Alethea Kewayosh, University of Toronto

Research

Cancer Screening Cultural Safety Health Communications Indigenous Health Organizational Theory Shared Decision Making Systems Change Community Readiness

Latest papers

Population-Level Outcomes for Screening Program Cancers in First Nations People in Ontario, Canada.
JAMA network open · 2026
Ancestry or identity? The importance of Indigenous engagement in articulating First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in the 2006 Canadian Census Health and Environmental Cohort (CanCHEC).
International journal of circumpolar health · 2025
Developing a Health Equity Impact Assessment ‘Indigenous Lens Tool’ to address challenges in providing equitable cancer screening for indigenous peoples
BMC International Health and Human Rights · 2023

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Link, monitor, strategize: First Nations, Inuit, Métis peoples' cancer burden in Canada
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$99,137
Improving Indigenous cultural safety in Ontario's cancer screening programs
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$1,510,875
Catching cancers early? How well do Ontario's organized screening programs perform for First Nations and Métis persons?
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$75,000

All 7 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Population-Level Outcomes for Screening Program Cancers in First Nations People in Ontario, Canada.

Sheppard AJ, Sutradhar R, Liu N, Kewayosh A, Leylachian S, Senese L, Ianni A, Hyett S, Chiarelli AM, Kupets R, Tammemägi CM, Tinmouth J

JAMA network open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.22718 PMID: 42430169

02

Ancestry or identity? The importance of Indigenous engagement in articulating First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in the 2006 Canadian Census Health and Environmental Cohort (CanCHEC).

Ellison LK, Ng C, Kewayosh A, Troke N, Elias B, Tjepkema M, Letendre A, Marrett LD, Sheppard AJ

International journal of circumpolar health2025

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2025.2495378 PMID: 40272120

03

Developing a Health Equity Impact Assessment ‘Indigenous Lens Tool’ to address challenges in providing equitable cancer screening for indigenous peoples

Jumah NA, Kewayosh A, Downey B, Campbell Senese L, Tinmouth J

BMC International Health and Human Rights20233 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16919-7 PMID: W4388702160

04

Tailoring and field-testing the use of a knowledge translation peer support shared decision making strategy with First Nations, Inuit and Métis people making decisions about their cancer care: a study protocol.

Jull J, Mazereeuw M, Sheppard A, Kewayosh A, Steiner R, Graham ID

Research involvement and engagement2018

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-018-0085-3 PMID: 29507771

Link, monitor, strategize: First Nations, Inuit, Métis peoples' cancer burden in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Sheppard, Amanda J; Letendre, Angeline D

Keywords: Cancer Burden; Cancer Control; Census; Data Linkage; First Nations; Inuit; Métis

$99,137

Improving Indigenous cultural safety in Ontario's cancer screening programs

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tinmouth, Jill M; Berta, Whitney B; Jull, Janet E; Jumah, Naana A; Kewayosh, Alethea; Llovet, Diego N; Sheppard, Amanda J; Stewart, Suzanne L

Keywords: Cancer Screening; Cultural Safety; Health Communications; Indigenous Health; Organizational Theory; Shared Decision Making; Systems Change

$1,510,875

Catching cancers early? How well do Ontario's organized screening programs perform for First Nations and Métis persons?

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: Secondary Data Analysis for Cancer Prevention and Control

Principal investigators: Tinmouth, Jill M; Sheppard, Amanda J

Keywords: Breast Cancer; Cancer Screening; Cervical Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; First Nations; Lung Cancer; Métis

$75,000

Indigenous knowledge, western research, and cancer statistics: Braiding information together to understand a community's cancer journey

Nominated PICIHR2017Cat. Gr.: Indigenous Approaches to Wellness Research- Wellness in Cancer control

Principal investigators: Kewayosh, Alethea; Plain, Sara; Sheppard, Amanda J

Keywords: Cancer; Decolonizing Methodologies; Environmental Exposures; First Nation

$143,256

RETRAC2: Research on Commercial Tobacco Reduction in Aboriginal Communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Team Grant: GACD Lung Diseases

Principal investigators: Schwartz, Robert M; Chaiton, Michael O

Keywords: Aboriginal Communities; Chronic Disease; Commercial Tobacco; Community Based Research; Developmental Evaluation; Focus Groups; Indigenous Ways Of Knowing; Lung Disease; Surveys; Tobacco Policy

$1,765,614

Cancer incidence and survival in First Nations and Métis adults in Canada: follow-up of the 1991 census cohort

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Marrett, Loraine D

Keywords: Aboriginal Health; Cancer Incidence; Cancer Survival; Health Inequalities

$214,753

Improving Cancer Screening Among First Nations and Metis

Principal investigatorCIHR2012Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Tinmouth, Jill M; Kewayosh, Alethea; Rabeneck, Linda

Keywords: Cancer Screening; Community Readiness; Determinants Of Health; First Nations And Metis; Health Policy; Health System; Knowledge Translation

$558,890

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

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Nursing
Community Health Sciences
Other

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

Jill Tinmouth

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Janet Jull

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Rinku Sutradhar

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Janet Jull

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Ning Liu

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Bernice Downey

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Brenda Elias

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cancer Screening Dear Professor Kewayosh, 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 "Population-Level Outcomes for Screening Program Cancers in First Nations People in Ontario, Canada." (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.] 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]

Alethea Kewayosh

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Population-Level Outcomes for Screening Program Cancers in First Nations People in Ontario, Canada.

Ancestry or identity? The importance of Indigenous engagement in articulating First Nations, Inuit and M&#xe9;tis peoples in the 2006 Canadian Census Health and Environmental Cohort (CanCHEC).

Developing a Health Equity Impact Assessment ‘Indigenous Lens Tool’ to address challenges in providing equitable cancer screening for indigenous peoples

Tailoring and field-testing the use of a knowledge translation peer support shared decision making strategy with First Nations, Inuit and M&#xe9;tis people making decisions about their cancer care: a study protocol.

Link, monitor, strategize: First Nations, Inuit, Métis peoples' cancer burden in Canada

Improving Indigenous cultural safety in Ontario's cancer screening programs

Catching cancers early? How well do Ontario's organized screening programs perform for First Nations and Métis persons?

Indigenous knowledge, western research, and cancer statistics: Braiding information together to understand a community's cancer journey

RETRAC2: Research on Commercial Tobacco Reduction in Aboriginal Communities

Cancer incidence and survival in First Nations and Métis adults in Canada: follow-up of the 1991 census cohort

Improving Cancer Screening Among First Nations and Metis

Frequent collaborators

Jill Tinmouth

Janet Jull

Rinku Sutradhar

Janet Jull

Ning Liu

Bernice Downey

Brenda Elias

Ancestry or identity? The importance of Indigenous engagement in articulating First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in the 2006 Canadian Census Health and Environmental Cohort (CanCHEC).

Tailoring and field-testing the use of a knowledge translation peer support shared decision making strategy with First Nations, Inuit and Métis people making decisions about their cancer care: a study protocol.