaries on health.