Mahsa Jessri, University of Ottawa

Research

Dietary Patterns Health Calculator Knowledge Translation And Dissemination Screening

Latest papers

Sodium, added sugar and saturated fat intake in relation to mortality and CVD events in adults: Canadian National Nutrition Survey linked with vital statistics and health administrative databases.
The British journal of nutrition · 2023 · first author
Linkage of the nationally representative Canadian Community Health Survey - Nutrition 2004 to routinely collected mortality records.
Health reports · 2022 · first author
Comparison of mortality hazard ratios associated with health behaviours in Canada and the United States: a population-based linked health survey study.
BMC public health · 2022

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Co-designing roadmaps for promoting culturally relevant food in long-term care homes in partnership with community food programs to address modifiable risk factors for poor health in the African, Caribbean, and Black population in Canada.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$707,624
Analyzing food policies in Canada to identify windows of opportunity for equity-focused food service reform in the long-term care sector in pursuit of person-centered care for African, Caribbean and Black residents.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$125,000
Advancing personalized health decisions for end-of-life through Implementation Science
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$1,998,900

All 6 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Sodium, added sugar and saturated fat intake in relation to mortality and CVD events in adults: Canadian National Nutrition Survey linked with vital statistics and health administrative databases.

Jessri M, Hennessey D, Bader Eddeen A, Bennett C, Zhang Z, Yang Q, Sanmartin C, Manuel D

The British journal of nutrition2023First author

DOI: 10.1017/s000711452200099x PMID: 35392993

02

Linkage of the nationally representative Canadian Community Health Survey - Nutrition 2004 to routinely collected mortality records.

Jessri M, Hennessy D, Eddeen AB, Bennett C, Garriguet D, Sanmartin C, Manuel D

Health reports2022First author

DOI: 10.25318/82-003-x202200900002-eng PMID: 36153710

03

Comparison of mortality hazard ratios associated with health behaviours in Canada and the United States: a population-based linked health survey study.

Fisher S, Bennett C, Hennessy D, Finès P, Jessri M, Bader Eddeen A, Frank J, Robertson T, Taljaard M, Rosella LC, Sanmartin C, Jha P, Leyland A, Manuel DG

BMC public health2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12849-y PMID: 35272641

04

Development and validation of a predictive algorithm for risk of dementia in the community setting.

Fisher S, Manuel DG, Hsu AT, Bennett C, Tuna M, Bader Eddeen A, Sequeira Y, Jessri M, Taljaard M, Anderson GM, Tanuseputro P

Journal of epidemiology and community health2021

DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-214797 PMID: 34172513

05

Using partial least squares to identify a dietary pattern associated with obesity in a nationally-representative sample of Canadian adults: Results from the Canadian Community Health Survey-Nutrition 2015.

Ng AP, Jessri M, L'Abbe MR

PloS one2021

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255415 PMID: 34351952

06

Modifiable factors associated with weight regain after bariatric surgery: a scoping review.

Kaouk L, Hsu AT, Tanuseputro P, Jessri M

F1000Research2019Senior author

DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.18787.2 PMID: 32983412

Co-designing roadmaps for promoting culturally relevant food in long-term care homes in partnership with community food programs to address modifiable risk factors for poor health in the African, Caribbean, and Black population in Canada.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Muray, Mwali; Cortbaoui, Patrick; Onyango, Elizabeth O

Keywords: Anti-Black Racism; Intersectionality; Long-Term Care; Nutrition; Older Adults

$707,624

Analyzing food policies in Canada to identify windows of opportunity for equity-focused food service reform in the long-term care sector in pursuit of person-centered care for African, Caribbean and Black residents.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Moving Upstream - Structural Racism and Health Inequities

Principal investigators: Muray, Mwali; Adekoya, Yewande; Cortbaoui, Patrick; Kehoe MacLeod, Krystal J; Onyango, Elizabeth O

Keywords: African, Caribbean And Black; Anti-Black Racism; Food Policy; Intersectionality; Long-Term Care Policy; Older Adults

$125,000

Advancing personalized health decisions for end-of-life through Implementation Science

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Team Grant: Personalized Health

Principal investigators: Manuel, Douglas G; Hsu, Amy T; Kobewka, Daniel M; Ludwig, Claire; Presseau, Justin; Sattler, DEBORAH; Tanuseputro, Peter

Keywords: End-Of-Life; Implementation Science; Learning Health System; Palliative Care; Patient Decision Aids; Patient Engagement; Personalized Health; Predictive Algorithms

$1,998,900

Measuring compression and expansion of morbidity from chronic diseases using a multivariable predictive approach

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Manuel, Douglas G

Keywords: Morbidity; Mortality; Population Health

$489,600

Developing a web-based "dietary pattern calculator" for personalized assessment and feedback

Nominated PICIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Jessri, Mahsa; Vanderkooy, Pat; Manuel, Douglas G

Keywords: Dietary Patterns; Health Calculator; Knowledge Translation And Dissemination; Screening

$19,000

The population health and healthcare burden of poor dietary patterns and potential strategies for reducing mortality, morbidity and healthcare use in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Manuel, Douglas G; L'Abbe, Mary R

Keywords: Burden Of Mortality And Morbidity; Chronic Disease Prevention; Dietary Patterns; Epidemiologic Methods And Modeling; Health Services; Population And Public Health; Population Surveillance; Population-Based Risk Tools; Public Health Nutrition; Public Health Policy Evaluation

$405,452

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

Family Medicine
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Department of Medicine
Centre for Global Health Research
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.

Mahsa Jessri

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Douglas Manuel

Family Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Monica Taljaard

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Peter Tanuseputro

Department of Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Douglas Manuel

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Prabhat Jha

Centre for Global Health Research

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Dietary Patterns Dear Professor Jessri, 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 "Sodium, added sugar and saturated fat intake in relation to mortality and CVD events in adults: Canadian National Nutrition Survey linked with vital statistics and health administrative databases." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]