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Marni Brownell

ResearcherCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of Manitoba

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Marni Brownell

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.
38 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 11 research grants (9 CIHR, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2020.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2021.

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110

Publications

566

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Publications by year

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Research

Pregnancy Mental Health Opioids Pharmacoepidemiology Population Health Psychotropics Child Welfare Parental Health

Latest papers

Teacher-reported kindergarten development among children exposed to prescription opioids during pregnancy.
PloS one · 2026
Mental health disorders and suicide risk among autistic children, adolescents and adults: a population-based study using linked administrative data.
Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026
Prevalence and incidence of autism in children and adolescents in Manitoba, Canada: An updated estimate using population-based administrative health data from 2011 to 2022.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026 · senior author

All 110 publications

Latest funding

Healthcare Utilization and Developmental Outcomes Among Siblings of Children Born Preterm: A Multi-Provincial Population-based Study
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$481,951
A Population-Based Examination of the Public Health Impacts of the Legalization of Recreational Use of Cannabis on Children and Youth from Manitoba
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$75,000
Understanding the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Mental Health and Well-being of Canadian Youth Coming of Age in COVID Times
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$776,475

All 41 grants and awards

110 publications.

Teacher-reported kindergarten development among children exposed to prescription opioids during pregnancy.

Abulannaz O, Ruth CA, Camden A, Brownell M, Ricci MF, Dragan R, Jiang D, 't Jong G, Kelly LE

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0355101 PMID: 42560977

Mental health disorders and suicide risk among autistic children, adolescents and adults: a population-based study using linked administrative data.

Singal D, Enns JE, Friesen K, Piroddi N, Cameranesi M, Lai J, Nickel NC, Shooshtari S, Zwaigenbaum L, Brownell M, Hanlon-Dearman A

Lancet regional health. Americas2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2026.101505 PMID: 42338461

Prevalence and incidence of autism in children and adolescents in Manitoba, Canada: An updated estimate using population-based administrative health data from 2011 to 2022.

Singal D, Enns JE, Friesen K, Bopp K, Cameranesi M, Hanlon-Dearman A, Lai J, Nickel NC, Shooshtari S, Zwaigenbaum L, Brownell M

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01113-6 PMID: 41099941

Rethinking the role of out-of-home care in addressing prenatal drug exposure among children.

Brownell M, Kenny KS, Frank K

Archives of disease in childhood2026First author

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2025-328950 PMID: 41015490

Examining the effectiveness of the PAX-GOOD BEHAVIOUR GAME in improving the mental health and academic outcomes of FIRST NATIONS children in Canada: a clustered randomized controlled trial using administrative data.

Chartier MJ, Turner F, Jiang D, Au W, McCulloch S, Brownell M, Santos R, Murdock N, Martinson A, Boyd L, Bolton J, Sareen J

Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00127-025-03028-6 PMID: 41533151

The association of child removal by child protective services and mortality among First Nations and non-First Nations mothers in Canada: a retrospective cohort study.

Kenny KS, Frank K, Lavallee B, Burton M, Dreaver C, Bennett M, Rocke C, Brownell M, Detillieux GR, Anderson M, Urquia ML

The Lancet. Public health2026

DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(25)00278-6 PMID: 41576969

Use of prescription opioids and other psychotropic drugs during pregnancy and their impact on the mother and developing child: protocol for a cohort study using linked administrative data from Manitoba and British Columbia, Canada.

Singal D, Dahl L, Brownell M, Dormuth C, Bolton JM, Enns JE, Hanlon-Dearman A, Katz A, Katz LY, Kelly LE, Leong C, McGrail K, Nickel NC, Ruth C, Dahl M, Kim J, Chateau D

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097657 PMID: 40316364

Criminal justice intimate partner victimization before, during and after pregnancy among birthing parents screened postnatally by public health nurses.

Perner MS, Pacifico N, Godoy MP, Brownell M, Urquia ML

Annals of epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.07.063 PMID: 40774526

Birth and Early Childhood Outcomes in Families Receiving an Unconditional Prenatal Cash Benefit.

Enns JE, Brownell M, Nickel NC, Chartier M, Chateau D, Sarkar J, Casidsid HJM, Quddus F, Burland E, Katz A, Santos RG, Phillips-Beck W, Sanguins J, Owczar H

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.26996 PMID: 40810940

Re-envisaging child protection contacts as an early prevention opportunity to support child development and well-being: an Australian data linkage study.

Falster K, Pilkington RM, Ahmed T, Montgomerie A, Hanly M, Newton BJ, Brownell M, Edwards B, Lingam R, Shakeshaft A, Cretikos M, Stewart J, Hawkins K, McClean K, Lynch JW

Journal of epidemiology and community health2025

DOI: 10.1136/jech-2024-223006 PMID: 40015726

Healthcare Utilization and Developmental Outcomes Among Siblings of Children Born Preterm: A Multi-Provincial Population-based Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Louis, Deepak; Bacchini, Fabiana; Lisonkova, Sarka; Saunders, Natasha R

Keywords: Developmental Outcome; Early Childhood Experiences; Families; Healthcare Utilization; Impact Of Prematurity; Mental Health; Physical Health; Preterm Birth; School Readiness; Siblings

$481,951

A Population-Based Examination of the Public Health Impacts of the Legalization of Recreational Use of Cannabis on Children and Youth from Manitoba

