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Punam Pahwa

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of Saskatchewan

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Punam Pahwa

Researcher

Medicine

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.
22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2008.

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121

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102

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Research

Baseline And Prospective Evaluations Determinants Of Health First Nations People Rural Environments Mental Health, Housing, Home Personal, Social, Physical Determinants Personal, Socal And Physical Determinants Sleep Disordered Breathing

Latest papers

Diabetes Risk Is Increased in First Nations and Non-First Nations Offspring of Mothers With Diabetes and Worsened Among Those Large for Gestational Age: Results From the DIP: ORRIIGENSS Project.
Canadian journal of diabetes · 2026
Dietary Patterns Among Canadian Caucasians and Their Association With Chronic Conditions.
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
Exploring relationships between household crowding and health in two First Nations communities.
Health & place · 2025

All 121 publications

Latest funding

Assess, Redress, Re-Assess: Addressing Disparities in House, Home and Mental Health Among First Nations People
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$1,399,950
Assess, Redress, Re-assess: Addressing Disparities in Sleep Health among First Nations People
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$1,250,775
Disparities in Respiratory Health Among First Nations People: Assess, Redress, Re-assess. Sharing Knowledge & Experience, Revealing Priorities & Directions
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$19,122

All 10 grants and awards

121 publications.

Diabetes Risk Is Increased in First Nations and Non-First Nations Offspring of Mothers With Diabetes and Worsened Among Those Large for Gestational Age: Results From the DIP: ORRIIGENSS Project.

Dyck RF, Karunanayake C, Pahwa P, Osgood ND

Canadian journal of diabetes2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.12.012 PMID: 41482049

Dietary Patterns Among Canadian Caucasians and Their Association With Chronic Conditions.

Keshavarz P, Lane G, Pahwa P, Lieffers J, Vatanparast H

Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association2025

DOI: 10.1111/jhn.70013 PMID: 39829222

Exploring relationships between household crowding and health in two First Nations communities.

Hyslop S, Kirychuk S, Karunanayake CP, Martin W, Rennie D, Bradford L, Ramsden VR, Thompson B, Roberts C, Seeseequasis J, McMullin K, Fenton M, Abonyi S, Pahwa P, Dosman JA

Health & place2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103441 PMID: 40068298

Sleep Patterns, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and Sleep Disturbance Among First Nations Children in Saskatchewan.

Karunanayake CP, Thompson C, Kachroo MJ, Rennie DC, Seesequasis W, Seeseequasis J, Dosman JA, Fenton M, Ramsden VR, King M, Abonyi S, Kirychuk S, Koehncke N, Pahwa P

Clocks & sleep2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/clockssleep7020021 PMID: 40407627

Association between insomnia and four domains of health based on an Indigenous Medicine Wheel: Findings from two Saskatchewan First Nation communities.

Kader SB, Abonyi S, Dosman JA, Karunanayake CP, King M, Seesequasis W, Burgess L, Naytowhow C, Pahwa P

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2024Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-024-00935-0 PMID: 39322916

Sleep Efficiency and Sleep Onset Latency in One Saskatchewan First Nation.

Karunanayake CP, Pahwa P, Kirychuk S, Fenton M, Ramsden VR, Seeseequasis J, Seesequasis W, Skomro R, Rennie DC, McMullin K, Russell BP, Koehncke N, Abonyi S, King M, Dosman JA

Clocks & sleep2024

DOI: 10.3390/clockssleep6010004 PMID: 38247884

Association of Insomnia with Functional Outcomes Relevant to Daily Behaviors and Sleep-Related Quality of Life among First Nations People in Two Communities in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Karunanayake CP, Dosman JA, Ayas N, Fenton M, Seeseequasis J, Lindain R, Seesequasis W, McMullin K, Kachroo MJ, Ramsden VR, King M, Abonyi S, Kirychuk S, Koehncke N, Skomro R, Pahwa P

Clocks & sleep2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/clockssleep6040039 PMID: 39449313

Impaired sleep, multimorbidity, and self-rated health among Canadians: Findings from a nationally representative survey.

Kader SB, Shakurun N, Janzen B, Pahwa P

Journal of multimorbidity and comorbidity2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/26335565241228549 PMID: 38523711

Association Between Insulin Resistance and the Inflammatory Marker C-reactive Protein in a Representative Healthy Adult Canadian Population: Results From the Canadian Health Measures Survey.

Shahid R, Chu LM, Arnason T, Pahwa P

Canadian journal of diabetes2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2023.03.006 PMID: 36996968

An examination of willingness to participate and willingness to pay for a universal school food program in the Canadian context.

