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Jia Hu

ResearcherCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of Calgary

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Jia Hu

Researcher

Community Health Sciences

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.
32 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Research

Cell Mediated Immunity Covid-19 Covid-19 Antibody Response Covid-19 Vaccine Immune Compromised Natural Immunity Persons With Hiv Telomere Length

Latest papers

Investigating social influencers to improve HPV vaccine uptake among emerging adults: A cross-sectional examination of a vaccine intervention at post-secondary schools in Alberta.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
Understanding pneumococcal vaccine perceptions in seven countries: Findings from a cross-sectional survey.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026 · senior author
Wastewater-based surveillance for seasonal respiratory viruses provides a one-week lead to clinical cases and hospital admissions.
The Science of the total environment · 2026

All 45 publications

Latest funding

Enhancing a Community of Practice for the Health System Impact Fellowship Program
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Partnering with Canadian Youth and Families to Co-design a User-centered Digital Health Tool to Manage the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Public Health Crises on Youth Mental Wellbeing
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$99,525
Enhancing a Community of Practice for the Health System Impact Fellowship Program: Advancing Capacity for Sustainable & Patient-Centred Learning Health Systems across Canada
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$350,000

All 17 grants and awards

45 publications.

Investigating social influencers to improve HPV vaccine uptake among emerging adults: A cross-sectional examination of a vaccine intervention at post-secondary schools in Alberta.

Ori EM, Jessiman-Perreault G, Haikal A, Thomson H, Tang T, Boucher JC, Hu J, Toohey AM, Lockerbie S, Scott LA

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01187-w PMID: 42010227

Understanding pneumococcal vaccine perceptions in seven countries: Findings from a cross-sectional survey.

Smith DB, D'Silva C, Ratzan S, Rabin K, Fullerton M, Hu J

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2026.2650844 PMID: 41914241

Wastewater-based surveillance for seasonal respiratory viruses provides a one-week lead to clinical cases and hospital admissions.

Acosta N, Dai X, Lu X, Waddell BJ, Du K, Ueno A, Beaudet AB, Bautista MA, McCalder J, Papparis C, De la Torre Espinoza DN, Southern DA, Williamson T, Clark RG, Hu J, Weyant RB, Cabaj JL, Kanji JN, Conly JM, Frankowski K, O'Grady C, Lee B, Qiu J, Pang X, Hubert CRJ, Parkins MD

The Science of the total environment2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181862 PMID: 42140068

A national curriculum and community of practice for health services and policy research training: Insights from the Health System Impact Fellowship National Cohort Training Program (HSIF NCTP)

Marshall DA, Sidhu S, Oddone Paolucci E, Lopatina E, Gallant N, Manhas KP, McGrail K, Wasylak T, Zelinsky S, Bryan S

Learning Health Systems20252 citations

DOI: 10.1002/lrh2.70025

Leveraging Canadian Health Care Worker Volunteers to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation on Facebook: Qualitative Program Evaluation Study.

Ford C, Hasan H, Fullerton M, Wong J, Pateman M, Chen HM, Tang T, Hu J, Cornelson K

Journal of medical Internet research2025

DOI: 10.2196/65361 PMID: 40705481

Evidence based consensus statements for digital tools to address youth mental health literacy.

Moss SJ, Siddiqui S, Zuniga Chacon C, Sriskandarajah C, Stelfox M, Gaunce B, Harley M, Smith S, Ahmed SB, Birnie K, Halperin D, Halperin S, Hampson C, Hu J, Leppan L, Nickle A, Russell K, Soo A, Solis M, Stelfox HT, Straus S, Tutelman PR, Wiele Q, Fiest KM, Racine N, Parsons Leigh J

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-12947-y PMID: 40753263

Practice Facilitation to Support Primary Care Physicians With COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Shuldiner J, Shah NU, Bar-Ziv S, Kaplan DM, Green ME, Bahniwal R, Bogoch II, Nowak DA, Desveaux L, Taljaard M, Presseau J, Witteman HO, Lofters A, Kiran T, Mauti J, Gill S, Ariyarajah A, Chishtie J, Tsang D, Tradrous M, Warshafsky D, Hu J, Vohra-Miller S, Ivers N

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.9967 PMID: 40366656

Live Rotavirus Vaccination Appears Low-risk in Infants Born to Mothers With Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Biologics.

Ernest-Suarez K, Murguía-Favela LE, Constantinescu C, Fitzpatrick T, Top KA, Hu J, Jadavji T, Leung Y, Chan M, Panaccione R, Seow CH

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.07.007 PMID: 39089515

Editorial: Building public confidence in innovative mRNA vaccines.

Hu J, Rabin K, Constantinescu C, Larson HJ, Ratzan S

Frontiers in public health2025First author

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1557596 PMID: 39935872

Applying a diffusion of innovations framework to characterise diffusion groups and more effectively reach late adopters: a cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada in late 2021.

Memedovich A, Steele B, Orr T, Hollis A, Salmon C, Hu J, Zinszer K, Williamson T, Beall R

BMJ public health2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-000926 PMID: 40017953

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cell Mediated Immunity Dear Professor Hu, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Investigating social influencers to improve HPV vaccine uptake among emerging adults: A cross-sectional examination of a vaccine intervention at post-secondary schools in Alberta." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "The Next Steps for Childhood Vaccination: Community and Expert Consultation in Addressing Reductions in Childhood Vaccination Access and Uptake Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic for Kids New to Canada" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Jia Hu

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Investigating social influencers to improve HPV vaccine uptake among emerging adults: A cross-sectional examination of a vaccine intervention at post-secondary schools in Alberta.

Understanding pneumococcal vaccine perceptions in seven countries: Findings from a cross-sectional survey.

Wastewater-based surveillance for seasonal respiratory viruses provides a one-week lead to clinical cases and hospital admissions.

A national curriculum and community of practice for health services and policy research training: Insights from the Health System Impact Fellowship National Cohort Training Program (HSIF NCTP)

Leveraging Canadian Health Care Worker Volunteers to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation on Facebook: Qualitative Program Evaluation Study.

Evidence based consensus statements for digital tools to address youth mental health literacy.

Practice Facilitation to Support Primary Care Physicians With COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Live Rotavirus Vaccination Appears Low-risk in Infants Born to Mothers With Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Biologics.

Editorial: Building public confidence in innovative mRNA vaccines.

Applying a diffusion of innovations framework to characterise diffusion groups and more effectively reach late adopters: a cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada in late 2021.

Frequent collaborators

Cora Constantinescu

Raynell Lang

Jeanna Parsons Leigh

Nicole Racine

May Solis

Tyler Williamson

Kathryn Birnie

Angie Nickel

Kristine Russell

Aidan Hollis

Gail Mackean

Donna Halperin

Raynell Lang

Fariba Aghajafari

Sofia Ahmed

Scott Halperin

Noah Ivers

Sofia Ahmed

Noah Ivers

Kate Zinszer

Kerry McBrien

Myles Leslie

Lindsay Hedden

Stacie Smith

Jennifer Shuldiner

Elena Lopatina

Malcolm Doupe

Deepa Singal

Marcia Bruce

Jennifer Zwicker

Ivy Cheng

Huiming Yang

Ellen Rafferty

Verna Yiu

Gabriel Fabreau

Greta Cummings

Aisha Lofters

Justin Presseau

Brenda Hemmelgarn

Marcello Tonelli