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Samantha Meyer

ResearcherSchool of Public Health and Health SystemsUniversity of Waterloo

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Samantha Meyer

Researcher

School of Public Health and Health Systems

Health Sciences

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
12 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (1 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Publications

103

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Research

Countermeasure Acceptance Equity Seeking Groups National Survey Qualitative Interviews Trust Underserved Populations Vaccine Acceptance

Latest papers

Understanding Illicit Prescription Painkiller Use: A Multivariable Exploration of Mental Health and Other Predictors Among Canadian University Students: Comprendre la consommation illicite d'analgésiques sur ordonnance : une analyse multivariée de la santé mentale et d'autres facteurs prédictifs chez les étudiants universitaires canadiens.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026 · senior author
Factors associated with plasma donation intention and behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the observational literature informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework.
Health psychology review · 2026
Barriers and enablers to non-remunerated plasma donation: A meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature using the theoretical domains framework.
Vox sanguinis · 2026

All 20 publications

Latest funding

Generating evidence-informed strategies to (re)build trust: A qualitative study with affected communities
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$140,000
Working behind the closed doors: Examining policy and research needs for digital platform workers in the private households sector
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$46,981
Leveraging community-based research to assess vulnerability and enhance adaptive capacity to extreme heat in Waterloo Region
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator

All 11 grants and awards

20 publications.

Understanding Illicit Prescription Painkiller Use: A Multivariable Exploration of Mental Health and Other Predictors Among Canadian University Students: Comprendre la consommation illicite d'analgésiques sur ordonnance : une analyse multivariée de la santé mentale et d'autres facteurs prédictifs chez les étudiants universitaires canadiens.

Singh S, Prifti V, Meyer S

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261462695 PMID: 42345504

Factors associated with plasma donation intention and behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the observational literature informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework.

Etherington C, Bennett M, Upreti A, van Allen Z, Labrecque M, Rubini K, Gibson E, Maharshi MT, Palumbo A, Holloway K, Meyer S, Welch V, Shorr R, Brehaut A, Presseau J

Health psychology review2026

DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2025.2574443 PMID: 41147331

Barriers and enablers to non-remunerated plasma donation: A meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature using the theoretical domains framework.

Etherington C, Upreti A, Brehaut A, Bennett M, Labrecque M, Rubini K, Gibson E, Maharshi MT, Palumbo A, Meyer S, Foster T, Dogba J, Shorr R, Welch V, Presseau J, Vesnaver E

Vox sanguinis2026

DOI: 10.1111/vox.70312 PMID: 42393868

Reducing Heavy Drinking Through the "Sober Curious" Movement in Australia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

Ward PR, Savic M, MacLean S, Lunnay B, Lyons A, Hughes T, London K, Caluzzi G, Pettigrew S, Pennay A, Meyer S, Duncan T, Lee N

JMIR research protocols2025

DOI: 10.2196/72631 PMID: 40493391

Exploring Ways to Reduce Heavy Drinking by Increasing Hope Among Midlife Women in Australia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

Ward PR, Warin M, MacLean S, Lunnay B, Palmer C, Meyer S, Hughes T, Lyons A, Nicholls E

JMIR research protocols2025

DOI: 10.2196/72628 PMID: 40707011

Testing Alcohol Container Warning Labels Among Alcohol Consumers in the Field Over a 4-Week Period: A Protocol for a Randomized Field Trial.

Hobin E, Bains A, Poon T, Forbes S, Hammond D, Naimi T, Smith B, Sherk A, Stockwell T, Vanderlee L, Thompson K, Li L, Meyer S

Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs2025Senior author

DOI: 10.15288/jsad.24-00209 PMID: 39520263

Attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control factors influencing Canadian secondary school students’ milk and milk alternatives consumption

Thompson CM, Elliott SJ, Meyer S, Leatherdale ST, Majowicz SE

Public Health Nutrition202410 citations

DOI: 10.1017/s1368980024000661

Barriers and enablers to and strategies for promoting domestic plasma donation throughout the world: Overarching protocol for three systematic reviews.

Etherington C, Palumbo A, Holloway K, Meyer S, Labrecque M, Rubini K, Shorr R, Welch V, Gibson E, Foster T, Haw J, Vesnaver E, Maharshi MT, O'Brien SF, MacPherson P, Dogba J, Steed T, Goldman M, Presseau J

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296104 PMID: 38128026

Managing the unknown or the art of preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection in workplaces in a context of evolving science, precarious employment, and communication barriers. A qualitative situational analysis in Quebec and Ontario

Côté D, MacEachen E, Huynh A-T, León A, Laberge M, Meyer S, Majowicz S, Amoako J, Jahangir Y, Dubé J

Frontiers in Public Health20231 citations

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1268996

Is 'conflict of interest' a Misnomer? Managing interests in immunization research and evaluation.

