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Mylene Riva

ResearcherGeographyMcGill University

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Mylene Riva

Researcher

Geography

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Crc Housing Mental Health Energy Poverty Hospitalization Lived Experience Mortality Neighborhood

Latest papers

Bed bug infestations: prevalence, correlates, and cross-sectional association with psychological symptoms in a large sample of tenants in Montreal, Canada.
BMC public health · 2025 · first author
Constant crisis management: service provider perspectives on adapting homeless resources for people who use drugs and alcohol.
Health & place · 2025 · senior author
Trajectories of food bank use among new users in Quebec, Canada: Evidence from the pathways study.
Annals of epidemiology · 2025

All 17 publications

Latest funding

Measuring the impacts of the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) on health, mobility, and equity: A longitudinal study
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$956,250
Measuring the impacts of the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) on health, mobility, and equity: A longitudinal study
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
Sociotechnical monitoring and modelling of community housing retrofits
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$60,000

All 17 grants and awards

17 publications.

Bed bug infestations: prevalence, correlates, and cross-sectional association with psychological symptoms in a large sample of tenants in Montreal, Canada.

Riva M, Kaiser D, Dufresne P, Plante C

BMC public health2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25936-7 PMID: 41419846

Constant crisis management: service provider perspectives on adapting homeless resources for people who use drugs and alcohol.

Brais H, Riva M

Health & place2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103547 PMID: 40945108

Trajectories of food bank use among new users in Quebec, Canada: Evidence from the pathways study.

Dey R, Roncarolo F, Mercille G, Riva M, Perez EJ, Blanchet R, Carabali M, Adam C, Potvin L, Sylvestre MP

Annals of epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.05.003 PMID: 40374130

Towards a "trauma-informed spaces of care" model: The example of services for homeless substance users.

Brais H, Riva M

Progress in human geography2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/03091325241269757 PMID: 39463884

Using latent class analysis to operationalize a wholistic assessment of Inuit health and well-being.

Bertheussen M, Riva M, Jock BWI, Fletcher C, Ayotte P, Muckle G, Poliakova N, Bélanger R

International journal of circumpolar health2024

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2322186 PMID: 38465869

Housing for care, connection, and health equity.

Holtan MT, Bowen E, Maisel J, Riva M

Health & place2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103383 PMID: 39549565

Sociocultural determinants of alcohol and cannabis use and misuse among Nunavimmiut.

Courtemanche Y, Poliakova N, Riva M, Fletcher C, Desrochers-Couture M, Moisan C, Pépin C, Fraser S, Muckle G, Bélanger RE

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2024

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-022-00733-6 PMID: 36689126

The psychosocial dimension of housing in Nunavik: does social support vary with household crowding?

Simard CO, Riva M, Dufresne P, Perreault K, Muckle G, Poliakova N, Desrochers-Couture M, Fletcher C, Moisan C, Fraser S, Bélanger R, Courtemanche Y, Bignami S

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2024

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-022-00716-7 PMID: 36534308

Correction: Sociocultural factors in relation to mental health within the Inuit population of Nunavik.

Poliakova N, Riva M, Fletcher C, Desrochers-Couture M, Courtemanche Y, Moisan C, Fraser S, Pépin C, Bélanger RE, Muckle G

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2024

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-022-00730-9 PMID: 36472808

Culturally and contextually adaptive indicators of organizational success: Nunavik, Quebec.

Fraser SL, Lyonnais MC, Riva M, Fletcher C, Beauregard N, Thompson J, Mickpegak R, Bouchard LA

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2024

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-022-00704-x PMID: 36449222

Measuring the impacts of the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) on health, mobility, and equity: A longitudinal study

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: El-Geneidy, Ahmed

Keywords: Construction And Health; Construction And Travel Behaviour; Infrastructure And Health; Infrastructure And Travel Behaviour; Longitudinal Study; Natural Experiment; Quasi-Experimental Design; Transport And Health

$956,250

Measuring the impacts of the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) on health, mobility, and equity: A longitudinal study

