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Christine Kelly

ResearcherCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of Manitoba

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Christine Kelly

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.
26 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (3 CIHR, 3 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.

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Publications

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Research

Health Policy Home Care Health Care Aides Personal Support Workers Qualitative Rural Workforce Planning Direct Funding

Latest papers

Clinical, social, and home-level factors associated with the quality of life of residents living with dementia in Canadian nursing homes: a cross-sectional, multi-province study.
Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026
Medical assistance in dying and palliative care in Canada: clinical and ethical considerations in an evolving landscape.
International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England) · 2026
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).
BMJ open · 2026

All 33 publications

Latest funding

Care workers of tomorrow: Health care aide experiences and education-to-work pathways to support retention and workforce planning
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$956,251
Towards Just Care: Building and Mobilizing a Grassroots Coalition for Just Home Care
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$48,733
Mobilizing Renewed Understandings of Functional Neurological Disorder through Artistic Co-Production
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$24,037

All 10 grants and awards

33 publications.

Clinical, social, and home-level factors associated with the quality of life of residents living with dementia in Canadian nursing homes: a cross-sectional, multi-province study.

Dusing GJ, Corbett K, Dymchuk E, O'Rourke HM, Chamberlain SA, Doupe MB, Kelly C, Keefe J, Aubrecht K, Beeber AS, Arya A, Banerjee S, Jarrett P, Estabrooks CA, Shrestha S, Devkota R, Ristau M, Hoben M

Health and quality of life outcomes2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12955-026-02539-3 PMID: 42001103

Medical assistance in dying and palliative care in Canada: clinical and ethical considerations in an evolving landscape.

Pirzada S, Kelly C, Bolton J, Roger K, Chochinov HM

International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England)2026

DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2026.2672609 PMID: 42233721

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

A Mixed Methods Exploration of Staff Interpretations of the Frequency and Forms of Violence in Long-Term Care.

Pryke M, Brownridge DA, Herron RV, Kelly C, Funk LM, Novek S, Spencer D, Weeks LE, Aubrecht K

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2026

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980826100567 PMID: 41913434

Frequency of Missing TNM Stage Data for Adults With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities in a Provincial Cancer Registry-A Brief Report.

Biggs K, Ouellette-Kuntz H, Griffiths R, Hansford R, Hallet J, Kelly C, Decker K, Dawe DE, Shooshtari S, Brownell M, Turner D, Cobigo V, Mahar A

Cancer medicine2025

DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70579 PMID: 39778071

Interventions that strengthen the care workforce: a realist synthesis review.

Kelly C, Dansereau L, Jack E, Pirzada S, Oh Y, Bhushan P, Pelly L, Linton J, McCarthy C, Cometto G

Health affairs scholar2025First author

DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxaf128 PMID: 40657591

Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and cancer symptom reporting: a matched retrospective cohort study.

Giblon R, Mahar A, Hallet J, Kelly C, Coburn N, Shooshtari S, Sutradhar R

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-025-09620-5 PMID: 40506645

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Cancer Symptom Severity: A Matched Retrospective Cohort Study.

Giblon R, Sutradhar R, Hallet J, Hansford R, Kelly C, Coburn N, Shooshtari S, Mahar A

Psycho-oncology2025

DOI: 10.1002/pon.70199 PMID: 40473579

Stage IV breast, colorectal, and lung cancer at diagnosis in adults living with intellectual or developmental disabilities: A population-based cross-sectional study.

Mahar AL, Biggs K, Hansford RL, Derksen S, Griffiths R, Enns JE, Dawe DE, Hallet J, Kristjanson M, Decker K, Cobigo V, Shooshtari S, Stirling M, Kelly C, Brownell M, Turner D, Ouellette-Kuntz H

Cancer2024

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35068 PMID: 37902956

Investigating inequalities in cancer staging and survival for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities and cancer: A population-based study in Manitoba, Canada.

Hansford R, Ouellette-Kuntz H, Bourque MA, Decker K, Derksen S, Hallet J, Dawe DE, Cobigo V, Shooshtari S, Stirling M, Kelly C, Brownell M, Turner D, Mahar AL

Cancer epidemiology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2023.102500 PMID: 38035452

Care workers of tomorrow: Health care aide experiences and education-to-work pathways to support retention and workforce planning

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kelly, Christine; Herron, Rachel V; Lawrence, Breanna C

Keywords: Health Care Aides; Personal Support Workers; Qualitative; Rural; Workforce Planning

$956,251

Towards Just Care: Building and Mobilizing a Grassroots Coalition for Just Home Care

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Hande, Mary Jean E.

