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Anne Leis

ResearcherUniversity of Saskatchewan

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Anne Leis

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
5 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2009.

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Research

Pandémie Recherche Participative Santé Des Francophones En Situation Minoritaire

Latest papers

Role of individualized intervention(s) on quality of life and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy in premenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer: MyCHOICE study.
Breast cancer research and treatment · 2026
Factors Influencing Equitable Participation in a Provincially Implemented Older Adult Exercise Program in Canada: Qualitative Analysis Using the Health Equity Implementation Framework.
Health promotion practice · 2026 · senior author
Insight into Post-Pandemic Needs in Healthcare and Well-Being Among Francophone Families in the Canadian Prairies.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026

All 22 publications

Latest funding

Impact de la pandémie sur les familles francophones dans les Prairies canadiennes
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$146,835
La santé des francophones en situation minoritaire au Canada: constats et pistes d'avenir
CIHR · 2010 · Nominated PI
$40,000
in motion-en mouvement National Physical Activity Institute
CIHR · 2009 · Nominated PI
$25,000

All 5 grants and awards

22 publications.

Role of individualized intervention(s) on quality of life and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy in premenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer: MyCHOICE study.

Ahmed S, Mannala S, Mondal P, Mahmood W, Chalchal HI, Dwernychuk L, Iqbal N, Salim M, Khan MI, Ahmed O, Manna M, Leverick DG, Chandrasekhar A, Bashir A, Haider K, Leis A, Kontulainen S, Sami A

Breast cancer research and treatment2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10549-026-07999-1 PMID: 42360361

Factors Influencing Equitable Participation in a Provincially Implemented Older Adult Exercise Program in Canada: Qualitative Analysis Using the Health Equity Implementation Framework.

Verity WS, Foulds H, McIlduff C, Fuller D, Leis A

Health promotion practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/15248399261477402 PMID: 42598904

Insight into Post-Pandemic Needs in Healthcare and Well-Being Among Francophone Families in the Canadian Prairies.

Keough C, Turgeon M, Proulx-Cullen E, Leis A, de Moissac D, Marchak K, Gnidehou S

International journal of environmental research and public health2026

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23020167 PMID: 41752249

Understanding and Evaluating Access to Group-Based Older Adult Exercise Programing: Demographics, Distributions, and Dimensions of Levesque's Access to Healthcare Framework.

Verity W, Fuller D, Foulds H, McIlduff C, Leis A

Sage open aging2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/30495334251388160 PMID: 41146848

Refugees' Care Experiences, Self-Reported Health Outcomes and Transition to Mainstream Health Care After One Year at the Refugee Engagement and Community Health (REACH) Clinic.

Reboe-Benjamin M, Brindamour M, Leis K, Hanson J, Verity-Anderson L, Gomez M, Baerg M, Leis A

Journal of immigrant and minority health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01534-w PMID: 37668808

Evaluation of the impact of the Healthy Start/Départ Santé intervention on improving menu planning practices and improving the congruence between planned menus and actual food served in Saskatchewan childcare centres.

Abobakar L, Engler-Stringer R, Leis A, Vatanparast H

Preventive medicine reports2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101403 PMID: 34136337

Comparison between the Healthy Start-Départ Santé online and in-person training of childcare educators to improve healthy eating and physical activity practices and knowledge of physical activity and fundamental movement skills: A controlled trial.

Ward S, Bélanger M, Leis A

Preventive medicine reports2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101264 PMID: 33354492

Effectiveness of the Healthy Start-Départ Santé approach on physical activity, healthy eating and fundamental movement skills of preschoolers attending childcare centres: a randomized controlled trial.

Leis A, Ward S, Vatanparast H, Humbert ML, Chow AF, Muhajarine N, Engler-Stringer R, Bélanger M

BMC public health2020First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08621-9 PMID: 32306943

More comprehensively measuring quality of life in life-threatening illness: the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire - Expanded.

Cohen SR, Russell LB, Leis A, Shahidi J, Porterfield P, Kuhl DR, Gadermann AM, Sawatzky R

BMC palliative care2019

DOI: 10.1186/s12904-019-0473-y PMID: 31672131

The Future Is Now—Prospective Study of Radiosurgery for More Than 4 Brain Metastases to Start in 2018!

Roberge D, Brown PD, Whitton A, O'Callaghan C, Leis A, Greenspoon J, Smith GL, Hu JJ, Nichol A, Winch C

Frontiers in Oncology201817 citations

DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00380

Impact de la pandémie sur les familles francophones dans les Prairies canadiennes

Nominated PICIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Leis, Anne M; Denis, Paul; De Moissac, Danielle L; Gnidehou, Sedami

Keywords: Pandémie; Recherche Participative; Santé Des Francophones En Situation Minoritaire

$146,835

La santé des francophones en situation minoritaire au Canada: constats et pistes d'avenir

Nominated PICIHR2010Knowledge Translation Supplement

Principal investigators: Leis, Anne M; Bouchard, Louise

Keywords: Langue Et Culture; Santé Des Francophones En Situation Minoritaire; Équité En Santé: Minorité

$40,000

in motion-en mouvement National Physical Activity Institute

Nominated PICIHR2009Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Knowledge Translation

Principal investigators: Leis, Anne M

Keywords: Canadian Communities In Motion; Health Promotion And Prevention Through Physical Activity; In Motion National Network Of Researchers; Physical Activity Knowledge Translation Event; Research To Practice To Policy Cycle

$25,000

End-of-Life Care for Aging non-Western Immigrants: Exploring Issues of Access.

