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Sylvia Abonyi

ResearcherSchool of Rehabilitation ScienceUniversity of Saskatchewan

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Sylvia Abonyi

Researcher

School of Rehabilitation Science

Health Sciences

University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 5 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2017.

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Research

Mixed Methods Baseline And Prospective Evaluations Determinants Of Health First Nations People Rural Environments First Nations Housing Knowledge Exchange

Latest papers

Clinical and community factors' correlation with NT-proBNP in First Nations: a cross-sectional analysis of the CAHHM-FN cohort
Canadian Journal of Cardiology · 2026
Sleep Patterns, Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, and Sleep Disturbance Among First Nations Children in Saskatchewan.
Clocks & sleep · 2025
Exploring relationships between household crowding and health in two First Nations communities.
Health & place · 2025

All 42 publications

Latest funding

Past in the Present: Dynevor Indian Hospital (1908-34) and Persistent Colonial Tuberculosis Legacies
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$74,705
Kehokatowin ~ Northern Saskatchewan Métis gathering here and there to age well in place(s)
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$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
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,999,176

All 35 grants and awards

42 publications.

Clinical and community factors' correlation with NT-proBNP in First Nations: a cross-sectional analysis of the CAHHM-FN cohort

Marchand M, Labiba ZS, Schulze K, Pigeyre M, Desai D, Brook J, Irvine J, Abonyi S, Joseph P, Poirier P

Canadian Journal of Cardiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2026.03.056

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 & sleep2025

DOI: 10.3390/clockssleep7020021 PMID: 40407627

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

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 publique2024

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

Stakeholders' perspectives on barriers to and facilitators of school-based HPV vaccination in the context of COVID-19 pandemic-related disruption: a qualitative mixed methods study.

Khan A, Abonyi S, Neudorf C, Galea S, Ahmed S

International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2024

DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2295879 PMID: 38118074

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 & sleep2024

DOI: 10.3390/clockssleep6040039 PMID: 39449313

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

Barriers and facilitators in uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine across English Canada: A review.

Khan A, Abonyi S, Neudorf C

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2023

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2176640 PMID: 36803510

Barriers to and facilitators of human papillomavirus vaccination in an ethnically diverse group of migrant parents: A qualitative mixed methods study.

Khan A, Abonyi S, Neudorf C, Galea S, Ahmed S

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2023

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2269721 PMID: 37870066

Exploration of inter-jurisdictional TB programming and mobility in a Canadian First Nation community.

Heendeniya Vidanaral A, Long R, Heffernan C, Abonyi S, Clarke S, Hackett P

BMC public health2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14756-8 PMID: 36517778

Past in the Present: Dynevor Indian Hospital (1908-34) and Persistent Colonial Tuberculosis Legacies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Mant, Madeleine

Keywords: Indigenous health; history; colonialism; tuberculosis; archival research; oral history; mixed methods; community engaged research; truth and reconciliation; history of health inequity

$74,705

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

Remembering and Rebuilding: Saskatchewan's COVID 19 Public Archive

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Dyck, Erika E.

Keywords: medical history; archival preservation; digital humanities

$199,094

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

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

The Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Health and Wellness Research, Training, and Knowledge Mobilization Network (CIHR-NEIHR Centre)

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: NEIHR - Consortium NEIHR Grant

Principal investigators: Tait, Caroline L; Fleury, Norman; Friesen, Marg; Hansen-Gardiner, Terri; Kewistep, Gilbert; Pelly, Judy; Sauve, Ernest; Watson, Morely; Foulds, Heather; Graham, Holly A; Henry, Robert; Lambert, Simon; LaVallie, Carrie; Lovo, Stacey; McKinstry, Sheri; Oosman, Sarah N; Sasakamoose, JoLee; Schindel, Joel; Skinner, Stuart J; Swidrovich, Jaris P

Keywords: Community-Engaged Research; Cultural Safety; Data Governance; First Nations Health; Indigenous Student Mentorship; Knowledge Translation; Metis Health; Rural And Remote Health; Treaty Right To Health; Truth And Reconciliation

$1,500,000

The Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Health and Wellness Research, Training, and Knowledge Mobilization Network (CIHR-NEIHR Centre)

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: NEIHR - Saskatchewan

$3,500,000

Decolonizing health and wellness interventions by creating, implementing and evaluating culturally responsive program components with Indigenous women living with HIV and Aging with Wisdom

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: King, Alexandra; Masching, Renee

Keywords: Community-Based Participatory Research; Cultural Responsive Health Programming; Cultural-Healing Research; Gender Health; Hiv/Aids; Indigenous Knowledges; Indigenous Research Methodologies; Indigenous Women'S Health; Land-Based Research

$100,000

Mamawohkamatowin: Enhancing & Integrated Pathways to Wellness

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Cat. Gr.: Indigenous Approaches to Wellness Research- Wellness in Cancer control

Principal investigators: Ramsden, Vivian R; Kirychuk, Shelley

Keywords: Community-Based Participatory Research; Environmental Factors; Non-Traditional Use Of Tobacco; Participatory Health Research; Promotion Programs; Wellness; Wellness Framework

$150,000

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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Sylvia Abonyi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Clinical and community factors' correlation with NT-proBNP in First Nations: a cross-sectional analysis of the CAHHM-FN cohort

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

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

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

Stakeholders' perspectives on barriers to and facilitators of school-based HPV vaccination in the context of COVID-19 pandemic-related disruption: a qualitative mixed methods study.

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.

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

Barriers and facilitators in uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine across English Canada: A review.

Barriers to and facilitators of human papillomavirus vaccination in an ethnically diverse group of migrant parents: A qualitative mixed methods study.

Exploration of inter-jurisdictional TB programming and mobility in a Canadian First Nation community.

Past in the Present: Dynevor Indian Hospital (1908-34) and Persistent Colonial Tuberculosis Legacies

Remembering and Rebuilding: Saskatchewan's COVID 19 Public Archive

Frequent collaborators

Punam Pahwa

Shelley Kirychuk

Malcolm King

Jeremy Seeseequasis

Vivian Ramsden

Jo-Ann Episkenew

Nazeem Muhajarine

Shahid Ahmed

Jeffrey Brook

James Dosman

Malcolm King

Cordell Neudorf

Sonia Anand

James Irvine

Joshua Lawson

Paul Poirier

Randy Littlechild

Janet Smylie

Pammla Petrucka

Sarah Oosman

Laura Arbour

Heather Castleden

Shanthi Johnson

Courtney Heffernan

Volker Gerdts

Najib Ayas

Russell de Souza

Janet Smylie

Marie Eva Pigeyre

Philip Joseph

Stewart Harris

Rachel Engler-Stringer

Richard Long