CURRICULUM VITAE SHARON G. BRUCE

CURRICULUM VITAE
SHARON G. BRUCE
October 2015
Associate Professor
Community Health Sciences
College of Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences
S113 -750 Bannatyne Avenue.
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3E 0W3
Office Phone: +1-204- 975-7745
Fax: +1-204- 789-3905
Email: [email protected]
Bruce, Sharon G.
October 2015
Profile
Post-Secondary Education
1999
1993
1984
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Manitoba, Canada
Master of Arts, University of Manitoba, Canada
Bachelor of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Canada
Appointments - University of Manitoba
2009 – Present Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, College of
Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
2001 - 2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of
Medicine (Tenure-track position in 2003)
1999 - 2001
Research Associate, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation,
Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
1997 - 1998
Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing
1996 - 1997
Nurse Researcher, Faculty of Nursing
1990 - 1995
Research Assistant, Departments of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and
Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
1992 - 1993
Research Nurse Coordinator, Department of Community Health Sciences,
Faculty of Medicine (Mount Carmel Clinic)
1989 - 1993
Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Nursing
Memberships
American Anthropological Association
American Diabetes Association
American Public Health Association
Canadian Diabetes Association
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TEACHING
COURSES
GRADUATE
Current Courses
Instructor and Course Leader
CHSC 7390
Health Promotion
Session Leader
MULT/BCHM 2119 or 4119
GMULT 7219 or 7119
"Summer Institute in Diseases and Policy - Disease, Ill-health and Healing:
Combating Global Health Inequities" (SIIDVi). University of Winnipeg, May
25-30, 2015.
“Diabetes and First Nations Populations: Can we move beyond
behavioural explanations?”
MC 7220
Ecology of Infectious Diseases
“Examining the Role of Culture in Health Disparities”, May 21, 2015
CHSC 7200
Health and Health Care in Developing Countries
“Colonialism as a Determinant of Health: Diabetes as a Case Study”, March 31,
2015.
Past Courses
Instructor and Course Leader
CHSC 7330
Cultural Perspectives on Illness and Medical Practice (93.733)
2003-2015
ANTH 7070
Seminar in the Anthropology of Illness (76.707)
CHSC 7350
Research Methods in Health Care (93.735)
76.794
Graduate Reading and Research 1
Biocultural Perspectives of Aboriginal Health (Caitlin Mills)
93.740
Directed Readings: I - In Epidemiologic Methods
Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus (Dhiwya Attawar)
93.741
Directed Readings: II - In Epidemiology
Epidemiology of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (Hannah Neufeld)
- co-taught with Dr. Lawrence Elliott, Community Health Sciences
Session Leader
GDP-7704
Health and Sustainable Development, University of Winnipeg, Nov 14, 2014
BCHM-4219
“Diabetes and Indigenous Populations”
MULT/BCHM Health, Disease and Development, University of Winnipeg, June 26, 2014
7319
“Diabetes and Indigenous Peoples”
CHSC 7200
Health and Health Care in Developing Countries
“Colonialism as a Determinant of Health: Diabetes as a Case Study”, March 18,
2014.
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MC 7220
CHSC 7200
PERS 7002
MC 7220
October 2015
Ecology of Infectious Diseases
“The Role of Culture in Health Disparities”, May 15, 2013
“Colonialism as a Determinant of Health and Contributor to Health Disparities:
Empirical Challenges”, February 26, 2013
Community Development: Qualitative Methods
“Diabetes and First Nations Populations: A Case Study of Health Disparity”,
February 27, 2013
Ecology of Infectious Diseases
“Medical Anthropology and Infectious Diseases Research”, April 30, 2010
UNDERGRADUATE
Current Activities
Session Leader – Lecturer
Concepts of Health and its Determinants. “Culture as a Determinant of Health I” (PH107)
September 29, 2015
Tutorial Instructor
Determinants of Health and Equity III (PH106), Med I, September 21, 2015
Culture as a Determinant of Health (PH 108), Med I, September 29, 2015
Children’s Health Status II (PH 113), Med I, December 10, 2015
Past Activities
Session Leader – Lecturer
“Concepts of Health and its Determinants: Culture, Health and Illness” (PH107)
Health Status & Measurement II Med I, September 30, 2014
Tutorial Instructor
Health Status & Measurement II (PH 108), Med I, September 30, 2014
Children’s Health Status (PH 113), Med I, October 16, 2014
Determinants of Health and Equity III (PH 117), Med I, October 28, 2014
Session Leader - Lecturer
The Historical and Current Context of First Nations, Inuit and Metis health,
CS009 Med I
Tutorial Instructor
Community Health PH009
Risk and Causation
Evaluating Treatment
Introduction to Health and Medicine HM026
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention
Introduction to Human Development HD006
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Reproductive Health
Med I Cross-Cultural Communication Tutorials
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Instructor
76.483
49.417
October 2015
Advanced Reading and Research
Aboriginal Health: A Biocultural Perspective (Amanda Woods)
Issues and Trends in Nursing and Health Care
GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION
CURRENT STUDENTS
Supervisor
Master’s
2013-present
2011-present
Thomas Steur, MSc, Treatment seeking and medicalization in mental health
care.
Kirsten Bourque, MSc, Community Health Sciences, Chronic Kidney Disease in
Manitoba First Nations People
Committee Member
Doctoral
2014-present Elsabé du Plessis, PhD, “Exploring the contexts and practices of a maternal and
child health project: An ethnography of global health”
Master’s
2015-present
Shivoan Balakumar, MSc, “Engaged and Concerned: A quantitative
exploration of expressed concern among Winnipeg’s youth regarding recent
engagement in priority health risk behaviours”
COMPLETED STUDENTS
Supervisor
PhD
2015
Natalie Riediger, PhD, Community Health Sciences, Cardiometabolic Risk
among a Manitoba First Nation population.
