Gregory Brass, McGill University

Research

Aboriginal Health Distance Learning Gender And Health Intervention Learning Systems Mentoring Online Delivery Rural And Remote Health

Latest papers

Engaging indigenous partners in health service transformation: a framework for sustained engagement built on trust.
Research involvement and engagement · 2025
Demographic and Clinical Presentations of Youth using Enhanced Mental Health Services in Six Indigenous Communities from the ACCESS Open Minds Network.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2022
Decolonizing health care: Challenges of cultural and epistemic pluralism in medical decision-making with Indigenous communities.
Bioethics · 2021

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Quebec Network for Indigenous Health Research Mentorship
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$1,000,000
Culturally-Based Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion for Indigenous Youth
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator
$675,000
Culturally-Based Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion for Indigenous Youth
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Engaging indigenous partners in health service transformation: a framework for sustained engagement built on trust.

Melro CM, Gilfoyle M, Ballantyne C, Augustine L, Brass G, Rabbitskin N, Hutt-Macleod D, Iyer SN, Mushquash CJ

Research involvement and engagement2025

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-025-00721-3 PMID: 40361206

02

Demographic and Clinical Presentations of Youth using Enhanced Mental Health Services in Six Indigenous Communities from the ACCESS Open Minds Network.

Boksa P, Hutt-MacLeod D, Clair L, Brass G, Bighead S, MacKinnon A, Etter M, Gould H, Sock E, Matoush J, Rabbitskin N, Ballantyne C, Goose A, Rudderham H, Plourde V, Gordon M, Gilbert L, Ramsden VR, Noel V, Malla A, Iyer SN

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2022

DOI: 10.1177/07067437211055416 PMID: 34796730

03

Decolonizing health care: Challenges of cultural and epistemic pluralism in medical decision-making with Indigenous communities.

Cohen-Fournier SM, Brass G, Kirmayer LJ

Bioethics2021

DOI: 10.1111/bioe.12946 PMID: 34551134

04

Addressing global health disparities among Indigenous peoples.

Kirmayer LJ, Brass G

Lancet (London, England)2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)30194-5 PMID: 27108233

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

Culturally-Based Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion for Indigenous Youth

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Team Grant: Pathways Implementation Research Team - Component 2

Principal investigators: Kirmayer, Laurence J; Copenace, Sherry

Keywords: Aboriginal Peoples; Adolescence And Youth; First Nations; Implementation Science; Indigenous Peoples; Mental Health Promotion; Resilience; Substances Use Prevention; Suicide Prevention; Well-Being

$675,000

Culturally-Based Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion for Indigenous Youth

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Team Grant: Pathways IRT - Component 2 - LOI- Suicide Prevention

Principal investigators: Kirmayer, Laurence J; Copenace, Sherry

Keywords: Aboriginal Peoples; Adolescents And Youth; First Nations; Implementation Science; Indigenous Peoples; Mental Health Promotion; Resilience; Substance Use Prevention; Suicide Prevention; Well-Being

$12,500

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: Aboriginal Health Dear Professor Brass, 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 partners in health service transformation: a framework for sustained engagement built on trust." (2025), 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]

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Engaging indigenous partners in health service transformation: a framework for sustained engagement built on trust.

Demographic and Clinical Presentations of Youth using Enhanced Mental Health Services in Six Indigenous Communities from the ACCESS Open Minds Network.

Decolonizing health care: Challenges of cultural and epistemic pluralism in medical decision-making with Indigenous communities.

Addressing global health disparities among Indigenous peoples.

Quebec Network for Indigenous Health Research Mentorship

Culturally-Based Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion for Indigenous Youth

Culturally-Based Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion for Indigenous Youth

Frequent collaborators

Gregory Brass

Clifford Ballantyne

Daphne Hutt-MacLeod

Daphne Hutt-MacLeod

Aileen MacKinnon

Norma Rabbitskin

Clifford Ballantyne

Vickie Plourde

Clifford Ballantyne

Valerie Noel

Ashok Malla

Patricia Boksa