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Stefania Bertazzon

ResearcherGeographyUniversity of Calgary

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Stefania Bertazzon

Researcher

Geography

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (1 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2017.

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Research

Air Pollution Exposure Air Quality Modelling Environment Gis (Geographic Information Science)Urban Walkability

Latest papers

Spatial inequalities in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Lombardy, Italy are associated with ageing, population density and low income.
Scientific reports · 2026
Association of Geography With Screening and Development of Cervical Neoplasia in Those With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2026
Geospatial Discrepancy of Chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Testing in Alberta: A Population-Based Spatial Analysis.
Journal of viral hepatitis · 2026

All 25 publications

Latest funding

Developing wastewater-based surveillance tools to understand the changing nature of population-level substance use and reduce drug poisonings
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,231,649
Effect of Canada's first universal contraception subsidy on access, pregnancy outcomes, and costs: a population-based controlled interrupted time series study
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$929,476
Effect of Canada's first universal contraception subsidy on access, pregnancy outcomes, and costs: a population-based controlled interrupted time series study
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 10 grants and awards

25 publications.

Spatial inequalities in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Lombardy, Italy are associated with ageing, population density and low income.

Primi R, Bertazzon S, Villani S, Bendotti S, Ulmanova L, Currao A, Marconi G, Migliari M, Perotti GM, Baldi E, De Luca L, Savastano S

Scientific reports2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-62072-7 PMID: 42481579

Association of Geography With Screening and Development of Cervical Neoplasia in Those With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Goddard Q, Coward S, Seow CH, Bertazzon S, Glaze S, Kaplan GG

Inflammatory bowel diseases2026

DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaf249 PMID: 41267167

Geospatial Discrepancy of Chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Testing in Alberta: A Population-Based Spatial Analysis.

Tkachuk B, Couloigner I, Coffin CS, Jiang J, Bertazzon S, Shaheen AA

Journal of viral hepatitis2026

DOI: 10.1111/jvh.70223 PMID: 42599847

Wastewater-based surveillance of hepatitis A virus across municipalities and neighbourhoods in Alberta, Canada.

Weyant RB, Ueno A, Waddell B, Lee J, Bhardwaj T, Acosta N, Xiang K, Sarabi S, Bertazzon S, Bender A, Visser G, McCalder J, Papparis C, Bautista Chavarriaga M, Clark RG, Fonseca K, Borlang J, Lee E, Swain M, Coffin CS, Lee B, Pang X, Cabaj J, O'Grady C, Conly JM, Hubert CRJ, Parkins MD

The Science of the total environment2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2026.181421 PMID: 41671811

Longitudinal monitoring of sewershed resistomes in socioeconomically diverse urban neighborhoods.

Lee J, Xiang K, Au E, Sarabi S, Acosta N, Bhatnagar S, Van Doorn J, Bertazzon S, Conly JM, Rennert-May E, Pitout JDD, Lee BE, Pang X, O'Grady C, Frankowski K, Hubert CRJ, Parkins MD

Communications medicine2025

DOI: 10.1038/s43856-024-00729-y PMID: 39775111

Effect of universal no-cost coverage on use of long-acting reversible contraception and all prescription contraception: population based, controlled, interrupted time series analysis

Schummers L, Cheng L, Odendaal M, Rodriguez-Llorian E, Kuo IF, Norman WV, Black A, Stucchi A, Helmer-Smith M, Nethery E

The BMJ202512 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-083874

The effect of spatial variation on linkage to care and treatment rates among patients with hepatitis C: A Canadian population-based study.

Gill S, Shahid R, Somayaji R, Brahmania M, Jiang J, Chishtie J, Bertazzon S, Shaheen AA

Canadian liver journal2024

DOI: 10.3138/canlivj-2024-0031 PMID: 40677527

Despite Increased Disease Activity, Women who Attended a Dedicated Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pregnancy Clinic Had Infants With Higher Apgar Scores: A Population-Based Study.

Lee S, Seow CH, Nerenberg K, Bertazzon S, Leung Y, Huang V, Whitten T, Coward S, Panaccione R, Kaplan GG, Metcalfe A

Inflammatory bowel diseases2024

DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izad147 PMID: 37499061

Campus node-based wastewater surveillance enables COVID-19 case localization and confirms lower SARS-CoV-2 burden relative to the surrounding community.

Lee J, Acosta N, Waddell BJ, Du K, Xiang K, Van Doorn J, Low K, Bautista MA, McCalder J, Dai X, Lu X, Chekouo T, Pradhan P, Sedaghat N, Papparis C, Buchner Beaudet A, Chen J, Chan L, Vivas L, Westlund P, Bhatnagar S, Stefani S, Visser G, Cabaj J, Bertazzon S, Sarabi S, Achari G, Clark RG, Hrudey SE, Lee BE, Pang X, Webster B, Ghali WA, Buret AG, Williamson T, Southern DA, Meddings J, Frankowski K, Hubert CRJ, Parkins MD

Water research2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120469 PMID: 37634459

Longitudinal trends in incidence and health care use for pediatric concussion in Alberta, Canada.