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Catalyst Grant: Pilot Projects in Aging

Principal investigators: Racine, Louise

Keywords: Accessibility To End-Of-Life Care; Aging Immigrants' Health; Family Caregiving; Non-Western Immigrants; Perceptions Of End-Of-Life Care; Utilization Of Health Care Services

$49,680

Language and mental health: Do differences exist between Canadian Francophones and Anglophones in terms of psychiatric disorders and mental health service utilization?

SupervisorCIHR2009Master's Award: Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Puchala, Chassidy D

Keywords: Culture; Determinants Of Health; Epidemiology; Health Inequities; Language; Mental Health; Minorities; Population Health; Quantitative; Service Utilization

$17,500

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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Anne Leis

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Role of individualized intervention(s) on quality of life and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy in premenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer: MyCHOICE study.

Factors Influencing Equitable Participation in a Provincially Implemented Older Adult Exercise Program in Canada: Qualitative Analysis Using the Health Equity Implementation Framework.

Insight into Post-Pandemic Needs in Healthcare and Well-Being Among Francophone Families in the Canadian Prairies.

Understanding and Evaluating Access to Group-Based Older Adult Exercise Programing: Demographics, Distributions, and Dimensions of Levesque's Access to Healthcare Framework.

Refugees' Care Experiences, Self-Reported Health Outcomes and Transition to Mainstream Health Care After One Year at the Refugee Engagement and Community Health (REACH) Clinic.

Evaluation of the impact of the Healthy Start/Départ Santé intervention on improving menu planning practices and improving the congruence between planned menus and actual food served in Saskatchewan childcare centres.

Comparison between the Healthy Start-Départ Santé online and in-person training of childcare educators to improve healthy eating and physical activity practices and knowledge of physical activity and fundamental movement skills: A controlled trial.

Effectiveness of the Healthy Start-Départ Santé approach on physical activity, healthy eating and fundamental movement skills of preschoolers attending childcare centres: a randomized controlled trial.

More comprehensively measuring quality of life in life-threatening illness: the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire - Expanded.

The Future Is Now—Prospective Study of Radiosurgery for More Than 4 Brain Metastases to Start in 2018!

Impact de la pandémie sur les familles francophones dans les Prairies canadiennes

La santé des francophones en situation minoritaire au Canada: constats et pistes d'avenir

in motion-en mouvement National Physical Activity Institute

End-of-Life Care for Aging non-Western Immigrants: Exploring Issues of Access.

Language and mental health: Do differences exist between Canadian Francophones and Anglophones in terms of psychiatric disorders and mental health service utilization?

Frequent collaborators

Nazeem Muhajarine

Rachel Engler-Stringer

Shahid Ahmed

Punam Pahwa

Daniel Fuller

Heather Foulds

Danielle De Moissac

Richard Sawatzky

Jacelyn Hanson

Alan Nichol

Jeffrey Greenspoon

Amanda Froehlich Chow

Anthony Whitton

Richard Sawatzky

Saija Kontulainen

David Roberge

Anne Leis

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Role of individualized intervention(s) on quality of life and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy in premenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer: MyCHOICE study.

Factors Influencing Equitable Participation in a Provincially Implemented Older Adult Exercise Program in Canada: Qualitative Analysis Using the Health Equity Implementation Framework.

Insight into Post-Pandemic Needs in Healthcare and Well-Being Among Francophone Families in the Canadian Prairies.

Understanding and Evaluating Access to Group-Based Older Adult Exercise Programing: Demographics, Distributions, and Dimensions of Levesque's Access to Healthcare Framework.

Refugees' Care Experiences, Self-Reported Health Outcomes and Transition to Mainstream Health Care After One Year at the Refugee Engagement and Community Health (REACH) Clinic.

Evaluation of the impact of the Healthy Start/D&#xe9;part Sant&#xe9; intervention on improving menu planning practices and improving the congruence between planned menus and actual food served in Saskatchewan childcare centres.

Comparison between the Healthy Start-D&#xe9;part Sant&#xe9; online and in-person training of childcare educators to improve healthy eating and physical activity practices and knowledge of physical activity and fundamental movement skills: A controlled trial.

Effectiveness of the Healthy Start-D&#xe9;part Sant&#xe9; approach on physical activity, healthy eating and fundamental movement skills of preschoolers attending childcare centres: a randomized controlled trial.

More comprehensively measuring quality of life in life-threatening illness: the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire - Expanded.

The Future Is Now—Prospective Study of Radiosurgery for More Than 4 Brain Metastases to Start in 2018!

Impact de la pandémie sur les familles francophones dans les Prairies canadiennes

La santé des francophones en situation minoritaire au Canada: constats et pistes d'avenir

in motion-en mouvement National Physical Activity Institute

End-of-Life Care for Aging non-Western Immigrants: Exploring Issues of Access.

Language and mental health: Do differences exist between Canadian Francophones and Anglophones in terms of psychiatric disorders and mental health service utilization?

Frequent collaborators

Nazeem Muhajarine

Rachel Engler-Stringer

Shahid Ahmed

Punam Pahwa

Daniel Fuller

Heather Foulds

Danielle De Moissac

Richard Sawatzky

Jacelyn Hanson

Alan Nichol

Jeffrey Greenspoon

Amanda Froehlich Chow

Anthony Whitton

Richard Sawatzky

Saija Kontulainen

David Roberge

Evaluation of the impact of the Healthy Start/Départ Santé intervention on improving menu planning practices and improving the congruence between planned menus and actual food served in Saskatchewan childcare centres.

Comparison between the Healthy Start-Départ Santé online and in-person training of childcare educators to improve healthy eating and physical activity practices and knowledge of physical activity and fundamental movement skills: A controlled trial.

Effectiveness of the Healthy Start-Départ Santé approach on physical activity, healthy eating and fundamental movement skills of preschoolers attending childcare centres: a randomized controlled trial.