Deborah Norris, Mount Saint Vincent University

Research

Biomarkers Early-Life Conditions Epigenetic Aging Global Health Long-Term Effects On Health Low- And Middle-Income Countries Population Aging Trauma

Latest papers

Building a Resilience Ecosystem to Improve Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing in Canadian High-Stress Low-Control Occupations
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2026
'Without support, you are just alone': relational food insecurity among a sample of gay men in India.
Culture, health & sexuality · 2026
Lifestyle Dimensions of Public Safety Personnel Families: There's No Life Like It.
Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025

All 12 publications

Latest funding

What about the families? Strengthening a families research ecosystem for defence and public safety sectors
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$58,333
What about the families? Strengthening a families research ecosystem for defence and public safety sectors
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$349,434
The Currency of Cryptoart: Artistic Innovation on the Blockchain
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$39,212

All 5 grants and awards

12 publications.

01

Building a Resilience Ecosystem to Improve Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing in Canadian High-Stress Low-Control Occupations

Anderson GS, Song Y, Ricciardelli R, MacDermid JC, Cramm H, Norris D, Carleton RN

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2026

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23050669

02

'Without support, you are just alone': relational food insecurity among a sample of gay men in India.

Joy P, Yeminedi S, Norris D, Mann L

Culture, health & sexuality2026

DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2025.2514179 PMID: 40503634

03

Lifestyle Dimensions of Public Safety Personnel Families: There's No Life Like It.

Cramm H, Cox M, Norris D, Reid N, Tam-Seto L, Dekel R, Fear NT, Delaney L, Richmond R, Mahar A

Journal of occupational rehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10926-024-10213-y PMID: 38869745

04

Well-being among Canadian Armed Forces men and women: The roles of poor work-life balance and organizational support.

Skomorovsky A, Charanek N, Campbell A, Reeves K, Norris D

Journal of military, veteran and family health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3138/jmvfh-2024-0049 PMID: 42534026

05

Exploring the Occupational Lifestyle Experiences of the Families of Public Safety Personnel

Richmond R, Ricciardelli R, Dekel R, Norris D, Mahar A, MacDermid J, Fear NT, Gribble R, Cramm H

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation20245 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s10926-024-10179-x

06

'There's no club, absolutely nothing': Experiences of parents of Veterans living with illnesses and injuries in Canada.

Tam-Seto L, Norris D, Richardson M, Gribble R, Fear NT, Cramm H

Journal of military, veteran and family health2024

DOI: 10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0061 PMID: 42533956

07

Adult children in Canadian military families (1950-91): Balancing demands with capabilities.

Norris D, Cox M, Cramm H, Mahar AL

Journal of military, veteran and family health2024First author

DOI: 10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0060 PMID: 42533859

08

Unintended Consequences of "Breast Is Best" Messaging on Mothers: An Autoethnography.

Hemeon J, Norris D, Stahlke S, Lordly D

Canadian journal of dietetic practice and research : a publication of Dietitians of Canada = Revue canadienne de la pratique et de la recherche en dietetique : une publication des Dietetistes du Canada2023

DOI: 10.3148/cjdpr-2022-038 PMID: 36880653

09

Public Safety Personnel Family Resilience: A Narrative Review.

Cox M, Norris D, Cramm H, Richmond R, Anderson GS

International journal of environmental research and public health2022

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095224 PMID: 35564618

10

Experiences of families of public safety personnel: a systematic review protocol of qualitative evidence

Leroux J, Richmond R, Fitzpatrick S, Kirkland H, Norris D, Mahar A, MacDermid J, Dekel R, Cramm H

Systematic Reviews20215 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s13643-021-01807-1

What about the families? Strengthening a families research ecosystem for defence and public safety sectors

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Grants

Keywords: families; family studies; family science; family research; partnership; community development; knowledge mobilization; defense family; military family; veteran family; public safety personnel families; wellbeing

$58,333

What about the families? Strengthening a families research ecosystem for defence and public safety sectors

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Grants

Keywords: families; family studies; family science; family research; partnership; community development; knowledge mobilization; defense family; military family; veteran family; public safety personnel families; wellbeing

$349,434

The Currency of Cryptoart: Artistic Innovation on the Blockchain

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022SSHRC Doctoral Awards

Principal investigators: Khanin, Ilana

Keywords: cryptoart; blockchain; neoliberalism; art markets; institutional critique; performance and technology

$39,212

The Long-Term Effects of War on Biological Aging: The Case of Vietnam

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zimmer, Zachary; Cohen, Alan A; Korinek, Kim; Norris, Deborah A

Keywords: Biomarkers; Early-Life Conditions; Epigenetic Aging; Global Health; Long-Term Effects On Health; Low- And Middle-Income Countries; Population Aging; Trauma; Vietnam; War

$1,250,776

Families matter: A partnership of partners to study, serve, and support the families of military, Veterans, and public safety personnel

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Cramm, Heidi A.

Keywords: families; family studies; family science; family research; partnership development; knowledge mobilization; military/Veteran family; public safety personnel families; well-being

$199,628

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

Family Studies and Gerontology
Rehabilitation Science
School of Physical Therapy
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Community Health Sciences
Applied Human Nutrition
Other

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

Heidi Cramm

Faculty

7 shared papers, latest 2026

Joy MacDermid

Rehabilitation Science

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Linna Tam-Seto

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Alyson Mahar

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Joy MacDermid

School of Physical Therapy

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Phillip Joy

Applied Human Nutrition

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Alyson Mahar

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Pamela Fancey

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2013

Nathalie Reid

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Biomarkers Dear Professor Norris, 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 "Building a Resilience Ecosystem to Improve Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing in Canadian High-Stress Low-Control Occupations" (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 "The Long-Term Effects of War on Biological Aging: The Case of Vietnam" (2020), 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]