*Winner of University of Manitoba Gold Medal
2015
Master’s
2015
Andrea Bombak, PhD, Community Health Sciences, Obese individuals’
perceptions of health and obesity and the lived experience of weight loss or
weight maintenance over time.
* Winner of Distinguished Dissertation Award
Andrea Blanchard, MSc, Investigating associations between socio-cultural
gender norms and vulnerability to violence and HIV risk among women in sex
work in Karnataka, South India.
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2012
2010
2009
2008
2008
2006
2004
October 2015
Charlene Muzyka, MSc, Community Health Sciences, The Meaning of Control
and its Perceived Influence on Health and Illness in a Manitoba First Nations
Community.
Andrea Bombak, MA, Anthropology, Predictors of Self-Rated Health in a
Manitoba First Nations Community.
Amanda Woods, MSc, Community Health Sciences, The Health of FirstNations Children upon Entrance to a Residential School in a Northern
Manitoba Community.
Dhiwya Attawar, MSc, Community Health Sciences, Diabetes-related Foot
Complications and Amputations in a Manitoba First Nation Community: A
Systems Approach to Prevention.
Caitlin Mills, MSc, Community Health Sciences, Stress and Coping among Men
in a Manitoba First Nation Community.
James Zacharias, MSc, Community Health Sciences, Prevalence and
Determinants of Albuminuria in a Manitoba First Nation community (CoSupervisor).
Leigh Grace Hayden, M.A., Anthropology, Investigating the Experience of
Diabetes Care in a First Nations Community on the Canadian Prairies.
Committee Member
Doctoral
2010
Hannah Neufeld, Ph.D, Community Health Sciences, Misconceived
Expectations: Aboriginal Women’s Experiences with Gestational Diabetes
Mellitus in the Urban Context of Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Committee Member).
2010
Robert Schroth, Ph.D., Community Health Sciences, Influence of Maternal
Prenatal Vitamin D Status on Infant Oral Health (Committee Member).
2008
Brenda Bruner, PhD, Department of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan,
“Environmental Influences on Physical Activity and Diet of Woodland Cree
Women in Northern Saskatchewan” (External Examiner).
2005
Lynne Warda, Ph.D., Community Health Sciences, Is the Hospital a Safe Place
for Children? Development and Validation of a Safety Audit for Pediatric
Health Care (Committee Member).
2004
Treena Orchard, PhD, Anthropology, A Painful Power: Coming of Age, Sexuality
and Relationships, and HIV/AIDS among Devadasi Workers in Rural Karnataka,
India (Committee Member).
Master’s
2015
2011-2013
2008
Pinar Eskicioglu, MSc, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management.
The Impact of the Aboriginal Youth Mentorship Program on Risk Factors for
Type 2 Diabetes in Children
Nicole Boonstra, MSW, Faculty of Social Work, Privacy in Personal Care
Homes: Impact on Identity and Sexuality.
Milena Pirnat, M.Sc., Community Health Sciences, Understanding Food Choice
among People with Diabetes using the Food Choice (Committee Member).
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2006
2003
2003
October 2015
Corinne Isaak, M.Sc., Human Nutritional Sciences, First Nation Youth’s
Perspectives on Improving Health: Opportunities and Barriers for Preventing
Diabetes (Committee Member).
Ana Hanlon-Dearman, M.Sc., Community Health Sciences, Sleep Disorders in
Children with Fetal Alcohol Effects (Committee Member).
Darcy McGregor, M.A., Anthropology, Registration of Vital Events in Manitoba
First Nations (Committee Member).
Graduate Student Awards
Andrea Blanchard
CIHR Master’s Award – HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research: General
Stream, 2012-2014
Natalie Riediger
University of Manitoba Gold Medal
Manitoba Health Research Council Graduate Studentship Award 20122014
CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship –
Doctoral Award 2009-2012
Manitoba Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research
(NEAHR) enhancement award, 2011-2012; 2013
Andrea Bombak
University of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Award
CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship –
Doctoral Award 2012-2014
Manitoba Health Research Council, 2010-2012
Western Regional Training Centre Studentship, 2010-2011
Social Science Humanities Research Council, 2009-2010
Charlene Muzyka
CIHR Master’s Award, 2012
Graduate Fellowship in Aboriginal Health – Network Environment for
Aboriginal Health Research, 2011-2012
Faculty of Graduate Studies Special Award, 2011
Western Regional Training Centre Studentship, 2010-2011
Caitlin Mills
Manitoba Health Research Council Graduate Studentship 2007-2008
University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship, 2006-2008
Graduate Fellowship in Aboriginal Health – Network Environment for
Aboriginal Health Research, 2007-2008
Dhiwya Attawar
Western Regional Training Centre Studentship, 2005
CIHR Interdisciplinary Health Research Team Master’s Award, 20032005
Leigh Hayden
University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship, 2001-2003
Manitoba Health Research Council Studentship, 2003-2004
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION
MED II Summer Research Program
2014
Kirsten Clark. Fasting triglycerides as a predictor of incident diabetes, insulin
resistance, and beta-cell function in a Frist Nation population.
Kirsten was awared the “MED II Summer Research Award for Outstanding
Clinical Research Project.
