*Basedonself-reportedmembermetrics Newresearch
$
NewfundingfromCore
Adjunctappointments
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
68,694
Engagements (SocialMedia&Website)
Eventshosted (includingworkshops)
90
Eventattendees (outreach&hosted)
MEMBER SUPPORT
As
Athrivingandengagedresearch
MISSION
Enhancethehealth,well-being,and careofpeoplethroughtransformative research,evidence-based interventions,andknowledge translation
OurCoreMemberactivitiesarecomprisedofCorePrincipalandCoreAssociateMembers(CPMandCAM).CPMsare WE-SPARK researchers who are currently supported as a PI/Co-PI by a provincial or nationally
project, or an investigator initiated clinical trial CAMs are
research,butdon’tcurrentlyholdaprovincialornationallyfundedproject
20 24 WE-SPARK GRANT RECIPIENTS
EffectofIncentiveSpirometryon LengthofHospitalStayinNonCriticallyIllPatientsAdmittedtoa GeneralMedicineUnit
NikeshAdunuri
FeasibilityandAcceptabilityofaSelfGuidedInternet-DeliveredDialectical BehaviourTherapyInterventionfor AdolescentsandAdultswithMental HealthChallenges
AlexanderDaros
EvaluationandImpactofanOral HealthEducationPrograminaMental HealthInpatientSetting
LukeDiPaolo
CDK4/6InhibitorsasImmune ModulatorsinHR+/HER2-BreastCance
RasnaGupta
AnnaKozarova DisparitiesofHealthThatImpact OutcomesforPatientswithMultiple Myeloma
ShapingFairChances:Strengthening MentalWellnessandEmployment ProspectsforIndividualswithCriminal Records
KemiAnazodo
MIR142inNon-HodgkinLymphoma
BrianDeVeale
NursePoliceTeams(NPT)an InnovativeCareApproachforEquityDeservingCommunityMembers:A FocusedEthnographyStudy
LaurieFreeman&JonathanFoster
EstablishingaBiomarkerDiscovery PlatformtoTrackProgressionto TreatmentResistantNeuroendocrine ProstateCancer
SinduKanjeekal
ExaminingtheEffectofExerciseon SphingolipidMetabolisminaGenetic ModelofColorectal-InducedCachexia
MatthewKrause
AchievingLong-TermEffectivenessof NutritionCounsellingforIndigenous OlderAdultswithType2Diabetesin RemoteSouthwesternOntariowitha CulturallySafeNutritionPlan
VikeshMaraj
FromAwarenesstoAction:Shapinga UnifiedResponsetoIntimatePartner Violence(IPV)inWindsor-Essex
AmyPeirone
DesignandEvaluationofNovel3D BioinformaticToolstoExploreCell Cycle-TargetingApproachesAgainst Neuroblastoma
AliouneNgom
EvaluatingtheProcessesandOutcomesofa PilotNurse-PharmacistCollaborative InterventionforSafeMedicationPracticesto EmpowerCommunity-DwellingOlderAdults withChronicConditions:AMixedMethodsStudy
KathyPfaff
DissectingtheBiologyofDisease ProgressionandDrugResistanceof Glioblastoma
LisaPorter
EnhancingStrokeRehabilitation InterdisciplinaryTeams:Exploring RehabilitationNursingPracticesand PerspectivesofRPNsandRNs
EricTanlaka
LuisRueda IdentifyingBiomarkersof TherapeuticallyTargetableTumourImmuneCellInteractionsinSmallCell LungCancer
CA-125:TowardsaNewLabelfor OvarianCancer
JohnTrant
TheInstitutionalReal-LifeApplicability andFeasibilityofCongruenceCouple TherapyforCo-OccurringProblem GamblingandDigitalDependency
LesleeWard
SarahWoodruff Experiencesof2SLGBTQ+Membersin CommunityRecreationalSports Leagues
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
3,721 Followers*
11
EventsHosted
88,079 SocialMedia Reach*
*Acrossallsocialmediaplatforms(X,Instagram,Facebook,andLinkedIn)
17 OutreachEvents Attended
4
WE-SPARKStudent InternsTrained
In the first 6 months, WE-SPARK hosted 11 events. Our staff and volunteers co-organized and supported17outreacheventsadvocatingfortheimportanceofresearchandtranslatingitsimpactson the community. These efforts reached over 5,000 people. On social media, @wesparkhealth continuedtoengagethecommunityacrossvariousplatforms,withacombinedreachofover88,000. Critical to our success are the student interns who created new outreach activities, advanced knowledge translation for health-related projects, and worked collaboratively to establish a new communitynewsletter,settolaunchearlynextyear
