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Nicole Letourneau

ResearcherUniversity of Calgary

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Nicole Letourneau

Researcher

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.
92 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 27 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 17 research grants (16 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 6 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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172

Publications

317

Citations

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112

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Grants

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Research

Implementation Science Family Violence Adverse Childhood Experiences Gender-Based Violence Knowledge Mobilization Epigenetics Evidence-Informed Health Care Health System Transformation

Latest papers

Exploring community midwives' experiences of the SM-ART intervention to improve perinatal mental health: A qualitative inquiry.
Midwifery · 2026 · senior author
Increasing familial engagement in family violence services: a systematically conducted realist review of barriers and facilitators.
Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026 · senior author
Mental health symptom clusters and network changes over the course of pregnancy: Links to biomarkers of allostatic load.
Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2026

All 172 publications

Latest funding

Research Readiness in Community Context: An Experiential Study on Obstacles and Opportunities
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$6,000
Strengthening early relationships to buffer the biological embedding of adversity: Linking the Attachment and Child Health (ATTACH) parenting program, early relational health, and children's immune cell gene expression
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Shaping the Future of Learning Health Systems in Canada through the Health System Impact Training Platform
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$2,400,000

All 38 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 172 publications.

Exploring community midwives' experiences of the SM-ART intervention to improve perinatal mental health: A qualitative inquiry.

Bhamani S, Arthur D, Dawood M, Hanif S, Ali FR, Letourneau N

Midwifery2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2026.104950 PMID: 42617286

Increasing familial engagement in family violence services: a systematically conducted realist review of barriers and facilitators.

Kurbatfinski S, Wilson J, Cosic D, Toews A, Hayden KA, Erickson S, Letourneau N

Frontiers in psychiatry2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1588381 PMID: 42487754

Mental health symptom clusters and network changes over the course of pregnancy: Links to biomarkers of allostatic load.

Jarkas DA, Premji SS, Lalani S, Nausheen S, Babar N, Ghani F, Islam N, Letourneau N, Forcheh N, Maternal-infant Global Health Team (MiGHT) – Collaborators in Research, McQuaid RJ

Brain, behavior, and immunity2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2026.106509 PMID: 41763414

Trauma-Informed Care in a Primary Maternity Care Clinic: Quality Improvement Study of Patient and Physician Perspectives.

Wilson J, Killam T, Jenkins S, MacKinnon A, Giuffre M, Letourneau N

The Permanente journal2026Senior author

DOI: 10.7812/tpp/25.137 PMID: 41508818

Associations between maternal adverse childhood experiences and children's physical health conditions: A longitudinal study.

Kurbatfinski S, Lee JB, Letourneau N

Public health in practice (Oxford, England)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2026.100779 PMID: 42004442

Correction: Maternal adverse childhood experiences and preschool children's behavioral problems: exploring mediation via an adapted measure of adult attachment pattern.

Kurbatfinski S, Dosani A, Hayes AF, Dewey D, Letourneau N

Frontiers in psychology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1832110 PMID: 42022407

A Longitudinal Study of Children's Hippocampal Development: Investigating Maternal Physical Activity, Depression, and Education.

Aghamohammadi-Sereshki A, Reynolds JE, Singh M, Roeske J, Bell RC, Forbes L, Giesbrecht GF, Letourneau N, Dewey D, Lebel C

Developmental neurobiology2026

DOI: 10.1002/dneu.70019 PMID: 41797390

Interpregnancy interval and maternal postpartum depression and anxiety: findings from the APrON cohort.

Johnson P, Letourneau N, Kebbe M

European journal of public health2026

DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckag153 PMID: 42618815

Impact of Prenatal Activity on Child Growth Trajectories: Findings from the APrON Study.

Matenchuk BA, Osachoff L, Cai C, Bell RC, Letourneau N, Giesbrecht GF, Pereira LR, Ntanda F, Ntanda H, Davenport MH

Medicine and science in sports and exercise2026

DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003876 PMID: 41150888

Longitudinal predictors of attachment disorganization: Sociodemographic risk and maternal disrupted caregiving.

Cooke JE, Racine N, Giesbrecht GF, Plamondon A, Campbell TS, Hart M, Letourneau N, Madigan S

Development and psychopathology2026

DOI: 10.1017/s0954579426101205 PMID: 41725460

Research Readiness in Community Context: An Experiential Study on Obstacles and Opportunities

SupervisorCIHR2025Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

Principal investigators: Lozowchuk, Alexandria

Keywords: Research

$6,000

Strengthening early relationships to buffer the biological embedding of adversity: Linking the Attachment and Child Health (ATTACH) parenting program, early relational health, and children's immune cell gene expression

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Cuncannon, Alexander

Keywords: Child Health And Development; Dyadic Interventions; Early Relational Health; Gender-Based Violence; Immune Cell Gene Expression; Parent-Child Relationships; Parental Reflective Functioning; Psychoneuroimmunology; Social Genomics

$120,000

Shaping the Future of Learning Health Systems in Canada through the Health System Impact Training Platform

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Trainging Grant - HRTP - Health System Impact Training Platform

Principal investigators: Lopatina, Elena; Aubrecht, Catherine M; Cassidy, Christine E; Doupe, Malcolm B; Ford, Katherine L; Gallant, Natasha; Leyenaar, Matthew; Manhas, Kiran J; Marshall, Deborah A; Mawani, Farah N; Menear, Matthew; Oddone Paolucci, Elizabeth; Singal, Deepa; Teare, Gary F; Vanderhout, Shelley; Wodchis, Walter P

Keywords: Capacity Building; Early Career Researchers; Embedded Research; Health Services And Policy Research; Health System Impact Program; Learning Community; Learning Health Systems; Mentorship; Professional Development

$2,400,000

Evaluating a novel non-profit data management system

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Ross, Kharah M.

