Jill Bally, University of Saskatchewan

Research

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

Latest papers

The long-term grief experience of young widows and widowers: A constructivist grounded theory study.
Death studies · 2026
Improving InterRAI care processes in long-term care homes: A constructivist grounded theory.
Digital health · 2026
How Young Widows and Widowers Experience Grief More Than Two Years Following the Death of Their Spouse: An Integrative Review.
Issues in mental health nursing · 2025

All 32 publications

Latest funding

Strong Bodies, Spirits, Minds, and Voices ~ Privileging Indigenous Knowledge to Guide Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes Prevention with First Nations and Métis Communities in Saskatchewan
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$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
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$35,000
Championing Health Professional Dementia Care Education
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$20,000

All 4 grants and awards

32 publications.

01

The long-term grief experience of young widows and widowers: A constructivist grounded theory study.

Kazoleas K, Bally J, Spurr S, Peacock S

Death studies2026

DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2026.2626559 PMID: 41677406

02

Improving InterRAI care processes in long-term care homes: A constructivist grounded theory.

Iduye S, McArthur C, Aldiabat K, Bally J, Risling T

Digital health2026

DOI: 10.1177/20552076261486775 PMID: 42718957

03

How Young Widows and Widowers Experience Grief More Than Two Years Following the Death of Their Spouse: An Integrative Review.

Kazoleas K, Spurr S, Bally J, Peacock S

Issues in mental health nursing2025

DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2025.2475354 PMID: 40117494

04

Dance for Wellness: Indigenous adolescents' Perspectives on Mental Health, Wellness, and Dance.

Wildeman T, Spurr S, Bally J, Bullin C

Journal of community health nursing2025

DOI: 10.1080/07370016.2024.2424166 PMID: 39533702

05

Preventing type 2 diabetes among Indigenous youth: A systematic review of community-based interventions.

Spurr S, Burles M, Hyslop S, Bally J, Bullin C, Froehlich Chow A, Tootoosis H, Oosman S

International journal of circumpolar health2024

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2320449 PMID: 38412067

06

Perceptions Related to Death in Adolescents and Their Parents During the Management of Type 1 Diabetes: A Thematic Analysis.

Farthing P, Bally J, Rennie DC

Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2024.04.002 PMID: 38661590

07

Championing Dementia Education: Adapting an Effective Scottish Dementia Education Program for Canadian Acute Health Care Providers

Peacock S, Bayly M, Fletcher-Hildebrand S, Gibson K, MacRae R, Jack-Waugh A, Haase K, Bally J, Duggleby W, Hall S

Canadian Journal on Aging20233 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980822000484 PMID: W4308680845

08

Rural Home Care Nursing During COVID-19.

Pavloff M, Labrecque ME, Bally J, Kirychuk S, Lasiuk G

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2023

DOI: 10.1177/08445621231160478 PMID: 36850059

09

Critically Ill Patients: Family Experiences of Interfacility Transfers From Rural to Urban Centers and Impact on Family Relationships.

Burns M, Bally J, Burles M, Peacock S

Journal of family nursing2023

DOI: 10.1177/10748407221124254 PMID: 36172740

10

Application of nursing presence to family-centered care: Supporting nursing practice in pediatric oncology.

Mcharo SK, Spurr S, Bally J, Peacock S, Holtslander L, Walker K

Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPN2023

DOI: 10.1111/jspn.12402 PMID: 36463504

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

Principal 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

Principal 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

Championing Health Professional Dementia Care Education

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Peacock, Shelley

Keywords: Acute Care; Dementia Care; Health Professional Education; Older Persons

$20,000

Developing a Doorway to Accessible Supportive Care Resources for Parents of Seriously Ill Children: An Innovative Pediatric Palliative Care ePortal

Nominated PICIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Bally, Jill M; Spurr, Shelley

Keywords: Digital Health; Family-Focused Care; Hope Science; Life Limiting Illness; Life Threatening Illness; Pediatric Health Care; Pediatric Palliative Care; Portal