Datta Gupta S, Pahwa P, Engler-Stringer R

Public health nutrition2023

DOI: 10.1017/s1368980023002070 PMID: 37728040

Assess, Redress, Re-Assess: Addressing Disparities in House, Home and Mental Health Among First Nations People

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Dosman, James A; Abonyi, Sylvia; Baetz, Marilyn; King, Malcolm; Kirychuk, Shelley; Mike, Delano T; Naytowhow, Carol D; Neubuhr, Marie J; Pahwa, Punam; Seeseequasis, Jeremy T; Seesequasis, Warren B

Keywords: Baseline And Prospective Evaluations; Determinants Of Health; First Nations People; Mental Health, Housing, Home; Personal, Social, Physical Determinants; Rural Environments

$1,399,950

Assess, Redress, Re-assess: Addressing Disparities in Sleep Health among First Nations People

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Dosman, James A; Abonyi, Sylvia; King, Malcolm; Pahwa, Punam

Keywords: Baseline And Prospective Evaluations; Determinants Of Health; First Nations People; Personal, Socal And Physical Determinants; Rural Environments; Sleep Disordered Breathing

$1,250,775

Disparities in Respiratory Health Among First Nations People: Assess, Redress, Re-assess. Sharing Knowledge & Experience, Revealing Priorities & Directions

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Abonyi, Sylvia

Keywords: First Nations; Housing; Knowledge Exchange; Policy Interventions; Progam Interventions; Respiratory Health

$19,122

The Built Environment and First Nations Health: Addressing & Redressing the Issues. Establishing a Blueprint for Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Kirychuk, Shelley

Keywords: Environment; First Nations; Housing; Knowledge Exchange; Policy Interventions; Program Interventions; Respiratory Health

$11,000

Addressing and Redressing Issues of Respiratory Health and Housing Among First Nations People: Program & Policy Options

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Dissemination Events - PA: First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health

Principal investigators: Abonyi, Sylvia

Keywords: First Nations; Housing; Knowledge Exchange; Policy Interventions; Program Interventions; Respiratory Health

$19,005

Assess, Redress, Re-assess: Addressing Disparities in Respiratory Health Among First Nations People. RN

Principal investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Dosman, James A; Abonyi, Sylvia; Episkenew, Jo-Ann M; Pahwa, Punam

Keywords: Environment; First Nations; Inequities; Respiratory Health; Rural

$1,592,521

Within-Day Patterns of Pain in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

SupervisorCIHR2008Regional Partnership Program Fellowship

Principal investigators: Tupper, Susan M

Keywords: Childhood Pain; Chronic Pain; Cortisol; Cosinor Analysis; Epidemiology; Interleukin 6; Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; Multilevel Random Effects Models; Physical Activity; Time Series Analysis

$55,000

A physiotherapy triage assessment in patients referred to orthopedic surgeons for low back-related complaints: outcomes and predictors of success

SupervisorCIHR2008Fellowship - Priority Announcement: Knowledge Translation

Principal investigators: Bath, Brenna L

Keywords: Clinical Epidemiology; Differential Diagnosis; Health Care Utilization; Low Back Pain; Multivariate Analysis; Musculoskeletal; Physiotherapy; Primary Health Care

$128,334

CIHR-STIHR: Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem (PHARE)

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Training Grant

Principal investigators: Gordon, John R; Dosman, James A; Duchaine, Caroline; Guernsey, Judith R; Kirychuk, Shelley; MacLeod, Martha L; Morgan, Debra G; Pickett, William; Potter, Andrew; Reeder, Bruce A; Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan

Keywords: Agricultural Health; Ecosystem Health; Public Health; Rural Health

$1,950,000

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Yoga Therapy for Chronic Digestive Disorders

SupervisorCIHR2008Regional Partnership Program Doctoral Research Award

Principal investigators: McCrosky, Jesse D

Keywords: Alternative Medicine; Complementary Medicine; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Longitudinal Study; Quasi-Experimental Trial; Statistical Analysis; Yoga Therapy

$22,000

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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Punam Pahwa

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Diabetes Risk Is Increased in First Nations and Non-First Nations Offspring of Mothers With Diabetes and Worsened Among Those Large for Gestational Age: Results From the DIP: ORRIIGENSS Project.

Dietary Patterns Among Canadian Caucasians and Their Association With Chronic Conditions.

Exploring relationships between household crowding and health in two First Nations communities.

Sleep Patterns, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and Sleep Disturbance Among First Nations Children in Saskatchewan.

Association between insomnia and four domains of health based on an Indigenous Medicine Wheel: Findings from two Saskatchewan First Nation communities.

Sleep Efficiency and Sleep Onset Latency in One Saskatchewan First Nation.

Association of Insomnia with Functional Outcomes Relevant to Daily Behaviors and Sleep-Related Quality of Life among First Nations People in Two Communities in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Impaired sleep, multimorbidity, and self-rated health among Canadians: Findings from a nationally representative survey.

Association Between Insulin Resistance and the Inflammatory Marker C-reactive Protein in a Representative Healthy Adult Canadian Population: Results From the Canadian Health Measures Survey.

An examination of willingness to participate and willingness to pay for a universal school food program in the Canadian context.

Frequent collaborators

Sylvia Abonyi

Shelley Kirychuk

James Dosman

Malcolm King

Shahid Ahmed

Joshua Lawson

Jeremy Seeseequasis

William Pickett

Anne Leis

Vivian Ramsden

Jo-Ann Episkenew

Yue Chen

Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan

Hassanali Vatanparast

Malcolm King

Cordell Neudorf

Michael Szafron

Volker Gerdts

Charles Plante

Najib Ayas

Brenna Bath

Derek Jennings

Lori Bradford

Wanda Martin

Gary Groot

Terra Arnason

Nazeem Muhajarine

Philip Griebel

Janet Smylie

Philip Chilibeck

Rachel Engler-Stringer

Janet Smylie