BSc (med)
2012
2006 - 2007
2006
2004
2002 - 2003
Stephanie Villeneuve, BSc (Med). The Aboriginal Youth Mentorship Program
(AYMP): A peer led after-school program (External Reviewer)
Jolene Fisher, B.Sc. (Med), End-stage Renal Disease and Renal Replacement
Therapy in First Nation Canadians: A Descriptive Review of a Select
Population (Committee Member).
Jennifer Chuback, B.Sc. (Med), Foot Abnormalities in Canadian Aboriginal
Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes (External Examiner).
Michael Mendelson, B.Sc., Feasibility of the Next Generation Project: A longterm study of First Nation children with a familial risk for type 2 diabetes
mellitus in youth (External Examiner).
*Sara Goulet, B.Sc., Community Health Sciences, Diabetic Nephropathy in a
Northern Canada Community (Supervisor).
Sara was awarded the "Leonard Kurger Centennial Award" for this project.
Multiple Specialty Rotation in Community Medicine (3rd Year Clinical Clerkship)
2012
Victoria Chau, "The responsibility involving the relationship between CT scans and
pediatric patients".
Alena Hung, "Breast Cancer Screening: Mammography. Who should be Screened and
How Often?"
Kristina Swain, "The public health impact of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) in children and adolescents".
2010
2009
2008
Tara Monkman, Substance abuse among physicians.
Kurt Kauenhofen, Workplace injury in youth aged 15 to 24 in Manitoba:
Epidemiology and risk factors.
James McCammon, The rural expansion of the renal health program in
Manitoba: Current issues and future direction.
Bryn Sharkey, Human Rabies in Canada
Jennifer Yamamota, Personalized Medicine
Ruben Kalra, Lyme disease in Canada: The present and future.
Christopher Kim, A discussion of infant mortality rates among Aboriginals in
Canada and the need for accurate health assessment data.
Joe Kim, What is the deal with gestational diabetes?
Trung N Le. The novel influenza H1N1: Evolution and public health impact
worldwide and in Canada.
Lila Ford, The metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus in the pediatric
population: An opportunity for preventive medicine.
Chris Funk, Community- and hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus infections.
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2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2001
October 2015
Osaama Khan, The role of depression in developing diabetes.
Jennifer Chuback, Injuries to hands and fingers in the workplace.
Jeffrey Kerrie, Chlamydia in Manitoba.
Robert Martin, Waiting times and emergency room utilization.
David Taylor, End-stage renal disease in Manitoba.
Joanna Vergidis, Domestic violence in Manitoba: Risk factors and prevention.
Moein Momtazi, Epidemiology and risk factors for melanoma.
Krista Ryz, Is the health care system failing northern Manitoba women?
Angela Sam, Carotid Artery Ultrasound Waiting Lists.
Jamit Dhaliwal, Unpaid Caregivers and the Health Care System.
Talia Friedman, Diabetes mellitus and oral health.
Kara Solmundson, Low Carbohydrate Diets.
Leonard Minuk, Type 2 diabetes mellitus in youth.
Jeff Mottola, Natural health products: Use and evidence of safety.
Alim Pardhan, The Manitoba Telehealth Network
Cameron Pierce, Tuberculosis: An enduring problem
Maxine Carlisle, Manitoba's climbing dialysis rates: The impact of type 2
diabetes and Manitoba's First Nations people.
Li Lui, Therapeutic Touch.
Christina Raimondi, Contraception: Choices, trends and health determinants.
Olga Ziouzina, Falls are the most preventable risk to health among senior
Canadians.
Stephan Kress, Primary Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Aboriginal
Populations: Attempts to Stabilize a Crisis.
Manjot Sandhu, Appropriateness of Admissions and Continued Stays in
Winnipeg Hospitals.
Kanwal Saran, Role of pharmacists and physicians in pharmacare costs. A
critical review.
Sabin Shurraw, The global and local impact of tuberculosis: A public health
perspective.
Student Research Internships
2013
Kayla Farquhar. Adapting the Healthy Eating Index to a Canadian First Nations
Populatio.
2012
Kayla Farquhar. Factors influencing eating patterns, perceived quality of diet
and diabetes among members of a Manitoba First Nations community.
Kerry Spence. Traditional Foods and Health in a Manitoba First Nations
Community.
Undergraduate Student Awards
Kayla Farquhar CIHR Undergraduate Student Stipend, 2013.
Undergraduate Student Research Award, Office of the Vice President (Research
and International), 2012
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Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research, Canadian Institutes of
Health Research – top up (CIHR-NEAHR), 2012.
Kerry Spence
Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research, Canadian Institutes of
Health Research (CIHR-NEAHR), 2012.
STUDENT’S TRAINED AS RESEARCH ASSISTANTS IN COMMUNITY-BASED
PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH – FIRST NATIONS-BASED
2014
2013-2014
Kirsten Clark, Med II student, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Stephanee Ophey, BSc student, Faculty of Science, University of Winnipeg
2012- Present
Andrea Blanchard, MSc student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine
Kayla Farquhar, BSc student, Human Nutritional Sciences, Human Ecology
2012-2013
Trina Arnold, MPH student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine
2012
Kristen Soloway, BSc student, Human Nutritional Sciences, Human Ecology
2011- 2012
Kerry Spence, BSc student, Human Nutritional Sciences, Human Ecology
2010 – 2012
Charlene Muzyka, MSc student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine
2010 – Present Andrea Bombak, PhD student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine
2009 – Present Natalie Riediger, PhD student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine
2007
Laura Thompson, MSc student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine
2006 – 2009
2006 – 2008
2006
Amanda Woods, MSc student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine
Caitlin Mills, MSc student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine
Nadine Tonn, MSc student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine
2003 – 2008
2003 – 2004
Dhiwya Attawar, MSc student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine
Leigh Hayden, MA student, Anthropology, Arts
Brian Barth, MA student, Anthropology, Arts
FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TRAINED AS RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
IN COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH
2015+
Sandy Bay First Nation
Elizabeth Richard
2011- 2013
Sandy Bay First Nation
Russell Eastman
Nicholas Popien
Elizabeth Richard
Kenneth Richard
2002-2007
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Sandy Bay First Nation
Russell Eastman
Phyllis Houle
Clinton McIvor
Shirley McIvor
Bruce, Sharon G.
