Deborah Scharf, Lakehead University

Research

Cannabis Youth Modes of Administration Multimodal Use Survey Timeline Follow-Back Focus Group Adolescent

Latest papers

Access to substance use services on campus: What's available in Ontario, Canada's post-secondary institutions.
Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2026 · senior author
Technology for advancing behavioral health integration: implications for behavioral health practice and policy.
Translational behavioral medicine · 2025
Matching Mobile Crisis Models to Communities: An Example from Northwestern Ontario.
The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2024 · senior author

All 12 publications

Latest funding

Living well together: developing a culturally relevant physical activity and wellness program to address cancer prevention in a Northwestern Ontario First Nations community
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$50,000
Adolescent Exposure to Cannabis Marketing
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$49,431

All 2 grants and awards

12 publications.

01

Access to substance use services on campus: What's available in Ontario, Canada's post-secondary institutions.

Noël C, Armiento C, Scharf D

Journal of American college health : J of ACH2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2025.2520371 PMID: 40527869

02

Technology for advancing behavioral health integration: implications for behavioral health practice and policy.

Simoun A, Fleet A, Scharf D, Pope L, Spaeth-Rublee B, Goldman ML, Pincus HA

Translational behavioral medicine2025

DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibae043 PMID: 39284776

03

Matching Mobile Crisis Models to Communities: An Example from Northwestern Ontario.

Zitars J, Scharf D

The journal of behavioral health services & research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11414-024-09882-7 PMID: 38691301

04

Cannabis advertising impacts on youth cannabis use intentions following recreational legalization in Canada: An Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) study.

Noël C, Scharf D, Koné A, Armiento C, Dylan D

Addictive behaviors2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.107981 PMID: 38367505

05

The impact of multimorbidity on severe COVID-19 outcomes in community and congregate settings.

Kone AP, Martin L, Scharf D, Gabriel H, Dean T, Costa I, Saskin R, Palma L, Wodchis WP

Dialogues in health2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100128 PMID: 37006909

06

Multimorbidity and Complexity Among Patients with Cancer in Ontario: A Retrospective Cohort Study Exploring the Clustering of 17 Chronic Conditions with Cancer.

Koné AP, Scharf D, Tan A

Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center2023

DOI: 10.1177/10732748221150393 PMID: 36631419

07

Experiences, impacts and service needs of injured and ill workers in the WSIB process: evidence from Thunder Bay and District (Ontario, Canada).

Noël C, Scharf D, Hawkins J, Lund J, Kozik J, Péfoyo Koné A

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2022

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.42.7.02 PMID: 35830217

08

Adolescent exposure to cannabis marketing following recreational cannabis legalization in Canada: A pilot study using ecological momentary assessment.

Noël C, Armiento C, Péfoyo AK, Klein R, Bédard M, Scharf D

Addictive behaviors reports2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100383 PMID: 34938841

09

Prevalence of multimorbidity in adults with cancer, and associated health service utilization in Ontario, Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

Koné AP, Scharf D

BMC cancer2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08102-1 PMID: 33853565

10

Ontario's response to COVID-19 shows that mental health providers must be integrated into provincial public health insurance systems.

Scharf D, Oinonen K

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2020First author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-020-00397-0 PMID: 32767269

Living well together: developing a culturally relevant physical activity and wellness program to address cancer prevention in a Northwestern Ontario First Nations community

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: CCS/CIHR Action Grants

Principal investigators: Newhouse, Ian J

Keywords: Cancer

$50,000

Adolescent Exposure to Cannabis Marketing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Scharf, Deborah

Keywords: Adolescent; Marketing; Cannabis; Intentions; Expectancies; Mere Exposure Effects; Advertising; Regulation; Real-Time Assessment; Ecological Momentary Assessment

$49,431

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

Lynn Martin

Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cannabis Dear Professor Scharf, 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 "Access to substance use services on campus: What's available in Ontario, Canada's post-secondary institutions." (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 SSHRC-funded project "Adolescent Exposure to Cannabis Marketing" (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]