Research Officer
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
33 Russell Street
Toronto, ON
M5S 2S1
Phone: (416) 535-8501 ext. 6578
Fax: (416) 595-6068
Lori Diemert has a Master’s degree in Health Studies from the University of Waterloo and has been a Research Officer at the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit since 2003. Lori is the Project Coordinator for the Ontario Tobacco Survey, a large longitudinal study of smokers and cross-sectional study of non-smokers across Ontario. Lori’s primary research interests include smoking cessation and survey methodology.
Current Projects
- Ontario Tobacco Survey
- Data Standards
- Smokers’ Panel
- Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness of Cessation Services
Past Projects
- Ontario Tobacco Survey
- Strategy Evaluation
Selected Publications
Diemert LM, Bondy SJ, Brown KS, Manske SR. Young adult smoking cessation: what predicts success? American Journal of Public Health. In press.
Bondy SJ, Diemert LM, McDonald P, Victor JC, Cohen J. Is NRT being used by those for whom it is indicated? A prospective analysis in a population-based cohort of smokers. Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada 2012; 33. In press.
Diemert LM, Cohen JE, Bondy SJ, Callaghan RC, Ferrence R, Garcia J, et al. Smoking low-cost cigarettes: Disparities evident. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2011; 102(1): 73-74.
Bondy SJ, Victor JC, O’Connor S, McDonald PW, Diemert LM, Cohen JE. Predictive validity and measurement issues in documenting quit intentions in population surveillance studies. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2010; 12(1): 43-52.
Diemert L, Chaiton M, Victor JC, Bondy SJ. Ontario Tobacco Survey Technical Report 2: Six and Twelve Month Data. Toronto, ON: Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, April 2010.
Diemert L, Victor JC, Chaiton M, Bondy SJ. Ontario Tobacco Survey Technical Report 1: Baseline Data. Toronto, ON: Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, April 2010.
Bondy SJ, Victor JC, Diemert LM. Origin and use of the 100 cigarette criterion in tobacco surveys. Tobacco Control 2009; 18(4): 317-323.
Diemert LM, Bondy SJ, Victor JC, Cohen JE, Brown KS, Ferrence R, et al. Efficient screening of current smoking status in recruitment of smokers for population-based research. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2008 Nov; 10(11): 1663-1667.
Bondy S, Brown KS, Cohen J, Ferrence R, Garcia J, McDonald P, Selby P, Stephens T, Diemert LM, Victor JC. Development and design of the Ontario Tobacco Survey. Statistics Canada International Symposium Series – Proceedings. Symposium 2006: Methodological Issues in Measuring Population Health. Gatineau, QC, November 1-3, 2006. Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada, 2006.
Victor JC, O’Connor S, Diemert LM, Bondy S, Brown KS, Cohen J, et al. Estimating sample size for complex surveys: building consensus in an environment of multiple hypotheses, multiple stakeholders and limited budgets. Statistics Canada International Symposium Series – Proceedings. Symposium 2006: Methodological Issues in Measuring Population Health. Gatineau, QC, November 1-3, 2006. Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada, 2006.