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Non-Credit Courses/Training
Diabetes and Diabetes Complications Study Training Sessions.
Topics:
Personal Health Information Act
Introduction to Research Methods
Community-Based Research
Ethics and Research
What is Diabetes?
Research Governance Protocol
Study Protocol – Data Collection Procedures
Global Health – Maternal Child Health Training Sessions
Topics:
Basic Research Principles
Introduction to Research Methods
Ethics and Informed Consent
Community-Based Participatory Research
Qualitative Research
How to do an Interview?
Locations:
2011
2010-11
Local women hired as research assistants, Nairobi, Kenya
Karnataka Health Promotion Trust Staff, Bangalore, India
Local women hired as research assistants, Bangalore, India
International Network of Indigenous Health Knowledge and Development
(INIHKD) and NEAHR Conference, October 5-9, 2014 Winnipeg, MB
Topic:
Peer Review: Introduction to Principles and Process
Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR) – Summer
Institute in Peer Review of Research Grants
Topics:
Peer Review: An Introduction to Principles and Process
How to Prepare for and Participate in Peer Review Committee
Location
2012
Graduate students in national Aboriginal Health Research Training
Program. Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Research, Scholarly Work and Creative Activities
Keywords
Epidemiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Stress/Adversity and Diabetes
Indigenous Peoples’ Health
Medical Anthropology
Community-based participatory research
Health Services Research
Prevention of Chronic Disease
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants Held
Grant
Canadian HIV Women's Sexual
and Reproductive Health Cohort
Study Phase 2: Addressing
priorities in women-centred HIV
care across the life course
The Manitoba Personalized
Lifestyle Research (TMPLR)
Program
Aboriginal Birth Cohort (ABC)
Project
Type/Funded by
Operating Grant
CIHR
Team - Research
Manitoba
Bridge-CIHR
The impact of proposed change in
federal health funding policy on
health programs operating in
Yukon First Nations communities.
Bridge - CIHR
Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual
and Reproductive Health Cohort
Study – Prioritizing the Health
Needs of Positive Aboriginal
Women (CHIWOS PAW)
Operating
CIHR
Term/Amount
2015-2020
Role
Co-PI
$1,586,064
NPI: Mona Loutfy
2015-2019
Toronto
Co-I
$1,000,000
PI: Peter Jones
2014-2015
Co-PI
$100,000
2014-2015
NPI: Sonia Anand
,
McMaster
Co-I
$100,000
PI: Tracey Galloway
2014-2017
Toronto
Co-PI
$450,000
PI: Mona Loutfy
Toronto
Dairy nutrition and risk of diabetes Cluster 2 Program –
in vulnerable populations: novel
Dairy Farmers of Canada
insights from biomarkers,
measures of marginalization, and
their interaction.
2014-2018
Co-I
$928,000
PI: Anthony
Hanley
Toronto
Canadian Alliance for Healthy
Hearts & Minds.
2013-2016
Co-I
$16,035,405
PI: Sonia Anand
2013-2015
McMaster
Co-I
$184,020
PI: Laura Rosella
Toronto
Supporting diabetes population
health risk tools in practice:
Partnerships to guide adaptation,
implementation and evaluation
Canadian Partnership
Against Cancer (CPAC)
Heart & Stroke
Foundation
Operating
CIHR
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Grant
Type/Funded by
Term/Amount
Role
Developing a Diabetes Prevention
Intervention: Identifying and
targeting contextually relevant
Stressors
Operating Grant
2012-2015
PI
CIHR, Health Canada
$812,103
Exploring the role of established
and non-traditional risk factors on
diabetes and cardiovascular
disease among a Manitoba First
Nations population
RPP
2011-2013
CIHR, MHRC
$524,184
The use of creative expression to
foster empowerment for self-care
in First Nations youth with type 2
diabetes
Manitoba Institute of
Child Health
2012-2013
Co-I
$5,500
PI: Heather Dean
Network Environments for
Aboriginal Health Research
Training
CIHR
2010-2012
Co-I
$970,000
PI: Cathy Cook
2006-2011
Co-PI
$7,712,965
PI: Kue Young
Operating
2004-2007
Toronto
PI
CIHR
$148, 604
CIHR Team in Circumpolar
Chronic Disease
The Relationship Between Stress
and Diabetes in a Manitoba First
Nations community
Team Grant
CIHR
PI
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs Authored (refereed)
Bruce, S.G., H. Prior, A. Katz, M. Taylor, S. Latosinsky, P. Martens, C. DeCoster, M. Brownell,
R.A. Soodeen, and C. Steinbach. 2006. Application of Patient Safety Indicators in Manitoba: A
First Look. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy.
Bruce, S.G., C. Black, C. Burchill, and S. De Haney. 2002. Profile of Medical Patients who were
Assessed as Requiring Observation-Level Services at Winnipeg Acute Care Hospitals in 1998/99.
Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy.
Bruce, S.G., C. DeCoster, J. Trumble-Waddell, and C. Burchill. 2001. Acuity of Patients
Hospitalized for Medical Conditions at Winnipeg Acute Care Hospitals. Winnipeg, Manitoba:
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation.
