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Frances Chartrand

ResearcherCollege of Community and Global HealthUniversity of Manitoba

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Frances Chartrand

Researcher

College of Community and Global 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.
4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (10 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Metis Early Childhood Caries Community Development Community Engagement First Nations Oral Health Administrative Data Knowledge Translation

Latest papers

Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): study protocol for a hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial of the BEAM app-based program for parents with clinical mental health problems.
BMC psychiatry · 2025
Engaging Red River Métis families in Manitoba in the development of child health resources - findings from a qualitative study.
Research involvement and engagement · 2024
"There's a little bit of mistrust": Red River Métis experiences of the H1N1 and COVID-19 pandemics.
Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2024

All 8 publications

Latest funding

Riel Men, Real Health: Addressing Mental Health Barriers among Red River Métis Men through Culturally Responsive Care
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,399,952
Equity in Childhood Vaccinations during Public Health Emergencies: Experiences of Red River Métis Families in Manitoba
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$577,574
Oral mycobiome and caries risk in young Indigenous children in Manitoba
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,319,625

All 13 grants and awards

8 publications.

Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): study protocol for a hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial of the BEAM app-based program for parents with clinical mental health problems.

Simpson KM, McHardy RJW, Zhou JG, Levasseur-Puhach S, Côté CM, Braun M, Clement F, MacKinnon AL, Nickel N, Afifi TO, Giesbrecht GF, Giuliano R, Katz LY, Kelly LE, Klassen TP, Lebel C, Mushquash A, Reynolds K, Decaire E, Mughal W, Chartrand F, Kloss O, Hensel JM, Bolton JM, Unger JAM, Archibald M, Fisher P, Pharazyn A, Tomfohr-Madsen L, Roos LE

BMC psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-025-06964-4 PMID: 40457257

Engaging Red River Métis families in Manitoba in the development of child health resources - findings from a qualitative study.

Knisley L, Driedger SM, Hartling L, Chartrand F, Sanguins J, Scott SD

Research involvement and engagement2024

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-024-00659-y PMID: 39696497

"There's a little bit of mistrust": Red River Métis experiences of the H1N1 and COVID-19 pandemics.

Driedger SM, Maier R, Capurro G, Jardine C, Tustin J, Chartrand F, Sanguins J, Kloss O

Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis2024

DOI: 10.1111/risa.14274 PMID: 38286593

We're here too: child health information-seeking experiences and preferences of Red River Métis families - a qualitative study.

Knisley L, Driedger SM, Hartling L, Chartrand F, Sanguins J, Scott SD

International journal for equity in health2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-023-02069-0 PMID: 38057802

Healthy Smile, Happy Child: partnering with Manitoba First Nations and Metis communities for better early childhood oral health.

Kyoon-Achan G, Schroth R, DeMaré D, Sturym M, Sanguins J, Chartrand F, Campbell R, Edwards J, Lavoie J, Moffatt M

AlterNative (Auckland, N.Z. : 2005)2021

DOI: 10.1177/11771801211016873 PMID: 41918924

First Nations and Metis peoples' access and equity challenges with early childhood oral health: a qualitative study.

Kyoon-Achan G, Schroth RJ, DeMaré D, Sturym M, Edwards JM, Sanguins J, Campbell R, Chartrand F, Bertone M, Moffatt MEK

International journal for equity in health2021

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-021-01476-5 PMID: 34098968

Early childhood oral health promotion for First Nations and Métis communities and caregivers in Manitoba.

Kyoon-Achan G, Schroth RJ, Sanguins J, Campbell R, Demaré D, Sturym M, Edwards J, Bertone M, Dufour L, Hai Santiago K, Chartrand F, Dhaliwal T, Patterson B, Levesque J, Moffatt M, Scaling Up the Healthy Smile Happy Child Team

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2021

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.41.1.02 PMID: 33438942

Indigenous community members' views on silver diamine fluoride to manage early childhood caries.

Kyoon-Achan G, Schroth RJ, DeMaré D, Sturym M, Edwards J, Lavoie JG, Sanguins J, Campbell R, Chartrand F, Bertone MF, Singh S, Moffatt MEK, Scaling-up Healthy Smile Happy Child team

Journal of public health dentistry2020

DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12370 PMID: 32400029

Riel Men, Real Health: Addressing Mental Health Barriers among Red River Métis Men through Culturally Responsive Care

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Driedger, S. Michelle; Chartrand, Frances; Falade, Ayodeji; Nickel, Nathan C

Keywords: Cultural And Harvesting Activities; Health Care Access; Health Services; Land Based Learning; Lived Experiences; Men; Mental Health; Red River Métis; Red River Métis Methodology

$1,399,952

Equity in Childhood Vaccinations during Public Health Emergencies: Experiences of Red River Métis Families in Manitoba

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

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

Keywords: Administrative Data; Early Childhood Vaccination; Multi-Method; Public Health; Public Health Strategies; Red River Mètis Health

$577,574

Oral mycobiome and caries risk in young Indigenous children in Manitoba

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Chelikani, Prashen V; Campbell, Rhonda; Chartrand, Frances; Decaire, Elizabeth; Kloss, Olena; Schroth, Robert J; Yerex, Katherine

Keywords: Early Childhood Caries; Oral Fungi

$1,319,625

Finding the right "paths" to heart health for First Nations and Métis people living in Winnipeg Manitoba

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Op. Gr.: Data Anal. Using Existing Data./Cohorts - HCIR Urban Indigenous Health

