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Debbie Martin

Tier II Canada Research Chair, Indigenous Peoples Health and Well-Being, Professor, Health PromotionSchool of Health and Human PerformanceDalhousie University

Debbie Martin

Tier II Canada Research Chair, Indigenous Peoples Health and Well-Being, Professor, Health Promotion

School of Health and Human Performance

Faculty of Agriculture

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2024.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 19 research grants (19 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 3 trainee awards (3 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

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Indigenous health and health promotion Community-engaged and community-led research Social and structural determinants of health Chronic disease prevention as it relates to strengthening our relationship to the land, water, air and ice

Latest papers

Income-Related Inequities in Primary and Specialist Care Among First Nations Peoples Living Off-Reserve in Canada.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024 · senior author
Are we walking the talk of participatory Indigenous health research? A scoping review of the literature in Atlantic Canada.
PloS one · 2021 · senior author
How has Indigenous Health Research changed in Atlantic Canada over two decades? A scoping review from 2001 to 2020.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021 · senior author

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Weaving Stories of Gender: A Wabanaki-Labrador Knowledge Sharing Initiative
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$199,948
ReconciliACTION for Indigenous Sexual Health: Intersections of Theory, Policy and Practice
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$120,000
Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network (WLN) Renewal
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$4,000,000

All 32 grants and awards

11 publications.

Income-Related Inequities in Primary and Specialist Care Among First Nations Peoples Living Off-Reserve in Canada.

Hajizadeh M, Keefe BL, Asada Y, Bombay A, Martin D

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s40615-023-01739-7 PMID: 37561281

Are we walking the talk of participatory Indigenous health research? A scoping review of the literature in Atlantic Canada.

Murphy K, Branje K, White T, Cunsolo A, Latimer M, McMillan J, Sylliboy JR, McKibbon S, Martin D

PloS one2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255265 PMID: 34314455

How has Indigenous Health Research changed in Atlantic Canada over two decades? A scoping review from 2001 to 2020.

White T, Murphy K, Branje K, McKibbon S, Cunsolo A, Latimer M, McMillan J, Sylliboy J, Martin D

Social science & medicine (1982)2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113947 PMID: 33991791

The Retail Food Environment, Store Foods, and Diet and Health among Indigenous Populations: a Scoping Review.

Luongo G, Skinner K, Phillipps B, Yu Z, Martin D, Mah CL

Current obesity reports2020

DOI: 10.1007/s13679-020-00399-6 PMID: 32780322

The tools at their fingertips: How settler colonial geographies shape medical educators’ strategies for grappling with Anti-Indigenous racism

Sylvestre P, Castleden H, Denis J, Martin D, Bombay A

Social Science and Medicine201933 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112363

Indigenous voices and knowledge systems - promoting planetary health, health equity, and sustainable development now and for future generations.

Ratima M, Martin D, Castleden H, Delormier T

Global health promotion2019

DOI: 10.1177/1757975919838487 PMID: 30964406

Predictors of medical student interest in Indigenous health learning and clinical practice: a Canadian case study

Yeung S, Bombay A, Walker C, Denis J, Martin D, Sylvestre P, Castleden H

BMC Medical Education201815 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-018-1401-1 PMID: W2905120171

Enhancing Indigenous Health Promotion Research Through Two-Eyed Seeing: A Hermeneutic Relational Process.

Hovey RB, Delormier T, McComber AM, Lévesque L, Martin D

Qualitative health research2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/1049732317697948 PMID: 28682710

First Nations, Inuit and Métis health: Considerations for Canadian health leaders in the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report.

McNally M, Martin D

Healthcare management forum2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/0840470416680445 PMID: 28929885

La santé des Premières nations, des Inuits et des Métis: les facteurs que doivent envisager les leaders en santé canadiens dans la foulée du rapport de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada.

McNally M, Martin D

Healthcare management forum2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/0840470417695453 PMID: 28929884

Weaving Stories of Gender: A Wabanaki-Labrador Knowledge Sharing Initiative

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Operating Grant: Indigenous Gender and Wellness - Knowledge Sharing

Principal investigators: Price, Shelley T; Martin, Debbie H; Pride, Tara M

Keywords: Collaborative; Gender; Innu; Inuit; Knowledge Sharing; Mi'Kmaq; Peskotomuhkati; Trauma-Informed; Well-Being; Wolastoqiyik

$199,948

ReconciliACTION for Indigenous Sexual Health: Intersections of Theory, Policy and Practice

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Masching, Renee

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Health Policy; Hiv; Indigenous Health; International Health; Sexual Health; Srhr; Stbbi; Undrip

$120,000

Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network (WLN) Renewal

Nominated PICIHR2024Operating Grant: NEIHR - Atlantic Region

Principal investigators: Martin, Debbie H; Marshall, Albert; Paul, John G; Benoit, Anita C; Cunsolo, Ashlee; Hurley, Erica J; McMillan, Leslie Jane; Pride, Tara M

Keywords: Indigenous Health; Indigenous Methodologies And Methods; Indigenous Rights-Based Research; Indigenous Self-Determination; Indigenous-Led Research

$4,000,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2022Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Martin, Debbie H

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

Better Nights and Better Days for Canadians: An Innovative National Strategy to Prevent and Improve Insomnia Across the Lifespan Using Digital Approaches for Sleep Promotion, Intervention, and Provider Training

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Sleep Research Consortium - Sleep across the life cycle

Principal investigators: Corkum, Penny V; Roberts, Karen C; Earle, Christopher I; Keys, Elizabeth M; Simonelli, Guido

