Sherry Copenace, University of Manitoba

Research

Anti-Indigenous Racism Equity Health Research Indigenous Peoples Mentorship

Latest papers

Walking in two worlds with type 2 diabetes: a scoping review of prevention and management practices incorporating traditional indigenous approaches.
International journal of circumpolar health · 2022

All 1 publications

Latest funding

MB NEIHR renewal
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$4,000,000
Anishinaabe birthing reclamation
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$58,447
Living the DREAM (Developing Resilience through Emotions, Attitudes and Meaning): An Online Education Approach to Enhancing Meaning Mindset & Social, Emotional, and Behavioural Well-Being
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$78,032

All 5 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Walking in two worlds with type 2 diabetes: a scoping review of prevention and management practices incorporating traditional indigenous approaches.

Bonin L, Levasseur-Puhach S, Guimond M, Gabbs M, Wicklow B, Vandenbroeck B, Copenace S, Delaronde M, Mosienko L, McGavock J, Katz LY, Roos LE, Diffey L, Dart A

International journal of circumpolar health2022

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2022.2141182 PMID: 36356170

MB NEIHR renewal

Principal 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

Anishinaabe birthing reclamation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Craft, Aimée E.

Keywords: Indigenous; Birthing; Governance; Language; Water; Anishinaabe; Knowledge; Sovereignty

$58,447

Living the DREAM (Developing Resilience through Emotions, Attitudes and Meaning): An Online Education Approach to Enhancing Meaning Mindset & Social, Emotional, and Behavioural Well-Being

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Armstrong, Laura

Keywords: social-emotional literacy; well-being; meaning mindset; child and youth well-being; parenting; rural and urban; gifted children; Autism spectrum; well-being education

$78,032

Elevating the Uses of Storytelling Approaches within Indigenous Health Research: A Patient-engaged Scoping Review Study Involving Indigenous People and Settlers

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Catalyst Grant: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Rieger, Kendra L; Gazan, Sarah M

Keywords: Arts-Based Research; Decolonizing Research Methods; Health Equity; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Knowledge; Interdisciplinary; Patient Engagement; Patient Oriented Research; Scoping Review; Two-Eyed Seeing

$100,000

Supporting the trajectories of our spirit: Living Cree Pimatisiwin and Blackfoot Kiipaataapiisiinii (Our spiritual way of life)

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Indigenous Component of Healthy Life Trajectories (I-HeLTI)

Principal investigators: Sinclair, Stephanie A; Horton, Mabel L; Bach, Rachel L; Cheung, Melanie J; Cidro, Jaime; Craft, Aimée E; Healy, Bonnie A; Tait, Vanessa A

Keywords: Culture As Prevention; Impact Of Culture On Health; Indigenous Ethics; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous Reserach Methods; Indigneous Biological Sampling Protocols; Indigneous Knowledge Frameworks; Nation Based Indicators Of Wellness; Reclaiming Indigenous Birth Knowledge; Strength Based Indicators

$1,012,500

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

Department of Pediatrics and Child Health
Community Health Sciences
College of Community and Global Health

Co-authors at University of Manitoba, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Jonathan McGavock

Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Allison Dart

Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Brandy Wicklow

Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Linda Diffey

College of Community and Global Health

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Anti-Indigenous Racism Dear Professor Copenace, 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 "Walking in two worlds with type 2 diabetes: a scoping review of prevention and management practices incorporating traditional indigenous approaches." (2022), 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 "MB NEIHR renewal" (2024), 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]