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Gessler, S., and S.G. Bruce. 1998. Northern Nursing Education Feasibility Study: A
Comprehensive Study to Determine Options and Strategies for Nursing Education Program
Delivery in Northern Manitoba. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Faculty of Nursing.
Rokala, D.A., S.G. Bruce, and C. Meiklejohn. 1991. Diabetes Mellitus in Native Populations of
North America. Monograph Series No. 4. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Northern Health Research Unit.
Articles in Journals (refereed) (*Student as first author)
*Riediger ND, Lukianchuk V, Bruce SG. (2015). Incident diabetes, hypertension and
dyslipidemia in a Manitoba First Nation. International Journal of Circumpolar Health.
74(27712): 1-7.
*Riediger ND, Lix LM, Elliott LJ, Lukianchuk V, Bruce SG. (2015). Between a rock and a hard
place: Smoking trends in a Manitoba First Nation. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 106(4):
e184–e188.
Bruce SG, Blanchard AK, Gurav K, Roy A, Jayanna K, Mohan HL, Ramesh BM, Blanchard JF,
Moses S and Avery L. Preferences for Infant Delivery Site among Pregnant Women and New
Mothers in Northern Karnataka, India. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. (2015) 15:49
DOI 10.1186/s12884-015-0481-8.
*Blanchard AK, Bruce SG, Jayanna K, Gurav K, Mohan HL, Avery L, Moses S, Blanchard JF,
Ramesh BM.. An exploration of decision-making processes on infant delivery site from the
perspective of pregnant women, new mothers, and their families in northern Karnataka, India.
Maternal and Child Health Journal Feb 5 2015 DOI 10.1007/s10995-015-1720-3.
*Riediger ND, Lix LM, Lukianchuk V, Bruce S. Trends in Diabetes and Cardiometabolic
Conditions in a Canadian First Nation Community, 2002–2003 to 2011–2012. Prev Chronic Dis
2014;11:140334. DOI: http://dx.doi.org.proxy2.lib.umanitoba.ca/10.5888/pcd11.140334
Bruce SG, Riediger ND, Lix LM. Chronic disease and chronic disease risk factors among First
Nations, Inuit and Metis populations of northern Canada. Chronic Diseases and Injuries in
Canada 2014; 34(4): 210-217.
Schroth RJ, Lavelle C, Tate R, Bruce S, Billings RJ, Moffatt M. Prenatal Vitamin D and Dental
Caries in Infants. Pediatrics 2014;133(5): 1277-1284.
*Zacharias JM, Young TK, Riediger ND, Roulette J, Bruce SG. Prevalence, risk factors and
awareness of albuminuria on a Canadian First Nation: a community-based screening study. BMC
Public Health 2012, 12:290.
*Bombak AE, Bruce SG. Self-rated health in Indigenous populations. International Journal of
Circumpolar Health 2012, 71: 18538 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18538.
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Hui A, Back L, Ludwig S, Gardiner P, Sevenhuysen G, Dean H, Sellers E, McGavock J, Morris
M, Bruce S, Murray R, Shen GX. Lifestyle intervention on diet and exercise reduced excessive
gestational weight gain in pregnant women under a randomized controlled trial. British Journal
Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2012;119(1):70-77.
Bruce SG, Riediger ND, Zacharias JM, Young TK. Obesity and obesity-related comorbidity in a
Canadian First Nation population. Preventing Chronic Disease 2011;8(1).
http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2011/jan/09_0212.htm.
*Riediger ND, Bruce SG, Young TK. "Cardiovascular risk according to plasma apolipoprotein
and lipid profile in a Canadian First Nation". Preventing Chronic Disease Preventing Chronic
Disease 2011:8(1). http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2011/jan/09_0216.htm.
*Fergenbaum J, Bruce SG, Lou W, Hanley AJ, Greenwood C, Young TK. Window to the brain:
Can retinopathy be used to assess cognitive function. Brain Injury 2010;24:1448-54.
*Sarkar J, Lix LM, Bruce SG, Young TK. Ethnic and regional differences in prevalence and
correlates of chronic diseases and risk factors in Northern Canada. Preventing Chronic Disease
2010;7(1):A13. Epub 2010 Jan 15.
*Fergenbaum JH, Bruce SG, Spence DJ, Lou W, Hanley AJG, Greenwood C, Young TK.
Carotid atherosclerosis and a reduced likelihood for lowered cognitive performance in a
Canadian First Nations Population. 2009. Neuroepidemiology 2009;33(4):321-8.
*Fergenbaum JH, Bruce SG, Lou W, Hanley AJG, Greenwood C, Young TK. Obesity and
lowered cognitive performance in a Canadian First Nations population. Obesity
2009;17(10):1957-63.
Lix LM, Bruce SG, Sarkar J, Young TK. Risk factors and chronic conditions among Aboriginal
and non-Aboriginal populations. Health Reports 2009;20(4):21-29 .
*Deering, KN, Lix LM, Bruce SG, and Young TK. Chronic diseases and risk factors in Canada's
northern populations: Longitudinal and geographic comparisons. Canadian Journal of Public
Health 2009;100:14-17.
Bruce, SG,Young, TK. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Neuropathy in a Canadian First Nation
Community. Diabetes Care 2008;31:1837-1841.
Aljohani N, Rempel BM, Ludwig S, Morris M, Cheang M, Bruce S, Shen GX. Impact of
gestational diabetes on maternal-fetal outcomes: A retrospective cohort study
in Manitoba. Clinical Investigative Medicine 2008 31:338-345.
