Indigenous Health Researchers Database

Selected Publications

Henry, R. (2021). Indigenous women and street gangs: Survivance narratives. University of Alberta. 

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Henry, R., & Gabel, C. (2019). It's not just a picture when lives are at stake: Ethical considerations and photovoice methods with Indigenous Peoples engaged in street lifestyles. Journal of Educational Thought, 52(3), 229-260. 

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Henry, R., & Tait, C. (2016). Creating ethical research partnerships-relational accountability in action. Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning, 2(1), 183-204. 

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Henry, R., LaVallee, A., Van Styvendale, N., & Innes, R. A. (Eds.). (2018). Global Indigenous health: Reconciling the past, engaging the present, animating the future. University of Arizona Press. 

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Rathwell, M., Henry, R., & McKegney, S. (2021). Opportunities denied: The divergent resonance of opportunity for Indigenous and non-Indigenous hockey players with the now-disbanded Beardy's Blackhawks. Sociology of Sport Journal, 1(aop), 1-8.

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Tait, C. L., Butt, P., Henry, R., & Bland, R. (2017). "Our next generation": Moving towards a surveillance and prevention framework for youth suicide in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis populations. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 36(1), 55-65. 

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Van Styvendale, N., McDougall, J. D., Henry, R., & Innes, R. A. (Eds.). (2021). The arts of Indigenous health and well-being. University of Manitoba Press. 

Selected Publications

Abonyi, S., Mayan, M., & Boffa, J. (2017). "Finally when I started falling down": Indigenous TB experiences of health and illness on the Canadian prairies. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 12(1), 2-23.

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Anand, S., Abonyi, S., Arbour, L., Brook, J., Bruce, S., Castleden, H., et al. (2018). Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds: First Nations cohort study rationale and design. Progress in Community Health and Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 12(1), 55-65.

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Katapally, T., Abonyi, S., Episkenew, J.-A., Ramsden, V.R., Karunanayake, C., & Kirychuk, S. (2017). Catalyzing action on First Nations respiratory health using community-based participatory research: Integrated knowledge translation through strategic symposia. Engaged Scholar, 2(1), 57-60.

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Long, R., Hoeppner, V., Orr, P., Ainslie, M., King, M., Abonyi, S., et al. (2013). Marked disparity in the epidemiology of tuberculosis among Aboriginal peoples on the Canadian prairies: The challenges and opportunities. Canadian Respiratory Journal, 20(4), 223-30.

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Mayan, M., Robinson, T., Gokiert, R., Tramblay, M., Abonyi, S., & Long, R. (2017). Respiratory isolation for tuberculosis: The experience of Indigenous peoples on the Canadian prairies. Public Health Action, 7(4), 275-281.

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Van der Spuy, I., Karunanayake, C., Dosman, J.A., McMullin, K., Zhao, G., Abonyi, S., Rennie, D.D. et al. (2017). Determinants of excessive daytime sleepiness in two First Nations communities. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 17(1), 171-192.

Selected Publications

Ahmad Khan, F., Fox, G.J., Lee, R.S., Riva, M., Benedetti, A., Proux, J.-F., Jung, S. et al. (2016). Housing and tuberculosis in an Inuit village in Nunavik, Québec: A case-control study. Canadian Medical Association Journal Open, 4(3), E496-E506.

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Fox, G.J., Lee, R.S., Lucas, M., Ahmad Khan, F., Proulx, J.-F., Hornby, K., Jung, S. et al. (2015). Inadequate diet is associated with acquiring Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in an Inuit community: A case-control study. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 12(8).

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Storme, M., Semionov, A., Assayag, D., Lefson, M., Kitty, D., Dannenbaum, D., … Ahmad Khan, F. (2017). Estimating the incidence of interstitial lung diseases in the Cree of Eeyou Istchee, northern Quebec. PLoS One, 12(9), e0184548.

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Zhang, J.B., Zerbo, A., Boucher, M., Camilleri-Broët, S., Wang, S., Benedetti, A., … Ahmad Khan, F. (2018). Lung cancer in the Inuit region of Nunavik, Quebec: Descriptive epidemiology of patients diagnosed between 2005 and 2016. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 197, A7341-A7341.

Selected Publications

Innes, R.A. (2010). Elder brother, the law of the people, and contemporary kinship practices of Cowessess First Nation Members: Reconceptualizing kinship in American Indian studies research. American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 34(2), 27-46.

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Innes, R.A. (2015). Moose on the loose: Indigenous men, violence, and the colonial excuse. Aboriginal Policy Studies, 4(1), 24193.

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Prusak, S.Y., Walker, R., & Innes, R. (2015). Toward Indigenous planning? First Nation community planning in Saskatchewan, Canada. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 36(4), 440-450.