Keywords: Digital Approaches; Health Care Service Delivery; Indigenous Sleep Health; Insomnia; Knowledge Mobilization; Lifespan; Priority Populations; Sleep Promotion; Sustainability; Training

$1,374,898

Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous Older Adults Residing in Long Term Care

SupervisorCIHR2021Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Stilwell, Christie

Keywords: Aging Population; Indigenous Health; Long Term Care

Exploring the Demographics, Culturally Appropriate Health Services, and Experiences of Indigenous Older Adults Residing in Long-Term Care Facilities in Canada

SupervisorCIHR2020Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Stilwell, Christie

Keywords: Aging; Indigenous Health; Long Term Care; Qualitative Methods; Secondary Data Analysis; Systematic Review

$105,000

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

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

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

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

$642,600

The Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network

Nominated PICIHR2019Operating Grant: NEIHR - Atlantic Region

Principal investigators: Martin, Debbie H; Brooks, Eileen; Marshall, Albert; Musqua-Leblanc, Geri; Prosper, Kerry; Sark, Roseanne; Cunsolo, Ashlee; Latimer, Margot A; McMillan, Leslie Jane; Sylliboy, John R

Keywords: Co-Learning; Co-Mentorship; Community-Based Research; Indigenous Health; Relational Ethics; Two-Eyed Seeing

$3,499,065

Wabanaki-Labrador Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research

Nominated PICIHR2018Operating Grant: Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research- Dev Grants

Principal investigators: Martin, Debbie H; Marshall, Albert; Bombay, Amy; Cunsolo, Ashlee; Latimer, Margot A; McMillan, Leslie Jane

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Indigenous Health

$75,000

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Debbie Martin

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Income-Related Inequities in Primary and Specialist Care Among First Nations Peoples Living Off-Reserve in Canada.

Are we walking the talk of participatory Indigenous health research? A scoping review of the literature in Atlantic Canada.

How has Indigenous Health Research changed in Atlantic Canada over two decades? A scoping review from 2001 to 2020.

The Retail Food Environment, Store Foods, and Diet and Health among Indigenous Populations: a Scoping Review.

The tools at their fingertips: How settler colonial geographies shape medical educators’ strategies for grappling with Anti-Indigenous racism

Indigenous voices and knowledge systems - promoting planetary health, health equity, and sustainable development now and for future generations.

Predictors of medical student interest in Indigenous health learning and clinical practice: a Canadian case study

Enhancing Indigenous Health Promotion Research Through Two-Eyed Seeing: A Hermeneutic Relational Process.

First Nations, Inuit and Métis health: Considerations for Canadian health leaders in the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report.

La santé des Premières nations, des Inuits et des Métis: les facteurs que doivent envisager les leaders en santé canadiens dans la foulée du rapport de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada.

Weaving Stories of Gender: A Wabanaki-Labrador Knowledge Sharing Initiative

ReconciliACTION for Indigenous Sexual Health: Intersections of Theory, Policy and Practice

Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network (WLN) Renewal

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Better Nights and Better Days for Canadians: An Innovative National Strategy to Prevent and Improve Insomnia Across the Lifespan Using Digital Approaches for Sleep Promotion, Intervention, and Provider Training

Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous Older Adults Residing in Long Term Care

Exploring the Demographics, Culturally Appropriate Health Services, and Experiences of Indigenous Older Adults Residing in Long-Term Care Facilities in Canada

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

The Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network

Wabanaki-Labrador Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research

Frequent collaborators

Heather Castleden

Amy Bombay

Mary Mcnally

Jeffrey Denis

Margot Latimer

Mohammad Hajizadeh

John Sylliboy

Treena Delormier

Kelly Skinner

Lois Jackson

Yukiko Asada

Debbie Martin

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Income-Related Inequities in Primary and Specialist Care Among First Nations Peoples Living Off-Reserve in Canada.

Are we walking the talk of participatory Indigenous health research? A scoping review of the literature in Atlantic Canada.

How has Indigenous Health Research changed in Atlantic Canada over two decades? A scoping review from 2001 to 2020.

The Retail Food Environment, Store Foods, and Diet and Health among Indigenous Populations: a Scoping Review.

The tools at their fingertips: How settler colonial geographies shape medical educators’ strategies for grappling with Anti-Indigenous racism

Indigenous voices and knowledge systems - promoting planetary health, health equity, and sustainable development now and for future generations.

Predictors of medical student interest in Indigenous health learning and clinical practice: a Canadian case study

Enhancing Indigenous Health Promotion Research Through Two-Eyed Seeing: A Hermeneutic Relational Process.

First Nations, Inuit and M&#xe9;tis health: Considerations for Canadian health leaders in the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report.

La sant&#xe9; des Premi&#xe8;res nations, des Inuits et des M&#xe9;tis: les facteurs que doivent envisager les leaders en sant&#xe9; canadiens dans la foul&#xe9;e du rapport de la Commission de v&#xe9;rit&#xe9; et r&#xe9;conciliation du Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Heather Castleden

Amy Bombay

Mary Mcnally

Jeffrey Denis

Margot Latimer

Mohammad Hajizadeh

John Sylliboy

Treena Delormier

Kelly Skinner

Lois Jackson

Yukiko Asada

First Nations, Inuit and Métis health: Considerations for Canadian health leaders in the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report.

La santé des Premières nations, des Inuits et des Métis: les facteurs que doivent envisager les leaders en santé canadiens dans la foulée du rapport de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada.