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 2023-24 academic year, funding for this grant is provided by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness.
$1,372,300
In Funding
14
Projects
6
Institutions
Below you can search for recipients by their name, their affiliated institution/organization, or by project key words.
Project: How good are we at managing cognitive impairment across the life spectrum?
Dr. Sorayya Askari
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,700.00
Total Project Value: $99,700.00
Key Words: cognition, assessment, competency, best practice, occupational therapy, nursing
Project: The Newly Diagnosed Class: A Self-Directed and Virtual Class for Women Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Dr. Stephanie Gauvin
Acadia University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,884.48
Total Project Value: $99,884.48
Key Words: breast cancer, psychosocial oncology, barriers to healthcare, virtual therapy, stepped care, evidence-based treatment
Project: Determining the feasibility of a culturally sensitive intervention program for children on the autism spectrum from minority language backgrounds
Dr. Ana Maria Gonzalez Barrero
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,225.00
Total Project Value: $99,225.00
Key Words: Autism Spectrum Disorder, parent-mediated intervention, cultural and linguistic diversity, evidence-based strategies, virtual care, cultural adaptation
Project: A critical examination of the social and structural factors that impact people of African descent with uterine fibroids in Nova Scotia
Dr. Keisha Jefferies
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,626.00
Total Project Value: $99,626.00
Key Words: African Descent, African Nova Scotian, equity, reproductive health, uterine fibroids, qualitative
Project: A provincial framework to organize and deliver survivorship care for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
Dr. Katrin Julia Kaal
Nova Scotia Health
RNS Funding Contribution: $97,648.22
Total Project Value: $97,648.22
Key Words: cancer survivorship, health systems research, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors, integrated care, implementation science, quintuple aim of healthcare improvement
Project: Optimizing delivery of neoadjuvant therapy for early-stage breast cancer in Nova Scotia
Dr. Gregory Knapp
IWK Health Centre
RNS Funding Contribution: $94,742.00
Total Project Value: $94,742.00
Key Words: breast cancer, immunotherapy, guidelines, intralesional therapy, IL-2, neoadjuvant
Project: Advancing Health Equity in Nova Scotia by Exploring Gaps in Healthcare Delivery
Dr. Jennifer Lane
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Total Project Value: $100,000.00
Key Words: health equity, intersectionality, integrated care, health systems transformation, social inequalities, social and structural determinants of health
Project: Social Prescribing Accessibility in Nova Scotia (SPANS study): Identifying implementation challenges
Dr. Megan MacGillivray
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,958.00
Total Project Value: $99,958.00
Key Words: social prescribing, allied health professionals, rural health, social isolation and loneliness, social determinants of health, wellbeing
Project: Improving health care through a better understanding of the immune pathways causing autoimmune diseases
Dr. Anikó Malik
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Total Project Value: $100,000.00
Key Words: arthritis, autoimmune disease, immune dyregulation, antibodies, health care delivery, biologics
Project: Guiding ‘us’ down a better path: Shared social identity and positive mental health in Cape Breton youth clubs
Dr. Colin McLaren
Cape Breton University (CBU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $87,992.00
Total Project Value: $87,992.00
Key Words: social identity, leadership, resilience, youth, social support, mental health
Project: Exploring colorectal cancer screening disparities in Nova Scotia to address the public health burden of the disease
Dr. Arlinda Ruco
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,946.00
Total Project Value: $99,946.00
Key Words: colon cancer, mass screening, health equity, screening participation, cancer diagnosis, patient engagement
Project: Mobilizing the health benefits of being in nature through community-based participatory research and youth engagement
Dr. Son Truong
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $99,984.00
Total Project Value: $99,984.00
Key Words: youth mental health, positive youth development, youth engagement, outdoor recreation, recreation therapy, nature
Project: Leveraging Pharmacists’ Scope of Practice to Improve Access to Gender Affirming Care in Nova Scotia
Dr. Kyle Wilby
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $96,278.31
Total Project Value: $96,278.31
Key Words: LGBTQ, gender affirming care, pharmacy, scope of practice, regulation, transgender
Project: Improving Medication Safety and Prescribing for Individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) through the Development, Validation, Implementation and Evaluation of an Electronic Drug Dosing and Decision Support Kidney (eDose CKD) Tool for Nova Scotia Primary Care Pharmacists
Dr. Jo-Anne Wilson
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $97,316.00
Total Project Value: $97,316.00
Key Words: clinical tool development, community pharmacists, prescribing, medication safety, drug dosing, scope of practice