Alex McComber, McGill University

Research

Community Mobilisation Health Promotion Community Research Ethics Decolonising Methdologies Indigenous Knowledge Intercultural Knowledge Exchange Reconciliation Relational Accountability

Latest papers

Engaging indigenous patient partners in patient-oriented research: lessons from a one-year initiative.
Research involvement and engagement · 2020
Can the democratic ideal of participatory research be achieved? An inside look at an academic-indigenous community partnership.
Health education research · 2008
Impact of a diabetes prevention program on body size, physical activity, and diet among Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk) children 6 to 11 years old: 8-year results from the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project.
Pediatrics · 2005

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Utilizing participatory approaches for the planning and development of an international forum for Indigenous behavioural nutrition and physical activity research
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$50,000
Ratikonhsatátie - 'the faces yet to come' - Network: Indigenous communities at the center of health research capacity development
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$3,500,000
Title: Ratikonshatatie, "the faces yet to come": KSDPP Center for Research and Training for Community Mobilization and Knowledge Translation
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$75,000

All 6 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Engaging indigenous patient partners in patient-oriented research: lessons from a one-year initiative.

Tremblay MC, Bradette-Laplante M, Bérubé D, Brière É, Moisan N, Niquay D, Dogba MJ, Légaré F, McComber A, McGavock J, Witteman HO

Research involvement and engagement2020

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-020-00216-3 PMID: 32760594

02

Can the democratic ideal of participatory research be achieved? An inside look at an academic-indigenous community partnership.

Cargo M, Delormier T, Lévesque L, Horn-Miller K, McComber A, Macaulay AC

Health education research2008

DOI: 10.1093/her/cym077 PMID: 18187491

03

Impact of a diabetes prevention program on body size, physical activity, and diet among Kanien'keha:ka (Mohawk) children 6 to 11 years old: 8-year results from the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project.

Paradis G, Lévesque L, Macaulay AC, Cargo M, McComber A, Kirby R, Receveur O, Kishchuk N, Potvin L

Pediatrics2005

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0745 PMID: 15687441

Utilizing participatory approaches for the planning and development of an international forum for Indigenous behavioural nutrition and physical activity research

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Jock, Brittany W

Keywords: Health Promotion; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Peoples

$50,000

Ratikonhsatátie - 'the faces yet to come' - Network: Indigenous communities at the center of health research capacity development

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: NEIHR - Quebec

Principal investigators: Delormier, Treena; McComber, Alex M; Fraser, Sarah L; Haddad, Pierre S; Lévesque, Lucie; Schaefer, Lee M

Keywords: Community Mobilisation; Community Research Ethics; Decolonising Methdologies; Health Promotion; Indigenous Knowledge; Intercultural Knowledge Exchange; Reconciliation; Relational Accountability; Research Network; Self-Determination

$3,500,000

Title: Ratikonshatatie, "the faces yet to come": KSDPP Center for Research and Training for Community Mobilization and Knowledge Translation

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research- Dev Grants

Principal investigators: Delormier, Treena; McComber, Alex M; Lévesque, Lucie; Schaefer, Lee M

Keywords: Capacity Building; Community Mobilisation; Health Promotion; Indigenous Health Research; Knowledge Translation

$75,000

Quebec Network for Indigenous Health Research Mentorship

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Training Grant: Indigenous Mentorship Network Program - Quebec

Principal investigators: Andersson, Neil; Brass, Gregory M; Delormier, Treena; Fletcher, Christopher; Kirmayer, Laurence J; McComber, Alex M; Sioui, George

Keywords: Aboriginal Health; Distance Learning; Gender And Health; Intervention; Learning Systems; Mentoring; Online Delivery; Rural And Remote Health; Social Networks; Teaching Technologies

$1,000,000

Participatory Policy Intervention to Promote School-Based Physical Activity

Principal investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant: Knowledge to Action

Principal investigators: Garcia Bengoechea, Enrique; McComber, Alex M

Keywords: Aboriginal Health; Community Health; Community-Based Participatory Research; Health Promotion; Implementation Study; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Physical Activity Intervention; Policy Intervention; School-Based Intervention

$188,770

Strategic planning and knowledge translation for KSDPP

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Knowledge Translation Supplement

Principal investigators: Gray-Donald, Katherine A

Keywords: Aboriginal Health; Diabetes Prevention

$38,090

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 and Child Health
Médecine sociale et préventive
Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine
Dietetics and Human Nutrition
Other

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

Jonathan McGavock

Pediatrics and Child Health

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Louise Potvin

Médecine sociale et préventive

1 shared papers, latest 2005

Marie-Claude Tremblay

Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Gilles Paradis

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2005

Treena Delormier

Dietetics and Human Nutrition

1 shared papers, latest 2008

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community Mobilisation Dear Professor McComber, 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 "Engaging indigenous patient partners in patient-oriented research: lessons from a one-year initiative." (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 "Ratikonhsatátie - 'the faces yet to come' - Network: Indigenous communities at the center of health research capacity development" (2019), 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]