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Latest papers
Neonatal Adverse Outcomes in Métis Children in Alberta, Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2026
Chronic complex conditions and functional limitations among Métis children in Alberta, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.
Paediatrics & child health · 2026
Reported industrial air emissions and childhood cancer incidence in Alberta, Canada, 2003-2019: A population-based matched case-control study.
International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $1,507,050
Building a Colombian Census-Based Cohort to Investigate Social and Environmental Determinants of Mortality Across the Lifespan: Insights into Child and Adult Outcomes
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $98,271
Preparing cities for climate change
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $500,000
Maternal-child dyad health outcomes: neurodevelopment at three years in the context of maternal cannabis use - an extension of a prospective cohort study
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
18 publications.
Neonatal Adverse Outcomes in Métis Children in Alberta, Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Serrano-Lomelin J, Bartel R, Anderson A, Bradburn K, Crawford S, Bakal JA, Colquhoun A, Hicks A, Hicks M, Kumar M, Rosychuk RJ, Osornio-Vargas A, Chari R, Ospina MB
Chronic complex conditions and functional limitations among Métis children in Alberta, Canada: a retrospective cohort study.
Serrano-Lomelin J, Bartel R, Anderson A, Bradburn K, Cordingley C, Crawford S, Bakal JA, Colquhoun A, Hicks A, Hicks M, Kumar M, Rosychuk RJ, Osornio-Vargas A, Chari R, Ospina MB
Reported industrial air emissions and childhood cancer incidence in Alberta, Canada, 2003-2019: A population-based matched case-control study.
Syer J, Nielsen CC, Yamamoto SS, Osornio Vargas A
Incidence and prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders and disabilities among métis children in Alberta, Canada: A retrospective birth cohort study.
Lau S, Serrano-Lomelin J, Hicks M, Bartel R, Bradburn K, James A, Crawford S, Bakal JA, Colquhoun A, Hicks A, Kumar M, Rosychuk RJ, Osornio-Vargas A, Chari R, Ospina MB
The pregnancy research on inflammation, nutrition, & city environment: systematic analyses study (PRINCESA) cohort, 2009-2015.
Buxton MA, Castillo-Castrejon M, Godines-Enriquez M, Valentín-Cortés M, Morales-Hernández V, de Arellano LM, Sánchez BN, Osornio-Vargas A, O'Neill MS, Vadillo-Ortega F
Geographic inequalities in paediatric emergency department visits in Ontario and Alberta: a multilevel analysis of 2.5 million visits.
Wilk P, Maltby A, Lau T, Gunz AC, Osornio-Vargas A, Yamamoto SS, Ali S, Lavigne É
Cold Climate Impact on Air-Pollution-Related Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review.
Wine O, Osornio Vargas A, Campbell SM, Hosseini V, Koch CR, Shahbakhti M
Wildfire exposure during pregnancy and the risk of adverse birth outcomes: A systematic review.
Amjad S, Chojecki D, Osornio-Vargas A, Ospina MB
Risk and Resilience: How Is the Health of Older Adults and Immigrant People Living in Canada Impacted by Climate- and Air Pollution-Related Exposures?
Tilstra MH, Tiwari I, Niwa L, Campbell S, Nielsen CC, Jones CA, Osornio Vargas A, Bulut O, Quemerais B, Salma J, Whitfield K, Yamamoto SS
Patterns of respiratory health services utilization from birth to 5 years of children who experienced adverse birth outcomes.
Serrano-Lomelin J, Hicks A, Kumar M, Johnson DW, Chari R, Osornio-Vargas A, Crawford S, Bakal J, Ospina MB
Building a Colombian Census-Based Cohort to Investigate Social and Environmental Determinants of Mortality Across the Lifespan: Insights into Child and Adult Outcomes
Principal investigators: Villeneuve, Paul J; Rodriguez Villamizar, Laura A
Keywords: Air Pollution; Demography; Epidemiology; Global Health; Infant Health; Mortality; Population-Based Cohort; Record Linkage; Sex And Gender Research; Social Inequalities
Preparing cities for climate change
Principal investigators: Yamamoto, Shelby; Liang, Haidong
Keywords: Air Pollution; Climate Change; Health; Immigrants; Older Adults; Vulnerability
Maternal-child dyad health outcomes: neurodevelopment at three years in the context of maternal cannabis use - an extension of a prospective cohort study
Principal investigators: Hicks, Matthew S; Sikora, Christopher; Hicks, Elizabeth A
Keywords: Biomarkers; Cannabis Metabolites In Breast Milk; Cannabis Metabolites In Urine; Child Development; Cohort Study; Environmental Cannabis Exposure; Executive Functioning; Home Environment; Maternal Cannabis Use; Neurodevelopment
Association of socioeconomic and environmental factors with neonatal and childhood outcomes of preterm neonates <29 weeks' gestation in Canada
Principal investigators: Shah, Prakeshkumar; Brook, Jeffrey R; Luu, Thuy Mai
Keywords: Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease (Dohad); Developmental Outcomes; Environmental Factors; Maternal Environmental Exposures; Neonatal Outcomes; Outcomes Research; Preterm Neonates; Retrospective Cohort Study; Socioeconomic Factors
Climate change-related health inequalities in Canada: How hot temperatures affect vulnerable groups living in large urban centres.
