Jessica Dunn, University of Ottawa

Research

Cytomegalovirus Newborn Screening Cohort Study Congenital Infection Cost Effectiveness Diagnostics Hearing Advocacy

Latest papers

Bingeing, Purging, and Suicidal Ideation in Clinical and Non-Clinical Samples of Youth.
Eating disorders · 2020
AMMI Canada: Response to FAQs about the management of children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Canada.
Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada · 2019
Interventions to Improve Vaccination Uptake and Cost Effectiveness of Vaccination Strategies in Newly Arrived Migrants in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Predictors for Early Characterization and Identification of Sequelae in Newborns with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: The PRECISE-CMV cohort Study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$585,226
Towards a National Research Consortium for Congenital CMV: A Canadian Collaborative Initiative
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Congenital CMV ANd HEARing in Ontario: Optimizing Screening to Improve Child Health Outcomes (CAN HEAR ONTARIO)
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$950,896

All 6 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Bingeing, Purging, and Suicidal Ideation in Clinical and Non-Clinical Samples of Youth.

Obeid N, Norris ML, Valois DD, Buchholz A, Goldfield GS, Hadjiyannakis S, Henderson KA, Flament M, Hammond NG, Dunn J, Spettigue W

Eating disorders2020

DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2019.1642033 PMID: 31314685

02

AMMI Canada: Response to FAQs about the management of children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection in Canada.

Gantt S, Brophy J, Dunn J, Vaudry W, Bitnun A, Renaud C, Kakkar F

Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada2019

DOI: 10.3138/jammi.2019-08-21 PMID: 36339289

03

Interventions to Improve Vaccination Uptake and Cost Effectiveness of Vaccination Strategies in Newly Arrived Migrants in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review.

Hui C, Dunn J, Morton R, Staub LP, Tran A, Hargreaves S, Greenaway C, Biggs BA, Christensen R, Pottie K

International journal of environmental research and public health2018

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15102065 PMID: 30241320

Predictors for Early Characterization and Identification of Sequelae in Newborns with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection: The PRECISE-CMV cohort Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kakkar, Fatima

Keywords: Biomarkers; Congenital Cytomegalovirus; Cytokines; Neurodevelopmental Delay; Sensineural Hearing Loss; Viral Dynamics

$585,226

Towards a National Research Consortium for Congenital CMV: A Canadian Collaborative Initiative

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Kakkar, Fatima; Tétrault, Robert; Brophy, Jason C

Keywords: Congenital Infectious; Consortium; Cytomegalovirus

$20,000

Congenital CMV ANd HEARing in Ontario: Optimizing Screening to Improve Child Health Outcomes (CAN HEAR ONTARIO)

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Brophy, Jason C; Bitnun, Sean A; Chakraborty, Pranesh K; Dunn, Jessica; Gantt, Soren M; Kernohan, Kristin D

Keywords: Cohort Study; Congenital Infection; Cost Effectiveness; Cytomegalovirus; Diagnostics; Hearing; Newborn Screening

$950,896

TrAnslating KnowledgE and inspiring ACTION for parents of children with congenital CMV in Canada: TAKE ACTION for cCMV in Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Brophy, Jason C; Tétrault, Robert; Dunn, Jessica

Keywords: Advocacy; Community Building; Congenital Infection / Congenital Cmv; Cytomegalovirus; Knowledge Dissemination; Policy And Public Health

$20,000

Establishing a Research Agenda for Optimizing the Diagnosis and Care of Infants with Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) Infection in Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Brophy, Jason C; Chakraborty, Pranesh K; Dunn, Jessica; Gantt, Soren M; Goldfarb, David M

Keywords: Congenital Cmv Infection; Cytomegalovirus; Infant Hearing Loss; Newborn Screening

$10,000

Relative benefits and cost effectiveness of universal newborn screening for cytomegalovirus by saliva versus dried blood spot PCR

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Brophy, Jason C; Bitnun, Sean A; Bulman, Dennis E; Chakraborty, Pranesh K; Gantt, Soren M; Goldfarb, David M

Keywords: Congenital Infection; Cost Effectiveness; Cytomegalovirus; Diagnostics; Newborn Screening

$100,000

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

Pediatrics
Medicine/Microbiology
C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre (CTLC)
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.

Kevin Pottie

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre (CTLC)

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Christina Greenaway

Medicine/Microbiology

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Nicole Obeid

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cytomegalovirus Dear Professor Dunn, 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 "Bingeing, Purging, and Suicidal Ideation in Clinical and Non-Clinical Samples of Youth." (2020), 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 "Congenital CMV ANd HEARing in Ontario: Optimizing Screening to Improve Child Health Outcomes (CAN HEAR ONTARIO)" (2021), 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]

Jessica Dunn