Diana Urajnik, Laurentian University

Research

Adverse Childhood Experiences Anishinaabek Colonialism Cultural Safety Land-Based Treatment Northern Canada Opioid Agonist Therapy Opioid Crisis

Latest papers

Fidelity, Implementation Determinants, and Patient-Level Outcomes Following Initial Implementation of NAVIGATE in the Early Psychosis Intervention-Spreading Evidence-Based Treatment (EPI-SET) Study.
Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Indigenous Health Curricula: Validation and Application of the NOSM CAST Instrument.
Journal of medical education and curricular development · 2024
Towards a community-driven definition of community wellbeing: A qualitative study of residents.
PloS one · 2023

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Naanaagidewendimowin - DREAM Wellness: Co-Creating an Anishinaabe Brain-Heart Health and Wellness Model of Care for Elders, Designed to Transform Clinical Practice based on Two-Eyed Seeing
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,354,816
A Community Informed Approach to Characterizing Community Wellbeing
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$74,550
Valuing Indigenous Emotional Wellness -- Reviewing programs to enhance support for children in rural and remote communities
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$50,000

All 5 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Fidelity, Implementation Determinants, and Patient-Level Outcomes Following Initial Implementation of NAVIGATE in the Early Psychosis Intervention-Spreading Evidence-Based Treatment (EPI-SET) Study.

Barwick M, Durbin J, Foussias G, Panzarella E, Saliba M, Brooks S, Stasiulis E, Dubrowski R, Kurdyak P, Sockalingam S, Addington D, Ampofo A, Anderson K, Bromley S, Choi M, Dahrouge S, Duda L, Jaouich A, Koegl C, Maxwell C, Miranda D, de Oliveira C, Polillo A, Primeau V, Riley J, Rossi D, Serhal E, Shakespeare J, Soklaridis S, Urajnik D, Kozloff N, Voineskos A

Schizophrenia bulletin2026

DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaf119 PMID: 40849110

02

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Indigenous Health Curricula: Validation and Application of the NOSM CAST Instrument.

Maar M, Urajnik D, Hudson GL, Manitowabi D, McGregor L, Senecal S, Strasser R, Warry W, Jacklin K

Journal of medical education and curricular development2024

DOI: 10.1177/23821205241286292 PMID: 39398980

03

Towards a community-driven definition of community wellbeing: A qualitative study of residents.

Michalski C, Ragunathan A, Foster A, Pagalan L, Chu C, Diemert LM, Helliwell JF, Urajnik D, Speidel R, Malti T, Fierheller D, Fusca L, Zenlea I, McKean S, Rosella LC

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294721 PMID: 37988338

04

Early Psychosis Intervention-Spreading Evidence-based Treatment (EPI-SET): protocol for an effectiveness-implementation study of a structured model of care for psychosis in youth and emerging adults

BMJ Open202014 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034280 PMID: W3033072150

Naanaagidewendimowin - DREAM Wellness: Co-Creating an Anishinaabe Brain-Heart Health and Wellness Model of Care for Elders, Designed to Transform Clinical Practice based on Two-Eyed Seeing

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Maar, Marion A; Francis, Debbie; Tobe, Sheldon W; Webkamigad, Sharlene C

Keywords: Anishinaabe Persectives Of Well-Being; Brain Conditions; Clinical Practice Guidelines; Community-Based Participatory Research; Heart Conditions; Implementation Science; Indigenous Elder Health; Interprofessionalism; Social Connection; Therapeutic Burden

$1,354,816

A Community Informed Approach to Characterizing Community Wellbeing

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Rosella, Laura

Keywords: community wellbeing; life satisfaction; connectedness; community development; social capital

$74,550

Valuing Indigenous Emotional Wellness -- Reviewing programs to enhance support for children in rural and remote communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Knowledge Synthesis: COVID-19 in Mental Health & Substance Use

Principal investigators: Young, Nancy L; Wabano, Mary Jo

Keywords: Children And Youth; Indigenous; Knowledge Translation; Mental Health; Wellness

$50,000

A First Nations Community Response to Support Recovery from Opioids: Integrating Cultural and Land-based Practices with Clinical Approaches

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Maar, Marion A; Manitowabi, Darrel J; Urajnik, Diana J

Keywords: Adverse Childhood Experiences; Anishinaabek; Colonialism; Cultural Safety; Land-Based Treatment; Northern Canada; Opioid Agonist Therapy; Opioid Crisis; Traditional Indigenous Counselling; Traditional Indigenous Medicine

$466,651

Listening to Children's Voices - Promoting Indigenous Mental Wellness (I aM Well)

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant : Pathways Implementation Research Teams - Component 3

Principal investigators: Young, Nancy L; Jacko, Diane G; Wabano, Mary Jo

Keywords: Health Promotion; Implementation Science; Indigenous Children'S Mental Wellness; Indigenous Ethics; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Measurement Science; Paths To Healing; Suicide Prevention

$1,473,166

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

Department of Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Human Sciences
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Family Medicine
Education
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2020

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adverse Childhood Experiences Dear Professor Urajnik, 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 "Fidelity, Implementation Determinants, and Patient-Level Outcomes Following Initial Implementation of NAVIGATE in the Early Psychosis Intervention-Spreading Evidence-Based Treatment (EPI-SET) Study." (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 "A First Nations Community Response to Support Recovery from Opioids: Integrating Cultural and Land-based Practices with Clinical Approaches" (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]