Candace Nykiforuk
Dr. Nykiforuk is a health geographer and population health researcher with expertise in program and policy research at community and provincial levels. Her primary interest is in investigating "context" in chronic disease prevention. She is particularly interested in examining the role of place (i.e., setting or environment) on the development and success of community interventions and policy changes to support health. Her work employs social-ecological and community-based participatory research perspectives through the lenses of population health, health promotion, and knowledge exchange. Dr. Nykiforuk is one of the few researchers in Canada using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to support chronic disease prevention research and evaluation.
In addition to being an assistant professor with the Centre, Dr. Nykiforuk is an an affiliate scientist with the Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation (University of Waterloo) and mentor with the Pan Canadian Strategic Training Program in Population Intervention Research for Chronic Disease Prevention. She is also an investigator with Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU) and the Population Health Research Group (University of Waterloo).
Dr. Nykiforuk is the principal investigator of the Policy, Location, and Access in Community Environments (PLACE) Laboratory.
Awards
CAFA Distinguished Academic Early Career Award, Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations (2009)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Postdoctoral Fellowship, Strategic Training Program in Tobacco Research (2004)
Current Projects
Aging-in-Place in the Suburbs of Canada’s Major Prairie Cities
Garvin, T., Nykiforuk, C. (Co-Principal Investigators); Johnson, S. (Co-Investigator); funded by SSHRC.
Alberta Policy Coalition for Cancer Prevention
Raine, K., Nykiforuk, C. (Co-Principal Investigators); Wild, C., Plotnikoff, R., Veugelers, P., Caulfield, T., Farmer, A., Robson, P., Jardine, C. (Co-Investigators); funded by the Alberta Cancer Board: Population Health Innovative Intervention
Understanding Canadian Tobacco Control Policy through Provincial Policy Network Analysis
Church, J. (Principal Investigator); Nykiforuk, C., Cohen, J., Norman, C., Moore, S. (Co-Investigators); funded by CTCRI.
Obesity Prevention and the Built Environment: Examining Opportunities and Barriers in Four Alberta Communities
Nykiforuk, C. (Principal Investigator); Raine, K., Schopflocher, D., Vallianatos, H., Spence, J., Plotnikoff, R. (Co-Investigators); funded in partnership by the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada and CIHR: Operating Grant - Built Environment, Obesity and Health Strategic Initiative
Exploring Community Perceptions of the Built Environment through Photography
Nykiforuk, C. (Principal Investigator); funded by the Killam Research Fund, University of Alberta
A Longitudinal Examination of the Relationship between the Built Environment, Physical Activity & Social Factors within the Capital Health Region of Alberta
Berry, T. (Principal Investigator); Blanchard, C., Spence, J., Nykiforuk, C., Predy, G., Edwards, J. (Co-Investigators); funded in partnership by the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada and CIHR: Operating Grant - Built Environment, Obesity and Health Strategic Initiative
Patient and Practitioner Experiences of Managing Tobacco Use Post-Implementation of a Hospital Smoke-free Ground Policy: Exploring Shifting Culture of Tobacco Control in Hospital Settings
Schultz, A.S.H. (Principal Investigator); Kvern, M., Finegan, B., Nykiforuk, C. (Co-Investigators); funded by CTCRI.
Promoting the Health of Alberta's Communities - Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes and Other Chronic Diseases Project
Raine, K., University of Alberta; Plotnikoff, R., University of Alberta (Co-Principal Investigators); Wild, C., University of Alberta; Church, J., University of Alberta; Nykiforuk, C., University of Alberta; Veugelers, P., University of Alberta; Purdy, L., University of Alberta (Co-Investigators); funded by Alberta Health and Wellness.
The Impact of Tobacco Control Programs, Policies and Community Environments on Adolescent Tobacco Use
Lovato, C., University of British Columbia; Brown, K.S., University of Waterloo (Co-Principal Investigators); Adlaf, E., University of Toronto; Burt, S.D., University of Waterloo; Campbell, H.S., University of Waterloo; Eyles, J.D., McMaster University; Manske, S., University of Waterloo; Nykiforuk, C.I., University of Alberta; Thompson, M.E., University of Waterloo; Sabiston, C.M., University of British Columbia (Co-Investigators); funded by CIHR.
A Pan-Canadian Resource Network for Tobacco Control Research, Policy and Practice
McDonald, P.W., University of Waterloo (Principal Investigator); Brown, K.S., University of Waterloo; Cameron, A.J.R., University of Waterloo; Campbell, H.S., University of Waterloo; Fong, G., University of Waterloo; Eyles, J., McMaster University; Nykiforuk, C., University of Alberta; et al. (Co-Investigators); funded by the Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CIHR, Health Canada, CCS/NCIC, HSF, CLA/APQ)
Publications
Please refer to the link below to view a list of Dr. Nykiforuk's publications.
Links:
- Candace Nykiforuk (contact information)
- Nykiforuk Publications
- Policy, Location, and Access in Community Environments Laboratory
- Healthy Alberta Communities
- Promoting Optimal Weights through Ecological Research
- Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation (CBRPE)
- Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement (ICE): Advancing the Science to Reduce Tobacco Use
- Population Health Research Group, University of Waterloo
- Population Interventions for Chronic Disease Prevention Team, Sociobehavioural Cancer Research Network
- Project Impact: Youth and Tobacco