Andrea Evans, University of Ottawa

Research

Child Welfare Health Outcomes Health Of Children And Youth In Foster Care First Nations Healthcare Use First Nations, Métis, Inuit Foster Care

Latest papers

Hospitalization of Children in Foster Homes: A Canadian Cohort Study.
Pediatrics · 2026 · senior author
Better together: A priority-setting partnership to identify research priorities for child maltreatment in Canada.
Child abuse & neglect · 2026
Lipoprotein lipase deficiency presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding and compensated shock.
JCEM case reports · 2026 · senior author

All 6 publications

Latest funding

CanFos: Improving the Health of Canadian Children in Foster Homes.
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$638,776
Better Health for First Nations Children In Foster Homes.
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$24,589
CanFos: Improving the Health of Canadian First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Children in Foster Homes.
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$148,710

All 4 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Hospitalization of Children in Foster Homes: A Canadian Cohort Study.

Quinn A, Racine N, Trocmé N, Blackstock C, Fallon B, Antwi-Boasiako K, Park J, Barrowman N, Bijelić V, Manuel D, Evans A

Pediatrics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2025-073643 PMID: 42575508

02

Better together: A priority-setting partnership to identify research priorities for child maltreatment in Canada.

Pavlova M, Madani A, Hopley A, Dehmardan I, Norman L, Greer K, Khanna P, Bidoyan S, Ashton M, Viveiros A, Dimitropoulos G, Dunford L, Evans A, Henderson J, Karwowska A, Madigan S, Parker N, Sawyer K, Wolfe B, Better Together Team, Racine N

Child abuse & neglect2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108216 PMID: 42447697

03

Lipoprotein lipase deficiency presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding and compensated shock.

Kates Rose J, Do J, Basha V, Evans A

JCEM case reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1210/jcemcr/luag160 PMID: 42445481

04

Effectiveness of Enhanced Developmental Screening at 18 Months to Identify Developmental Delays

Hamovitch E, Raveendran T, Cohen E, Guttmann A, Altaf A, Diong C, Evans A, Stukel TA, Janus M, Saunders NR

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001418

05

Early childhood adversity associated with high-intensity public service use.

Racine N, Evans A

The Lancet. Public health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00269-x PMID: 39681122

06

Gaps in childhood immunizations and preventive care visits during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cohort study of children in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada, 2016-2021.

Evans A, Mahar AL, Deb B, Boblitz A, Brownell M, Guttmann A, Stukel TA, Cohen E, Sarkar J, Eze N, Katz A, Raveendran T, Saunders N

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2023First author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00797-y PMID: 37440102

CanFos: Improving the Health of Canadian Children in Foster Homes.

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Evans, Andrea; Manuel, Douglas G; Quinn, Ashley L

Keywords: Health Of Children And Youth In Foster Care

$638,776

Better Health for First Nations Children In Foster Homes.

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Evans, Andrea; Quinn, Ashley L; Trocme, Nico

Keywords: Child Welfare; First Nations; Health Outcomes; Healthcare Use

$24,589

CanFos: Improving the Health of Canadian First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Children in Foster Homes.

Nominated PICIHR2024Op. Grant: ECRs in Human Development, Child and Youth Health - Indigenous

Principal investigators: Evans, Andrea; Quinn, Ashley L; Racine, Nicole M; Trocme, Nico

Keywords: Child Welfare; First Nations, Métis, Inuit; Foster Care; Health Outcomes

$148,710

Implications of changes to pediatric primary healthcare delivery resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of virtual care.

Co-investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Imp. of def/disp care on health

Principal investigators: Saunders, Natasha R; Cohen, Eyal; Guttmann, Astrid

Keywords: Access To Care; Children And Adolescents; Developmental Surveillance; Health Equity; Health Service Delivery; Low-Acuity Emergency Department Visits; Pediatric Primary Care; Virtual Care

$320,477

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

Psychology
Community Health Sciences
Pediatrics and Child Health
Department of Paediatrics
Medicine
Psychiatry
Children, Youth and Families
Other

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

Nicole Racine

Psychology

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Astrid Guttmann

Department of Paediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Eyal Cohen

Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Marni Brownell

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Magdalena Janus

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Cindy Blackstock

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Natasha Saunders

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Sheri Madigan

Psychology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Naomi Parker

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Lia Norman

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Gina Dimitropoulos

Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Alan Katz

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Jo Henderson

Children, Youth and Families

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Child Welfare Dear Professor Evans, 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 "Hospitalization of Children in Foster Homes: A Canadian Cohort 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 "CanFos: Improving the Health of Canadian Children in Foster Homes." (2025), 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]