Malcolm King, University of British Columbia

Research

Kidney Cardiovascular Disease Chronic Kidney Disease Community Driven Diabetes Health Services Research Implementation Indigenous Health Research

Latest papers

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)
Learning Health Systems · 2025
Ensuring Indigenous co-leadership in health research: a Can-SOLVE CKD case example.
International journal for equity in health · 2023
Engaging with Indigenous Communities in Brain Science: Not Only the What, But the Way.
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques · 2023

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000
Urban Indigenous Identity, Gender, and Wellness: Sharing Wisdom Across Generations
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$496,807
Looking, Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome; Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$3,750,000

All 5 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

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

02

Ensuring Indigenous co-leadership in health research: a Can-SOLVE CKD case example.

Woods C, Settee C, Beaucage M, Robinson-Settee H, Desjarlais A, Adams E, Turner C, King M, Pokiak L, Wilson M, Voyageur E, Large C, McGavock J, Kappel J, Chiu H, Beardy T, Flett I, Scholey J, Harris H, Jones J, Nahanee LM, Nahanee D, Can-SOLVE CKD Indigenous Peoples’ Engagement, Research Council (IPERC)

International journal for equity in health2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-023-02044-9 PMID: 37941003

03

Engaging with Indigenous Communities in Brain Science: Not Only the What, But the Way.

Harding L, King M, Jinkerson-Brass S, Mercredi B, Wieman C, Illes J

The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques2023

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2022.68 PMID: 37185330

04

Asthma Prevention and Management for Aboriginal People: Lessons From Mi'kmaq Communities, Unama'ki, Canada, 2012.

Castleden H, Watson R, Tui’kn Partnership, Bennett E, Masuda J, King M, Stewart M

Preventing chronic disease2016Senior author

DOI: 10.5888/pcd13.150244 PMID: 26766847

05

Incidence and prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among aboriginal peoples in Alberta, Canada.

Ospina MB, Voaklander D, Senthilselvan A, Stickland MK, King M, Harris AW, Rowe BH

PloS one2015

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123204 PMID: 25875817

Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)

Principal investigatorCIHR2025SPOR Networks - Knowledge Mobilization and Implementation Science - Extension

Principal investigators: Levin, Adeera; Desjarlais, Arlene D; Loth, Maureena D; Loverock, Kelly; March, Violet; McCormick, Michael; McKenzie, Susan Q; Nahanee, Delhia; Nahanee, Latash; Rigatto, Claudio; Soroka, Steven; Sparkes, Dwight; Stalker, Leanne; Turino Miranda, Keila; Woods, Cathy; Battistella, Marisa; Bello, Aminu; Bohm, Clara; Collister, David; Dart, Allison B; Donald, Maoliosa (Mo); Elliott, Meghan; James, Matthew T; King, Malcolm; Matsuda-Abedini, Mina; Naylor, Kyla; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Scholey, James W; Tangri, Navdeep; Tennankore, Karthik K; Wicklow, Brandy A

Keywords: Kidney

$2,000,000

Urban Indigenous Identity, Gender, and Wellness: Sharing Wisdom Across Generations

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Indigenous Gender and Wellness Team Grant

Principal investigators: Kurtz, Donna L; Barnes, Wilfred; Moar, Diana; Barry, Julianne C; Hutchinson, Peter J; Legault, Gabrielle

Keywords: Cultural Safety; Determinants Of Health; Indigenous Community Led And Driven; Indigenous Gender Wellness; Indigenous Youth Elder Relationships; Traditional And Western Knowledge Service Delivery; Urban Indigenous Health; Urban Rural Health

$496,807

Looking, Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome; Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)

Principal investigatorCIHR2021SPOR Networks - Knowledge Mobilization and Implementation Science

Principal investigators: Levin, Adeera; Beaucage, Mary B; Desjarlais, Arlene D; Hillier, David R; McCormick, Michael; Morrin, Louise; Stalker, Leanne; Verdin, Nancy E; Voyageur, Evelyn; Wilson, Mary; Woods, Cathy; Ahmed, Sofia B; Barrett, Brendan J; Battistella, Marisa; Bello, Aminu; Bohm, Clara; Collister, David; Dart, Allison B; Donald, Maoliosa (Mo); Elliott, Meghan; Garg, Amit; Hartwig, Sunny; James, Matthew T; King, Malcolm; Louie, Kelsey; Manns, Braden J; Matsuda-Abedini, Mina; McIntyre, Christopher W; Reich, Heather; Rigatto, Claudio; Sapir-Pichhadze, Ruth; Schick-Makaroff, Kara L; Scholey, James W; Silver, Samuel; Tangri, Navdeep; Tennankore, Karthik K; Thompson, Stephanie; Wicklow, Brandy A; Zappitelli, Michael

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Chronic Kidney Disease; Community Driven; Diabetes; Health Services Research; Implementation; Indigenous Health Research; Knowledge Mobilization; Patient-Oriented Research; Storytelling

$3,750,000

Learning from Our Elders: Indigenous Perspectives of Gender in Harvesting and Gathering

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Indigenous Gender and Wellness Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kurtz, Donna L

Keywords: Determinants Of Health; Indigenous Gender Wellness; Ingenious Youth Elder Relationships; Urban Rural Health

Building Indigenous Pathways for Diabetes and Obesity Prevention and Management with Urban and Rural Communities in BC

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kurtz, Donna L; Bryant, Leslie; Jones, Charlotte A

Keywords: Cultural Safety; Diabetes And Obesity; Implementation Science; Indigenous Community Led; Traditional And Western Knowledge Service Delivery; Urban Indigenous Health

$849,152

Medicine/Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Marcello Tonelli

Medicine/Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Cathy Woods

Medicine/Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Kidney Dear Professor King, 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 "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)" (2025), 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 "Listening, Learning, Leading: Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease (Can-SOLVE CKD)" (2025), 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]