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Eva Purkey

ResearcherSchool of NursingQueen's University

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Eva Purkey

Researcher

School of Nursing

Health Sciences

Queen's University

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
24 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (2 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Anxiety Climate Behaviors Climate Change Climate Emotions Depression Eco-Anxiety Mental Health Pregnancy

Latest papers

Bridging the gap: A qualitative analysis of divergent patient and provider experiences in the emergency department
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine · 2026
From knowledge to action: Participatory research methods to create an action plan for healthier communities.
PloS one · 2026 · first author
Connecting families-randomised controlled trial of poverty screening and financial support navigation for families of young children in primary care: an internal pilot study informed protocol.
BMJ open · 2026

All 37 publications

Latest funding

Climate change related emotional and psychosocial distress among pregnant people
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$124,997
Birth during COVID-19 - Understanding how a pandemic influences experiences of birth
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$62,715
Research Planning Symposium for Thai Burma Border and Eastern Burma
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,980

All 9 grants and awards

37 publications.

Bridging the gap: A qualitative analysis of divergent patient and provider experiences in the emergency department

Bartels SA, Hoffe S, Purkey E, Rang L, de Wit K, McDonough L, Drew CA, Walker M

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine2026

DOI: 10.1007/s43678-026-01239-7

From knowledge to action: Participatory research methods to create an action plan for healthier communities.

Purkey E, Bartels SA, Carter R, Chan-Nguyen S, Cole M, Davison CM, Ford M, Jackson L, Knox B, Watson A, Bayoumi I

PloS one2026First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0347479 PMID: 42085375

Connecting families-randomised controlled trial of poverty screening and financial support navigation for families of young children in primary care: an internal pilot study informed protocol.

Bayoumi I, Parkin PC, Tabassum F, Johnson C, Sherwood M, Mitchell M, Birken CS, Bloch G, Carsley S, Cole M, Green M, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Maguire JL, Purkey E, van den Heuvel M, Weir S, Wong P, Borkhoff CM

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111158 PMID: 41651520

Understanding social inclusion: A directed content analysis.

Tan Y, Bayoumi I, Knox B, Cole M, Jackson L, Watson A, Davison CM, Bartels SA, Purkey E

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0333666 PMID: 41042762

Engaging people with lived experience on community advisory boards in community-based participatory research: a scoping review.

Nelson G, Jenkins M, Knox B, Purkey E, Chan-Nguyen S, Cole M, Jackson L, Bayoumi I

International journal for equity in health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02573-5 PMID: 40682074

"It's because they're my kids, and I love them": Substance use disorders' impact on children and families: A secondary analysis.

Ford MK, Truong R, Shakeel A, Knox B, Bartels S, Davison C, Cole M, Jackson L, Purkey E, Bayoumi I

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0327654 PMID: 40668848

"It's a big, round circle of knowledge to me. I don't know how else to explain it": strengthening cultural identity through Indigenous placekeeping and food sovereignty practices in Kingston, Ontario.

Patterson K, Dutton S, Watson A, Pace J, Kernot PD, Carriere-Prill C, Wilson A, Kehoe J, Traviss S, Bayoumi I, Purkey E, Davison C

AlterNative (Auckland, N.Z. : 2005)2025

DOI: 10.1177/11771801251342662 PMID: 41940167

'Where is the diversity in this facility?' Experiences of emergency care among visible minority individuals in Kingston, Ontario.

Nathoo A, Gaspari S, Oogarah G, Kirby S, Purkey E, Bartels SA, Walker M

Ethnicity & health2025

DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2024.2412858 PMID: 39395904

Barriers to primary care among immigrants and refugees in Peterborough, Ontario: a qualitative study of provider perspectives.

Sundareswaran M, Martignetti L, Purkey E

BMC primary care2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-024-02453-x PMID: 38840096

Family and community resilience: a Photovoice study.

Tan Y, Pinder D, Bayoumi I, Carter R, Cole M, Jackson L, Watson A, Knox B, Chan-Nguyen S, Ford M, Davison CM, Bartels SA, Purkey E

International journal for equity in health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-024-02142-2 PMID: 38504281

Climate change related emotional and psychosocial distress among pregnant people

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: CBR in Climate Change Priority Area - Climate Justice

Principal investigators: Premji, Shahirose S; Guan, Tianxiu H; Bisung, Elijah; Purkey, Eva

Keywords: Anxiety; Climate Behaviors; Climate Change; Climate Emotions; Depression; Eco-Anxiety; Mental Health; Pregnancy; Pregnancy-Related Anxiety; Solastalgia

$124,997

Birth during COVID-19 - Understanding how a pandemic influences experiences of birth

