Jennifer Donnan, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Cannabis Education Harm Reduction Youth Engagement Health Policy Outcomes Evaluation Process Evaluation Public Health

Latest papers

The Cannabis Health Literacy Questionnaire - Assessing Reliability and Known-Groups Validity in a Canadian Adult Sample.
Journal of drug education · 2026 · senior author
Insights from the ground: A qualitative investigation of retailer perspectives of the challenges and opportunities in the legal cannabis market in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
PloS one · 2025 · senior author
Development of a cannabis health literacy questionnaire: preliminary validation using the Rasch model.
BMC public health · 2025

All 27 publications

Latest funding

Directed Education on Cannabis for Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): Planning a strategy with youth to enhance cannabis decision making
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$10,000
An Integrated Process and Outcomes Evaluation of Cannabis Legalization Policies in Newfoundland and Labrador to Examine Public Health and Safety Impacts of Sales, Consumption and Enforcement Regulations.
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI

All 2 grants and awards

27 publications.

01

The Cannabis Health Literacy Questionnaire - Assessing Reliability and Known-Groups Validity in a Canadian Adult Sample.

Jacques Q, Gao Z, Najafizada M, Bishop L, Howells R, Donnan J

Journal of drug education2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/00472379261439959 PMID: 41949481

02

Insights from the ground: A qualitative investigation of retailer perspectives of the challenges and opportunities in the legal cannabis market in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Wright-Brown T, Gaid D, Najafizada M, Schwartz E, Cooper T, Newell W, Bishop L, Donnan J

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0333706 PMID: 41124200

03

Development of a cannabis health literacy questionnaire: preliminary validation using the Rasch model.

Jacques Q, Donnan J, Bishop L, Howells R, Gao Z, Najafizada M

BMC public health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23770-5 PMID: 40707888

04

Exploring cannabis consumption stigma in Canada with consideration of age and gender differences.

Rowe EC, Coles ARL, Harris-Lane LM, Harris N, Bishop L, Howells R, Donnan J

Addictive behaviors reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100608 PMID: 40438612

05

Mapping the Landscape: A Scoping Review of Evaluated Substance Use Harm Reduction Programs for Youth.

Rowe ECL, Downey MK, Harris N, Kinzel EA, Donnan J, Bishop L

Journal of drug education2025

DOI: 10.1177/00472379251335744 PMID: 40255053

06

A cross-sectional survey of the prevalence and patterns of using cannabis as a sleep aid in Canadian cancer survivors.

Lee RM, Donnan J, Harris N, Garland SN

Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11764-023-01474-2 PMID: 37837502

07

Post-Pandemic Engagement of Youth in Virtual Environments: Reflections and Lessons Learned From the Development of a Youth Education Program.

Donnan J, Howells R, Drakes DH, Bishop LD

The Journal of early adolescence2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/02724316231223527 PMID: 39553334

08

A Cross Sectional Survey of Factors Related to Cannabis Use as a Sleep Aid Among Canadian Cancer Survivors.

Lee RM, Donnan J, Harris N, Garland SN

Behavioral sleep medicine2024

DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2024.2361015 PMID: 38804699

09

Evaluation of a unique and innovative diabetes care model in primary care in Ontario, Canada: protocol for a multiple-methods study with a convergent parallel design.

Mathews M, Lyons R, Harris S, Hedden L, Choi YH, Donnan J, Green ME, Harvey E, Reichert SM, Ryan B, Sibbald S, Meredith L

BMJ open2024

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088737 PMID: 38858140

10

Exploring consumer preferences for cannabis edible products to support public health policy: A discrete choice experiment.

Donnan J, Johnston K, Coombs M, Najafizada M, Bishop L

PloS one2024First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292336 PMID: 38753807

Directed Education on Cannabis for Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): Planning a strategy with youth to enhance cannabis decision making

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Bishop, Lisa D; Donnan, Jennifer R; Harris, Gregory E

Keywords: Cannabis; Education; Harm Reduction; Youth Engagement

$10,000

An Integrated Process and Outcomes Evaluation of Cannabis Legalization Policies in Newfoundland and Labrador to Examine Public Health and Safety Impacts of Sales, Consumption and Enforcement Regulations.

Nominated PICIHR2019Partnerships for Cannabis Policy Evaluation

Principal investigators: Donnan, Jennifer R; Tucker, Alison L; Bishop, Lisa D; Najafizada, Said Ahmad Maisam

Keywords: Cannabis; Health Policy; Outcomes Evaluation; Process Evaluation; Public Health

