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Matthew Little

ResearcherPublic HealthUniversity of Victoria

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Matthew Little

Researcher

Public Health

Health Sciences

University of Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
19 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (3 CIHR, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Food Security Nutrition Climate Change Country Foods Marine Ecology Wildlife Management Food Prescriptions Health Equity

Latest papers

A system dynamics approach for examining the health implications of male out-migration on non-migrating household members in the Western Highlands of Guatemala.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026
Community engagement in Indigenous food systems contamination studies: A systematic scoping review.
PloS one · 2025
Selenoneine and ergothioneine in beluga skin and tissues as key antioxidants in the Inuit diet.
Scientific reports · 2025

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Identifying entry points for social prescribing to support temporary and/or precarious-status (TAPS) migrants
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$35,527
Mobilizing knowledge on food security, country foods, and climate change in Qikiqtarjuaq, NU
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$25,000
Youth and Climate (Im)mobilities (Youth CLIMB)
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$135,733

All 11 grants and awards

28 publications.

A system dynamics approach for examining the health implications of male out-migration on non-migrating household members in the Western Highlands of Guatemala.

Kocsis E, Garcia-Barrios J, Aguilar R, Wyngaarden S, Neufeld H, Little M, Dodd W

Social science & medicine (1982)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119047 PMID: 41687510

Community engagement in Indigenous food systems contamination studies: A systematic scoping review.

Andrade-Rivas F, Kassem H, Mok K, Cassidy-Matthews C, Little M, Lemire M, Yassi A, Spiegel J

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336439 PMID: 41237176

Selenoneine and ergothioneine in beluga skin and tissues as key antioxidants in the Inuit diet.

Barrette AB, Archambault P, Lemire M, Zinflou C, Ouellet N, Dumas P, Achouba A, Tremblay JÉ, Little M, Ayotte P

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-19759-0 PMID: 41087558

Wild foods as drivers of blood ergothioneine and selenoneine concentrations among Inuit living in Nunavik: results from the cross-sectional Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 survey.

Ayotte P, Lemire M, Dumas P, Achouba A, Yedjenou M, Barrette AB, Ouellet N, Little M, Aker A

The American journal of clinical nutrition2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.05.009 PMID: 40754389

Evaluating a 52-week fresh food prescribing program in Ontario, Canada: A mixed-methods study on food insecurity, fruit and vegetable intake, and health.

Brubacher LJ, Little M, Grewal A, Stringer E, Richter A, Dodd W

BMC primary care2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-02907-w PMID: 40604564

Emerging evidence on selenoneine and its public health relevance in coastal populations: a review and case study of dietary Se among Inuit populations in the Canadian Arctic.

Little M, Achouba A, Ayotte P, Lemire M

Nutrition research reviews2025First author

DOI: 10.1017/s0954422424000039 PMID: 38327212

Facilitators and barriers to implementing complex community-based interventions for addressing acute malnutrition in low- and lower-middle income countries: A scoping review.

Beggs B, Bustos M, Brubacher LJ, Little M, Lau L, Dodd W

Nutrition and health2024

DOI: 10.1177/02601060241253327 PMID: 38767155

Food prescribing in Canada: evidence, critiques and opportunities.

Little M, Dodd W, Brubacher LJ, Richter A

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2024First author

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.44.6.04 PMID: 38916555

How does fresh food prescribing fit into the social service landscape? A qualitative study in Ontario, Canada.

Brubacher LJ, Little M, Richter A, Dodd W

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2024

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.44.6.03 PMID: 38916554

Wild fish consumption and latitude as drivers of vitamin D status among Inuit living in Nunavik, northern Québec.

Little M, Brockington M, Aker A, Kenny TA, Andrade-Rivas F, Ayotte P, Lemire M

Public health nutrition2024First author

DOI: 10.1017/s1368980024000491 PMID: 38384120

Identifying entry points for social prescribing to support temporary and/or precarious-status (TAPS) migrants

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Brubacher, Laura

Keywords: social prescribing; temporary and/or precarious-status (TAPS) migrants; mobility; linkage to care; knowledge synthesis; community resource mapping; qualitative research; Canada

$35,527

Mobilizing knowledge on food security, country foods, and climate change in Qikiqtarjuaq, NU

Nominated PICIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Little, Matthew R

Keywords: Climate Change; Country Foods; Food Security; Marine Ecology; Nutrition; Wildlife Management

$25,000

Youth and Climate (Im)mobilities (Youth CLIMB)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Dodd, Warren

Keywords: youth; migration; climate change; rural development; rural livelihoods; non-governmental organizations; Central America

$135,733

Youth and Climate (Im)mobilities (Youth CLIMB)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Dodd, Warren

