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Laverne Gervais

ResearcherCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of Manitoba

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Laverne Gervais

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.
2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Cultural Safety And Responsiveness Indigenous Storywork Methodology Ceremony Doulas First Nations, Métis, Inuit Gender Hiv And Sttbi Indigenous Health

Latest papers

Kotawêw: indigenous doulas in the HIV care continuum in Canada
AIDS Care · 2026
The Gigii-Bapiimin Study: resilience and the impacts of COVID-19 on health and wellbeing of Indigenous people living with HIV in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
AIDS Care · 2024

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Kotawêw: Sharing Indigenous HIV/STBBI Doula Knowledge through Digital Stories and Ceremony-Based Art Workshops
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Community-Led Structural Interventions to Improve HIV/STBBI Outcomes and Dismantle Structural Racism and Colonialism affecting Indigenous, Black, and Racialized Communities in Manitoba
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$125,000
The D-GEM (Decolonizing Gonorrhea Epidemiology in Manitoba) Study
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$449,140

All 6 grants and awards

Kotawêw: Sharing Indigenous HIV/STBBI Doula Knowledge through Digital Stories and Ceremony-Based Art Workshops

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Operating Grant: Indigenous Gender and Wellness - Knowledge Sharing

Principal investigators: Souleymanov, Roustam; Gervais, Laverne; McLeod, Albert; King, Alexandra

Keywords: Ceremony; Doulas; First Nations, Métis, Inuit; Gender; Hiv And Sttbi; Indigenous Health; Reproductive Health; Sexual Health; Storywork; Women & Two-Spirit People

$200,000

Community-Led Structural Interventions to Improve HIV/STBBI Outcomes and Dismantle Structural Racism and Colonialism affecting Indigenous, Black, and Racialized Communities in Manitoba

Co-investigatorCIHR2024CG: Moving Upstream - Structural Det. of Health - Health in HIV/AIDS and STBBI

Principal investigators: Souleymanov, Roustam; McLeod, Albert; Akinyele-Akanbi, Bolaji F; King, Alexandra

Keywords: Black, African, Caribbean People; First Nations, Inuit, And Métis People; Health Services An Policy; Hiv/Aids; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections; Social And Health Institutions; Structural Determinants Of Hiv/Stbbi; Structural Interventions In Hiv/Stbbi; Structural Racism; Systemic Colonialism

$125,000

The D-GEM (Decolonizing Gonorrhea Epidemiology in Manitoba) Study

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Op. Gr.: STBBI Research in Canada: Beyond HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C- Gonorrhea

Principal investigators: Shaw, Souradet Y; Gervais, Laverne; Anderson, Marcia J; Lorway, Robert R; Nickel, Nathan C

Keywords: Decolonizing; Gonorrhea; Indigenous; Public Health; Sexually Transmitted Infections

$449,140

Kotawêw: Expanding the Role of Indigenous Doulas in HIV Care Cascade in Manitoba

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant - HIV/AIDS CBR Program - Indigenous

Principal investigators: Souleymanov, Roustam; Gervais, Laverne; King, Alexandra

Keywords: Cultural Safety And Responsiveness; First Nations, Inuit, And Métis People; Hiv Prevention, Treatment, And Care; Indigenous Hiv Doula; Indigenous People Living With Hiv; Indigenous Storywork Methodology; Indigenous-Led Interventions; Manitoba; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections; Women, Two-Spirit, Trans, And Gender-Diverse People

$432,181

The Manitoba STBBI Epidemiology Platform (MB-STEP): Leveraging Epidemiology to Transform Public Health Responses to Sexually Transmitted and Bloodborne Infections

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Shaw, Souradet Y; Lorway, Robert R; Nickel, Nathan C

Keywords: Administrative Healthcare Data; Community; Epidemiology; Policy Analysis; Population-Based; Public Health; Sexually Transmitted And Bloodborne Infections

$883,576

Gigii-bapiimin: Exploring Resilience and The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous People Living with HIV/AIDS in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Principal investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Indigenous Health Research

Principal investigators: Souleymanov, Roustam; Gervais, Laverne; McLeod, Albert; Montpetit, Dallas; King, Alexandra; Larcombe, Linda A

Keywords: Covid-19 Impacts; Cultural Safety And Responsiveness; Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing); First Nations, Inuit, Métis People; Indigenized Ethical Space; Indigenous Health And Wellness; Indigenous Storywork Methodology; Manitoba And Saskatchewan; Pandemic Preparedness; People Living With Hiv/Aids

$394,928

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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Laverne Gervais

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Kotawêw: indigenous doulas in the HIV care continuum in Canada

The Gigii-Bapiimin Study: resilience and the impacts of COVID-19 on health and wellbeing of Indigenous people living with HIV in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Kotawêw: Sharing Indigenous HIV/STBBI Doula Knowledge through Digital Stories and Ceremony-Based Art Workshops

Community-Led Structural Interventions to Improve HIV/STBBI Outcomes and Dismantle Structural Racism and Colonialism affecting Indigenous, Black, and Racialized Communities in Manitoba

The D-GEM (Decolonizing Gonorrhea Epidemiology in Manitoba) Study

Kotawêw: Expanding the Role of Indigenous Doulas in HIV Care Cascade in Manitoba

The Manitoba STBBI Epidemiology Platform (MB-STEP): Leveraging Epidemiology to Transform Public Health Responses to Sexually Transmitted and Bloodborne Infections

Gigii-bapiimin: Exploring Resilience and The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous People Living with HIV/AIDS in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Frequent collaborators

Randall Jackson

Gayle Restall

Linda Larcombe

Alexandra King

Albert McLeod

Jody Jollimore

Michael Payne

Paula Migliardi

Jody Jollimore