Kristine Russell, Dalhousie University

Research

Healthy Communities Knowledge Translation Public Health Youth Wellbeing Pandemic Public Engagement Pandemic Recovery Stakeholder Informed

Latest papers

Evidence based consensus statements for digital tools to address youth mental health literacy.
Scientific reports · 2025
Social factors associated with self-reported changes in mental health symptoms among youth in the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey.
BMC public health · 2024
Codesigning a user-centred digital psychoeducational tool for youth mental well-being with families in Canada: study protocol for a sequential exploratory mixed methods study.
BMJ open · 2023

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Establishing Stakeholder Priorities for the Development and Implementation of Strategies to Support Continued Youth & Family Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$20,000
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
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$99,525
Engage, Educate, Empower: Partnering with Canadian Families to Understand and Mitigate the Multifaceted Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child and Youth Wellbeing
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$144,756

All 3 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

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

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-12947-y PMID: 40753263

02

Social factors associated with self-reported changes in mental health symptoms among youth in the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey.

Moss SJ, Stelfox M, McArthur E, Sriskandarajah C, Ahmed SB, Birnie K, Halperin DM, Halperin SA, Harley M, Hu J, Kamstra JN, Leppan L, Nickel A, Racine N, Russell K, Smith S, Solis M, Tutelman PR, Stelfox HT, Fiest KM, Parsons Leigh J

BMC public health2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18087-8 PMID: 38413913

03

Codesigning a user-centred digital psychoeducational tool for youth mental well-being with families in Canada: study protocol for a sequential exploratory mixed methods study.

Moss SJ, Racine N, Ahmed S, Birnie K, Cherak MS, Curran JA, Halperin D, Halperin SA, Harley M, Hu J, Leppan L, Nickel A, Russell K, Solis M, Smith S, Soo A, Stelfox M, Tutelman PR, Stelfox HT, Fiest KM, Parsons Leigh J

BMJ open2023

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072533 PMID: 37369410

Establishing Stakeholder Priorities for the Development and Implementation of Strategies to Support Continued Youth & Family Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

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

$20,000

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 investigatorCIHR2022Catalyst Grant: CPHO Report - General Pool

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

$99,525

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 investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

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

$144,756

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

Health Administration
Pediatrics
Community Health Sciences
Anesthesiology and Pain Management
Psychology
Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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.

May Solis

Health Administration

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Nicole Racine

Psychology

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Kathryn Birnie

Anesthesiology and Pain Management

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Jia Hu

Community Health Sciences

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Jeanna Parsons Leigh

Pediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Angie Nickel

Health Administration

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Donna Halperin

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Sofia Ahmed

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Stacie Smith

Health Administration

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Donna Halperin

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Sofia Ahmed

Obstetrics and Gynecology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Scott Halperin

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Healthy Communities Dear Professor Russell, 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 "Evidence based consensus statements for digital tools to address youth mental health literacy." (2025), 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 "Establishing Stakeholder Priorities for the Development and Implementation of Strategies to Support Continued Youth & Family Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2023), 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]