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Research
Latest papers
Parental acceptability of new RSV preventive therapies for infants: A cross-sectional survey in Canada.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026 · senior author
Evidence based consensus statements for digital tools to address youth mental health literacy.
Scientific reports · 2025
Factors affecting hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in Canada: a cross-national survey.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2024
Latest funding
- $1,074,824
The Youth iPOWER Initiative: immunization Participation OWnership and Education Response for Priority Youth in Atlantic Canada
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Renewal
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $124,972
Engaging Community-Based Youth Research Partners to Identify and Close Gaps in Conducting Youth-Partnered Research on Structural Determinants of Health and Health Equity
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
5 publications.
Parental acceptability of new RSV preventive therapies for infants: A cross-sectional survey in Canada.
Fitzpatrick T, Parsons Leigh J, Brundin-Mather R, MacDonald J, Blanchard W, Bolotin S, Buchan SA, Brousseau N, Castillo E, Comeau JL, Dubé È, Greyson D, Halperin SA, Langley JM, Lee JSW, MacDonald SE, Manca T, Moss SJ, Papenburg J, Vadlamudi NK, Halperin D
Evidence based consensus statements for digital tools to address youth mental health literacy.
Moss SJ, Siddiqui S, Zuniga Chacon C, Sriskandarajah C, Stelfox M, Gaunce B, Harley M, Smith S, Ahmed SB, Birnie K, Halperin D, Halperin S, Hampson C, Hu J, Leppan L, Nickle A, Russell K, Soo A, Solis M, Stelfox HT, Straus S, Tutelman PR, Wiele Q, Fiest KM, Racine N, Parsons Leigh J
Factors affecting hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in Canada: a cross-national survey.
Leigh JP, FitzGerald EA, Moss SJ, Brundin-Mather R, Dodds A, Stelfox HT, Dubé È, Fiest KM, Halperin D, Ahmed SB, MacDonald SE, Straus SE, Manca T, Kamstra JN, Soo A, Longmore S, Kupsch S, Sept B, Halperin S
Lessons learned from the experiences and perspectives of frontline healthcare workers on the COVID-19 response: a qualitative descriptive study.
Orhierhor M, Pringle W, Halperin D, Parsons J, Halperin SA, Bettinger JA
Exploring the impact of media and information on self-reported intentions to vaccinate against COVID-19: A qualitative interview-based study.
Parsons Leigh J, Halperin D, Mizen SJ, FitzGerald EA, Moss SJ, Fiest KM, Di Castri A, Stelfox HT, Halperin S
The Youth iPOWER Initiative: immunization Participation OWnership and Education Response for Priority Youth in Atlantic Canada
Principal investigators: Moss, Stephana J; Deeks, Shelley L; Halperin, Scott A; Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J
Keywords: Child & Youth Health; Community-Based Research; Health Equity; Health Services Research; Immunization Coverage; Infectious Diseases; Knowledge Mobilization; Survey Methodology; Vaccine Hesitancy; Vaccine Literacy
Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Renewal
Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Andrew, Melissa K; Bettinger, Julie A; Bolotin, Shelly; Brisson, Marc; Buchan, Sarah; Cowan, Juthaporn; Dubé, Eve; Greyson, Devon; Hatchette, Todd F; Heffernan, Jane M; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Langley, Joanne M; MacDonald, Shannon E; McNeil, Shelly A; Muller, Matthew P; Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Sadarangani, Manish; Top, Karina A
Keywords: Adverse Events Following Immunization; Immunogenicity; Population-Based Methodology; Rapid Response Research Capacity; Vaccine Coverage; Vaccine Effectiveness; Vaccine Hesitancy; Vaccine Modeling And Economic Analysis; Vaccine Safety; Vulnerable Populations
Engaging Community-Based Youth Research Partners to Identify and Close Gaps in Conducting Youth-Partnered Research on Structural Determinants of Health and Health Equity
Principal investigators: Moss, Stephana J; Straus, Sharon E; Halperin, Donna M; Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J
Keywords: Community-Based Participatory Research; Cross-Sectional Survey; Engagement Framework; Health Equity Lens; Knowledge Assessment; Modified Delphi Consensus Process; Semi-Structured Interviews; Who Adolescent Health And Well-Being Consensus Framework; Who Framework For Action On Social Determinants Of Health; Youth Research Partners
Open-label, phase 1/2, dose-escalation and dose-confirmation clinical trial to establish a Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM) by determining and confirming the optimal, safe, and reproducible Influenza A:H3N2 dose administered intranasally to healthy adults 18-40 years of age that induces mild symptomatic infection and detection of Influenza A:H3N2 in nasal secretions by culture and/or PCR
Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Ward, Brian J
Keywords: Challenge Study; Challenge Unit; Controlled Human Infection Model (Chim); Dose-Finding; Dose-Ranging; Healthy Adults; Influenza Virus; Pandemic Preparedness; Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial
Mobilizing outputs from INPUT: The Information Needs, Perspectives and Uncertainties of COVID-19 Project. Co-creating opportunities for shared dialogue to address knowledge and information needs within the context of racialized communities prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination.
