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Erin Brennand

ResearcherObstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of Calgary

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Erin Brennand

Researcher

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
5 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 14 research grants (12 CIHR, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Women'S Health Menopause Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Capacity Development Female Health Knowledge Mobilization Training Hysterectomy

Latest papers

Community Agency Health Promotion Capacity for Ethno-Culturally Diverse Immigrant Women: Qualitative Interviews.
Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026
Longitudinal analysis of the association between parity, mode of delivery and urinary incontinence in midlife using the SWAN cohort data.
Scientific reports · 2025
Prediction of Postoperative Urinary Tract Infection Following Benign Gynecologic Surgery.
International urogynecology journal · 2024

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Strategies to Increase Menopause Hormone Therapy Prescribing
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Optimizing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Self-Management: Implementing International Evidence-Based Guidelines in Alberta
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$600,000
Alberta Sex, Gender and Women's Health Hub
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$11,000

All 18 grants and awards

11 publications.

Community Agency Health Promotion Capacity for Ethno-Culturally Diverse Immigrant Women: Qualitative Interviews.

Dhakal S, Iziduh S, Weerasinghe S, Allana S, Amodu O, Simpson A, Brennand E, Benlolo S, Ziegler E, Gagliardi AR

Journal of immigrant and minority health2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10903-025-01779-7 PMID: 40960562

Longitudinal analysis of the association between parity, mode of delivery and urinary incontinence in midlife using the SWAN cohort data.

Stephenson NL, Brenner D, Brennand E, Robert M, Prisnie K, Metcalfe A

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-85603-0 PMID: 40195346

Prediction of Postoperative Urinary Tract Infection Following Benign Gynecologic Surgery.

Yurick S, Ray S, El-Nashar S, Brennand E, Kim-Fine S, Sanaee M, Regan S, Geoffrion R, Occhino J, Hijaz A, Sheyn D

International urogynecology journal2024

DOI: 10.1007/s00192-024-05773-9 PMID: 38625604

The impact of surgeon operative volume on risk of reoperation within 5 years of mid-urethral sling: a systematic review.

Cartier S, Cerantola GM, Leung AA, Brennand E

International urogynecology journal2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00192-022-05426-9 PMID: 36538044

A qualitative study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women seeking pelvic organ prolapse surgery in Alberta, Canada.

Knox E, Ramage K, Scime N, Ducey A, Brennand E

Health & social care in the community2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/hsc.14020 PMID: 36073957

A prospective study investigating the diagnostic agreement between urodynamics and dynamic cystoscopy in women presenting with mixed urinary incontinence.

Globerman D, Gagnon LH, Tang S, Brennand E, Kim-Fine S, Robert M

International urogynecology journal2019

DOI: 10.1007/s00192-018-3671-x PMID: 29845305

Urinary leakage during exercise: problematic activities, adaptive behaviors, and interest in treatment for physically active Canadian women.

Brennand E, Ruiz-Mirazo E, Tang S, Kim-Fine S, Calgary Women’s Pelvic Health Research Group

International urogynecology journal2018First author

DOI: 10.1007/s00192-017-3409-1 PMID: 28685262

Predictors of length of stay after urogynecological surgery at a tertiary referral center.

Gagnon LH, Tang S, Brennand E

International urogynecology journal2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00192-016-3124-3 PMID: 27631823

Transobturator tape versus retropubic tension-free vaginal tape for stress urinary incontinence: 5-year safety and effectiveness outcomes following a randomised trial.

Ross S, Tang S, Eliasziw M, Lier D, Girard I, Brennand E, Dederer L, Jacobs P, Robert M

International urogynecology journal2016

DOI: 10.1007/s00192-015-2902-7 PMID: 26670575

Teaching Vaginal Surgery to Junior Residents: Initial Validation of 3 Novel Procedure-Specific Low-Fidelity Models.

Geoffrion R, Suen MW, Koenig NA, Yong P, Brennand E, Mehra N, Larouche M, Lee T, Todd NJ

Journal of surgical education2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.09.004 PMID: 26706397

Strategies to Increase Menopause Hormone Therapy Prescribing

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research - Health equity-focused iCT

Principal investigators: Quinn, Amity E; Brennand, Erin A

Keywords: Access To Medicine; Health Disparities; Menopause; Menopause Hormonal Therapy; Randomized Controlled Trial

$200,000

Optimizing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Self-Management: Implementing International Evidence-Based Guidelines in Alberta

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Op. Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Healthcare implementation research

Principal investigators: Benham, Jamie L; Brennand, Erin A

Keywords: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines; Implementation Science; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Women'S Health

