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Karen Messing

ResearcherEcole de réadaptationUniversité du Québec à Montréal

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Karen Messing

Researcher

Ecole de réadaptation

Health Sciences

Université du Québec à Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (3 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2017.

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Research

Community-Based Participatory Approach Ecohealth Approach Education Environmental Health Implemantation Research Integrated Knowledge Translation Intervention Development Occupational Health

Latest papers

Is Sitting Really the New Smoking? Health of North American Workers Exposed to Prolonged Static Standing.
New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS · 2025 · first author
What Are the Determinants of the Sex/Gender Difference in Duration of Work Absence for Musculoskeletal Disorders? A Mixed-Studies Systematic Review
Healthcare · 2025
Subtle exposures, invisible outcomes, real suffering: sex, gender and occupational health.
Occupational and environmental medicine · 2024 · first author

All 18 publications

Latest funding

Advancing Knowledge and Equity: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Sex and Gender+ Science Across Biomedical, Clinical, Health Services, and Population Health Research
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$99,948
Modeling an approach to gender-conscious participatory action-oriented research and knowledge transfer favouring equality, equity and occupational/environmental health
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$450,000
Precarious employment, atypical schedules and work-family balance: an interdisciplinary analysis on individual and collective strategies
SSHRC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$199,704

All 16 grants and awards

18 publications.

Is Sitting Really the New Smoking? Health of North American Workers Exposed to Prolonged Static Standing.

Messing K, Dautel JP

New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/10482911251324524 PMID: 40138438

What Are the Determinants of the Sex/Gender Difference in Duration of Work Absence for Musculoskeletal Disorders? A Mixed-Studies Systematic Review

Stock S, Nicolakakis N, Cullen K, Dionne CE, Franche R-L, Lederer V, MacDermid JC, MacEachen E, Messing K, Nastasia I

Healthcare2025

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13243228

Subtle exposures, invisible outcomes, real suffering: sex, gender and occupational health.

Messing K

Occupational and environmental medicine2024First author

DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2023-109288 PMID: 38184366

How to carry out participatory research that takes account of sex and gender issues: a scoping review of guidelines targeting health inequities.

Lefrançois M, Sultan-Taïeb H, Webb J, Gervais MJ, Messing K, Blanchette-Luong V, Riel J, Saint-Charles J, Faust R, Vaillancourt C, Fillion M, Laberge M

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2023

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00742-z PMID: 36752980

How Can Quantitative Analysis Be Used to Improve Occupational Health without Reinforcing Social Inequalities? An Examination of Statistical Methods.

Lederer V, Messing K, Sultan-Taïeb H

International journal of environmental research and public health2022

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010019 PMID: 36612341

Integration of sex and gender in interventions by students in ergonomics.

Laberge M, Chadoin M, Inigo M, Messing K, Lefrançois M, Sultan-Taïeb H, Chatigny C, Riel J, Webb J, Fillion M, Vaillancourt C, Bellemare M

Ergonomics2022

DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2022.2048898 PMID: 35232328

Is sex a proxy for mechanical variables during an upper limb repetitive movement task? An investigation of the effects of sex and of anthropometric load on muscle fatigue.

Slopecki M, Messing K, Côté JN

Biology of sex differences2020

DOI: 10.1186/s13293-020-00336-1 PMID: 33126920

Considering sex and gender in ergonomics: Exploring the hows and whys.

Laberge M, Caroly S, Riel J, Messing K

Applied ergonomics2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2019.103039 PMID: 31929027

Impacts of considering sex and gender during intervention studies in occupational health: Researchers' perspectives.

Laberge M, Blanchette-Luong V, Blanchard A, Sultan-Taïeb H, Riel J, Lederer V, Saint-Charles J, Chatigny C, Lefrançois M, Webb J, Major MÈ, Vaillancourt C, Messing K

Applied ergonomics2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2019.102960 PMID: 31600712

Protecting Pregnant Workers while Fighting Sexism: Work-Pregnancy Balance and Pregnant Nurses' Resistance in Québec Hospitals: Protéger les travailleuses enceintes en luttant contre le sexisme: équilibre travail-grossesse et résistance d'infirmières enceintes dans des hôpitaux québécois.

Gravel AR, Riel J, Messing K

New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/1048291117724847 PMID: 28816612

Advancing Knowledge and Equity: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Sex and Gender+ Science Across Biomedical, Clinical, Health Services, and Population Health Research

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: Summer Institute in Sex and Gender+ Science Host

Principal investigators: Mollayeva, Tatyana; Popovic, Milos R; Légaré, France

Keywords: Best Practices; Curriculum Innovation; Expert-Led Training; Health Equity; Inclusive Education; Intersectionality; Knowledge Dissemination; Networking; Sex And Gender-Based Analyses Plus; Stakeholder Engagement

$99,948

Modeling an approach to gender-conscious participatory action-oriented research and knowledge transfer favouring equality, equity and occupational/environmental health

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Team Grant: Impact of Gender on Knowledge Translation Interventions

Principal investigators: Laberge, Marie; Webb, Jennifer; Mergler, Donna; Messing, Karen; Riel, Jessica; Saint-Charles, Johanne; Sultan-Taïeb, Hélène; Vaillancourt, Cathy

