Srividya Iyer, University of Ottawa

Research

Gender Health Services And Policy Indigenous Boys And Men Mental Health And Wellness Data Management Knowledge To Action Knowledge Translation Learning Health System

Latest papers

Global research priorities for youth mental health.
Early intervention in psychiatry · 2020

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Sharing Indigenous Knowledge through intergenerational mentorship: Strengthening cultural identity and community wellness among Indigenous boys and young men through relationships with Elders, Knowledge Holders, and each other
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Improving Mental Wellness and Reducing Inequities for Youth in the Northwest Territories
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$779,980
Integrating youth lived experience to enhance upstream prevention and health promotion
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$10,000

All 5 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Global research priorities for youth mental health.

Mei C, Fitzsimons J, Allen N, Alvarez-Jimenez M, Amminger GP, Browne V, Cannon M, Davis M, Dooley B, Hickie IB, Iyer S, Killackey E, Malla A, Manion I, Mathias S, Pennell K, Purcell R, Rickwood D, Singh SP, Wood SJ, Yung A, McGorry PD

Early intervention in psychiatry2020

DOI: 10.1111/eip.12878 PMID: 31960595

Sharing Indigenous Knowledge through intergenerational mentorship: Strengthening cultural identity and community wellness among Indigenous boys and young men through relationships with Elders, Knowledge Holders, and each other

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Operating Grant: Indigenous Gender and Wellness - Knowledge Sharing

Principal investigators: Melro, Carolyn M; Ballantyne, Clifford T; Iyer, Srividya N; Kowatch, Kristy R; Mushquash, Christopher J

Keywords: Gender; Health Services And Policy; Indigenous Boys And Men; Mental Health And Wellness

$200,000

Improving Mental Wellness and Reducing Inequities for Youth in the Northwest Territories

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Other: IYS-Net Phase 2 - Territorial Stream Grants - NWT

Principal investigators: Young, Nancy L; Jefferd-Moore, Brittenie; Larsson, Nina; Scarfe, Jenna; Bruno, Grant; Henderson, Jo; Irlbacher-Fox, Stephanie; Iyer, Srividya N; Mushquash, Christopher J

Keywords: Data Management; Knowledge To Action; Knowledge Translation; Learning Health System; Mental Health; Service Integration; Strengths-Based Approaches; Wellness; Youth

$779,980

Integrating youth lived experience to enhance upstream prevention and health promotion

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Halsall, Tanya G

Keywords: Community-Based Health Promotion; Icelandic Prevention Model; Participatory Research; Public Health; Upstream Prevention; Youth Engagement

$10,000

Early Intervention for Eating Disorders in Ontario Integrated Youth Services: Best Practices for Implementation, Adaptation, Evaluation and Spread

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: THINC Implem. Science - Health Services and Policy pool

Principal investigators: Obeid, Nicole; Henderson, Jo; Kowalewicz, Caroline; Dimitropoulos, Gina

Keywords: Early Intervention; Eating Disorders; Implementation Science; Integrated Care; Learning Health System; Patient-Oriented Research

$1,923,607

A developmental evaluation that applies a youth-driven approach to examine the implementation of the Icelandic Model for Primary Prevention of Substance Use (IMP) within a Canadian community

SupervisorCIHR2019Fellowship: POR Awards - Transition to Leadership Stream - Phase 1

Principal investigators: Halsall, Tanya G

Keywords: Adolescence; Bioecological Model; Evaluation; Icelandic Model; Implementation; Mental Health; Prevention; Promotion; Substance Use; Youth Engagement

$155,000

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

Psychiatry
Travail social
School of Population and Public Health
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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.

Ashok Malla

Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Srividya Iyer

Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Ian Manion

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Steve Mathias

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Srividya Iyer

Travail social

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Steve Mathias

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Gender Dear Professor Iyer, 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 "Global research priorities for youth mental health." (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 "Sharing Indigenous Knowledge through intergenerational mentorship: Strengthening cultural identity and community wellness among Indigenous boys and young men through relationships with Elders, Knowledge Holders, and each other" (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]