Keywords: coalition-building; home care; community-based care; intergenerational care; migrant care workers; migrant justice; disability justice; aging in place; community-based research; power-mapping; health services; deinstitutionalization

$48,733

Mobilizing Renewed Understandings of Functional Neurological Disorder through Artistic Co-Production

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Sebring, Jennifer C

Keywords: Arts-Based Knowledge Translation; Functional Neurological Disorder; Patient-Oriented Research

$24,037

Care poverty in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kelly, Christine

Keywords: care poverty; home care; social care; unmet needs; older people; people with disabilities; care workers; caregivers; social determinants of health

$44,706

Care poverty in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kelly, Christine

Keywords: care poverty; home care; social care; unmet needs; older people; people with disabilities; care workers; caregivers; social determinants of health

$36,240

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

Perennial Policy Issues in Directly-Funded Home Care in Canada: An Intersectional, Qualitative Study to enhance Social and Health Outcomes

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kelly, Christine

Keywords: Direct Funding; Health Policy; Home Care; Self Managed

$726,750

Looking after of each other: a dignity promotion project partnership for those living with FASD

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Partnership Grants

Keywords: FASD; human rights; dignity promotion; social justice; truth and reconciliation; trauma informed; family centred; cultural humility; community centred

$1,500,000

Direct Funded Home Care for Older People in Ontario

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kelly, Christine

Keywords: Aging; Disability; Gender; Health Inequalities; Health Policy; Health Services; Home Care; Qualitative Methods

$267,575

The aging/disability symposium

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Kelly, Christine

Keywords: aging; disability studies; care; embodiment

$24,963

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Policy Dear Professor Kelly, 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 "Clinical, social, and home-level factors associated with the quality of life of residents living with dementia in Canadian nursing homes: a cross-sectional, multi-province study." (2026), 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 "Care workers of tomorrow: Health care aide experiences and education-to-work pathways to support retention and workforce planning" (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]

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Christine Kelly

Research

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Latest funding

Clinical, social, and home-level factors associated with the quality of life of residents living with dementia in Canadian nursing homes: a cross-sectional, multi-province study.

Medical assistance in dying and palliative care in Canada: clinical and ethical considerations in an evolving landscape.

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).

A Mixed Methods Exploration of Staff Interpretations of the Frequency and Forms of Violence in Long-Term Care.

Frequency of Missing TNM Stage Data for Adults With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities in a Provincial Cancer Registry-A Brief Report.

Interventions that strengthen the care workforce: a realist synthesis review.

Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and cancer symptom reporting: a matched retrospective cohort study.

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Cancer Symptom Severity: A Matched Retrospective Cohort Study.

Stage IV breast, colorectal, and lung cancer at diagnosis in adults living with intellectual or developmental disabilities: A&#xa0;population-based cross-sectional study.

Investigating inequalities in cancer staging and survival for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities and cancer: A population-based study in Manitoba, Canada.

Care workers of tomorrow: Health care aide experiences and education-to-work pathways to support retention and workforce planning

Towards Just Care: Building and Mobilizing a Grassroots Coalition for Just Home Care

Mobilizing Renewed Understandings of Functional Neurological Disorder through Artistic Co-Production

Care poverty in Canada

Care poverty in Canada

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

Perennial Policy Issues in Directly-Funded Home Care in Canada: An Intersectional, Qualitative Study to enhance Social and Health Outcomes

Looking after of each other: a dignity promotion project partnership for those living with FASD

Direct Funded Home Care for Older People in Ontario

The aging/disability symposium

Frequent collaborators

Julie Hallet

Shahin Shooshtari

Kathleen Decker

Alyson Mahar

Lora Giangregorio

Justin Presseau

Marni Brownell

Allison Williams

Alyson Mahar

Alyson Mahar

Cole Etherington

Amanda Grenier

Rinku Sutradhar

Matthias Hoben

Matthias Hoben

Janice Keefe

Virginie Cobigo

Amanda M Grenier

Deborah McPhail

Janice Keefe

Natalie Coburn

Anik Giguère

Malcolm Doupe

David Dawe

Pamela Jarrett

Stephanie Chamberlain

Jordana Salma

Derek Stein

Jordan Tustin

Tamara Taillieu

James Bolton

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Kelli Stajduhar

Stage IV breast, colorectal, and lung cancer at diagnosis in adults living with intellectual or developmental disabilities: A population-based cross-sectional study.