McClymont E, Brophy J, Dubey V, Kwong J, Meyer S, Crowcroft N, Halperin S, MacDonald S, Simmons K, Top K, Ward B, Sadarangani M

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2022

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1879580 PMID: 33651972

Generating evidence-informed strategies to (re)build trust: A qualitative study with affected communities

SupervisorCIHR2025Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program

Principal investigators: Malo, Benjamin

Keywords: Equity Seeking Groups; Focus Groups; Participatory Research; Public Health; Qualitative Methods; Trust

$140,000

Working behind the closed doors: Examining policy and research needs for digital platform workers in the private households sector

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lee, Juyeon

Keywords: gig economy; digital labour platforms; private households sector; platform-mediated domestic work; intersectionality; gender

$46,981

Leveraging community-based research to assess vulnerability and enhance adaptive capacity to extreme heat in Waterloo Region

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: CBR in Climate Change Priority Area - Climate Justice

Principal investigators: Dodd, Warren H; Eastwood, Meaghan

Keywords: Climate Change; Community Based Research; Extreme Heat; Health Equity; Older Adults; Participatory Methods; Public Health; Qualitative Methods; Spatial Analyses

Exploring alternatives to address challenges in long-term care food service: A critical gerontology perspective

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022SSHRC Doctoral Awards

Principal investigators: Sweetnam, Andrew

Keywords: health; aging; food; long term care; innovation

$53,968

Identifying strategies to (re)build trust in Canadian social institutions and increase public acceptance of COVID-19 countermeasures

Nominated PICIHR2021Op. Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps & Priorities - Confidence in science

Principal investigators: Meyer, Samantha

Keywords: Countermeasure Acceptance; Equity Seeking Groups; National Survey; Qualitative Interviews; Trust; Underserved Populations; Vaccine Acceptance

$216,403

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Gig couriers delivering people, food and packages in a pandemic: Containment strategies to mitigate the occupational and public health impact

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: SARS-CoV-2 variants supplement stream 1

Principal investigators: MacEachen, Ellen

Keywords: Coronaviris; Disease Transmission; Gig Couriers; Intervention; Occupational Health

$49,908

Trust me, I'm a doctor?: Developing and validating measures of trust for research and system monitoring/evaluation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Meyer, Samantha

Keywords: (1) trust; (2) social theory; (3) healthcare; (4) tool development; (5) mixed methods

$72,079

COVID-19 Effects on Mental Health and Service Provision Effects on Children and Families: The MY LIFE Experience

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 MH & Substance Use - Understanding Rapid System Transformations

Principal investigators: Ferro, Mark

Keywords: Acute Psychological Distress; Family-Centred Care; Mixed Methods; Physical-Mental Comorbidity

$165,000

Gig couriers delivering people, food and packages in a pandemic: Containment strategies to mitigate the occupational and public health impact

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Social Policy and Public Health Responses

Principal investigators: MacEachen, Ellen

Keywords: Coronaviris; Disease Transmission; Gig Couriers; Intervention; Occupational Health

$162,728

The nature and extent of vaccine hesitancy among chiropractors and naturopaths: identifying how vaccination views impact practice

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dubé, Eve

Keywords: focused ethnography; complementary and alternative medicine providers; vaccine hesitancy

$205,418

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Countermeasure Acceptance Dear Professor Meyer, 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 "Understanding Illicit Prescription Painkiller Use: A Multivariable Exploration of Mental Health and Other Predictors Among Canadian University Students: Comprendre la consommation illicite d'analgésiques sur ordonnance : une analyse multivariée de la santé mentale et d'autres facteurs prédictifs chez les étudiants universitaires canadiens." (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 "Identifying strategies to (re)build trust in Canadian social institutions and increase public acceptance of COVID-19 countermeasures" (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]

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Samantha Meyer

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Factors associated with plasma donation intention and behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the observational literature informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework.

Barriers and enablers to non-remunerated plasma donation: A meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature using the theoretical domains framework.

Reducing Heavy Drinking Through the "Sober Curious" Movement in Australia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

Exploring Ways to Reduce Heavy Drinking by Increasing Hope Among Midlife Women in Australia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

Testing Alcohol Container Warning Labels Among Alcohol Consumers in the Field Over a 4-Week Period: A Protocol for a Randomized Field Trial.

Attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control factors influencing Canadian secondary school students’ milk and milk alternatives consumption

Barriers and enablers to and strategies for promoting domestic plasma donation throughout the world: Overarching protocol for three systematic reviews.

Managing the unknown or the art of preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection in workplaces in a context of evolving science, precarious employment, and communication barriers. A qualitative situational analysis in Quebec and Ontario

Is 'conflict of interest' a Misnomer? Managing interests in immunization research and evaluation.

Generating evidence-informed strategies to (re)build trust: A qualitative study with affected communities

Working behind the closed doors: Examining policy and research needs for digital platform workers in the private households sector

Leveraging community-based research to assess vulnerability and enhance adaptive capacity to extreme heat in Waterloo Region

Exploring alternatives to address challenges in long-term care food service: A critical gerontology perspective

Identifying strategies to (re)build trust in Canadian social institutions and increase public acceptance of COVID-19 countermeasures

COVID-19 Variant Supplement - Gig couriers delivering people, food and packages in a pandemic: Containment strategies to mitigate the occupational and public health impact

Trust me, I'm a doctor?: Developing and validating measures of trust for research and system monitoring/evaluation

COVID-19 Effects on Mental Health and Service Provision Effects on Children and Families: The MY LIFE Experience

Gig couriers delivering people, food and packages in a pandemic: Containment strategies to mitigate the occupational and public health impact

The nature and extent of vaccine hesitancy among chiropractors and naturopaths: identifying how vaccination views impact practice

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