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Heather Foulds

ResearcherIndigenous StudiesUniversity of Saskatchewan

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Heather Foulds

Researcher

Indigenous Studies

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.
7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (11 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Métis Culture Anti-Indigenous Racism Community Engaged Distinctions-Based First Nations Health And Wellbeing Indigenous Health And Wellbeing Indigenous Mentorship

Latest papers

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
Sex as a predictor and moderator of psychosocial determinants of cardiometabolic risks for Métis People in Canada.
Frontiers in stroke · 2026 · senior author
Understanding and Evaluating Access to Group-Based Older Adult Exercise Programing: Demographics, Distributions, and Dimensions of Levesque's Access to Healthcare Framework.
Sage open aging · 2025

All 10 publications

Latest funding

neemiwin peekishkwaywin awn Michif: Dancing and speaking in Michif
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$100,000
2025 Rapid Research Response and Wildfires with Indigenous Evacuees
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,500,000
Indigenous Futurisms in Indigenous Health and Wellbeing: The natawihowin and mamawiikikayaahk Research, Training and Mentorship Networks - SK-NEIHR
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,500,000

All 16 grants and awards

10 publications.

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 practice2026

DOI: 10.1177/15248399261477402 PMID: 42598904

Sex as a predictor and moderator of psychosocial determinants of cardiometabolic risks for Métis People in Canada.

Johnson S, Moore S, Fatima M, McInnes A, Foulds H

Frontiers in stroke2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fstro.2026.1736530 PMID: 41768789

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 aging2025

DOI: 10.1177/30495334251388160 PMID: 41146848

Understanding Needs for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Management in a Northern Dene and Métis Community: A Community Based Needs Assessment.

Zhang T, Bath B, McKinney V, Swidrovich J, Johnson R, Foulds H, Makar N, Montgrand M, Lovo S

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2024

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2024.2412560 PMID: 39664942

Community directed assessment of pain in a northern Saskatchewan Cree community.

Zhang T, Dorian ER, Sewap S, Johnson R, Foulds H, Bath B, Lovo S

International journal of circumpolar health2024

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2300858 PMID: 38184792

The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance ATLAS on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women — Chapter 9: Summary of Current Status, Challenges, Opportunities, and Recommendations

Mulvagh SL, Colella TJF, Gulati M, Crosier R, Allana S, Randhawa VK, Bruneau J, Pacheco C, Jaffer S, Cotie L

CJC Open20246 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2023.12.001 PMID: W4389455083

The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance ATLAS on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women — Chapter 8: Knowledge Gaps and Status of Existing Research Programs in Canada

Clavel M-A, Van Spall HGC, Mantella LE, Foulds H, Randhawa V, Parry M, Liblik K, Kirkham AA, Cotie L, Jaffer S

CJC Open20244 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2023.11.013 PMID: W4388751086

Relationship Between Trajectories of Trunk Fat Development in Emerging Adulthood and Cardiometabolic Risk at 36 Years of Age.

Barbour-Tuck EN, Erlandson MC, Sherar LB, Eisenmann JC, Muhajarine N, Foulds H, Vatanparast H, Nisbet C, Kontulainen S, Baxter-Jones ADG

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2019

DOI: 10.1002/oby.22576 PMID: 31436387

Influence of Childhood and Adolescent Fat Development on Fat Mass Accrual During Emerging Adulthood: A 20-Year Longitudinal Study.

Barbour-Tuck E, Erlandson M, Muhajarine N, Foulds H, Baxter-Jones A

Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2018

DOI: 10.1002/oby.22111 PMID: 29377622

Longitudinal patterns in BMI and percent total body fat from peak height velocity through emerging adulthood into young adulthood.

Barbour-Tuck E, Erlandson M, Muhajarine N, Foulds H, Baxter-Jones A

American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council2018

DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23056 PMID: 28901657

neemiwin peekishkwaywin awn Michif: Dancing and speaking in Michif

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Foulds, Heather; Cenerini, Chantale

Keywords: Culture; Dance; Health; Indigenous Ways Of Knowing; Intervention; Language; Métis; Traditional Knowledge; Well-Being

$100,000

2025 Rapid Research Response and Wildfires with Indigenous Evacuees

Principal investigatorCIHR2025NEIHR NCC Wildfires Emergency Response Extension

Principal investigators: Henry, Robert; Campbell, Lori; Doolittle, Edward; Hansen-Gardiner, Terri; McKinney, Veronica; Daniels-Black, Anita; Delormier, Treena; Ferguson, Leah; Foulds, Heather; Gabriel, Mikaela D; Graham, Holly A; Healey Akearok, Gwen K; Henderson, Rita I; Keepness, Shane L; LaVallie, Carrie; Lavoie, Josée G; Lovo, Stacey; Marks, Wendie N; Martin, Debbie H; Oosman, Sarah N; Opikokew Wajuntah, Cassandra J; Shorty, Norma A; Stelkia, Krista M; Swidrovich, Jaris P; Tait, Caroline L

Keywords: Indigenous; Wildfires

$1,500,000

Indigenous Futurisms in Indigenous Health and Wellbeing: The natawihowin and mamawiikikayaahk Research, Training and Mentorship Networks - SK-NEIHR

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: NEIHR - Consortium NEIHR Grant