Menec, V.H., Bruce SG, and MacWilliam L.. Hospital overcrowding in Winnipeg: The
contribution of older adults. Canadian Journal of Aging 2007;24:121-131.
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Menec VH, Bruce S, MacWilliam L. Exploring reasons for bed pressures in Winnipeg acute care
hospitals. Canadian Journal of Aging 2005;24(Suppl 1): 121-131.
DeCoster, C., Bruce SG, and Kozyrskyj A. Use of acute care hospitals by long-stay patients:
Who, how much and why? Canadian Journal of Aging 2005;24:97-106.
Young, T.K., Bruce SG. 2003. Defining, understanding and controlling the diabetes epidemic in
Canada's Aboriginal population. Seeking solutions through interdisciplinary research. Canadian
Journal of Diabetes 27:439-440.
Bruce SG, Kliewer EV, Young TK, Mayer T, and Wajda A. 2003. Diabetes among the Métis of
Canada: Defining the population, estimating the disease. Canadian Journal of Diabetes 27:442448.
Bruce SG, DeCoster C, Trumble-Waddell J, and Burchill C. 2002. Patients hospitalized for
medical conditions in Winnipeg, Canada: Appropriateness and level of care. Healthcare
Management Forum Winter:53-57.
Bruce SG 2000. The impact of diabetes mellitus among the Métis of Western Canada. Ethnicity
and Health 5:47-57.
Bruce SG 2000. The prevalence and determinants of diabetes mellitus among the Métis of
Western Canada. American Journal of Human Biology 12:542-551.
Book Chapters/Collective Works
Dick, J, and Bruce SG. 1994. Cost Containment: Doing More with Less. In Nursing
Management in Canada. edited by Hibberd, J.M., and M.E. Kyle, Toronto: WB Saunders
Canada, 91-107.
Abstracts Published (2011+)
Bruce SG, MacDonald C, Dean H. StoryLines: Using creative expression to inform clinical
practice and self-care for First Nations youth with type 2 diabetes, Diabetes 2014; 63 (Suppl):
1163P.
Bruce SG, Riediger ND, Menec V, Roulette J, Daniel M. Biomarkers for Diabetes are
Associated with Culturally Relevant Stress Measures in a Canadian First Nations Population.
Diabetes 2011 60 (Suppl 1).
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Conference Presentations (refereed) (2009+)
Bruce SG. “A Diabetes-Free Generation: Hopes and Dreams for the Future”. 2nd Aotearoa New
Zealand Childhood Studies Colloquium What Does Childhood Studies Mean for Research,
Policy and Practice? University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, October 20-21, 2015.
Bruce SG, Lavallee B, Spence M. “Using decolonizing methods and processes to develop a
community-led diabetes prevention intervention in Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation”
International Network of Health Knowledge and Development (INIHKD) 2014 – NEAHR 2014
Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 5-9, 2014.
Attawar D, Lukianchuk V, Mignone J, Bruce SG. “How is diabetes care working for First
Nations? Gaps and opportunities in supporting community wellness” International Network of
Health Knowledge and Development (INIHKD) 2014 – NEAHR 2014 Conference, Winnipeg,
Manitoba, October 5-9, 2014.
Riediger ND, Roulette M, Farquhar KL, Spence KA, Krueger N, Bruce SG. “Diet, traditional
food practices, and the food environment: The Sandy Bay Nutrition Study” International
Network of Health Knowledge and Development (INIHKD) 2014 – NEAHR 2014 Conference,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 5-9, 2014.
Bruce SG, Macdonald C, Dean H. Using creative expression to inform clinical practice and selfcare for First Nations youth with type 2 diabetes. 74th Scientific Sessions of the American
Diabetes Association, San Francisco, California, June 13-17, 2014
Riediger ND, Lix L, Sandy Bay Diabetes Advisory Group, Bruce SG. “Trends in diabetes and
cardiometabolic risk in a Manitoba First Nation community: tracking an epidemic” Canadian
Student Health Research Forum, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 2014
Riediger ND, Lix L, Sandy Bay Diabetes Advisory Group, Bruce SG. “Predictors of longitudinal
change in apolipoprotein B in a First Nation cohort: the Importance of Sex”. Canadian Institutes
of Health Research, Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health - YI Forum, Edmonton, AB,
May 2014.
Attawar D, Spence M, Mignone J, Bruce SG. “How is diabetes care working for First Nations?
Evaluating community wellness programs and informing prevention planning”. Canadian
Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference: Convergence of health policy
and evidence - Bridge over troubled water. Toronto, ON. May 13, 2014.
Riediger ND, Lix L, Sandy Bay Diabetes Advisory Group, Bruce SG. “Progression of
cardiometabolic disease in a Canadian First Nation cohort: the Importance of Sex”. Organization
for the Study of Sex Differences, Minneapolis, MN, April, 2014.
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Bruce SG, Menec V, Riediger N, Roulette J, Daniel M. “Individual, Family and CommunityLevel Stressors and Their Relationship to Metabolic Markers Among a Canadian First Nation
Population”. International Diabetes Epidemiology Group (International Federation of Diabetes),
Quebec City, October 15-18, 2009.
Invited Presentations (2009+)
Bruce SG, MacDonald C, Dean H. Maestro2: Storylines. Manitoba Institute of Child Health,
Grand Rounds, September 12, 2014.
Bruce SG. 2013 Discussion: Understanding the Gender Aspects of Tuberculosis: A narrative
Analysis of the Lived Experiences of Women with TB in slums of Delhi, India (KB Khan 2012).
Centre for Global Public Health Journal Club, April 10.
