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Alyson Mahar

ResearcherCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of Manitoba

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Alyson Mahar

Researcher

Community Health Sciences

Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
27 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2018.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2020.

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Research

Cancer Care Inequalities Cancer Prognosis Cancer Stage At Diagnosis Developmental Disability Guideline-Recommended Treatment Health Equity Intellectual Disability

Latest papers

Development and Validation of EsoTIME, a Prognostication Tool for Resected Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Cancer.
Annals of surgical oncology · 2026 · senior author
Experiences of racially, ethnically, sexual- and gender-minoritized adolescents and young adults with cancer in the Canadian health care system.
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
ASO Visual Abstract: Development and Validation of EsoTIME, a Prognostication Tool for Resected Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Cancer.
Annals of surgical oncology · 2026 · senior author

All 43 publications

Latest funding

When the Helpers Need Help: Barriers to Care and Longitudinal Mental Health Outcomes Among Public Safety Personnel
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$130,050
The landscape of risk: examining the correlates of inequitable COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates in Manitoba using population-based laboratory and administrative healthcare data
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$239,942
Structural harms and COVID-19 policy responses in Manitoba: Exploring the experiences of Red River Métis
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$499,860

All 7 grants and awards

43 publications.

Development and Validation of EsoTIME, a Prognostication Tool for Resected Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Cancer.

Harrison LD, Gupta V, Yuen M, Coburn NG, Pugliese M, Ekuma O, Derksen S, Compton C, Boyes R, Davis L, Decker K, Kidane B, Ringash J, Hsu AT, Mahar A, Population Registry of Esophageal and Stomach Tumours in Ontario (PRESTO) Group

Annals of surgical oncology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-025-18513-0 PMID: 41139180

Experiences of racially, ethnically, sexual- and gender-minoritized adolescents and young adults with cancer in the Canadian health care system.

Oberoi S, Hanson K, Shauman M, Zohair M, Duong J, Scott I, Ramasamy V, Wilson K, van Velzen R, Tayabee Z, Schulte F, Stirling M, Louis D, Lix LM, Garland A, Mahar A, Hatala A

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-026-10837-1 PMID: 42230355

ASO Visual Abstract: Development and Validation of EsoTIME, a Prognostication Tool for Resected Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Cancer.

Harrison LD, Gupta V, Yuen M, Coburn NG, Pugliese M, Ekuma O, Derksen S, Compton C, Boyes R, Davis L, Decker K, Kidane B, Ringash J, Hsu AT, Mahar A, PRESTO Group (Population Registry of Esophageal and Stomach Tumours in Ontario)

Annals of surgical oncology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-025-18679-7 PMID: 41238983

COVID-19 vaccination among people affected by sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections, methamphetamine use and their intersection in Manitoba, Canada: a retrospective matched cohort analysis using population-based administrative healthcare data (2020-2022).

Shaw SY, Mahar A, Bailey K, Payne M, Kindrachuk J, Kelly C, Friesen KJ, Bernstein CN, Reimer JN, Becker ML, McClarty LM, Stein D, Nickel NC

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-122964 PMID: 42586735

Health Care Use, Care Settings, and Location of Death for People With Schizophrenia in Long-Term Care.

Dover K, Fiedorowicz JG, Kirkwood D, Solmi M, Bolton JM, Isenberg SR, Li W, Mahar A, Bush SH, Bonares M, Edwards JD, Hatcher S, Dosani N, Lawlor P, Chochinov HM, Kurdyak P, Wellman M, Franck C, Rochon A, Tanuseputro P, Webber C

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105719 PMID: 40523647

Trends in the incidence and prevalence of cirrhosis in Manitoba, Canada: A population-based study (2010-2019).

Faisal N, Lix LM, Walld R, Singer A, Kosowan L, Singh H, Renner E, Mahar A

Annals of hepatology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2024.101581 PMID: 39389266

Mental health in public safety personnel with workplace injuries requiring surgery: a longitudinal population-wide administrative data study in Manitoba, Canada.

Spiwak R, Gawaziuk J, Burton L, Wightman A, Comaskey B, Sareen J, Chateau D, Bolton J, Turgeon T, Kraut A, Mahar A, Afifi TO, Sareen J, Mota N, Nantais J, Logsetty S

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-084367 PMID: 39920070

Birth Outcomes Among First Nations Birthing Parents Incarcerated While Pregnant: A Linked Administrative Data Study From Manitoba, Canada.

Nickel NC, Enns JE, Brownell M, Quddus F, Walld R, Brownell E, Turnbull L, Casiano H, Urquia M, Decaire E, Mahar A, Wall-Wieler E, Campbell R, Durksen A, Lee JB, Tso Deh M, Ferland I, Granger M, Phillips-Beck W

Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2024.06.001 PMID: 38971690

Prevalence and Factors Associated With Cancer-Related Fatigue Among Children and Adolescents Undergoing Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Oberoi S, Huang B, Rabbani R, Askin N, Okoli G, Jain R, Sung L, Jeyaraman MM, Mahar A, Woodgate R, Zarychanski R

Cancer medicine2024

DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70502 PMID: 39660372

Understanding the Intersection of Identity and Cancer Experience Among Racially, Ethnically, Gender and Sexual Minoritized Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer.

