NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Belita, Emily
Licensed Year(s): 2024
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5950. The objectives of this study are two-fold: 1. To develop and validate national workforce indicators that provide measurable information on the diversity, characteristics, knowledge/skills, and needs of the public health workforce in Canada, and 2. To determine the diversity of the public health workforce in Canada, t...

Principal Investigator: Denning, Bryany
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5472. This analysis will seek to provide more detailed insights into recovery supports and services in the Northwest Territories. Through secondary analysis of the data collected during the Addiction Recovery Experiences Survey, The research team will explore the role of social support in addiction recovery, examine whethe...

Principal Investigator: Cruz, Sheila
Licensed Year(s): 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5513. The aim is to understand what the escort policy means to the pregnant women and the escorts and what impacts it has on the overall birthing experience. The objectives of this study are: 1) To understand the relationship of the escort to the pregnant woman and the rationale for escort choice when travelling to give bir...

Principal Investigator: Chatwood, Susan
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5254. The objective is study the impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous people in the Northwest Territories. The research team hope this study will produce high level policy recommendations for future pandemic response. Furthermore, the team hope the co-development of COVID 19 data and evidence will contribute to the development ...

Principal Investigator: Culos-Reed, Nicole
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5464. The goal of this project isTo disseminate, implement, and assess the effectiveness of the Exercise Oncology Survivorship (EOS) partnership model to increase the reach and delivery of exercise programs to rural/remote and underserved Canadians, living with and beyond cancer. Reaching more individuals living with and be...

Principal Investigator: Sharma, Sangita
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5465. In four Northwest Territories communities, we aim to determine the immune response to COVID-19 vaccines and how long this protection lasts in Indigenous community members. In partnership with the Tli?cho Government, the research team aim to determine COVID-19 immune protection (immunity) among community members (a...

Principal Investigator: Dobrow, Mark
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5388. The purpose of this study is to gather information that organizations can use to improve how they support health and wellness. This study will help the research team understand how organizations can learn from communities, specifically Gwich’in and Tli?cho communities. This study is being done as a collaboration b...

Principal Investigator: Pickett, William
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5391. The study titled, Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC), is a cross-national research project conducted by the HBSC research team at Queen’s and Brock Universities in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO Europe) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The HBSC study aims to gain insig...

Principal Investigator: Crooks, Claire
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5102. The goal of the project is to build capacity and evaluate the efforts in the area of violence prevention and mental health promotion programming for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two-Spirit, Queer/Questioning (LGBT2Q+) youth. The research team provide educators and other professionals who work directly with LGBT2Q+ Y...

Principal Investigator: Sharma, Sangita
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5167. Led by Arctic communities and informed by Indigenous methodologies, the research team aim to work with Indigenous people to immediately explore knowledge gaps in 18 Arctic communities of varying size to document and understand: 1) The experiences, challenges, and consequences (positive and negative) of COVID-19 and CO...