Bruce SG. 2013 Developing a Cross-Cultural Instrument to Measure Stress Related to the Legacy of
Colonial Relations. University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, February 5.
Bruce SG. 2012 Tired of hearing about diabetes and First Nations health status? Why applied
diabetes research remains a priority and the progress being made. Northern Healthcare Series,
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, November 23.
Bruce SG. 2012 Measuring Stress and Adversity in a Manitoba First Nations Community:
Application Beyond our Borders? University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, November 2.
Bruce SG, Fernyhough P, Ludwig S. 2012 Diabetes: Is Resistance Futile. Canadian Institutes of
Health Research and University of Manitoba Café Scientifique, Winnipeg, MB, March 13.
Bruce SG. 2012 First Nations Home and Community Care Skill Building Workshop. Topic:
Cardiovascular complications of diabetes and diabetes co-morbidities. Winnipeg, MB. February 28.
Bruce, SG. 2009. “Measuring stress and its relationship to diabetes in a Canadian First Nation
community: A mixed-method approach”. Sansom Institute, University of South Australia,
Adelaide, Australia, March 13.
Bruce, SG. 2009. “Culture or Context: Understanding a Diabetes Epidemic in a First Nation
Population”. Health, Leisure and Human Performance Research Institute, Faculty of
Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, February 26.
Community-Based Knowledge Translation Activities (2010+)
Diabetes Advisory Group and Health Advisory Board
 The Sandy Bay Diabetes Advisory is the governance structure for my research program and
is co-chaired by Mrs. Joanne Roulette (Director of Health) and Sharon Bruce. Membership
includes team leaders of the programs at Sandy Bay Health Centre, administrative team at
Sandy Bay Health Centre and core members of Dr. Bruce’s research program. The Diabetes
Advisory Group is the governing and decision-making body for all aspects of Dr. Bruce’s
research program in Sandy Bay.
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The Health Advisory Board is the governance structure for the Sandy Bay Health Centre.
Membership include community members appointed by Chief and Council, members of Chief
and Council, Elders, youth and team leaders from the Health Centre program teams.
Bruce SG, Attawar A, Blanchard AK. “Developing a diabetes prevention program: Moving
evidence into action”. Presentation to the Sandy Bay Health Advisory Board (HAB). Winnipeg,
Manitoba, February 13, 2015.
Bruce SG. Multiple meetings related to study design, implementation, and data interpretation for
the Diabetes Prevention Intervention.
 July 7, 2015
 June 25, 2015
 May 26, 2015
 April 29, 2015
 April 15, 2015
 March 30, 2015
 January 27, 2015
Bruce SG, Attawar D. Sandy Bay Community Wellness Program Evaluation. Diabetes Care
Pathways: Implications for Treatment and Prevention. Sandy Bay Community Wellness Program
Evaluation Decision Group Meeting, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, July 10, 2014.
Bruce SG, Attawar D. Sandy Bay Community Wellness Program Evaluation: Rethinking
diabetes care and community engagement. Sandy Bay Community Wellness Program
Evaluation Decision Group Meeting, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, June 24, 2014.
Bruce SG, Attawar D. Sandy Bay Community Wellness Program Evaluation: Highlights of
preliminary results. Sandy Bay Community Diabetes Advisory Group Meeting, University of
Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, April 17, 2014.
Bruce SG, Attawar D, Norman M, Petherick L, Halas J, McGavock J, Eskicioglu P. Planning
meeting for physical activity in Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation. Winnipeg, July 4 2013.
Bruce SG, Attawar D. Introduction to Evaluation. Attendees: Program Team Leaders, Sandy Bay
Health Centre, June 6, 2013.
Bruce SG. 2013. Developing and Integrating a Diabetes Prevention Program within the Community
Wellness Program Team: Challenges and Opportunities. Attendees: Program Team Leaders, Sandy
Bay First Nation, May 23, 2013.
Bruce SG. 2013. Planning meeting for “Stress in Workers” sub-study. Attendees: Program Team
Leaders. Clarion Hotel, Winnipeg, April 23.
Bruce SG. 2013. Research Team Meeting. Overview of Past Studies and Planning for Next Steps.
Attendees: Sandy Bay Diabetes Advisory Group; UM Investigators. Bannatyne Campus, Winnipeg,
March 13.
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Bruce SG. 2012. Update on Stress and Diabetes Study. Planning for Stress and Diabetes in Kids
study. September 27.
Bruce SG, Riediger N. 2012. Update on Stress and Diabetes and Nutrition Studies. Planning for
Community Diabetes Prevention Intervention, May 8.
Bruce SG. 2012. CIHR planning grant preparation. Review of work on stress and adversity
indicators. February 9.
Muzyka C, Bruce SG. 2011. Perceived control and its relationship with health and diabetes in a
Manitoba First Nation community, December 7.
Riediger ND, Bruce SG. 2011. Characterizing nutrition status in a Manitoba First Nations Population
and its Relationship with Stress and Chronic Disease, December 7.
Bruce SG, Riediger ND, Muzyka C. 2011 Update on Study Progress and Planning Meeting, October
5.
Bruce SG. 2011. The Role of Established and Non-traditional Risk Factors on Diabetes and
Cardiovascular Disease: Preparing for a Diabetes Prevention Intervention, May 27.
Bruce, S.G. 2009. “Developing a Community Action Plan To Address Stress and Diabetes”,
Workshop with community residents, February 24.
Diabetes Prevention Program Evaluation Group
Bruce SG, Attawar D, Mignone J, Community Wellness and Education Services Team, Sandy
Bay Health Centre. Two workshops on program evaluation. Deliverables: An evaluation plan
for the development of a diabetes prevention intervention was developed and finalized,
Winnipeg, June 26 and July 29, 2013.