Principal investigators: Henry, Robert; Campbell, Lori; Doolittle, Edward; Hansen-Gardiner, Terri; Kisikaw Piyesis, Margaret L; McKinney, Veronica; Ouellette, Dianne L; Pelly, Judy; Ferguson, Leah; Foulds, Heather; Graham, Holly A; Keepness, Shane L; Lambert, Simon; LaVallie, Carrie; Lovo, Stacey; Marks, Wendie N; McGinnis, Angela; Oosman, Sarah N; Opikokew Wajuntah, Cassandra J; Swidrovich, Jaris P; Tait, Caroline L

Keywords: Anti-Indigenous Racism; Community Engaged; Distinctions-Based; First Nations Health And Wellbeing; Indigenous Health And Wellbeing; Indigenous Mentorship; Metis Health And Wellbeing

$1,500,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 2

Nominated PICIHR2024Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 2

Principal investigators: Foulds, Heather

Keywords: Crc

$600,000

Indigenous Futurisms in Indigenous Health and Wellbeing: The natawihowin and mamawiikikayaahk Research, Training and Mentorship Networks - SK-NEIHR

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant: NEIHR - Saskatchewan

Keywords: Anti-Indigenous Racism; Community Engaged; Distinctions-Based; First Nations Health And Wellbeing; Indigenous Health And Wellbeing; Indigenous Mentorship; Metis Health And Wellbeing

$4,000,000

Request for $75K Supplement to the NEIHR National Coordinating Centre

Principal investigatorCIHR2024NEIHR - NCC - Supplement

Keywords: Language Translation

$75,000

Kehokatowin ~ Northern Saskatchewan Métis gathering here and there to age well in place(s)

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Oosman, Sarah N; Abonyi, Sylvia; Durocher, Liz; Foulds, Heather; Roy, TJ

Keywords: Aging Well In Places (Multilocality); Breath Of Life Theory & Indigenous Ecological Framework; Cbpar; Health Promotion; Indigenous Methods; Intergenerational; Intervention Research; Lifecourse; Mixed Methods; Métis

$960,075

Strong Bodies, Spirits, Minds, and Voices ~ Privileging Indigenous Knowledge to Guide Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes Prevention with First Nations and Métis Communities in Saskatchewan

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Diabetes Prevention and Treatment in Indigenous Communities: R&W

Principal investigators: Oosman, Sarah N; Bally, Jill M; Froehlich Chow, Amanda L; Spurr, Shelley

Keywords: Breath Of Life Theory And Ecological Framework; Community-Based Participatory Action Research; Health Promotion; Indigenous Child And Intergenerational Health; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous Resilience And Wellness; Prevention Of Pediatric Prediabetes And Type 2 Diabetes; Team Science

$1,999,176

Strong Bodies, Spirits, Minds, and Voices ~ Privileging Indigenous Knowledge to Guide Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes Prevention with First Nations and Métis Communities in Saskatchewan

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Gr: Diabetes Prevention & Treatment in Indigenous Communities: R&W - LOI

Principal investigators: Oosman, Sarah N; Bally, Jill M; Froehlich Chow, Amanda L; Spurr, Shelley

Keywords: Breath Of Life Theory & Ecological Framework; Community-Based Participatory Action Research; Health Promotion; Indigenous Child & Intergenerational Health; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous Resilience & Wellness; Prevention Of Pediatric Prediabetes & Type 2 Diabetes; Team Science

$35,000

"I Always Hit My Goal When I Dance" - Health Impacts of Métis Dancing

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Foulds, Heather

Keywords: Culture; Exercise; Fitness; Métis; Traditional Jigging

$1,071,000

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

Sex as a predictor and moderator of psychosocial determinants of cardiometabolic risks for M&#xe9;tis People in Canada.

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

Understanding Needs for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Management in a Northern Dene and M&#xe9;tis Community: A Community Based Needs Assessment.

Community directed assessment of pain in a northern Saskatchewan Cree community.

The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance ATLAS on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women — Chapter 9: Summary of Current Status, Challenges, Opportunities, and Recommendations

The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance ATLAS on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women — Chapter 8: Knowledge Gaps and Status of Existing Research Programs in Canada

Relationship Between Trajectories of Trunk Fat Development in Emerging Adulthood and Cardiometabolic Risk at 36 Years of Age.

Influence of Childhood and Adolescent Fat Development on Fat Mass Accrual During Emerging Adulthood: A 20-Year Longitudinal Study.

Longitudinal patterns in BMI and percent total body fat from peak height velocity through emerging adulthood into young adulthood.

Frequent collaborators

Nazeem Muhajarine

Anne Leis

Brenna Bath

Daniel Fuller

Stacey Lovo

Harriette Van Spall

Monica Parry

Jaris Swidrovich

Saleema Allana

Sofia Ahmed

Karen Bouchard

Nazli Parast

Kerri-Anne Mullen

Jill Bruneau

Varinder Randhawa

Marie-Annick Clavel

Veronica McKinney

Sofia Ahmed

Heather Tulloch

Saija Kontulainen

Sex as a predictor and moderator of psychosocial determinants of cardiometabolic risks for Métis People in Canada.

Understanding Needs for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Management in a Northern Dene and Métis Community: A Community Based Needs Assessment.