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Kate Zinszer

ResearcherSocial and Preventive MedicineUniversité de Montréal

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Kate Zinszer

Researcher

Social and Preventive Medicine

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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47 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 24 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 13 research grants (13 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Dengue Chikungunya Zika Montreal Youth Covid-19 Brazil Climate Change

Latest papers

Longitudinal associations between lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and distress among children and adolescents in Montréal.
Journal of child and adolescent mental health · 2025 · senior author
Spatio-temporal analysis of the distribution and co-circulation of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in Medellín, Colombia, from 2013 to 2021.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025 · senior author
Healthcare collapse and disease spread: a qualitative study of challenges in Gaza strip.
BMC public health · 2025

All 86 publications

Latest funding

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,988,500
Évaluation de la co-circulation d'arbovirus et des facteurs de risque associés chez les enfants à Dhaka, Bangladesh
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Arbovirus co-circulation in Dhaka
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$76,500

All 18 grants and awards

86 publications.

Longitudinal associations between lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and distress among children and adolescents in Montréal.

Saucier A, Charland K, McKinnon B, Dupont F, Laurin I, Nguyen CT, Pierce L, Da Torre MB, Cheriet I, Quach C, Zinszer K

Journal of child and adolescent mental health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2025.2504586 PMID: 40503736

Spatio-temporal analysis of the distribution and co-circulation of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in Medellín, Colombia, from 2013 to 2021.

Salazar Flórez JE, Restrepo BN, Freitas LP, Carabali M, Jaramillo Ramírez GI, Balaguera CG, Monsalve BSA, Zinszer K

PLoS neglected tropical diseases2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013470 PMID: 40911625

Healthcare collapse and disease spread: a qualitative study of challenges in Gaza strip.

Abuzerr S, Zinszer K, Mahmoud H

BMC public health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-21817-1 PMID: 39939949

How to formulate high-quality lessons learned: a rapid review.

Dagenais C, Proulx M, Hot A, McSween-Cadieux E, Villemin R, Gautier L, de Araujo Oliveira SR, Cloos P, Traverson L, Zinszer K, Ridde V

Global health action2025

DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2546691 PMID: 41220300

Estimating the efficacy of isometric handgrip training to lower resting blood pressure in patients with stage 1 hypertension in Eastern Uganda compared to standard of care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Zinszer K, Isabirye H, Kalumuna C, Charland K, Katureebe A, Da Torre MB, van Wyk PM, Nabirye S, Stone J, Levy P, McGowan C

Trials2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-025-09258-y PMID: 41462344

Applying a diffusion of innovations framework to characterise diffusion groups and more effectively reach late adopters: a cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada in late 2021.

Memedovich A, Steele B, Orr T, Hollis A, Salmon C, Hu J, Zinszer K, Williamson T, Beall R

BMJ public health2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-000926 PMID: 40017953

Erratum to discussing linkages between climate change, human mobility and health in the Caribbean: The case of Dominica. A qualitative study.

Cloos P, Belloiseau M, McPherson N, Harris-Glenville F, Joseph DD, Zinszer K

The journal of climate change and health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.joclim.2024.100358 PMID: 41648715

Parental decisions regarding the vaccination of children and adolescents against SARS-CoV-2 from 2020 to 2023: A descriptive longitudinal study of parents and children in Montreal, Canada.

Charland K, Quach C, Papenburg J, Pierce L, Tuong Nguyen C, Saucier A, Barbosa Da Torre M, Hamelin MÈ, Carbonneau J, Boivin G, Zinszer K

Vaccine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126489 PMID: 39489137

Social network risk factors and COVID-19 vaccination: A cross-sectional survey study.

Memedovich A, Orr T, Hollis A, Salmon C, Hu J, Zinszer K, Williamson T, Beall RF

Vaccine2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.01.012 PMID: 38238114

Detection of polio virus in Gaza's sewage demands immediate action.

Menon TP, Zinszer K, Abuzerr S

Frontiers in public health2024

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1474554 PMID: 39691657

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Op Grant: Pandemic Research Platforms Interim Funding - Data Accessibility

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Ali, Samina; Banerjee, Ananya T; Boucoiran, Isabelle; Buchanan, Francine; Carwana, Matthew; Drouin, Olivier; Fontela, Patricia S; Gill, Peter J; Kellner, James D; Knisley, Lisa; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Li, Patricia T; Portales-Casamar, Elodie; Roumeliotis, Nadia; Sadarangani, Manish

Keywords: Child Health; Data Availability; Maternal Health; Pandemic Preparedness

$2,988,500

Évaluation de la co-circulation d'arbovirus et des facteurs de risque associés chez les enfants à Dhaka, Bangladesh

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: L'Heureux-Hubert, Émile

Keywords: Analyse Géospatiale; Arbovirus; Cross-Réactivité; En Santé Mondiale; Facteur De Risques; Infections Concomitantes; Mobilisation Communautaire; Prévention; Santé Publique; Sous-Cohorte D'Un Essai Contrôlé Randomisé

$120,000

Arbovirus co-circulation in Dhaka

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zinszer, Kate A; Alam, Mohammad Shafiul

Keywords: Arbovirus; Chikungunya; Dengue; Global Health; Japanese Encephalitis; Serology; Zika

$76,500

Addressing the heat in schools: Climate change adaptation using community-based research

Nominated PICIHR2024Catalyst Grant: CBR in Climate Change Priority Area - Climate Justice

Principal investigators: Zinszer, Kate A; Dyck, Sasha

Keywords: Classroom Temperatures; Climate Change; Heat Islands; Human Centred Design; Montreal; Participatory Action Research; Youth