Keywords: youth; migration; climate change; rural development; rural livelihoods; non-governmental organizations; Central America

$81,400

Fresh food prescriptions in Ontario: Knowledge dissemination, priority setting, and planning

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Little, Matthew R

Keywords: Food Prescriptions; Food Security; Health Equity; Nutrition; Primary Care; Social Prescribing

$19,999

Interrogating different pro-poor policy approaches in the context of intersecting social-ecological crises in the Philippines

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dodd, Warren

Keywords: pro-poor policy; poverty; health; COVID-19 pandemic; climate change; qualitative research; participatory research

$102,258

Interrogating different pro-poor policy approaches in the context of intersecting social-ecological crises in the Philippines

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dodd, Warren

Keywords: pro-poor policy; poverty; health; COVID-19 pandemic; climate change; qualitative research; participatory research

$18,609

"Can we tell them that people can't afford to eat, and it's getting worse and worse?": Developing innovative methods for participatory food environment research in northern and remote communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Call

Principal investigators: Kenny, Tiff-Annie

Keywords: Retail food prices Food environment Supply chain Arctic Diet affordability

$237,970

COVID-19: The COVID-19 crisis in refugee households and the role of a community-based social program in adaptive capacity and resilience

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) COVID-19 Special Initiative

Principal investigators: Little, Matthew

Keywords: COVID-19; refugee resettlement; social and economic shocks; resilience; adaptive capacity; family wellbeing; health; gender; access to service

$24,982

Evaluating protocols for treating moderate acute malnutrition in the Philippines: Knowledge synthesis and agenda setting

Nominated PICIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Little, Matthew R; Dodd, Warren H; Lau, Lincoln

Keywords: Child Development; Childhood Malnutrition; Cultural Acceptability; Epidemiology; Food Security; Intervention Trial; Nutrition; Nutrition Interventions; Supplementary Feeding; The Philippines

$20,000

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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Matthew Little

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A system dynamics approach for examining the health implications of male out-migration on non-migrating household members in the Western Highlands of Guatemala.

Community engagement in Indigenous food systems contamination studies: A systematic scoping review.

Selenoneine and ergothioneine in beluga skin and tissues as key antioxidants in the Inuit diet.

Wild foods as drivers of blood ergothioneine and selenoneine concentrations among Inuit living in Nunavik: results from the cross-sectional Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 survey.

Evaluating a 52-week fresh food prescribing program in Ontario, Canada: A mixed-methods study on food insecurity, fruit and vegetable intake, and health.

Emerging evidence on selenoneine and its public health relevance in coastal populations: a review and case study of dietary Se among Inuit populations in the Canadian Arctic.

Facilitators and barriers to implementing complex community-based interventions for addressing acute malnutrition in low- and lower-middle income countries: A scoping review.

Food prescribing in Canada: evidence, critiques and opportunities.

How does fresh food prescribing fit into the social service landscape? A qualitative study in Ontario, Canada.

Wild fish consumption and latitude as drivers of vitamin D status among Inuit living in Nunavik, northern Qu&#xe9;bec.

Identifying entry points for social prescribing to support temporary and/or precarious-status (TAPS) migrants

Mobilizing knowledge on food security, country foods, and climate change in Qikiqtarjuaq, NU

Youth and Climate (Im)mobilities (Youth CLIMB)

Youth and Climate (Im)mobilities (Youth CLIMB)

Fresh food prescriptions in Ontario: Knowledge dissemination, priority setting, and planning

Interrogating different pro-poor policy approaches in the context of intersecting social-ecological crises in the Philippines

Interrogating different pro-poor policy approaches in the context of intersecting social-ecological crises in the Philippines

"Can we tell them that people can't afford to eat, and it's getting worse and worse?": Developing innovative methods for participatory food environment research in northern and remote communities

COVID-19: The COVID-19 crisis in refugee households and the role of a community-based social program in adaptive capacity and resilience

Evaluating protocols for treating moderate acute malnutrition in the Philippines: Knowledge synthesis and agenda setting

Frequent collaborators

Warren Dodd

Tiff-Annie Kenny

Matthew Little

Andrew Papadopoulos

Mélanie Lemire

Hannah Neufeld

Chenoa Cassidy-Matthews

Xiaolin Wei

Jane Parmley

Jerry Spiegel

Lincoln Lau

Malek Batal

Donna Mergler

Lincoln Lau

Sherilee Harper

Gina Muckle

Kelly Skinner

Michel Lucas

Annalee Yassi

Wild fish consumption and latitude as drivers of vitamin D status among Inuit living in Nunavik, northern Québec.