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

Lindsay Hedden and Lindsay Hedden: 44 shared papers
Maria Mathews and Lindsay Hedden: 36 shared papers
Maria Mathews and Lindsay Hedden: 16 shared papers
Julian Little and Daniel Krewski: 11 shared papers
Lisa Bishop and Jennifer Donnan: 11 shared papers
Daniel Krewski and James Gomes: 8 shared papers
Laurie Twells and Zhiwei Gao: 6 shared papers
Julian Little and James Gomes: 5 shared papers
Zhiwei Gao and Jennifer Donnan: 4 shared papers
Laurie Twells and Jennifer Donnan: 3 shared papers
Stewart Harris and Maria Mathews: 3 shared papers
Stewart Harris and Lindsay Hedden: 3 shared papers
Rosemary Martino and Pascal van Lieshout: 3 shared papers
Maria Mathews and Shannon Sibbald: 3 shared papers
Maria Mathews and Yun-Hee Choi: 3 shared papers
Maria Mathews and Bridget Ryan: 3 shared papers
Shannon Sibbald and Lindsay Hedden: 3 shared papers
Lindsay Hedden and Bridget Ryan: 3 shared papers
Bridget Ryan and Lindsay Hedden: 3 shared papers
Helen Tremlett and Tamara Pringsheim: 2 shared papers
Helen Tremlett and Rosemary Martino: 2 shared papers
Helen Tremlett and Julian Little: 2 shared papers
Helen Tremlett and Daniel Krewski: 2 shared papers
Helen Tremlett and James Gomes: 2 shared papers
Helen Tremlett and Pascal van Lieshout: 2 shared papers
Laurie Twells and Brendan Barrett: 2 shared papers
Laurie Twells and Lisa Bishop: 2 shared papers
Stewart Harris and Yun-Hee Choi: 2 shared papers
Tamara Pringsheim and Rosemary Martino: 2 shared papers
Tamara Pringsheim and Julian Little: 2 shared papers
Tamara Pringsheim and Pascal van Lieshout: 2 shared papers
Lisa Bishop and Zhiwei Gao: 2 shared papers
Lindsay Hedden and Yun-Hee Choi: 2 shared papers
Helen Tremlett and Jennifer Donnan: 1 shared paper
Helen Tremlett and Ruksana Rashid: 1 shared paper
Laurie Twells and John-Michael Gamble: 1 shared paper
Stewart Harris and Jennifer Donnan: 1 shared paper
Stewart Harris and Shannon Sibbald: 1 shared paper
John-Michael Gamble and Jennifer Donnan: 1 shared paper
Tamara Pringsheim and Jennifer Donnan: 1 shared paper
Tamara Pringsheim and Ruksana Rashid: 1 shared paper
Rosemary Martino and Jennifer Donnan: 1 shared paper
Rosemary Martino and Ruksana Rashid: 1 shared paper
Julian Little and Jennifer Donnan: 1 shared paper
Brendan Barrett and Lisa Bishop: 1 shared paper
Brendan Barrett and Zhiwei Gao: 1 shared paper
Brendan Barrett and Jennifer Donnan: 1 shared paper
Maria Mathews and Jennifer Donnan: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Donnan and Shannon Sibbald: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Donnan and Lindsay Hedden: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Donnan and Yun-Hee Choi: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Donnan and Bridget Ryan: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Donnan and Lindsay Hedden: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Donnan and Ruksana Rashid: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Donnan and Daniel Krewski: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Donnan and James Gomes: 1 shared paper
Jennifer Donnan and Pascal van Lieshout: 1 shared paper

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Family Medicine
Community Health
Medicine
Medicine/Neurology
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cannabis Dear Professor Donnan, 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 "The Cannabis Health Literacy Questionnaire - Assessing Reliability and Known-Groups Validity in a Canadian Adult Sample." (2026), 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 "Directed Education on Cannabis for Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): Planning a strategy with youth to enhance cannabis decision making" (2022), 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]

Jennifer Donnan

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The Cannabis Health Literacy Questionnaire - Assessing Reliability and Known-Groups Validity in a Canadian Adult Sample.

Insights from the ground: A qualitative investigation of retailer perspectives of the challenges and opportunities in the legal cannabis market in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Development of a cannabis health literacy questionnaire: preliminary validation using the Rasch model.

Exploring cannabis consumption stigma in Canada with consideration of age and gender differences.

Mapping the Landscape: A Scoping Review of Evaluated Substance Use Harm Reduction Programs for Youth.

A cross-sectional survey of the prevalence and patterns of using cannabis as a sleep aid in Canadian cancer survivors.

Post-Pandemic Engagement of Youth in Virtual Environments: Reflections and Lessons Learned From the Development of a Youth Education Program.

A Cross Sectional Survey of Factors Related to Cannabis Use as a Sleep Aid Among Canadian Cancer Survivors.

Evaluation of a unique and innovative diabetes care model in primary care in Ontario, Canada: protocol for a multiple-methods study with a convergent parallel design.

Exploring consumer preferences for cannabis edible products to support public health policy: A discrete choice experiment.

Directed Education on Cannabis for Youth Decision Empowerment (DECYDE): Planning a strategy with youth to enhance cannabis decision making

An Integrated Process and Outcomes Evaluation of Cannabis Legalization Policies in Newfoundland and Labrador to Examine Public Health and Safety Impacts of Sales, Consumption and Enforcement Regulations.

Frequent collaborators

Lisa Bishop

Zhiwei Gao

Laurie Twells

Shannon Sibbald

Lindsay Hedden

Yun-Hee Choi

Bridget Ryan

Lindsay Hedden

Ruksana Rashid

Daniel Krewski

James Gomes

Pascal van Lieshout

Tamara Pringsheim

Rosemary Martino

Julian Little

Brendan Barrett

Helen Tremlett

Maria Mathews

Stewart Harris

John-Michael Gamble