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Taillieu, Tamara L

Keywords: Cannabis Legalization; Cannabis Poisonings; Cannabis-Related Emergency Department Visits; Cannabis-Related Hospitalizations; Children And Youth; Criminal Justice System Involvement Among Youth; Impaired Driving Among Youth; Incident Rate Ratios; Pre- And Post- Cannabis Legalization Comparisons; Substance Use

$75,000

Understanding the Impacts of COVID-19 on the Mental Health and Well-being of Canadian Youth Coming of Age in COVID Times

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Woodgate, Roberta L

Keywords: Arts-Based Methods; Covid; Health, Education And Social Administrative Data; Intersectionality; Life Course; Mental Health And Well-Being; Patient-Oriented Research; Qualitative Methods; Youth; Youth-Centered

$776,475

Urban trail expansion and mental health of children and adolescents -

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing CDN Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: McGavock, Jonathan M; McRae, Heather; Perchotte, Chantal; Roussin, Diane; Sanguins, Julianne; Sinclair, Stephanie A

Keywords: Adolescent; Built Environment; First Nations; Mental Health; Metis; Physical Activity

$75,000

Are poverty-reduction and early learning policy investments associated with improved early childhood outcomes in Canada?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Janus, Magdalena

Keywords: full-time kindergarten; early childhood development and learning; Canada child benefit; poverty-reduction

$131,244

Are poverty-reduction and early learning policy investments associated with improved early childhood outcomes in Canada?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Janus, Magdalena

Keywords: full-time kindergarten; early childhood development and learning; Canada child benefit; poverty-reduction

$79,738

Understanding the consequences of alcohol related traumatic injury using longitudinal administrative data.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Alcohol research - Prevention, harm reduction, and treatment

Principal investigators: Logsetty, Sarvesh; Spiwak, Rae

Keywords: Alcohol Traumatic Injury; Alcohol Use; Injury Prevention; Long Term Outcomes; Mental Health; Population Wide Data; Sex; Traumatic Physical Injury

$99,973

Seeking WiSDOM - a longitudinal population-based long-term follow-up study of congenital surgical anomalies

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Keijzer, Richard

Keywords: Congenital Anomalies; Educational Outcomes; Long-Term Follow-Up; Longitudinal Analysis; Medical Outcomes; Pediatric Surgery; Population-Based Administrative Data; Socio-Economic Outcomes

$233,324

Enhancing a Health System's Research Capacity and Identifying Impacts of Solitary Confinement on Incarcerated Youths' Health & Well-Being

SupervisorCIHR2021Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Western Canada 2 year

Principal investigators: Neufeld, Katelin H

Keywords: Children; Health System Policy; Indigenous; Quantitative Research; Rights; Solitary Confinement; Youth

$108,500

The Power of Social Determinants of Health and their Implications for Reducing Alcohol-related Trauma.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Alcohol research to inform health policies and interventions

Principal investigators: Spiwak, Rae; Logsetty, Sarvesh

Keywords: Alcohol Related Traumatic Injury; Alcohol Use; Child Social Determinants Of Health; Equity; Injury Prevention; Population-Wide Data; Sex; Social Determinants Of Health; Traumatic Physical Injury; Young Adults

$100,000

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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Marni Brownell

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Teacher-reported kindergarten development among children exposed to prescription opioids during pregnancy.

Mental health disorders and suicide risk among autistic children, adolescents and adults: a population-based study using linked administrative data.

Prevalence and incidence of autism in children and adolescents in Manitoba, Canada: An updated estimate using population-based administrative health data from 2011 to 2022.

Rethinking the role of out-of-home care in addressing prenatal drug exposure among children.

Examining the effectiveness of the PAX-GOOD BEHAVIOUR GAME in improving the mental health and academic outcomes of FIRST NATIONS children in Canada: a clustered randomized controlled trial using administrative data.

The association of child removal by child protective services and mortality among First Nations and non-First Nations mothers in Canada: a retrospective cohort study.

Use of prescription opioids and other psychotropic drugs during pregnancy and their impact on the mother and developing child: protocol for a cohort study using linked administrative data from Manitoba and British Columbia, Canada.

Criminal justice intimate partner victimization before, during and after pregnancy among birthing parents screened postnatally by public health nurses.

Birth and Early Childhood Outcomes in Families Receiving an Unconditional Prenatal Cash Benefit.

Re-envisaging child protection contacts as an early prevention opportunity to support child development and well-being: an Australian data linkage study.

Are poverty-reduction and early learning policy investments associated with improved early childhood outcomes in Canada?

Are poverty-reduction and early learning policy investments associated with improved early childhood outcomes in Canada?

Frequent collaborators

Alan Katz

Magdalena Janus

Elizabeth Wall-Wieler

Martin Guhn

Mariette Chartier

Eric Duku

Wanda Phillips-Beck

Jitender Sareen

Shahin Shooshtari

Ana Hanlon-Dearman

James Bolton

Nazeem Muhajarine

Teresa Bennett

Lisa Lix

Marlyn Bennett

Rhonda Campbell

Kathleen Decker

Nathan Nickel

Julie Hallet

Christine Kelly

Malcolm Doupe

Astrid Guttmann

Meranda Nakhla

Depeng Jiang

Meranda Nakhla

Elizabeth Decaire

Marcia Anderson

Mark Smith

Marcelo Urquia

Alyson Mahar

Jan Willem Gorter

Stelios Georgiades

Heather Manson

Sarvesh Logsetty

Rae Spiwak

Pranesh Chakraborty

Harminder Singh

Lucie Blais

Harriet MacMillan

Laurence Katz