Keywords: Community-Based Participatory Approach; Ecohealth Approach; Education; Environmental Health; Implemantation Research; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Intervention Development; Occupational Health; Sex, Gender; System, Policies

$450,000

Precarious employment, atypical schedules and work-family balance: an interdisciplinary analysis on individual and collective strategies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014

Principal investigators: Houlfort, Nathalie

Keywords: entrepreneuriat; mentorat; accompagnement; soutien-conseil; PME; croissance de la PME; processus de démarrage

$199,704

Validation de modèles explicatifs des troubles musculo-squelettiques (TMS) et étude des inégalités sociales associées aux TMS

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Stock, Susan

Keywords: Contraintes Organisationnelles Du Travail; Contraintes Physiques Du Travail; Détresse Psychologique; Enquête Populationnelle; Expositions Psychosociales Au Travail; Inégalités Sociales; Troubles Musculo-Squelettiques Liés Au Travail; Validation De Modèle

$203,764

Insertion professionnelle des nouvelles travailleuses en milieux militants : enjeux de transferts de connaissances et de santé au travail

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Aurousseau, Chantal

Keywords: femme; travail; santé; transfert; militance; génération; âge

$70,000

Conciliation travail-famille et horaires atypiques : étude multidisciplinaire de la conciliation travail-famille chez des travailleuses et travailleurs des secteurs de l'alimentation et de l'hôtellerie

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007Research Grants - Management, Business and Finance

Principal investigators: des Rivières-Pigeon, Catherine

Keywords: conciliation travail-famille; travail atypique; analyse différenciée selon le sexe

$130,760

Gender and occupational health: perspectives from biology, ergonomics and epidemiology

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Messing, Karen

Keywords: gender; ergonomics; epidemiology; non-traditional work; women; work; occupational health; biological determination

$120,574

The role of technology in the production, consumption and use of health information in varied settings: implications for policy and practice

Co-investigatorSSHRC2003INE Collaborative Research Initiative Grants

Principal investigators: Balka, Ellen

Keywords: technological change; health sector; public access to the internet; health informatics; health promotion; technological design; new economy workplace; socio-technical impacts

$3,000,000

Gender, ergonomics and epidemiology: gender-sensitive analysis in occupational health

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Messing, Karen

Keywords: ergonomics; gender; occupational health; emotional work; posture

$103,342

From work practice to public policy: case studies of the Canadian health information infrastructure

Co-investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Balka, Ellen

Keywords: information technology; health information systems; women and work; health information highway; policy; communication technology; women's occupational health; restructuring health information

$119,100

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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Karen Messing

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Is Sitting Really the New Smoking? Health of North American Workers Exposed to Prolonged Static Standing.

What Are the Determinants of the Sex/Gender Difference in Duration of Work Absence for Musculoskeletal Disorders? A Mixed-Studies Systematic Review

Subtle exposures, invisible outcomes, real suffering: sex, gender and occupational health.

How to carry out participatory research that takes account of sex and gender issues: a scoping review of guidelines targeting health inequities.

How Can Quantitative Analysis Be Used to Improve Occupational Health without Reinforcing Social Inequalities? An Examination of Statistical Methods.

Integration of sex and gender in interventions by students in ergonomics.

Is sex a proxy for mechanical variables during an upper limb repetitive movement task? An investigation of the effects of sex and of anthropometric load on muscle fatigue.

Considering sex and gender in ergonomics: Exploring the hows and whys.

Impacts of considering sex and gender during intervention studies in occupational health: Researchers' perspectives.

Protecting Pregnant Workers while Fighting Sexism: Work-Pregnancy Balance and Pregnant Nurses' Resistance in Québec Hospitals: Protéger les travailleuses enceintes en luttant contre le sexisme: équilibre travail-grossesse et résistance d'infirmières enceintes dans des hôpitaux québécois.

Advancing Knowledge and Equity: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Sex and Gender+ Science Across Biomedical, Clinical, Health Services, and Population Health Research

Modeling an approach to gender-conscious participatory action-oriented research and knowledge transfer favouring equality, equity and occupational/environmental health

Precarious employment, atypical schedules and work-family balance: an interdisciplinary analysis on individual and collective strategies

Validation de modèles explicatifs des troubles musculo-squelettiques (TMS) et étude des inégalités sociales associées aux TMS

Insertion professionnelle des nouvelles travailleuses en milieux militants : enjeux de transferts de connaissances et de santé au travail

Conciliation travail-famille et horaires atypiques : étude multidisciplinaire de la conciliation travail-famille chez des travailleuses et travailleurs des secteurs de l'alimentation et de l'hôtellerie

Gender and occupational health: perspectives from biology, ergonomics and epidemiology

The role of technology in the production, consumption and use of health information in varied settings: implications for policy and practice

Gender, ergonomics and epidemiology: gender-sensitive analysis in occupational health

From work practice to public policy: case studies of the Canadian health information infrastructure

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Jessica Riel

Marie Laberge

Marie Laberge

Johanne Saint-Charles

Johanne Saint-Charles

Johanne Saint-Charles

Myriam Fillion

Cathy Vaillancourt

Stephanie Premji

Jill Hanley

Joy MacDermid

Ellen MacEachen

Michal Abrahamowicz

Ellen MacEachen

Kimberley Cullen