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Macdonald, Danielle

Keywords: Birth experiences; COVID-19; Case Study; Feminist Poststructuralism

$62,715

Research Planning Symposium for Thai Burma Border and Eastern Burma

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Purkey, Eva

Keywords: last mile populations; research priority setting; policy and programming; social services

$24,980

Building Pluralism: The Impact of Collaboration in Vancouver Architecture on Canadian Identity Building, 1963-1983

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022SSHRC Doctoral Awards

Principal investigators: Zavgorodny-Freedman, Katrin

Keywords: architectural history; art history; collaboration; interdisciplinarity; architectural authorship; Vancouver; west coast modernism; landscape architecture;

$38,225

An internal pilot study for a randomized trial aimed at evaluating primary care poverty screening and financial support navigation for families of young children: CONNECTING FAMILES

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Quadruple Aim and Equity

Principal investigators: Bayoumi, Imaan; Borkhoff, Cornelia M

Keywords: Children; Health Equity; Poverty; Primary Care; Social Services Navigation

$100,000

Mobilizing Community-Led Action: What Helps Families Thrive in the Context of Adversity During the COVID19 Pandemic and Beyond

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Purkey, Eva

Keywords: community based participatory research; equity deserving populations; adverse childhood experiences; community development; COVID-19

$189,062

Aki Gimiinigonaa Mshkooziiwin (The Land Gives Us Strength): Culturally-grounded healing within the urban-Indigenous community during COVID-19

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant - Indigenous COVID-19 Rapid Research FO- Knowledge Mobilization

Principal investigators: Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle, .; buchanan, maureen

Keywords: Covid19; Indigenous Food Sovereignty; Indigenous Health; Knowledge Mobilization

$130,997

Building Capacity in Deliberative Dialogue and Arts-Based Discussion Facilitation: Catalyzing Skills for Community Health Program Development in Arviat, Nunavut

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Catalyst Grant: Indigenous Approaches to Wellness Research

Principal investigators: Davison, Colleen; Collier, Keith

Keywords: Arts-Based Approaches; Community Health; Deliberative Dialogue; Indigenous Health; Inuit Health; Northern Health; Program Planning

$149,973

Screening for Poverty And Related social determinants and intervening to improve Knowledge of and links to resources (SPARK) Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: SPOR PIHCI Network: Programmatic Grants

Principal investigators: Pinto, Andrew D; Aubrey-Bassler, Kris; Burge, Frederick I; Jackson, Lois A; Katz, Alan; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Neudorf, Cordell (Cory) O; Robinson, Marjeiry

Keywords: Electronic Medical Record; Income; Poverty; Primary Care; Screening; Social Determinants Of Health; Social Needs; Sociodemographic Data

$1,000,000

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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Eva Purkey

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Bridging the gap: A qualitative analysis of divergent patient and provider experiences in the emergency department

From knowledge to action: Participatory research methods to create an action plan for healthier communities.

Connecting families-randomised controlled trial of poverty screening and financial support navigation for families of young children in primary care: an internal pilot study informed protocol.

Understanding social inclusion: A directed content analysis.

Engaging people with lived experience on community advisory boards in community-based participatory research: a scoping review.

"It's because they're my kids, and I love them": Substance use disorders' impact on children and families: A secondary analysis.

"It's a big, round circle of knowledge to me. I don't know how else to explain it": strengthening cultural identity through Indigenous placekeeping and food sovereignty practices in Kingston, Ontario.

'Where is the diversity in this facility?' Experiences of emergency care among visible minority individuals in Kingston, Ontario.

Barriers to primary care among immigrants and refugees in Peterborough, Ontario: a qualitative study of provider perspectives.

Family and community resilience: a Photovoice study.

Climate change related emotional and psychosocial distress among pregnant people

Birth during COVID-19 - Understanding how a pandemic influences experiences of birth

Research Planning Symposium for Thai Burma Border and Eastern Burma

Building Pluralism: The Impact of Collaboration in Vancouver Architecture on Canadian Identity Building, 1963-1983

An internal pilot study for a randomized trial aimed at evaluating primary care poverty screening and financial support navigation for families of young children: CONNECTING FAMILES

Mobilizing Community-Led Action: What Helps Families Thrive in the Context of Adversity During the COVID19 Pandemic and Beyond

Aki Gimiinigonaa Mshkooziiwin (The Land Gives Us Strength): Culturally-grounded healing within the urban-Indigenous community during COVID-19

Building Capacity in Deliberative Dialogue and Arts-Based Discussion Facilitation: Catalyzing Skills for Community Health Program Development in Arviat, Nunavut

Screening for Poverty And Related social determinants and intervening to improve Knowledge of and links to resources (SPARK) Study

Frequent collaborators

Imaan Bayoumi

Colleen Davison

Susan Bartels

Kerstin de Wit

Kerstin de Wit

Sarah Carsley

Elijah Bisung

Michael Green

Peter Wong