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Health and Climate Change

Principal investigators: El-Geneidy, Ahmed

Keywords: Construction And Health; Construction And Travel Behaviour; Infrastrcture And Health; Infrastructure And Travel Behaviour; Longitudinal Study; Natural Experiment; Quasi-Experimental Design; Transport And Health

Sociotechnical monitoring and modelling of community housing retrofits

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Cruickshank, Cynthia Ann CA

Keywords: building retrofit; community housing; energy modelling; health impacts of housing; in-situ monitoring; non-energy benefits of retrofits; survey of residents

$60,000

Desiring Autism and Neurodivergence in Education: Mobilizing Critical, Creative, Intersectional and Decolonial Perspectives

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Douglas, Patricia N.

Keywords: Critical autism studies; decolonizing autism and neurodiversity; disability studies; arts-based approaches; research creation; disability policy; neurodiversity affirming practice; culturally affirming practice; social justice education

$88,676

Defining, measuring, and addressing energy poverty: A Canadian framework

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Das, Runa

Keywords: energy poverty; fuel poverty; energy vulnerability; energy consumption; lived experiences; spatial analysis; social and material deprivation; policy and equity; energy justice; indicators and metrics

$99,924

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2022Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Riva, Mylene

Keywords: Crc

$500,000

Adapting Canada's housing system to a changing climate: The climate change adaptation-housing nexus

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lesnikowski, Alexandra C.

Keywords: climate change adaptation; resilience; governance; vulnerability; public policy; housing systems; real estate development; land use planning

$58,564

Adapting Canada's housing system to a changing climate: The climate change adaptation-housing nexus

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lesnikowski, Alexandra C.

Keywords: climate change adaptation; resilience; governance; vulnerability; public policy; housing systems; real estate development; land use planning

$181,362

Defining, measuring, and addressing energy poverty: A Canadian framework

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Das, Runa

$137,076

Energy poverty in Canada: What are the implications for the health and well-being of Canadians?

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant PA: Healthy Cities Research Initiative (HCRI) Data Analysis Grants

Principal investigators: Riva, Mylene

Keywords: Energy Poverty; Hospitalization; Housing; Lived Experience; Mental Health; Mortality

$75,000

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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Mylene Riva

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Bed bug infestations: prevalence, correlates, and cross-sectional association with psychological symptoms in a large sample of tenants in Montreal, Canada.

Constant crisis management: service provider perspectives on adapting homeless resources for people who use drugs and alcohol.

Trajectories of food bank use among new users in Quebec, Canada: Evidence from the pathways study.

Towards a "trauma-informed spaces of care" model: The example of services for homeless substance users.

Using latent class analysis to operationalize a wholistic assessment of Inuit health and well-being.

Housing for care, connection, and health equity.

Sociocultural determinants of alcohol and cannabis use and misuse among Nunavimmiut.

The psychosocial dimension of housing in Nunavik: does social support vary with household crowding?

Correction: Sociocultural factors in relation to mental health within the Inuit population of Nunavik.

Culturally and contextually adaptive indicators of organizational success: Nunavik, Quebec.

Measuring the impacts of the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) on health, mobility, and equity: A longitudinal study

Measuring the impacts of the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) on health, mobility, and equity: A longitudinal study

Sociotechnical monitoring and modelling of community housing retrofits

Desiring Autism and Neurodivergence in Education: Mobilizing Critical, Creative, Intersectional and Decolonial Perspectives

Defining, measuring, and addressing energy poverty: A Canadian framework

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Adapting Canada's housing system to a changing climate: The climate change adaptation-housing nexus

Adapting Canada's housing system to a changing climate: The climate change adaptation-housing nexus

Defining, measuring, and addressing energy poverty: A Canadian framework

Energy poverty in Canada: What are the implications for the health and well-being of Canadians?

Frequent collaborators

Christopher Fletcher

Gina Muckle

Sarah Fraser

Sarah Fraser

Marie-Pierre Sylvestre

Louise Potvin

David Kaiser

David Kaiser

Kaberi Dasgupta

Kristy Buccieri

Jennifer O'Loughlin