Olena Kloss, University of Manitoba

Research

Early Childhood Caries Oral Fungi Cardiovascular Diabetes/Metabolism Health Equity Population Health

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
Dietary intakes, food behaviours and health indicators among Métis youth in Manitoba, Canada.
Public health nutrition · 2025
"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 · senior author

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Riel Men, Real Health: Addressing Mental Health Barriers among Red River Métis Men through Culturally Responsive Care
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,399,952
MB NEIHR renewal
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$4,000,000
Equity in Childhood Vaccinations during Public Health Emergencies: Experiences of Red River Métis Families in Manitoba
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$577,574

All 5 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

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

02

Dietary intakes, food behaviours and health indicators among Métis youth in Manitoba, Canada.

Perchotte C, Kloss O, Slater J, Katz A, Pilli B, Hinds A, Urquia ML, Sanguins J, Green C, Cidro J, Chateau D, Nickel N, Falkenberg T

Public health nutrition2025

DOI: 10.1017/s1368980025000151 PMID: 39901613

03

"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 Analysis2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/risa.14274 PMID: 38286593

04

Dietary Intake Patterns and Lifestyle Behaviors of Pregnant Women Living in a Manitoba First Nations Community: Implications for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Kloss O, Jebb M, Chartrand L, Chudley AE, Eskin MNA, Suh M

Nutrients2022First author

DOI: 10.3390/nu14153233 PMID: 35956409

05

Thiamin deficiency on fetal brain development with and without prenatal alcohol exposure.

Kloss O, Eskin NAM, Suh M

Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire2018First author

DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2017-0082 PMID: 28915355

06

Genetic Variation in Human Vitamin C Transporter Genes in Common Complex Diseases.

Shaghaghi MA, Kloss O, Eck P

Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2016

DOI: 10.3945/an.115.009225 PMID: 26980812

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

Co-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

MB NEIHR renewal

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: NEIHR - Manitoba

Principal investigators: Diffey, Linda L; Copenace, Sherry; Daniels, Chantal G; Star, Leona; Fowler-Woods, Amanda D; Lavoie, Josée G

Keywords: Anti-Indigenous Racism; Equity; Health Research; Indigenous Peoples; Mentorship

$4,000,000

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

Co-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

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Community Health Sciences
Psychology
College of Community and Global Health
Human Nutritional Sciences
Oral Biology
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Nursing
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Early Childhood Caries Dear Professor Kloss, 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 "Oral mycobiome and caries risk in young Indigenous children in Manitoba" (2023), 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]

Olena Kloss

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.

Dietary intakes, food behaviours and health indicators among M&#xe9;tis youth in Manitoba, Canada.

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

Dietary Intake Patterns and Lifestyle Behaviors of Pregnant Women Living in a Manitoba First Nations Community: Implications for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Thiamin deficiency on fetal brain development with and without prenatal alcohol exposure.

Genetic Variation in Human Vitamin C Transporter Genes in Common Complex Diseases.

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

MB NEIHR renewal

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

Frequent collaborators

Miyoung Suh

Frances Chartrand

Julianne Sanguins

Nathan Nickel

Chantal Perchotte

Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen

Kristin Reynolds

Aynslie Hinds

Jaime Cidro

Catherine Lebel

Chris Green

Joyce Slater

Jaime Cidro

Aislin Mushquash

Elizabeth Decaire

Mandy Archibald

Fiona Clement

Jordan Tustin

Alan Katz

Peter Eck

Dietary intakes, food behaviours and health indicators among Métis youth in Manitoba, Canada.

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