Community – Health Care Provider Workshops
Bruce SG, Lavallee B, Petherick L. 2012. “Diabetes Prevention: Stress and Physical Activity.
An Interactive Workshop”. Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, November 14.
Riediger N, Muzyka C, Spence K, Blanchard A. Bruce SG. 2012. “Diabetes, Cardiovascular
Disease and Diet: An Interactive Workshop”. Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, March 15.
Zacharias J, Bruce S.G., Manitoba Renal Health Team. 2009. “Renal Health for First Nations
Populations”, “Microalbuminuria: Risk Factors and Outcomes”. The Renal Health Team did a
health education session and Dr. Zacharias presented results on renal complications of diabetes
using data from my Diabetes Screening Study, February 25.
Community Engagement
3rd Annual Youth Activity and Nutrition Day Camp. Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, August
12, 2015.
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2nd Annual Youth Activity and Nutrition Day Camp”. Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, July 20,
2014.
“1st Annual Youth Activity and Nutrition Day Camp”, Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, August
7 and 14, 2013.
Description: Over a two-week period we held two one-day camps for children and youth in
Sandy Bay. The first camp focused on activity and featured instruction and play with the
University of Winnipeg Wesmen soccer team. The second camp featured nutrition and play with
children and youth developing games and learning about nutrition.
Service - University of Manitoba
Department
Community Health Sciences
2014-present Member, Executive Committee
2012
Member, Faculty Search Committee
2012
Planning Committee, Summer Institute, Network Environment for Aboriginal
Health Research (NEAHR).
2011-2012
Member, PhD Candidacy Exam Planning Sub-Committee
2009-present Clerkship Director, Community Health Sciences
2011-present Member, Undergraduate Committee
2009-2010
Member, Undergraduate Committee
2009
Member, Faculty Search Committee
2009-present Review Committee Member, Network Environment for Aboriginal Health
Research (NEAHR)
2008-2010
Member, Executive Committee
2008-2010
Member, Graduate Studies Committee
2004 - 2006
Member, Graduate Studies Committee
2005 - 2006
Committee Member, Executive Committee
2000 - 2003
Committee Member, Graduate Studies Committee
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Faculty
Faculty of Medicine
2015
Member, 2016 BScMed and MED II Selection Committee
2015
Member, 2015 Undergraduate Research Program Awards Committee
2015
Advisor, Med IV Capstone Project and EBM Course Committee
2012-2013
Member, CuRe Academic Project Group
2012
Member, Reappraisal Sub-Committee, Committee of Evaluation, Clinical
2009-present Member, Committee of Evaluation, Clinical
2009-2010
Member, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
2002-2003
Member, Executive Council
Faculty of Human Ecology, Department of Human Nutritional Sciences
2014
External Committee Member, Promotion Committee
2012
External Committee Member, Promotion Committee
2009
External Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee
2004
External Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee
Faculty of Graduate Studies
2008 - 2012
Committee Member, Faculty Council of Graduate Studies
2001 - 2004
Committee Member, Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) Selection
Committee
Faculty of Human Ecology, Department of Family Social Sciences
2007 - 2008
External Committee Member, Faculty Search Committee
University
Office of the Vice-President (Academic)
2004 - 2005
Committee Member, Committee Investigating Allegations of Academic Fraud
University Senate
2002 - 2003
Committee Member, Faculty of Medicine Representative
Professional Service
Reviewing Activities (2010+)
Journals
2015
Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Public Health
Reviewer, International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Reviewer, BMC Public Health
2014
Reviewer, American Journal of Public Health (x2)
Reviewer, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2013
Reviewer, Article Review, Canadian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Reviewer, Article Review, Obesity
Reviewer, Article Review, BMC Public Health
2012
Reviewer, Article Review, Obesity
Reviewer, Article Review, Public Health Nutrition
Reviewer, Article Review, Canadian Journal of Diabetes
Reviewer, Article Review, American Journal of Public Health
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2010
October 2015
Reviewer, Article Review, Diabetes Care (x2)
Reviewer, Article Review, International Journal of Circumpolar Health (x2)
Reviewer, Article Review, BMC Health Services Research
Reviewer, Article Review, BMC Public Health
Reviewer, Article Review, Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice
Reviewer, Article Review, International Journal of Indigenous Policy
Reviewer, Article Review, Diabetes Care (x2)
Reviewer, Article Review, Annals of Medicine
Reviewer, Article Review, Bioethics
Reviewer, Article Review, Canadian Journal of Public Health
Grant Agencies
2014-present Member, CIHR Foundation Scheme
2013-present Member, CIHR, Institute for Aboriginal Peoples Health Review Committee
2013
Ad Hoc Review Committee, CIHR Team Grant in Inflammation in Chronic
Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba (September)
2012-2014
Member, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Scientific Review Committee
2012
Member, CIHR, Institute for Aboriginal Peoples Health Review Committee
2012
Member, CIHR, Team Grant: Community-Based Primary Healthcare – LOI Peer
Review Committee
2012-2015
Member, Dr. Paul H.T. Thorlakson Foundation Fund Scientific Subcommittee
2011-2013
Member, CIHR, New Investigator Committee, Allied Health
2010-Present Invited Review Committee Member, Reviewer College, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Manitoba.
2010
Review Committee Member, CIHR, RFA: Aboriginal Health Intervention
Research.
2004-09
Member, Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Permanent Peer Review
Committee in Aboriginal Peoples Health (ABH).
Awards
2012
Ed Kroeger Award for Distinction in Mentorship. The University of Manitoba
Health Sciences Graduate Students’ Association
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