Keywords: Data management systems; non-profits

$24,798

The Alliance against Violence and Adversity (AVA): Strengthening the Implementation of Evidence-Based Solutions to Improve the Health of Women, Girls, and Gender-Diverse People across Canada

Nominated PICIHR2024Op. Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Healthcare implementation research

Principal investigators: Letourneau, Nicole L; Donnelly, Carlene; Moncayo, Gwendolyn J; Belleville, Geneviève; Campbell, Alyson; Campbell, Sarah A; Cummings, Jorden A; Darroch, Francine E; Graham, Ian D; Helpard, Heather E; Nixon, Kendra L; Ross, Kharah M; Scott, Katreena L; Stewart-Tufescu, Ashley

Keywords: Early Childhood Adversity; Effectiveness Implementation Hybrid Design; Evidence-Based Solutions; Family Violence; Gender-Based Violence; Implementation Science; Intimate Partner Violence; Knowledge Mobilization; Primary And Secondary Prevention; Qualitative Methods

$599,395

The Alliance Against Violence and Adversity (AVA) Affecting Girls, Women, and Gender-Diverse People: National Health Hub for Knowledge Mobilization and Exchange

Nominated PICIHR2024Other: NWHRI: Coalition - Hubs - Supplement

Principal investigators: Letourneau, Nicole L; CUPS, .; Donnelly, Carlene; Moncayo, Gwendolyn J; Bennett, Marlyn L; Cummings, Jorden A; Darroch, Francine E; Holtmann, Catherine R; Jackson, Margaret A; King, Malcolm; Lessard, Geneviève; Nixon, Kendra L; Rogers, Matt W; Ross, Kharah M; Scott, Katreena L; Stewart-Tufescu, Ashley

Keywords: Adverse Childhood Experiences; Evidence-Informed Health Care; Family Violence; Gender-Based Violence; Health System Transformation; Implementation Science; Knowledge Exchange; Knowledge Mobilization; Repository; Women, Girls, Gender-Diverse People

$11,000

The Alliance Against Violence and Adversity (AVA) Affecting Girls, Women, and Gender-Diverse People: National Health Hub for Knowledge Mobilization and Exchange

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

Principal investigators: Letourneau, Nicole L; CUPS, .; Donnelly, Carlene; Moncayo, Gwendolyn J; Bennett, Marlyn L; Cummings, Jorden A; Darroch, Francine E; Jackson, Margaret A; King, Malcolm; Lessard, Geneviève; Nixon, Kendra L; Rogers, Matt W; Ross, Kharah M; Scott, Katreena L; Stewart-Tufescu, Ashley

$438,121

Experiential and Epigenetic Pathways to Depression and Resilience in Youth

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Letourneau, Nicole L; Dewey, Deborah M; Mannix, Nancy

Keywords: Dna Methylation; Epigenetics; Intervention; Knowlege Translation; Longitudinal Cohort; Prevention; Protective Factors; Risk Factors; Youth Depression; Youth Resilience

$1,147,500

The maternal and childhood chemical exposome may be associated with children's neurodevelopment

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Dewey, Deborah M

Keywords: Behaviour; Chemical Exposome; Child Exposure; Cognition; Language; Maternal Exposure; Motor; Neurodevelopment

$627,300

Alliance against Violence and Adversity (AVA): Health and Social Services Research Training Platform (HRTP) for System and Population Transformations in Girls and Women’s Health - SPOR Supplement

Nominated PICIHR2022Patient Engagement Enhancement

Principal investigators: Letourneau, Nicole L

Keywords: Patient Engagement

$150,000

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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Nicole Letourneau

Research

Latest papers

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Exploring community midwives' experiences of the SM-ART intervention to improve perinatal mental health: A qualitative inquiry.

Increasing familial engagement in family violence services: a systematically conducted realist review of barriers and facilitators.

Mental health symptom clusters and network changes over the course of pregnancy: Links to biomarkers of allostatic load.

Trauma-Informed Care in a Primary Maternity Care Clinic: Quality Improvement Study of Patient and Physician Perspectives.

Associations between maternal adverse childhood experiences and children's physical health conditions: A longitudinal study.

Correction: Maternal adverse childhood experiences and preschool children's behavioral problems: exploring mediation via an adapted measure of adult attachment pattern.

A Longitudinal Study of Children's Hippocampal Development: Investigating Maternal Physical Activity, Depression, and Education.

Interpregnancy interval and maternal postpartum depression and anxiety: findings from the APrON cohort.

Impact of Prenatal Activity on Child Growth Trajectories: Findings from the APrON Study.

Longitudinal predictors of attachment disorganization: Sociodemographic risk and maternal disrupted caregiving.

Evaluating a novel non-profit data management system

Frequent collaborators

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Catherine Lebel

Aliyah Dosani

Gerald Giesbrecht

Adam Kirton

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Amy Metcalfe

Suzanne Tough

Maryam Oskoui

Linda Duffett-Leger

Mary Dunbar

Fariba Aghajafari

Sheri Madigan

Kharah Ross

Brenda Leung

Miriam Stewart

Sheila McDonald

Kharah Ross

Shane Sinclair

Stephanie Atkinson

Karen Li-mei Choong

Andrea Gonzalez

Peter Szatmari

Magdalena Janus

Padmaja Subbarao

Joel Ray

Phyllis Zelkowitz

Andrea Feller

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