$9,995

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Isabelle Vedel and Isabelle Vedel: 90 shared papers
Jill Bally and Shelley Spurr: 22 shared papers
Wendy Duggleby and Shelley Peacock: 18 shared papers
Jenny Ploeg and Carrie McAiney: 16 shared papers
Lorraine Holtslander and Shelley Peacock: 15 shared papers
Jenny Ploeg and Wendy Duggleby: 14 shared papers
Jenny Ploeg and Shelley Peacock: 12 shared papers
Nazeem Muhajarine and Angela Bowen: 10 shared papers
Wendy Duggleby and Lorraine Holtslander: 8 shared papers
Isabelle Vedel and Carrie McAiney: 8 shared papers
Genevieve Thompson and Shelley Peacock: 8 shared papers
Debra Morgan and Amanda Froehlich Chow: 7 shared papers
Wendy Duggleby and Carrie McAiney: 7 shared papers
Shelley Peacock and Jill Bally: 7 shared papers
Isabelle Vedel and Carrie McAiney: 7 shared papers
Debra Morgan and Megan O'Connell: 6 shared papers
Wendy Duggleby and Genevieve Thompson: 6 shared papers
Lorraine Holtslander and Shelley Spurr: 6 shared papers
Lorraine Holtslander and Noelle Rohatinsky: 6 shared papers
Shelley Peacock and Shelley Spurr: 6 shared papers
Shelley Peacock and Noelle Rohatinsky: 6 shared papers
Lorraine Holtslander and Jill Bally: 5 shared papers
Genevieve Thompson and Carrie McAiney: 5 shared papers
Megan O'Connell and Shelley Peacock: 4 shared papers
Jenny Ploeg and Debra Morgan: 3 shared papers
Debra Morgan and Isabelle Vedel: 3 shared papers
Lorraine Holtslander and Megan O'Connell: 3 shared papers
Angela Bowen and Marilyn Baetz: 3 shared papers
Jenny Ploeg and Isabelle Vedel: 2 shared papers
Nazeem Muhajarine and Jill Bally: 2 shared papers
Nazeem Muhajarine and Amanda Froehlich Chow: 2 shared papers
Nazeem Muhajarine and Marilyn Baetz: 2 shared papers
Angela Bowen and Jill Bally: 2 shared papers
Tracie Risling and Noelle Rohatinsky: 2 shared papers
Jenny Ploeg and Jill Bally: 1 shared paper
Jenny Ploeg and Kristen Haase: 1 shared paper
Linda Ferguson and Lorraine Holtslander: 1 shared paper
Linda Ferguson and Jill Bally: 1 shared paper
Linda Ferguson and Shelley Spurr: 1 shared paper
Debra Morgan and Jill Bally: 1 shared paper
Debra Morgan and Kristen Haase: 1 shared paper
Wendy Duggleby and Jill Bally: 1 shared paper
Wendy Duggleby and Kristen Haase: 1 shared paper
Isabelle Vedel and Jill Bally: 1 shared paper
Genevieve Thompson and Jill Bally: 1 shared paper
Sarah Oosman and Jill Bally: 1 shared paper
Sarah Oosman and Shelley Spurr: 1 shared paper
Sarah Oosman and Amanda Froehlich Chow: 1 shared paper
Shelley Kirychuk and Jill Bally: 1 shared paper
Megan O'Connell and Jill Bally: 1 shared paper
Jill Bally and Amanda Froehlich Chow: 1 shared paper
Jill Bally and Marilyn Baetz: 1 shared paper
Jill Bally and Caitlin McArthur: 1 shared paper
Jill Bally and Isabelle Vedel: 1 shared paper
Jill Bally and Carrie McAiney: 1 shared paper
Jill Bally and Tracie Risling: 1 shared paper
Jill Bally and Noelle Rohatinsky: 1 shared paper
Jill Bally and Kristen Haase: 1 shared paper
Caitlin McArthur and Tracie Risling: 1 shared paper

Medicine
School of Rehabilitation Science
Nursing
Community Health and Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Physiotherapy
Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Linda Ferguson

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2010

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community-Based Participatory Action Research Dear Professor Bally, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "The long-term grief experience of young widows and widowers: A constructivist grounded theory study." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Strong Bodies, Spirits, Minds, and Voices ~ Privileging Indigenous Knowledge to Guide Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes Prevention with First Nations and Métis Communities in Saskatchewan" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]