Jennifer Shea, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

Indigenous Health Community-Based Approaches Resilience Mental Wellness Mental Health And Addictions Climate Change Adaptation Community Development Food Security

Latest papers

Navigating mental health needs at sea: Perspectives from the Canadian maritime community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PLOS global public health · 2026
High dietary magnesium intake is associated with low insulin resistance in the Newfoundland population.
PloS one · 2013
Changes in the transcriptome of abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue in response to short-term overfeeding in lean and obese men
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2009 · first author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Understanding People, Place, & Culture: A NunatuKavut Inuit Mental Wellness Initiative
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
$642,600
Enhancing Mental Health Services for Southern Inuit Communities: A Community-Based Approach
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Sowing the seeds of change - building on community strengths to achieve Indigenous food sovereignty in three northern communities
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$15,000

All 3 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Navigating mental health needs at sea: Perspectives from the Canadian maritime community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rojas Aldieri HA, Shea J, Mulay S, Valcour J, Shan D

PLOS global public health2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006493 PMID: 42154761

02

High dietary magnesium intake is associated with low insulin resistance in the Newfoundland population.

Cahill F, Shahidi M, Shea J, Wadden D, Gulliver W, Randell E, Vasdev S, Sun G

PloS one2013

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058278 PMID: 23472169

03

Changes in the transcriptome of abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue in response to short-term overfeeding in lean and obese men

Shea J, French CR, Bishop J, Martin G, Roebothan B, Pace D, Fitzpatrick D, Sun G

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition200938 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.25970

04

Serum retinol-binding protein 4 concentrations in response to short-term overfeeding in normal-weight, overweight, and obese men.

Shea J, Randell E, Vasdev S, Wang PP, Roebothan B, Sun G

The American journal of clinical nutrition2007First author

DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.5.1310 PMID: 17991640

Understanding People, Place, & Culture: A NunatuKavut Inuit Mental Wellness Initiative

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Shea, Jennifer M; Bull, Julie R; Wall, Darlene

Keywords: Community-Based Approaches; Indigenous Health; Mental Wellness; Resilience

$642,600

Enhancing Mental Health Services for Southern Inuit Communities: A Community-Based Approach

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Shea, Jennifer M; Bull, Julie R; Wall, Darlene

Keywords: Community-Based Approaches; Indigenous Health; Mental Health And Addictions; Resilience

$100,000

Sowing the seeds of change - building on community strengths to achieve Indigenous food sovereignty in three northern communities

Nominated PICIHR2018Team Grant: Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North - LOI

Principal investigators: Shea, Jennifer M; Vandell, Michael; Wall, Darlene; Hudson, Amy; Khimji, Reezwan

Keywords: Climate Change Adaptation; Community Development; Food Security; Goverance; Indigenous Health; Self-Determination; Sustainability

$15,000

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
Genetics
Surgery
Other

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

Desai Shan

Community Health

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Glynn Martin

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2009

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Indigenous Health Dear Professor Shea, 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 "Navigating mental health needs at sea: Perspectives from the Canadian maritime community during the COVID-19 pandemic." (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 "Understanding People, Place, & Culture: A NunatuKavut Inuit Mental Wellness Initiative" (2019), 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 Shea