Principal investigators: McGavock, Jonathan M; Chartrand, Frances; Harrison, William J; Kloss, Olena; McLean, Alex; McRae, Heather; Perchotte, Chantal; Robinson, Jack; Roussin, Diane; Sanguins, Julianne; Sinclaire, Moneca

Keywords: Cardiovascular; Diabetes/Metabolism; Health Equity; Population Health

$99,583

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

Principal 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

Oral microbiome and caries risk in young First Nations and Metis children in Manitoba

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schroth, Robert J; Campbell, Rhonda; Chelikani, Prashen V; Sanguins, Julianne; Yerex, Katherine

Keywords: Early Childhood Caries; First Nations Children; Infants And Preschoolers; Metis Children; Oral Microbiome

$1,422,900

REACH: Radon Education and Assessment for Community Health

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: CCS/CIHR Action Grants

Principal investigators: Sanguins, Julianne

Keywords: Cancer

$50,000

The Paradox of Precaution: Examining Public Health COVID-19 Outbreak Management Strategies

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Social dynamics, communication and trust

Principal investigators: Driedger, S. Michelle; Chartrand, Frances; Henry, Bonnie J; Roussin, Brent; Jardine, Cynthia; Sanguins, Julianne; Tustin, Jordan

Keywords: Infectious Diseases; Metis; News Media; Outbreak Management; Public Health Responses; Public Perceptions; Qualitative; Risk Communication; Target Populations; Vaccine Acceptance

$499,731

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

Working together to implement novel, culturally informed early childhood oral health interventions for young First Nations and Metis children in Manitoba

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schroth, Robert J; Campbell, Rhonda; Chartrand, Frances; Yerex, Katherine

Keywords: Caries Risk Assessment; Community Development; Community Engagement; Community-Based Participatory Research; Early Childhood Caries; First Nations; Interprofessional Approach; Metis; Oral Health; Oral Health Promotion

$1,472,626

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: Metis Dear Professor Chartrand, 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 "Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): study protocol for a hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial of the BEAM app-based program for parents with clinical mental health problems." (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 "Riel Men, Real Health: Addressing Mental Health Barriers among Red River Métis Men through Culturally Responsive Care" (2026), 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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Frances Chartrand

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): study protocol for a hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial of the BEAM app-based program for parents with clinical mental health problems.

Engaging Red River Métis families in Manitoba in the development of child health resources - findings from a qualitative study.

"There's a little bit of mistrust": Red River Métis experiences of the H1N1 and COVID-19 pandemics.

We're here too: child health information-seeking experiences and preferences of Red River Métis families - a qualitative study.

Healthy Smile, Happy Child: partnering with Manitoba First Nations and Metis communities for better early childhood oral health.

First Nations and Metis peoples' access and equity challenges with early childhood oral health: a qualitative study.

Early childhood oral health promotion for First Nations and Métis communities and caregivers in Manitoba.

Indigenous community members' views on silver diamine fluoride to manage early childhood caries.

Riel Men, Real Health: Addressing Mental Health Barriers among Red River Métis Men through Culturally Responsive Care

Equity in Childhood Vaccinations during Public Health Emergencies: Experiences of Red River Métis Families in Manitoba

Oral mycobiome and caries risk in young Indigenous children in Manitoba

Finding the right "paths" to heart health for First Nations and Métis people living in Winnipeg Manitoba

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

Oral microbiome and caries risk in young First Nations and Metis children in Manitoba

REACH: Radon Education and Assessment for Community Health

The Paradox of Precaution: Examining Public Health COVID-19 Outbreak Management Strategies

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

Working together to implement novel, culturally informed early childhood oral health interventions for young First Nations and Metis children in Manitoba

Frequent collaborators

Julianne Sanguins

Rhonda Campbell

Jeanette Edwards

Olena Kloss

Mary Bertone

Lisa Knisley

Lisa Hartling

Mandy Archibald

Jordan Tustin

Kristin Reynolds

Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen

Aislin Mushquash

Elizabeth Decaire

Catherine Lebel

Robert Schroth

Fiona Clement

Nathan Nickel

Frances Chartrand

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): study protocol for a hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial of the BEAM app-based program for parents with clinical mental health problems.

Engaging Red River M&#xe9;tis families in Manitoba in the development of child health resources - findings from a qualitative study.

"There's a little bit of mistrust": Red River M&#xe9;tis experiences of the H1N1 and COVID-19 pandemics.

We're here too: child health information-seeking experiences and preferences of Red River M&#xe9;tis families - a qualitative study.

Healthy Smile, Happy Child: partnering with Manitoba First Nations and Metis communities for better early childhood oral health.

First Nations and Metis peoples' access and equity challenges with early childhood oral health: a qualitative study.

Early childhood oral health promotion for First Nations and M&#xe9;tis communities and caregivers in Manitoba.

Indigenous community members' views on silver diamine fluoride to manage early childhood caries.

Frequent collaborators

Julianne Sanguins

Rhonda Campbell

Jeanette Edwards

Olena Kloss

Mary Bertone

Lisa Knisley

Lisa Hartling

Mandy Archibald

Jordan Tustin

Kristin Reynolds

Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen

Aislin Mushquash

Elizabeth Decaire

Catherine Lebel

Robert Schroth

Fiona Clement

Nathan Nickel

Engaging Red River Métis families in Manitoba in the development of child health resources - findings from a qualitative study.

"There's a little bit of mistrust": Red River Métis experiences of the H1N1 and COVID-19 pandemics.

We're here too: child health information-seeking experiences and preferences of Red River Métis families - a qualitative study.

Early childhood oral health promotion for First Nations and Métis communities and caregivers in Manitoba.