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Donna Halperin

ResearcherSt. Francis Xavier University

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Donna Halperin

Researcher

Health Sciences

St. Francis Xavier University

Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2016.

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Research

Indigenous Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, Values, And Behaviors Maternal Immunization Pertussis Pertussis Vaccine Vaccination

Latest papers

Parental acceptability of new RSV preventive therapies for infants: A cross-sectional survey in Canada.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026 · senior author
Models, frameworks, and strategies used to implement digital interventions targeted to youth mental health: a scoping review protocol.
BMJ open · 2025
Evidence based consensus statements for digital tools to address youth mental health literacy.
Scientific reports · 2025

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Implementation of a maternal pertussis immunization program: identifying barriers, factors that predict success, and interventions to improve coverage among Inuit women
CIHR · 2016 · Nominated PI

All 1 grants and awards

13 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

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2588016 PMID: 41529699

Models, frameworks, and strategies used to implement digital interventions targeted to youth mental health: a scoping review protocol.

Moss SJ, Zuniga Chacon C, Hekmati FB, Siddiqui SA, Stelfox M, Ahmed SB, Birnie K, Halperin D, Halperin SA, Tutelman PR, Stelfox HT, Fiest KM, Parsons Leigh J

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083285 PMID: 41057180

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

Well-being approaches targeted to improve child and youth health post-COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.

Moss SJ, Sriskandarajah C, Brundin-Mather R, Cherak MS, Mizen SJ, Stelfox M, Halperin D, Halperin S, Ahmed SB, Lorenzetti DL, Smith S, Harley M, Tutelman PR, Birnie KA, Anglin MC, Stelfox HT, Fiest KM, Racine N, Parsons Leigh J

BMC health services research2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11140-7 PMID: 38907284

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

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2024

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00823-z PMID: 37991692

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

BMC health services research2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10062-0 PMID: 37805603

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

A muti-informant national survey on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health symptoms of parent-child dyads in Canada.

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

Scientific reports2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-34544-7 PMID: 37198202

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

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2022

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2048623 PMID: 35417284

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of RSV infant and maternal immunization programs: A case study of Nunavik, Canada.

Nourbakhsh S, Shoukat A, Zhang K, Poliquin G, Halperin D, Sheffield H, Halperin SA, Langley JM, Moghadas SM

EClinicalMedicine2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101141 PMID: 34622186

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Donna Halperin

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Parental acceptability of new RSV preventive therapies for infants: A cross-sectional survey in Canada.

Models, frameworks, and strategies used to implement digital interventions targeted to youth mental health: a scoping review protocol.

Evidence based consensus statements for digital tools to address youth mental health literacy.

Well-being approaches targeted to improve child and youth health post-COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.

Factors affecting hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in Canada: a cross-national survey.

Lessons learned from the experiences and perspectives of frontline healthcare workers on the COVID-19 response: a qualitative descriptive study.

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.

A muti-informant national survey on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health symptoms of parent-child dyads in Canada.

Exploring the impact of media and information on self-reported intentions to vaccinate against COVID-19: A qualitative interview-based study.

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of RSV infant and maternal immunization programs: A case study of Nunavik, Canada.

Implementation of a maternal pertussis immunization program: identifying barriers, factors that predict success, and interventions to improve coverage among Inuit women

Frequent collaborators

Jeanna Parsons Leigh

Scott Halperin

Donna Halperin

Nicole Racine

Kathryn Birnie

May Solis

Devon Greyson

Jia Hu

Kumanan Wilson

Angie Nickel

Kristine Russell

Eliana Castillo

Mark Yudin

Deshayne Fell

Shannon MacDonald

Bonnie Sept

Jesse Papenburg

Sofia Ahmed

Shelly Kupsch

Stacie Smith

Janet Parsons

Jesse Papenburg

Shelly Bolotin

Tiffany Fitzpatrick

Sofia Ahmed