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Elizabeth Sellers

ResearcherPediatrics and Child HealthUniversity of Manitoba

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Elizabeth Sellers

Researcher

Pediatrics and Child Health

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.
8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Youth Breastfeeding Community Engagment Healthy Living Indigenous Land-Based Activities Pregnancy Albuminuria

Latest papers

A Virtual Living Lab Platform Codeveloped for Mental Health in Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes (BrightSpark Care Lab): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2026
Identifying Potential Sustainable and Scalable Interventions to Recognize Signs of Diabetes in Children Across Canada.
Canadian journal of diabetes · 2025
Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal outcomes in First Nations and all other mothers and their offspring in Manitoba.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology · 2025

All 18 publications

Latest funding

Co-designing enhanced models of care for First Nations Children at risk for childhood-onset type 2 diabetes: The Next Generation Birth Cohort.
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,484,100
Development of a predictive model for progression of chronic kidney disease in youth with type 2 diabetes; How important is eGFR?
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$75,000
To enhance prenatal education program interrupted by COVID-19 in remote and rural First Nations communities by expanding remote education through two-eyed seeing framework to improve maternal child health
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,155,150

All 24 grants and awards

18 publications.

A Virtual Living Lab Platform Codeveloped for Mental Health in Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes (BrightSpark Care Lab): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

Archibald MM, Wicklow B, Sellers E, Griffiths A, Diffey L, McGavock J, Roos LE, Clark AM, Lopez J, Ho J, Ledoux E, Dzorka G, Parvin S, Fagbuyi O, Dart A

JMIR research protocols2026

DOI: 10.2196/83865 PMID: 41554118

Identifying Potential Sustainable and Scalable Interventions to Recognize Signs of Diabetes in Children Across Canada.

Ladak Z, Medeiros P, Rouleau G, Shuldiner J, Amed S, Cummings E, Doulla M, Ho J, Inman M, Lawrence SE, Li P, Moreau E, Nakhla M, Von Oettingen J, Sellers E, Wherrett DK, Shulman R, Laur C

Canadian journal of diabetes2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.09.002 PMID: 40976280

Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal outcomes in First Nations and all other mothers and their offspring in Manitoba.

Hui A, Dragan R, Decaire E, Omarr V, Kuzdak C, Yamamoto J, Wicklow B, Sellers E, McGavock J, Pylypjuk C, Nickel N, Jiang D, Shen GX

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.114006 PMID: 40339467

Increased Prevalence of Bell's Palsy in First Nations Populations with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Manitoba.

Jackson AC, McLeod L, Prior HJ, Sirski M, Sellers E, Ruth C

The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques2024

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2024.324 PMID: 39479782

Factors Affecting Quality of Life in Adolescents Living With Type 2 Diabetes: A Substudy of the Improving Renal Complications in Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes Through REsearch (iCARE) Cohort.

Mosienko L, Wicklow B, McGavock J, Sellers E, Schur S, Dufault B, Gabbs M, Dart A

Canadian journal of diabetes2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2024.01.004 PMID: 38244988

Changes in Prevalence and Incidence at the Population Level of Type 2 Diabetes in First Nations and All Other Adults in Manitoba.

Ruth C, McLeod L, Yamamoto JM, Sirski M, Prior HJ, Sellers E

Canadian journal of diabetes2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2023.03.005 PMID: 36996969

High prevalence of periodontitis in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes.

Todescan SMC, Schroth RJ, Dean H, Wicklow B, Michel-Crosato E, Sellers E

Journal of periodontology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/jper.21-0226 PMID: 35933589

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents and Young Adults Living With Type 2 Diabetes.

Carino M, Quill Z, Gabbs M, Sellers E, Hamilton J, Pinto T, Jetha M, Ho J, Alecio OG, Dart A, Wicklow B

Canadian journal of diabetes2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2022.01.002 PMID: 35484051

Comparison of Clinical and Social Characteristics of Canadian Youth Living With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Carino M, Elia Y, Sellers E, Curtis J, McGavock J, Scholey J, Hamilton J, Clarson C, Pinto T, Hadjiyannakis S

Canadian Journal of Diabetes202120 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2021.01.008

The Tri-ponderal Mass Index is associated with adiposity in adolescent type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional analysis

Alfaraidi H, Wicklow B, Dart AB, Sellers E, McGavock J, Thabane L, Samaan MC

Scientific Reports202113 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88705-7 PMID: W3157258856

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Youth Dear Professor Sellers, 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 Virtual Living Lab Platform Codeveloped for Mental Health in Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes (BrightSpark Care Lab): Protocol for a Mixed Methods 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 "Co-designing enhanced models of care for First Nations Children at risk for childhood-onset type 2 diabetes: The Next Generation Birth Cohort." (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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Elizabeth Sellers

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A Virtual Living Lab Platform Codeveloped for Mental Health in Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes (BrightSpark Care Lab): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

Identifying Potential Sustainable and Scalable Interventions to Recognize Signs of Diabetes in Children Across Canada.

Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal outcomes in First Nations and all other mothers and their offspring in Manitoba.

Increased Prevalence of Bell's Palsy in First Nations Populations with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Manitoba.

Factors Affecting Quality of Life in Adolescents Living With Type 2 Diabetes: A Substudy of the Improving Renal Complications in Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes Through REsearch (iCARE) Cohort.

Changes in Prevalence and Incidence at the Population Level of Type 2 Diabetes in First Nations and All Other Adults in Manitoba.

High prevalence of periodontitis in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents and Young Adults Living With Type 2 Diabetes.

Comparison of Clinical and Social Characteristics of Canadian Youth Living With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

The Tri-ponderal Mass Index is associated with adiposity in adolescent type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional analysis

Frequent collaborators

Brandy Wicklow

Jonathan McGavock

Allison Dart

Josephine Ho

Depeng Jiang

Jill Hamilton

Constantine Samaan

Lorraine McLeod

Nathan Nickel

Meranda Nakhla

Kellie Thiessen

Constadina Panagiotopoulos

Julia Von Oettingen

Vivian Omarr

Jennifer Yamamoto

Elizabeth Decaire

Stephanie Sinclair

Martin Sénéchal

Celia Laur

Tom Blydt-Hansen