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Innes, R.A. (2010). Native studies and Native cultural preservation, revitalization, and persistence. American Indian Culture and Research, 34(2), 1-9.

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Innes, R.A. (2010). Native studies and Native cultural preservation, revitalization, and persistence. American Indian Culture and Research, 34(2), 1-9. 

Selected Publications

Alvarez, G.G. (2015). TB in Canada-The battle is not over. Canada Communicable Disease Report, 41(Suppl 2), 16-18. DOI: 10.14745/ccdr.v41is2a03.

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Alvarez, G.G., Van Dyk, D.D., Aaron, S.D., Cameron, D.W., Davies, N., Stephen, N., Mallick, R. et al. (2014). TAIMA (Stop) TB: The impact of a multifaceted TB awareness and door-to-door campaign in residential areas of high risk for TB in Iqaluit, Nunavut. PLoS One, 9(7), e100975. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100975.

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Alvarez, G.G., Van Dyk, D.D., Davies, N., Aaron, S.D., Cameron, D.W., Desjardins, M., Mallick, R. et al. (2014). The feasibility of the interferon gamma release assay and predictors of discordance with the tuberculin skin test for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection in a remote Aboriginal community. PLoS One, 9(11), e111986. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111986.

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Alvarez, G.G., Van Dyk, D.D., Desjardins, M., Yasseen, A.S., Aaron, S.D., Cameron, W., Obed, N., Baikie, M. et al. (2015). The feasibility, accuracy, and impact of Xpert MTB/RIF testing in a remote Aboriginal community in Canada. CHEST, 148(3), 767-73. DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-2948.

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Alvarez, G.G.., Van Dyke, D.D., Colquhoun, H., Moreau, K.A., Mulpuru, S., & Graham, I.D. (2016). Developing and field testing a community based youth initiative to increase tuberculosis awareness in remote Arctic Inuit communities. PLoS One, 11(7), e0159241. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159241.

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Asmis, T.R., Febbraro, M., Alvarez, G.G., Spaans, J.N., Rukta, M., Lalany, A., Osborne, G. et al. (2015). A retrospective review of cancer treatments and outcomes among Inuit referred from Nunavut, Canada. Current Oncology, 22(4), 246-51. DOI: 10.3747/co.22.2421.

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Champion, C., Alvarez, G.G., Affleck, E., & Kuziemsky, C. (2017). A systems perspective on rural and remote colorectal cancer screening access. Journal of Cancer Policy, 14, 27-32. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2017.09.003.

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Dehghani, K., Lan, Z., Li, P., Wilk Michelsen, S., Waites, S., Benedetti, A. … Alvarez, G.G. et al. (2018). Determinants of tuberculosis trends in six Indigenous populations of the USA, Canada, and Greenland from 1960 to 2014: A population-based study. The Lancet Public Health, 3(3), e133-42. DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(18)30002-1.

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Kilabuk, E., Momoli, F., Mallick, R., Van Dyk, D., Pease, C., Zwerling, A. … Alvarez, G.G. (2019). Social determinants of health among residential areas with a high tuberculosis incidence in a remote Inuit community. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 73(5):401-406. DOI: 10.1136/jech-2018-211261.

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N’Diaye, S.S., Nsengiyumva, N.P., Uppal, A., Oxlade, O., Alvarez, G.G., & Schwartzman, K. (2019). The potential impact and cost-effectiveness of tobacco reduction strategies for tuberculosis prevention in Canadian Inuit communities. BMC Medicine, 17, 26. DOI: 10.1186/s12916-019-1261-5.

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Oxlade, O., Sugarman, J., Alvarez, G.G., Pai, M., & Schwartzman, K. (2016). Xpert®MTB/RIF for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in a Remote Arctic Setting: Impact on Cost and Time to Treatment Initiation. PLos One, 11(3) e0150119. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150119.

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Pease, C., Zwerling, A., Mallick, R., Patterson, M., Demaio, P., Finn, S., … Alvarez, G.G. (2019). The latent tuberculosis infection cascade of care in Iqaluit, Nunavut, 2012-2016. BMC Infectious Diseases, 19, 890. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4557-3.

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Spaans, J.N., Asmis, T.R., Alvarez, G.G., & Goss, G.D. (2014). Improving access to lung cancer treatment in northern Canada: The role of oral molecularly targeted areas. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 186(7), 485-6. DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.131011.

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Sugarman, J., Alvarez, G.G., Schwartzman, K., & Oxlade, O. (2014). Sputum induction in a remote arctic setting for tuberculosis diagnosis: A cost comparison. International Journal of TB and Lung Disease, 18(10), 1223-30. DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.14.0163.