Hanson K, Hatala A, Zohair M, Scott I, Ramasamay V, Wilson K, van Velzen R, Tayabee Z, Schulte F, Stirling M, Louis D, Lix LM, Garland A, Mahar A, Oberoi S

Psycho-oncology2024

DOI: 10.1002/pon.70000 PMID: 39460432

When the Helpers Need Help: Barriers to Care and Longitudinal Mental Health Outcomes Among Public Safety Personnel

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mota, Natalie; Logsetty, Sarvesh

Keywords: Administrative Data Repository; Covid-19; Mental Health; Psychiatric Epidemiology; Public Safety Personnel

$130,050

The landscape of risk: examining the correlates of inequitable COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates in Manitoba using population-based laboratory and administrative healthcare data

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr: Emer. COVID Res. Gaps/Prior- Dif. Impacts on Hist. Excl/Underserved Pops

Principal investigators: Shaw, Souradet Y; Keynan, Yoav; Nickel, Nathan C; Stein, Derek R

Keywords: Adminstrative Healthcare Data; Covid-19; Vaccine; Vulnerable Populations

$239,942

Structural harms and COVID-19 policy responses in Manitoba: Exploring the experiences of Red River Métis

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.: Emerging COVID Res. Gaps & Priorities - Indigenous Health Research

Principal investigators: Driedger, S. Michelle; Chartrand, Frances; Nickel, Nathan C; Sanguins, Julianne

Keywords: Administrative Data; Community-Based Participatory Research; Covid-19 Response Measures; Infectious Disease; Knowledge Translation; Métis; Qualitative; Risk Communication; Trust; Vaccine Uptake

$499,860

A Distinction-Based Study on Equity in COVID-19 Testing for Manitoba First Nations, Metis and Inuit

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Social Policy and Public Health Responses

Principal investigators: Nickel, Nathan C; Star, Leona; Clark, Wayne; Lavoie, Josée G; Phillips-Beck, Wanda; Sanguins, Julianne

Keywords: Contact Tracing; Covid-19; Diagnostic Testing; First Nations; Health Equity; Indigenous; Inuit; Metis

$317,917

Beyond the binary: Measuring gender diversity in cancer research

SupervisorCIHR2020Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Stirling, Morgan

Keywords: Cancer Care Inequities; Gender Diversity; Gender Minority Health; Health Equity

$105,000

Families matter: A partnership of partners to study, serve, and support the families of military, Veterans, and public safety personnel

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Cramm, Heidi A.

Keywords: families; family studies; family science; family research; partnership development; knowledge mobilization; military/Veteran family; public safety personnel families; well-being

$199,628

Understanding cancer burden and outcomes for Canadians living with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mahar, Alyson L

Keywords: Cancer Care Inequalities; Cancer Prognosis; Cancer Stage At Diagnosis; Developmental Disability; Guideline-Recommended Treatment; Health Equity; Intellectual Disability

$298,352

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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Alyson Mahar

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Development and Validation of EsoTIME, a Prognostication Tool for Resected Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Cancer.

Experiences of racially, ethnically, sexual- and gender-minoritized adolescents and young adults with cancer in the Canadian health care system.

ASO Visual Abstract: Development and Validation of EsoTIME, a Prognostication Tool for Resected Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Cancer.

COVID-19 vaccination among people affected by sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections, methamphetamine use and their intersection in Manitoba, Canada: a retrospective matched cohort analysis using population-based administrative healthcare data (2020-2022).

Health Care Use, Care Settings, and Location of Death for People With Schizophrenia in Long-Term Care.

Trends in the incidence and prevalence of cirrhosis in Manitoba, Canada: A population-based study (2010-2019).

Mental health in public safety personnel with workplace injuries requiring surgery: a longitudinal population-wide administrative data study in Manitoba, Canada.

Birth Outcomes Among First Nations Birthing Parents Incarcerated While Pregnant: A Linked Administrative Data Study From Manitoba, Canada.

Prevalence and Factors Associated With Cancer-Related Fatigue Among Children and Adolescents Undergoing Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Understanding the Intersection of Identity and Cancer Experience Among Racially, Ethnically, Gender and Sexual Minoritized Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer.

When the Helpers Need Help: Barriers to Care and Longitudinal Mental Health Outcomes Among Public Safety Personnel

The landscape of risk: examining the correlates of inequitable COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates in Manitoba using population-based laboratory and administrative healthcare data

Structural harms and COVID-19 policy responses in Manitoba: Exploring the experiences of Red River Métis

A Distinction-Based Study on Equity in COVID-19 Testing for Manitoba First Nations, Metis and Inuit

Beyond the binary: Measuring gender diversity in cancer research

Families matter: A partnership of partners to study, serve, and support the families of military, Veterans, and public safety personnel

Understanding cancer burden and outcomes for Canadians living with intellectual and developmental disabilities

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Antoine Eskander

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Colleen Maxwell

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Dallas Seitz

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Harminder Singh

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Christine Kelly

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Alexander Singer

Harminder Singh

Anna Dare

Deepak Louis

Lauren Lapointe-Shaw

Nicole Look Hong

Amy Hsu

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Andrew Hatala

Shahin Shooshtari

James Bolton

Marni Brownell

Antonio Finelli

Fiona Schulte

Ian Witterick

John Kim

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Joy MacDermid

Lillian Sung

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