Principal investigators: Wilk, Piotr; Clemens, Kristin K; Gunz, Anna C; Lavigne, Éric; Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana Maria
Keywords: Canada; Climate Change; Environment; Health Inequalities; Vulnerable Populations
Lii Zaanfaan: Understanding Health and Well-being Trajectories of Métis Children in Alberta
Principal investigators: Ospina, Maria B; Bradburn, Kelsey
Keywords: Child Health; Epidemiological Methods; Indigenous; Indigenous Methods; Métis; Social Determinants Of Health
Maternal-infant dyad health outcomes: infant neurodevelopment in the context of maternal cannabis use - a prospective cohort study
Principal investigators: Hicks, Matthew S; Sikora, Christopher; Hicks, Elizabeth A
Keywords: Biomarkers; Cannabis Metabolites In Breast Milk; Cohort Study; Environmental Exposures; Maternal Cannabis Use; Maternal Mental Health; Neurodevelopment; Sleep
Integrating Prenatal Environmental Health Education into Clinical Care in Canada: The PEHE Study
Principal investigators: Crighton, Eric J; Smith, Graeme N
Keywords: Environmental Health; Health Education; Health Promotion; Health Services; Knowledge Translation; Prenatal Care; Preventive Care
Ehawawisit (With Child): Maternal and Perinatal Health Outcomes among the Métis in Alberta and the Influence of Proximal, Intermediate, and Distal Determinants of Health
Principal investigators: Ospina, Maria B; Sporidis, Myrtle J
Keywords: Cohort Study; Indigenous; Indigenous Methods; Maternal Health; Métis; Perinatal Outcomes; Qualitative; Social Determinants Of Health
Spatial data mining exploring co-location of adverse birth outcomes and environmental variables
Principal investigators: OsornioVargas, Alvaro
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Reagan Bartel and Ashton James: 7 shared papers
- Piotr Wilk and Shehzad Ali: 5 shared papers
- Kelsey Bradburn and Reagan Bartel: 4 shared papers
- Alvaro Osornio Vargas and Kelsey Bradburn: 3 shared papers
- Alvaro Osornio Vargas and Reagan Bartel: 3 shared papers
- Alvaro Osornio Vargas and Matthew Hicks: 2 shared papers
- Kelsey Bradburn and Matthew Hicks: 2 shared papers
- Matthew Hicks and Reagan Bartel: 2 shared papers
- Alvaro Osornio Vargas and Piotr Wilk: 1 shared paper
- Alvaro Osornio Vargas and Yan Yuan: 1 shared paper
- Alvaro Osornio Vargas and Jeffrey Bakal: 1 shared paper
- Alvaro Osornio Vargas and Shehzad Ali: 1 shared paper
- Alvaro Osornio Vargas and Jordana Salma: 1 shared paper
- Alvaro Osornio Vargas and Bernadette Quemerais: 1 shared paper
- Alvaro Osornio Vargas and Ashton James: 1 shared paper
- Alvaro Osornio Vargas and James Scott: 1 shared paper
- Kelsey Bradburn and Ashton James: 1 shared paper
- Jordana Salma and Bernadette Quemerais: 1 shared paper
- Pediatrics
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Occupational & Environmental Health Division
- Family Medicine
- Other
Co-authors at University of Alberta, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Kelsey Bradburn
Obstetrics and Gynecology
3 shared papers, latest 2026
Reagan Bartel
Obstetrics and Gynecology
3 shared papers, latest 2026
Matthew Hicks
Pediatrics
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Shehzad Ali
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Jordana Salma
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Bernadette Quemerais
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Ashton James
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Piotr Wilk
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
1 shared papers, latest 2022
James Scott
Occupational & Environmental Health Division
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Yan Yuan
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Jeffrey Bakal
Family Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2021
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