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Marion Maar

ResearcherHuman SciencesLaurentian University

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Marion Maar

Researcher

Human Sciences

Health Sciences

Laurentian University

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (5 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Community-Based Participatory Research Implementation Science Cultural Safety Indigenous Wellness Anishinaabe Persectives Of Well-Being Brain Conditions Clinical Practice Guidelines Heart Conditions

Latest papers

Strategies to promote COVID-19 vaccination in Northern Ghana: a qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives.
BMC public health · 2025
Traditional healing and medicine in dementia care for Indigenous populations in North America, Australia, and New Zealand: Exploring culturally‐safe dementia care policy from a global perspective
Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring · 2024
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Indigenous Health Curricula: Validation and Application of the NOSM CAST Instrument.
Journal of medical education and curricular development · 2024 · first author

All 20 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 · Nominated PI
$1,354,816
Co-Creating Vaccine Confidence: An Anishinabe Theatre-based Approach to Strengthen Indigenous Youth and Young Adult Vaccination Support
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$200,000
A First Nations Community Response to Support Recovery from Opioids: Integrating Cultural and Land-based Practices with Clinical Approaches
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$466,651

All 6 grants and awards

20 publications.

Strategies to promote COVID-19 vaccination in Northern Ghana: a qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives.

Awuni PMA, Lightfoot N, Donato E, Maar M, Zobazie CB, Mbinta JF

BMC public health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25933-w PMID: 41372757

Traditional healing and medicine in dementia care for Indigenous populations in North America, Australia, and New Zealand: Exploring culturally‐safe dementia care policy from a global perspective

Shrestha HL, Shrestha L, McArthur M, Rowe RK, Maar M, Walker JD

Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring202411 citations

DOI: 10.1002/dad2.12620

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 development2024First author

DOI: 10.1177/23821205241286292 PMID: 39398980

Creating a Culturally Safe Online Data Collection Instrument to Measure Vaccine Confidence Among Indigenous Youth: Indigenous Consensus Method.

Maar M, Bourdon C, Berti J, Bisaillon E, Boesch L, Boston A, Chapdelaine J, Humphrey A, Kumar S, Maar-Jackson B, Martell R, Naokwegijig B, Preet Kaur D, Rice S, Rickaby B, Sutherland M, Reade M

JMIR formative research2024First author

DOI: 10.2196/52884 PMID: 39133917

Culturally Safe Practices in the Co-creation of Medical Education Curriculum with Indigenous Animators: Outcomes From an Indigenous Learning Circle.

Bessette N, Reade M, McGregor L, Berti J, Naokwegijig B, Maar M

Journal of medical education and curricular development2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/23821205231219430 PMID: 38106516

Developing Relationships on a Shared Path to Reconciliation: The Core of Health Transformation and Safe Care for Indigenous People.

Maar M, Connors E, Fancott C, Mussell WB, Papadopoulos D

Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.)2022First author

DOI: 10.12927/hcq.2022.26894 PMID: 36153680

Teaching Culturally Safe Care in Simulated Cultural Communication Scenarios During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Virtual Visits with Indigenous Animators.

Maar M, McGregor L, Desjardins D, Delaney KZ, Bessette N, Reade M

Journal of medical education and curricular development2022First author

DOI: 10.1177/23821205221091034 PMID: 35392591

Co-creating Simulated Cultural Communication Scenarios with Indigenous Animators: An Evaluation of Innovative Clinical Cultural Safety Curriculum.

Maar M, Bessette N, McGregor L, Lovelace A, Reade M

Journal of medical education and curricular development2020First author

DOI: 10.1177/2382120520980488 PMID: 33403243

Improving the response of primary care providers to rural First Nation women who experience intimate partner violence: a qualitative study.

Rizkalla K, Maar M, Pilon R, McGregor L, Reade M

BMC women's health2020

DOI: 10.1186/s12905-020-01053-y PMID: 32957935

Keeping kids safe: caregivers' perspectives on the determinants of physical activity in rural Indigenous communities.

