Shelley Turner, University of Manitoba

Research

Adolescents Cannabis Interpretive Description Qualitative Research Tobacco Vaping Young Adults Youth

Latest papers

Youth and Young Adults' Knowledge and Perceptions of Risks and Benefits Regarding Cannabis Products: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Over 1,700 Individuals.
Journal of psychoactive drugs · 2025
Rough-set based learning: Assessing patterns and predictability of anxiety, depression, and sleep scores associated with the use of cannabinoid-based medicine during COVID-19.
Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2023 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Cannabis Vaping Experiences and Decisions among Youth and Young Adults in Manitoba (The CaVED Project)
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 1 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Youth and Young Adults' Knowledge and Perceptions of Risks and Benefits Regarding Cannabis Products: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Over 1,700 Individuals.

Balneaves LG, Hammond D, Turner S, Nickel N, Woodgate RL, Watling CZ

Journal of psychoactive drugs2025

DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2024.2371028 PMID: 38946663

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Rough-set based learning: Assessing patterns and predictability of anxiety, depression, and sleep scores associated with the use of cannabinoid-based medicine during COVID-19.

Ramanna S, Ashrafi N, Loster E, Debroni K, Turner S

Frontiers in artificial intelligence2023Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/frai.2023.981953 PMID: 36872936

Cannabis Vaping Experiences and Decisions among Youth and Young Adults in Manitoba (The CaVED Project)

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Catalyst Grant: Health Effects of Vaping

Principal investigators: Balneaves, Lynda G; Turner, Shelley; Woodgate, Roberta L

Keywords: Adolescents; Cannabis; Interpretive Description; Qualitative Research; Tobacco; Vaping; Young Adults; Youth

$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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School of Public Health Sciences
College of Community and Global Health
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David Hammond

School of Public Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Nathan Nickel

College of Community and Global Health

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adolescents Dear Professor Turner, 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 "Youth and Young Adults' Knowledge and Perceptions of Risks and Benefits Regarding Cannabis Products: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Over 1,700 Individuals." (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 "Cannabis Vaping Experiences and Decisions among Youth and Young Adults in Manitoba (The CaVED Project)" (2020), 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]