Karen Lawford, Queen's University

Research

Indigenous Health Covid-19 Maternity Care Access Gender Inclusive Sexual And Reproductive Health Concepts Of Risk Indigenous Peoples

Latest papers

Interventions on gender equity in the workplace: a scoping review
BMC Medicine · 2024
Global evidence of gender equity in academic health research: a scoping review
BMJ Open · 2023
"These Issues Aren't Separate": The Relationship Among Being Indigenous, Motherhood, and the Criminal Justice System.
Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care · 2023 · senior author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Determining the comprehensive gender-inclusive sexual and reproductive care needs of Indigenous peoples in Ontario: A desire-based, Indigenous-led collaborative assessment of needs
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$1,067,176
Indigenous People's response to the Covid-19 pandemic: Conceptualizing concepts of risk and health through an Indigenous midwifery-led approach
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$148,477
Making visible the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnant Indigenous people in Ontario who experience mandatory evacuation for birth: A qualitative Indigenous feminist research health analysis
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$248,495

All 5 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Interventions on gender equity in the workplace: a scoping review

Tricco AC, Parker A, Khan PA, Nincic V, Robson R, MacDonald H, Warren R, Cleary O, Zibrowski E, Baxter N

BMC Medicine202420 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12916-024-03346-7

02

Global evidence of gender equity in academic health research: a scoping review

Tricco AC, Nincic V, Darvesh N, Rios P, Khan PA, Ghassemi MM, MacDonald H, Yazdi F, Lai Y, Warren R

BMJ Open202318 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067771 PMID: W4320912918

03

"These Issues Aren't Separate": The Relationship Among Being Indigenous, Motherhood, and the Criminal Justice System.

Tan SWY, Mashford-Pringle A, Butsang T, Scott B, Tjong GB, Flores J, Matheson FI, Lawford K

Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1089/jchc.21.09.0101 PMID: 36930850

04

Global evidence of gender inequity in academic health research: a living scoping review protocol.

Tricco AC, Lachance CC, Rios P, Darvesh N, Antony J, Radhakrishnan A, Anand SS, Baxter N, Burns KEA, Coyle D

The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports202013 citations

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-20-00078

Determining the comprehensive gender-inclusive sexual and reproductive care needs of Indigenous peoples in Ontario: A desire-based, Indigenous-led collaborative assessment of needs

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lawford, Karen M; Blais, Ellen M; Leason, Jennifer L

Keywords: Access; Gender Inclusive; Indigenous Health; Sexual And Reproductive Health

$1,067,176

Indigenous People's response to the Covid-19 pandemic: Conceptualizing concepts of risk and health through an Indigenous midwifery-led approach

Nominated PICIHR2021Op Gr:Underst./miti. imp. of COVID on chldn, youth/families-Indigenous Hlth Res

Principal investigators: Lawford, Karen M; Blais, Ellen M; Bourguignon, Laya; Couchie, Carol; Darling, Elizabeth K; Holden, Becky; Matthews, Pauline; Monib, Leila L; Pedri, Celeste

Keywords: Concepts Of Risk; Covid-19; Indigenous Health; Maternity Care

$148,477

Making visible the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnant Indigenous people in Ontario who experience mandatory evacuation for birth: A qualitative Indigenous feminist research health analysis

Nominated PICIHR2021Operating Grant - Indigenous COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Research

Principal investigators: Lawford, Karen M; Blais, Ellen M; Leason, Jennifer L; Pedri, Celeste

Keywords: Covid-19; Indigenous Peoples; Maternity Care

$248,495

Kijibashik: Turn It Around -- Indigenous Women's Stories on Motherhood and Incarceration

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Mashford-Pringle, Angela R.