Wittevrongel K, Barrett O, Couloigner I, Bertazzon S, Hagel B, Schneider KJ, Johnson D, Yeates KO, Zwicker JD

Pediatric research2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-022-02214-5 PMID: 36085365

Developing wastewater-based surveillance tools to understand the changing nature of population-level substance use and reduce drug poisonings

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Parkins, Michael D; Ghosh, Sumantra M; Van Humbeck, Jeffrey F

Keywords: Adulterants; Drug Poisonings; Fentanyl; Harm Reduction; Opioid Crisis; Persons Of Lived Experience; Shelters; Substance Use; Unhoused Individuals; Wastewater-Based Epidemiology

$1,231,649

Effect of Canada's first universal contraception subsidy on access, pregnancy outcomes, and costs: a population-based controlled interrupted time series study

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schummers, Laura; Clement, Fiona Mary; Henry, Bonnie J; Law, Michael R; Nickel, Nathan C

Keywords: Contraception Access; Contraception Policy; Health Policy Research; Health Services Research; Reproductive Population Health

$929,476

Effect of Canada's first universal contraception subsidy on access, pregnancy outcomes, and costs: a population-based controlled interrupted time series study

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Sex and Gender in Health Research (Bridge funding)

Principal investigators: Schummers, Laura; Clement, Fiona Mary; Henry, Bonnie J; Law, Michael R; Nickel, Nathan C

Keywords: Contraception Access; Contraception Policy; Health Policy Research; Health Services Research; Reproductive Population Health

$100,000

Wastewater-based surveillance for substances of abuse: Developing actionable tools to inform on the dynamic nature of the drug supply

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Parkins, Michael D; Ghosh, Sumantra M

Keywords: Carfentanil; Contaminants; Drug Poisonings; Fentanyl; Harm Reduction; Opioid Crisis; Safe Consumption Sites; Shelters; Substance Use; Wastewater-Based Surveillance

$100,000

Walk smart, breathe smart: Mapping urban pollution and pedestrian pathways for smart walking where the air is cleaner

Nominated PICIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Bertazzon, Stefania

Keywords: Air Pollution Exposure; Air Quality Modelling; Environment; Gis (Geographic Information Science); Urban; Walkability

$20,000

Neighbourhood Design and Physical Activity: Generating Evidence to Inform Healthy Public Policies

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: McCormack, Gavin R

Keywords: Behaviour; Built Environment; Exercise; Health Promotion; Neighbourhood; Physical Activity; Physical Environment

$964,309

Geomatics for Informed Decisions/La géomatique pour des inerventions et des décisions éclairées

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Chrisman, Nicholas

$7,883,000

Global and local spatial analysis for applied goegraphical research

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bertazzon, Stefania

$24,000

Geomatics for Informed Decisions (GEOIDE)

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Chrisman, Nicholas

$11,391,000

Geomatics for informed decision (GEOID)

Co-investigatorNSERC1998Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Thomson, Keith

$15,667,500

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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Stefania Bertazzon

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Spatial inequalities in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Lombardy, Italy are associated with ageing, population density and low income.

Association of Geography With Screening and Development of Cervical Neoplasia in Those With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Geospatial Discrepancy of Chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Testing in Alberta: A Population-Based Spatial Analysis.

Wastewater-based surveillance of hepatitis A virus across municipalities and neighbourhoods in Alberta, Canada.

Longitudinal monitoring of sewershed resistomes in socioeconomically diverse urban neighborhoods.

Effect of universal no-cost coverage on use of long-acting reversible contraception and all prescription contraception: population based, controlled, interrupted time series analysis

The effect of spatial variation on linkage to care and treatment rates among patients with hepatitis C: A Canadian population-based study.

Despite Increased Disease Activity, Women who Attended a Dedicated Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pregnancy Clinic Had Infants With Higher Apgar Scores: A Population-Based Study.

Campus node-based wastewater surveillance enables COVID-19 case localization and confirms lower SARS-CoV-2 burden relative to the surrounding community.

Longitudinal trends in incidence and health care use for pediatric concussion in Alberta, Canada.

Developing wastewater-based surveillance tools to understand the changing nature of population-level substance use and reduce drug poisonings

Effect of Canada's first universal contraception subsidy on access, pregnancy outcomes, and costs: a population-based controlled interrupted time series study

Effect of Canada's first universal contraception subsidy on access, pregnancy outcomes, and costs: a population-based controlled interrupted time series study

Wastewater-based surveillance for substances of abuse: Developing actionable tools to inform on the dynamic nature of the drug supply

Walk smart, breathe smart: Mapping urban pollution and pedestrian pathways for smart walking where the air is cleaner

Neighbourhood Design and Physical Activity: Generating Evidence to Inform Healthy Public Policies

Geomatics for Informed Decisions/La géomatique pour des inerventions et des décisions éclairées

Global and local spatial analysis for applied goegraphical research

Geomatics for Informed Decisions (GEOIDE)

Geomatics for informed decision (GEOID)

Frequent collaborators

Jason Cabaj

Xiaoli Pang

Amy Metcalfe

Abdel-Aziz Shaheen

Karen Madsen

Vanessa Poliquin

Carly Mcmorris

Ranjani Somayaji

Laura Schummers

Michelle Graham

Deborah Assayag

Elissa Rennert-May

Dianne Mosher

Remo Panaccione

David Johnson

Amanda Black

Kara Nerenberg

Audrey Smargiassi

Emmanuel Guindon

Martin Rainer Kolb

Nathan Hambly

Gerard Cox

Stirling Bryan

Teresa To

Fiona Clement

Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Sasha Bernatsky

Mark Swain

Marie Hudson

Sasha Bernatsky

Karen Madsen

Doreen Rabi

Cheryl Barnabe

Lawrence Joseph

Audrey Smargiassi

Tyler Williamson

Doreen Rabi