McGregor L, Maar M, Young N, Toulouse P

Rural and remote health2019

DOI: 10.22605/rrh4833 PMID: 30889961

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

Nominated PICIHR2026Project 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

Co-Creating Vaccine Confidence: An Anishinabe Theatre-based Approach to Strengthen Indigenous Youth and Young Adult Vaccination Support

Nominated PICIHR2021Operating Grant: COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence - Indigenous Health Research

Principal investigators: Maar, Marion A; Sutherland, Mariette; Reade, Maurianne

Keywords: Arts-Based; Covid-19; Cultural Safety; Implementation Science; Indigenous People; Indigenous Research Methods

$200,000

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

Nominated PICIHR2020Project 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

Mino-bimaadiziwin: Enhancing Wellness in Anishinabek Communities in Northern Ontario through Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Nominated PICIHR2017Catalyst Grant: Indigenous Approaches to Wellness Research

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

Keywords: Community-Based Participatory Research; Healthy Indigenous Relationships; Indigenous Arts-Based Inquiry; Indigenous Wellness; Indigenous Wellness Indicators; Mental Wellness; Mino-Bimaadiziwin ("Good Health"); Northern Ontario; Traditional Indigenous Healing; Wholistic Health

$149,945

Starting on a healing path rooted in First Nation cultural and clinical approaches to Opioid Replacement Therapy: Mino-bimaadiziwin after Addiction

Nominated PICIHR2017Catalyst Grant: Indigenous Approaches to Wellness Research

Principal investigators: Maar, Marion A; Ominika, Tim; Manitowabi, Darrel J

Keywords: Community-Based Participatory Research; Indigenous Healing; Indigenous Wellness; Land-Based Activities; Opioid Replacement Therapy; Qualitative Research

$150,000

Bridging Aboriginal and medical epistemologies: an exploration of the impact of spiritual, emotional and social coping strategies on the diabetes illness experience of Aboriginal patients

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Aboriginal Research

Principal investigators: Maar, Marion A.

Keywords: spiritual health; emotional well-being; social aspects of health; Aboriginal health; holisitc health; cultural competence; coping strategies; chronic illness; diabetes; traditional healing; holisitic health; participatory action research; health empowerme

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community-Based Participatory Research Dear Professor Maar, 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 "Strategies to promote COVID-19 vaccination in Northern Ghana: a qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives." (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 "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" (2026), 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]

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Marion Maar

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Latest funding

Strategies to promote COVID-19 vaccination in Northern Ghana: a qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives.

Traditional healing and medicine in dementia care for Indigenous populations in North America, Australia, and New Zealand: Exploring culturally‐safe dementia care policy from a global perspective

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

Creating a Culturally Safe Online Data Collection Instrument to Measure Vaccine Confidence Among Indigenous Youth: Indigenous Consensus Method.

Culturally Safe Practices in the Co-creation of Medical Education Curriculum with Indigenous Animators: Outcomes From an Indigenous Learning Circle.

Developing Relationships on a Shared Path to Reconciliation: The Core of Health Transformation and Safe Care for Indigenous People.

Teaching Culturally Safe Care in Simulated Cultural Communication Scenarios During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Virtual Visits with Indigenous Animators.

Co-creating Simulated Cultural Communication Scenarios with Indigenous Animators: An Evaluation of Innovative Clinical Cultural Safety Curriculum.

Improving the response of primary care providers to rural First Nation women who experience intimate partner violence: a qualitative study.

Keeping kids safe: caregivers' perspectives on the determinants of physical activity in rural Indigenous communities.

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-Creating Vaccine Confidence: An Anishinabe Theatre-based Approach to Strengthen Indigenous Youth and Young Adult Vaccination Support

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

Mino-bimaadiziwin: Enhancing Wellness in Anishinabek Communities in Northern Ontario through Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Starting on a healing path rooted in First Nation cultural and clinical approaches to Opioid Replacement Therapy: Mino-bimaadiziwin after Addiction

Bridging Aboriginal and medical epistemologies: an exploration of the impact of spiritual, emotional and social coping strategies on the diabetes illness experience of Aboriginal patients

Frequent collaborators

Maurianne Reade

Brianne Wood

Ingeborg Zehbe

Julian Little

Gina Ogilvie

Darrel Manitowabi

Jaime Cidro

Diana Urajnik

Karen Yeates

Jennifer Walker

Jaime Cidro

Naana Jumah

Peter Liu

Nancy Young

Kristen Jacklin