Keywords: Indigenous people; Indigenous mothers; incarceration; policy development

$298,189

Healthy professional/knowledge workers: examining the gendered nature of mental health issues, leaves of absence and return to work experiences from a comparative perspective

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Employment and Social Development Canada- Healthy and Productive Work Initiative

Keywords: mental health; leave of absences; return to work; presenteeism; professional/knowledge workers

$26,724

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

Karen Burns and Kirsten Fiest: 12 shared papers
Karen Burns and Jeanna Parsons Leigh: 9 shared papers
Karen Burns and Gillian Hawker: 4 shared papers
Linda Rabeneck and Nancy Baxter: 4 shared papers
Kirsten Fiest and Jeanna Parsons Leigh: 4 shared papers
Angela Mashford-Pringle and Tenzin Butsang: 4 shared papers
Ivy Bourgeault and Karen Burns: 3 shared papers
Ivy Bourgeault and Gillian Hawker: 3 shared papers
Ivy Bourgeault and Jennifer Watt: 3 shared papers
Ivy Bourgeault and Karen Lawford: 3 shared papers
Karen Burns and Jennifer Watt: 3 shared papers
Karen Burns and Karen Lawford: 3 shared papers
Gillian Hawker and Jennifer Watt: 3 shared papers
Gillian Hawker and Karen Lawford: 3 shared papers
Jennifer Watt and Karen Lawford: 3 shared papers
Ivy Bourgeault and Christopher McCabe: 2 shared papers
Ivy Bourgeault and Alice Aiken: 2 shared papers
Ivy Bourgeault and Doug Coyle: 2 shared papers
Karen Burns and Christopher McCabe: 2 shared papers
Karen Burns and Alice Aiken: 2 shared papers
Karen Burns and Doug Coyle: 2 shared papers
Christopher McCabe and Gillian Hawker: 2 shared papers
Christopher McCabe and Karen Lawford: 2 shared papers
Janet Curran and Doug Coyle: 2 shared papers
Gillian Hawker and Alice Aiken: 2 shared papers
Alice Aiken and Karen Lawford: 2 shared papers
Angela Mashford-Pringle and Jerry Flores: 2 shared papers
Karen Lawford and Doug Coyle: 2 shared papers
Sonia Anand and Ivy Bourgeault: 1 shared paper
Sonia Anand and Karen Burns: 1 shared paper
Sonia Anand and Nancy Baxter: 1 shared paper
Sonia Anand and Kirsten Fiest: 1 shared paper
Sonia Anand and Karen Lawford: 1 shared paper
Ivy Bourgeault and Douglas Coyle: 1 shared paper
Ivy Bourgeault and Janet Curran: 1 shared paper
Ivy Bourgeault and Linda Rabeneck: 1 shared paper
Ivy Bourgeault and Nancy Baxter: 1 shared paper
Ivy Bourgeault and Angela Mashford-Pringle: 1 shared paper
Ivy Bourgeault and Jeanna Parsons Leigh: 1 shared paper
Karen Burns and Douglas Coyle: 1 shared paper
Karen Burns and Janet Curran: 1 shared paper
Karen Burns and Linda Rabeneck: 1 shared paper
Christopher McCabe and Douglas Coyle: 1 shared paper
Douglas Coyle and Karen Lawford: 1 shared paper
Janet Curran and Karen Lawford: 1 shared paper
Linda Rabeneck and Karen Lawford: 1 shared paper
Nancy Baxter and Karen Lawford: 1 shared paper
Kirsten Fiest and Karen Lawford: 1 shared paper
Angela Mashford-Pringle and Karen Lawford: 1 shared paper
Jerry Flores and Tenzin Butsang: 1 shared paper
Jerry Flores and Karen Lawford: 1 shared paper
Jeanna Parsons Leigh and Karen Lawford: 1 shared paper
Tenzin Butsang and Karen Lawford: 1 shared paper

Medicine
Gender Studies
Sociology
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences
Cardiovascular Research
Other

Co-authors at Queen's University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Karen Burns

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

3 shared papers, latest 2024

Doug Coyle

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Angela Mashford-Pringle

Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Douglas Coyle

Cardiovascular Research

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Janet Curran

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Linda Rabeneck

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Nancy Baxter

Institute of Health Policy

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Kirsten Fiest

Critical Care Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Indigenous Health Dear Professor Lawford, 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 "Interventions on gender equity in the workplace: a scoping review" (2024), 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 "Determining the comprehensive gender-inclusive sexual and reproductive care needs of Indigenous peoples in Ontario: A desire-based, Indigenous-led collaborative assessment of needs" (2022), 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]

Karen Lawford