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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]

mailto:[email protected]

Bruce, Sharon G. October 2015

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Profile

Post-Secondary Education

1999 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Manitoba, Canada

1993 Master of Arts, University of Manitoba, Canada

1984 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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“The Role of Culture in Health Disparities”, May 15, 2013

CHSC 7200 “Colonialism as a Determinant of Health and Contributor to Health Disparities:

Empirical Challenges”, February 26, 2013

PERS 7002 Community Development: Qualitative Methods

“Diabetes and First Nations Populations: A Case Study of Health Disparity”,

February 27, 2013


“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 Advanced Reading and Research

Aboriginal Health: A Biocultural Perspective (Amanda Woods)

49.417 Issues and Trends in Nursing and Health Care

GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION CURRENT STUDENTS

Supervisor

Master’s

2013-present Thomas Steur, MSc, Treatment seeking and medicalization in mental health

care.

2011-present 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 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

Master’s

2015 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 Charlene Muzyka, MSc, Community Health Sciences, The Meaning of Control

and its Perceived Influence on Health and Illness in a Manitoba First Nations

Community.

2010 Andrea Bombak, MA, Anthropology, Predictors of Self-Rated Health in a

Manitoba First Nations Community.

2009 Amanda Woods, MSc, Community Health Sciences, The Health of First-

Nations Children upon Entrance to a Residential School in a Northern

Manitoba Community.

2008 Dhiwya Attawar, MSc, Community Health Sciences, Diabetes-related Foot

Complications and Amputations in a Manitoba First Nation Community: A

Systems Approach to Prevention.

2008 Caitlin Mills, MSc, Community Health Sciences, Stress and Coping among Men

in a Manitoba First Nation Community.

2006 James Zacharias, MSc, Community Health Sciences, Prevalence and

Determinants of Albuminuria in a Manitoba First Nation community (Co-

Supervisor).

2004 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 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

2011-2013 Nicole Boonstra, MSW, Faculty of Social Work, Privacy in Personal Care

Homes: Impact on Identity and Sexuality.

2008 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 Corinne Isaak, M.Sc., Human Nutritional Sciences, First Nation Youth’s

Perspectives on Improving Health: Opportunities and Barriers for Preventing

Diabetes (Committee Member).

2003 Ana Hanlon-Dearman, M.Sc., Community Health Sciences, Sleep Disorders in

Children with Fetal Alcohol Effects (Committee Member).

2003 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 2012-

2014

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, 2003-

2005

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 Stephanie Villeneuve, BSc (Med). The Aboriginal Youth Mentorship Program

(AYMP): A peer led after-school program (External Reviewer)

2006 - 2007 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).

2006 Jennifer Chuback, B.Sc. (Med), Foot Abnormalities in Canadian Aboriginal

Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes (External Examiner).

2004 Michael Mendelson, B.Sc., Feasibility of the Next Generation Project: A long-

term study of First Nation children with a familial risk for type 2 diabetes

mellitus in youth (External Examiner).

2002 - 2003 *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". Tara Monkman, Substance abuse among physicians.

2010 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

2009 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.

2008 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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Osaama Khan, The role of depression in developing diabetes.

2007 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.

2006 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.

2005 Jamit Dhaliwal, Unpaid Caregivers and the Health Care System.

Talia Friedman, Diabetes mellitus and oral health.

Kara Solmundson, Low Carbohydrate Diets.

2004 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

2003 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.

2001 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 Kirsten Clark, Med II student, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

2013-2014 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 Amanda Woods, MSc student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine

2006 – 2008 Caitlin Mills, MSc student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine

2006 Nadine Tonn, MSc student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine

2003 – 2008 Dhiwya Attawar, MSc student, Community Health Sciences, Medicine

2003 – 2004 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 2002-2007 Sandy Bay First Nation

Russell Eastman Russell Eastman

Nicholas Popien Phyllis Houle

Elizabeth Richard Clinton McIvor

Kenneth Richard Shirley McIvor


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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 Local women hired as research assistants, Nairobi, Kenya

2010-11 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 Type/Funded by Term/Amount Role

Canadian HIV Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study Phase 2: Addressing priorities in women-centred HIV care across the life course

Operating Grant CIHR

2015-2020 $1,586,064

Co-PI NPI: Mona Loutfy Toronto

The Manitoba Personalized Lifestyle Research (TMPLR) Program

Team - Research Manitoba

2015-2019 $1,000,000

Co-I PI: Peter Jones

Aboriginal Birth Cohort (ABC) Project

Bridge-CIHR 2014-2015 $100,000

Co-PI NPI: Sonia Anand , McMaster

The impact of proposed change in federal health funding policy on health programs operating in Yukon First Nations communities.

Bridge - CIHR 2014-2015 $100,000

Co-I PI: Tracey Galloway Toronto

Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study – Prioritizing the Health Needs of Positive Aboriginal Women (CHIWOS PAW)

Operating CIHR

2014-2017 $450,000

Co-PI PI: Mona Loutfy Toronto

Dairy nutrition and risk of diabetes in vulnerable populations: novel insights from biomarkers, measures of marginalization, and their interaction.

Cluster 2 Program – Dairy Farmers of Canada

2014-2018 $928,000

Co-I PI: Anthony Hanley Toronto

Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts & Minds.

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) Heart & Stroke Foundation

2013-2016 $16,035,405

Co-I PI: Sonia Anand McMaster

Supporting diabetes population health risk tools in practice: Partnerships to guide adaptation, implementation and evaluation

Operating CIHR

2013-2015 $184,020

Co-I PI: Laura Rosella Toronto


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Grant Type/Funded by Term/Amount Role

Developing a Diabetes Prevention Intervention: Identifying and targeting contextually relevant Stressors

Operating Grant CIHR, Health Canada

2012-2015 $812,103

PI

Exploring the role of established and non-traditional risk factors on diabetes and cardiovascular disease among a Manitoba First Nations population

RPP CIHR, MHRC

2011-2013 $524,184

PI

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 $5,500

Co-I PI: Heather Dean

Network Environments for Aboriginal Health Research

Training CIHR

2010-2012 $970,000

Co-I PI: Cathy Cook

CIHR Team in Circumpolar Chronic Disease

Team Grant CIHR

2006-2011 $7,712,965

Co-PI PI: Kue Young Toronto

The Relationship Between Stress and Diabetes in a Manitoba First Nations community

Operating CIHR

2004-2007 $148, 604

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.

http://dx.doi.org.proxy2.lib.umanitoba.ca/10.5888/pcd11.140334

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 27:442-

448.

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 self-

care 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 Community-

Level 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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Reviewer, Article Review, Diabetes Care (x2)

Reviewer, Article Review, International Journal of Circumpolar Health (x2)

2011 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

2010 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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