The New Health Investigator Grant supports early-career health researchers who are engaged in work that aligns with the province’s health research priorities. The grant aims to provide two years of support of up to $100,000 for researchers who are within the first five years of their academic appointment in Nova Scotia or who are new to the field of health research. Funding provided will support the establishment of independent programs of research, support and expand the research productivity necessary for obtaining long term funding from national and external agencies and expand the potential for early-career investigators to make significant contributions in their field. For the 2022-23 academic year, funding for this grant is provided by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness.
$1,374,024
In Funding
15
Projects
5
Institutions
Below you can search for recipients by their name, their affiliated institution/organization, or by project key words.
Project: The Impact of Oral Health and Communication on the Ability of Older Nova Scotians to Live Well in the Community
Dr. Rebecca Affoo
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,852.70
Total Project Value: $99,852.70
Key words: communication, oral health, frailty, social vulnerability, live well, older adults
Project: Evaluating the impact of Nova Scotia’s shifting coverage for assisted reproduction
Dr. Nichole Austin
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $76,244.42
Total Project Value: $76,244.42
Key words: assisted reproduction, health policy, health equity, reproductive health, quantitative methods, mixed methods
Project: Physical literacy, physical activity, and health trajectories among children and youth experiencing disability
Dr. Emily Bremer
Acadia University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Total Project Value: $100,000.00
Key words: physical activity, physical literacy, health, children, disability, longitudinal tracking
https://researchns.ca/2023/01/13/new-study-may-lead-to-better-health-for-young-people-with-disabilities/
Project: Black Queer and Trans Determinants of Health (BQTDH): A Mixed Method, Intersectional Approach to Understanding the Health Experiences of Black Queer and Trans Population in Nova Scotia
Dr. OmiSoore Dryden
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Total Project Value: $100,000.00
Key words: people of African descent, queer and trans health, population health, social determinants of health, health equity, cultural safety and inclusion
Project: Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health and Health Service Utilization in Nova Scotia: Reducing Health Disparities and Promoting Equity in Accessing Mental Health and Addiction Care Services
Dr. Cindy Feng
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,977.28
Total Project Value: $99,977.28
Key words: COVID-19, mental health, substance abuse, Mental Health and Addiction Services, spatial analysis, virtual care
Project: Elucidating the Role of the Environment in Health Inequalities
Dr. Kelvin Fong
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,998.00
Total Project Value: $99,998.00
Key words: health inequalities, environmental justice, climate change, air pollution, mental health, social determinants of health
Project: Evaluating the impact of including virtual dietary education within an electronic irritable bowel syndrome pathway
Dr. Ruth Harvie
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,746.00
Total Project Value: $99,746.00
Key words: irritable bowel syndrome, electronic pathways, virtual care, dietetic management, implementation science, dietary management
https://www.stfx.ca/news/determining-if-virtual-dietetic-care-effective-dietary-management-ibs-meet-dr-ruth-harvie
Project: A thousand papercuts: Understanding and addressing changing administrative workload in primary care
Dr. Ruth Lavergne
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,835.00
Total Project Value: $99,835.00
Key words: coordination of care, administrative burden, primary care, workload, team-based care, workforce planning
Project: MAID in Nova Scotia: The Impact of Social and Clinical Factors on Access and Experience
Dr. Caitlin Lees
Nova Scotia Health
RNS Funding Contribution: $52,548.00
Total Project Value: $52,548.00
Key words: Medical assistance in dying, access to care, palliative care, frailty, Nova Scotia, death
Project: Determining the feasibility of a women-specific virtual and in-person pulmonary rehabilitation program in Nova Scotia
Dr. Carley O’Neill
Acadia University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Total Project Value: $100,000.00
Key words: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory disease, exercise training, rehabilitation, sex and gender, women’s health
https://researchns.ca/2023/04/05/new-research-to-improve-access-to-pulmonary-rehabilitation-for-women-with-copd/
Project: Promoting Health and Well-being of Children experiencing Disability through Inclusion in Child Culture
Dr. Shanon Phelan
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,990.00
Total Project Value: $99,990.00
Key words: disability, child, youth, health, well-being, inclusion
Project: Leveraging emerging digital health technology to implement the International Consortium for Health Outcome Measurement (ICHOM) standard set of value-based patient-centered outcomes for colorectal cancer: the Nova Scotian CRC Collaborative
Dr. Richard Spence
Nova Scotia Health
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Total Project Value: $100,000.00
Key words: quality improvement, external benchmarking, colorectal cancer, patient centered outcomes research, digital health, outcomes research
Project: Factors affecting risk of obstetrical anal sphincter injury and its consequences in Nova Scotia
Dr. Jocelyn Stairs
IWK Health Centre
RNS Funding Contribution: $47,125.12
Total Project Value: $47,125.12
Key words: vaginal delivery, obstetrical anal sphincter injury, anal incontinence, childbirth, women’s health, clinical epidemiology
Project: Differences in healthcare provider perception of frailty in male and female patients with end-stage kidney disease and impact on kidney transplant referral
Dr. Amanda Vinson
Nova Scotia Health
RNS Funding Contribution: $98,707.08
Total Project Value: $98,707.08
Key words: transplant, kidney, gender, inequity, frailty, bias
Project: Predicting emergency department visits and hospitalization among the clients of Nova Scotia Mental Health and Addiction central intake assessment
Dr. JianLi Wang
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Total Project Value: $100,000.00
Key words: risk prediction, big data, hospitalization, emergency department visit, data linkage, mental health