$125,000

Climate Resilience through Youth Engagement: A Participatory Approach

Nominated PICIHR2024Catalyst Grant: CPHO Report - General Pool

Principal investigators: Zinszer, Kate A; Kaiser, David

Keywords: Climate Change; Community Resilience; Human Centred Design; Interventions; Mixed Methods; Montréal; Youth; Youth-Led Participatory Action Research

$125,000

Connection to nature and access to greenspace: Assessing ecological determinants of health inequities in Montréal

Nominated PICIHR2024CG:Moving Upstream-Structural Det. of Health-Ecological Det. Health Inequities

Principal investigators: Zinszer, Kate A; Wolff, Pauline; Kaiser, David

Keywords: Ecological Inequities; Montreal; Participatory Action Research; Youth

$125,000

Canada Research Chair Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2024Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Zinszer, Kate A

Keywords: Crc

$600,000

Getting a GRIP on Hypertension in Uganda: Giving Repetitive Isometric Exercise for Blood Pressure Control

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zinszer, Kate A; Isabirye, Henry; Mcgowan, Cheri L

Keywords: Hypertension; Isometric Handgrip; Non-Pharmaceutical Intervention; Uganda

$363,374

COVID-19 seroepidemiology in children Using Retrieved POPCORN site Leftover Samples (CURNLS)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: POPCORN Supplement

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Strang, Robert A; Basta, Nicole; Bhatt, Maala; Buchanan, Francine; Constantin, Evelyn; Côté, Sylvana; Drouin, Olivier; Dugas, Marc-André; Fontela, Patricia S; Foo, Cheryl P; Foster, Jennifer; Freedman, Stephen B; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Gantt, Soren M; Gill, Peter J; Kakkar, Fatima; Kellner, James D; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lalgudi Ganesan, Saptharishi; Li, Patricia T; Mahant, Sanjay; Mater, Ahmed; Muttalib, Fiona; Papenburg, Jesse; Sadarangani, Manish; Sehgal, Anupam V; 't Jong, Geert W; Wahi, Gita; Wright, Bruce

Keywords: Covid 19

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Op. Grant: Canadian Pediatric COVID-19 Research Platform

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Strang, Robert A; Basta, Nicole; Bhatt, Maala; Buchanan, Francine; Burstein, Brett S; Carwana, Matthew; Choong, Karen; Constantin, Evelyn; Côté, Sylvana; Drouin, Olivier; Dugas, Marc-André; Fontela, Patricia S; Foo, Cheryl P; Foster, Jennifer; Freedman, Stephen B; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Gantt, Soren M; Gill, Peter J; Kakkar, Fatima; Kellner, James D; Klassen, Terry P; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Lalgudi Ganesan, Saptharishi; Li, Patricia T; Mahant, Sanjay; Mater, Ahmed; Morris, Shaun K; Muttalib, Fiona; Papenburg, Jesse; Sadarangani, Manish; Sehgal, Anupam V; 't Jong, Geert W; Top, Karina A; Wahi, Gita; Wright, Bruce

Keywords: Child Health; Covid-19; Critical Care; Data Infrastructure; Emergency Department; Epidemiology; Inpatient Medicine; Vaccine Safety And Effectiveness

$6,700,000

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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Kate Zinszer

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Longitudinal associations between lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and distress among children and adolescents in Montr&#xe9;al.

Spatio-temporal analysis of the distribution and co-circulation of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in Medell&#xed;n, Colombia, from 2013 to 2021.

Healthcare collapse and disease spread: a qualitative study of challenges in Gaza strip.

How to formulate high-quality lessons learned: a rapid review.

Estimating the efficacy of isometric handgrip training to lower resting blood pressure in patients with stage 1 hypertension in Eastern Uganda compared to standard of care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Applying a diffusion of innovations framework to characterise diffusion groups and more effectively reach late adopters: a cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada in late 2021.

Erratum to discussing linkages between climate change, human mobility and health in the Caribbean: The case of Dominica. A qualitative study.

Parental decisions regarding the vaccination of children and adolescents against SARS-CoV-2 from 2020 to 2023: A descriptive longitudinal study of parents and children in Montreal, Canada.

Social network risk factors and COVID-19 vaccination: A cross-sectional survey study.

Detection of polio virus in Gaza's sewage demands immediate action.

Frequent collaborators

Caroline Quach

Jesse Papenburg

Christina Zarowsky

Guy Boivin

Lara Gautier

Jesse Papenburg

Britt McKinnon

Muriel Mac-Seing

Audrey Smargiassi

Audrey Smargiassi

Neil Andersson

Patrick Cloos

Soren Gantt

Gaston De Serres

Ivan Sarmiento

Bouchra Nasri

Nadia Roumeliotis

Loubna Belaid

Neil Andersson

Matthew Carwana

Jia Hu

Olivier Ferlatte

Ashley Vandermorris

Maryam Parvez

Quynh Doan

Peter Szatmari

Aidan Hollis

Tyler Williamson

Hong Chen

Valéry Ridde

Robyn Tamblyn

Jean-Claude Forest

Isabelle Boucoiran

Manisha Kulkarni

Patricia Fontela

Christian Renaud

Gita Wahi

Matilda Van Den Bosch

Karen Li-mei Choong

Rahul Chanchlani

Longitudinal associations between lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and distress among children and adolescents in Montréal.

Spatio-temporal analysis of the distribution and co-circulation of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in Medellín, Colombia, from 2013 to 2021.