$600,000

Alberta Sex, Gender and Women's Health Hub

Nominated PICIHR2024Other: NWHRI: Coalition - Hubs - Supplement

Principal investigators: Brennand, Erin A; Alberta Health Services, Strategic Clinical Networks; Ahmed, Sofia B; Metcalfe, Amy L; Nelson, Erin L; Roach, Pamela Marie; Salami, Bukola O; Scime, Natalie V; Wells, Kristopher

Keywords: Capacity Development; Female Health; Knowledge Mobilization; Training; Women'S Health

$11,000

Elucidating the role of the vaginal microbiome in pathological tissue remodeling associated with pelvic organ prolapse

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Sycuro, Laura

Keywords: female urogenital tract; proteomics; activity-based probes; 2D human organoids; vaginal microbiome; degradomics; extracellular matrix; pelvic organ prolapse; proteases; glycosaminoglycans

$250,000

Sex Concordant versus Discordant Patient-Physician Dyads and Associations with Cancer Outcomes

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Cheung, Winson Y; Brenner, Darren M; Cuthbert, Colleen A

Keywords: Cancer; Concordance; Discordance; Gender; Oncology; Sex

$612,000

Alberta Sex, Gender and Women's Health Hub

Nominated PICIHR2023National Women's Health Res. Init.:Pan-Can. Women's Health Coa. - Hubs

Keywords: Capacity Development; Female Health; Knowledge Mobilization; Training; Women'S Health

$440,000

Exploring the role of gender in how professionals manage scutwork requests from clients

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Alonso, Natalya

Keywords: Gender; Inequity; Professions; Occupations; Scutwork; Clients; Work; Relationships; Mixed-methods

$70,420

Characterizing the impact of hysterectomy on female physiology: A proof-of-concept cohort study in pelvic organ prolapse patients

Nominated PICIHR2023Catalyst Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Biomedical Discovery Grants

Principal investigators: Brennand, Erin A; Scime, Natalie V

Keywords: Biomarker; Hormones; Hysterectomy; Ovary; Physiology; Uterus

$150,000

Impact of Physician Sex and Patient Gender on Patient Outcomes in Obstetrics & Gynecology

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Brennand, Erin A

Keywords: Birth; Cesarean Section; Gender; Gynaecology; Inequity; Obstetrics; Patient Outcomes; Pelvic Floor Disorder; Surgery

$447,526

Impact of pregnancy and lactation duration on the female menopausal transition

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Women's Health Research - Early Career Researcher Grant

Principal investigators: Brennand, Erin A

Keywords: Breastfeeding; Epidemiology; Female; Lactation; Menopause; Pregnancy; Reproductive Health; Women'S Health

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Erin Brennand

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Community Agency Health Promotion Capacity for Ethno-Culturally Diverse Immigrant Women: Qualitative Interviews.

Longitudinal analysis of the association between parity, mode of delivery and urinary incontinence in midlife using the SWAN cohort data.

Prediction of Postoperative Urinary Tract Infection Following Benign Gynecologic Surgery.

The impact of surgeon operative volume on risk of reoperation within 5 years of mid-urethral sling: a systematic review.

A qualitative study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women seeking pelvic organ prolapse surgery in Alberta, Canada.

A prospective study investigating the diagnostic agreement between urodynamics and dynamic cystoscopy in women presenting with mixed urinary incontinence.

Urinary leakage during exercise: problematic activities, adaptive behaviors, and interest in treatment for physically active Canadian women.

Predictors of length of stay after urogynecological surgery at a tertiary referral center.

Transobturator tape versus retropubic tension-free vaginal tape for stress urinary incontinence: 5-year safety and effectiveness outcomes following a randomised trial.

Teaching Vaginal Surgery to Junior Residents: Initial Validation of 3 Novel Procedure-Specific Low-Fidelity Models.

Strategies to Increase Menopause Hormone Therapy Prescribing

Optimizing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Self-Management: Implementing International Evidence-Based Guidelines in Alberta

Alberta Sex, Gender and Women's Health Hub

Elucidating the role of the vaginal microbiome in pathological tissue remodeling associated with pelvic organ prolapse

Sex Concordant versus Discordant Patient-Physician Dyads and Associations with Cancer Outcomes

Alberta Sex, Gender and Women's Health Hub

Exploring the role of gender in how professionals manage scutwork requests from clients

Characterizing the impact of hysterectomy on female physiology: A proof-of-concept cohort study in pelvic organ prolapse patients

Impact of Physician Sex and Patient Gender on Patient Outcomes in Obstetrics & Gynecology

Impact of pregnancy and lactation duration on the female menopausal transition

Frequent collaborators

Erin Brennand

Roxana Geoffrion

Andrea Simpson

Saleema Allana

Natalie Scime

Erin Ziegler

Paul Yong

Ariel Ducey

Amy Metcalfe

Darren Brenner