Principal investigators: Salter, Katherine; Cain, Miranda M
Keywords: Co-Design; Dialogue; Knowledge Exchange; Knowledge Mobilization; Partnership
Open-label, phase 1/2, dose-escalation and dose-confirmation clinical trial to establish a Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM) by determining and confirming the optimal, safe, and reproducible Influenza A:H3N2 dose administered intranasally to healthy adults 18-40 years of age that induces mild symptomatic infection and detection of Influenza A:H3N2 in nasal secretions by culture and/or PCR
Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Ward, Brian J
Keywords: Challenge Study; Challenge Unit; Controlled Human Infection Model (Chim); Dose-Finding; Dose-Ranging; Healthy Adults; Influenza Virus; Pandemic Preparedness; Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial
Establishing Stakeholder Priorities for the Development and Implementation of Strategies to Support Continued Youth & Family Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Principal investigators: Moss, Stephana J; Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Racine, Nicole M; Russell, Kristine E; Smith, Stacie; Solis, May
Keywords: Healthy Communities; Knowledge Translation; Pandemic Recovery; Public Health; Stakeholder Informed; Youth Wellbeing
Partnering with Canadian Youth and Families to Co-design a User-centered Digital Health Tool to Manage the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Public Health Crises on Youth Mental Wellbeing
Principal investigators: Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Nickel, Angie; Racine, Nicole M; Russell, Kristine E; Solis, May
Keywords: Healthy Communities; Knowledge Translation; Pandemic; Public Engagement; Public Health; Youth Wellbeing
Engage, Educate, Empower: Partnering with Canadian Families to Understand and Mitigate the Multifaceted Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child and Youth Wellbeing
Principal investigators: Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Hampson, Christine L; Stelfox, Henry T; Fiest, Kirsten M; Halperin, Donna M; Nickel, Angie; Russell, Kristine E; Solis, May
Keywords: Healthy Communities; Infectious Disease; Knowledge Translation; Mixed Methods; Pandemic; Population Health; Public Engagement; Public Health; Youth And Families
Examining Drivers of Vaccine Hesitancy and Approaches to Improve Vaccine Confidence in Canada
Principal investigators: Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Stelfox, Henry T; Fiest, Kirsten M; Halperin, Scott A; Kupsch, Shelly; Longmore, Shelly; Sept, Bonnie G
Keywords: Building Trust In Science; Knowledge And Behaviour; Knowledge Translation; Public Beliefs; Vaccine Confidence; Vaccine Hesitancy
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
- Pediatrics
- Critical Care Medicine
- Health Administration
- Epidemiology Division
- School of Population and Public Health
- Medicine
- Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
- Other
Co-authors at Dalhousie University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Donna Halperin
Faculty
5 shared papers, latest 2026
Scott Halperin
Pediatrics
3 shared papers, latest 2025
Jeanna Parsons Leigh
Pediatrics
3 shared papers, latest 2026
Kathryn Birnie
Anesthesiology and Pain Management
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Jia Hu
Community Health Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Kristine Russell
Health Administration
1 shared papers, latest 2025
May Solis
Health Administration
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Jesse Papenburg
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Nicole Racine
Psychology
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Devon Greyson
School of Population and Public Health
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Shelly Bolotin
Epidemiology Division
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Eliana Castillo
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Tiffany Fitzpatrick
Epidemiology Division
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Jesse Papenburg
Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Shelly Kupsch
Critical Care Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Janet Parsons
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Bonnie Sept
Critical Care Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2024
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