Shelley Kirychuk BScN, MSc, MBA, PhD
Director - Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health, Professor - College of Medicine- Address
- 104 Clinic Place, P.O. Box 23, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4
Education
- BScN University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
- MSC in Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health (emphasis in Industrial Hygiene) from the University of Iowa. Thesis "Oil/Water Sprinkling Intervention in a Swine Confinement Unit" (K. Donham - Advisor).
- MBA from University of Saskatchewan.
- PhD in interdisciplinary studies (emphasis on Occupational Hygiene) from the University of Saskatchewan joint with Colorado State University. Thesis: “Particulate distribution and relationship to endotoxin in poultry operations” (S. Reynolds and N. Koehncke - Advisors)
Professional Roles and Areas of Interest
- Director - Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health (CCRAH)
- Professor - Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
- Associate member of the School of Public Health, College of Nursing and Community Health and Epidemiology.
- Co-PI and Director of the CIHR-STIHR Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem Training Program (PHARE)
- Leads the National Agricultural Industrial Hygiene Laboratory
- Epidemiology of rural and agricultural related exposures and respiratory health outcomes
Current Research
Period |
Project |
Applicants & Investigators |
Funding Sources |
2022-2024 | SSHRC PDG pilot program grant. | Bradford, L. Co-investigators: Kirychuk S, Martin W, McPhedran K Kahan T, Brinkman M, Bharadwaj L, Soltan J, Fonstad T. | SSHRC PDG $20,000. 10-2022 to 09-2024. |
2022-2024 | Kisêwâtisiwin for the Home. | Martin, W., Kirychuk S., McPhedran K. (co-PIs). Co-applicants: Bradford, L, Soltan J. | SSHRC. Exchange Grant. $5,000. 07-2022-06-2024 |
2022-2023 | Kisêwâtisiwin for the Home. | Martin, W., Kirychuk S., McPhedran K. (co-PIs). Co-applicants: Bradford, L, Soltan J. | SHRF. Connections Grant. $10,000. 07-2022-06-2023 |
2022-2027 | Assess, Redress, Reassess: Addressing Disparities in House, Home, and Mental Health Among First Nations People. | Dosman, J., Pahwa, P., Kirychuk S., King M., Baetz M., Abonyi S., Seeseequasis J, Mike D.T., Naytowhow C.D.C., Neubuhr M.J., Seeseequasis W (co-PIs). Co-applicants: Fenton M, Koehncke N, Ramsden V., Janzen B., Lawson J., Kaunanayake C., McMullin K. | CIHR. Project Grant. $1,399,950. 03-2022-02-2027. |
2022-2023 | Mamawohkamatowin: working together to understand the house and COVID-19 in a Saskatchewan First Nation Community. | Kirychuk S., Rabbitskin N, Ramsden V (Co-PIs). Co-applicants: Karanunyake C., Bighead S. | CIHR. Operating Grant. Emerging COVID Reseach Gaps & Priorities. $272,415. 01-2022-02-2023 |
2021-2022 | Optical Aerosol Spectrophotometer for Covid Research. | Simonson, C., Kirychuk, S., Soltan J, Co-Principal Applicants. Co-applicant: Duchaine C. | NSERC. Research Tools and Instruments. $86,685. 04-01-2021-03-31-2022. |
2021-2023 | Development of Green and Sustainable Processes for Surface Decontamination of Shell Eggs. | Zhang, L., Kirychuk S, Schewan-Lardner K, Co-Principal Applicants. Co-applicants: Martel M. | Agriculture Development Fund. Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. $260,000. 01-01-2021 – December 31, 2023. |
2021-2022Extended to 01-2023 | Recovery of Viruses during Common Ventilation Practices. | Kirychuk S (Principal Applicant). Co-applicants: Duchaine C, Simonson C, Soltan J, Schneberger D*, Tam J, Y. Zhou. | CoMRAD – Research re-start. University of Saskatchewan. Total: $29,811 for 2021-01 to 2022-02 |
2020-2022 | Development of Chemical-free Egg Shell Surface Decontamination Methods Through Electro Nano-spray. | Zhang, L., Kirychuk S, Schewan-Lardner K, Co-Principal Applicants. Co-applicants: Martel M. | NSERC Alliance. $74,500. 09-01-2020 –08-31-2022. |
2020-2021Extended to2022 | Study of pathogen transfer through membranes for energy exchangers to reduce airborne transmission of COVID-19 in buildings. | Simonson C., Kirychuk S., Soltan, JM, Co-Principal Applicants. Co-applicants: Tam J, Zhou Y. | NSERC Alliance. Total: $50,000 for 09-01-2020-07-31-2021. |
2020-2021Extended to2022 | Development of air sanitization unit to inactivate pathogens (e.g. COVID-19 virus) using catalytic reaction with ozone. | Soltan, JM, Kirychuk S, Simonson C.Co-Principal Applicants. Co-applicants: Tam J, Zhou Y. | NSERC Alliance. Total: $50,000 for 09-01-2020-07-31-2021. |
2020 to 2021 Extended to 2022 | Optimizing Ventilation Parameters in Order to Test Ventilation as a Population-Level Protection Measure in Controlling Airborne Viruses. | Kirychuk, S (Nominated Principal Applicant). Co-applicants: Duchaine C, Simonson C, Soltan J, Schneberger D*, Ianowski J, Tam J, Annadurai G. | OVDR RRC COVID-19, University of Saskatchewan. Total: $10,000 for 2020-07 to 2021-04 |
2020/02 – 2024/03 | Titre de la demande: Antimicrobial resistance genes in bioaerosols in Canadian arctic, rural, and urban environments: sources, profiles, transport and fate | Principal Applicant: Caroline Duchaine. Co-applicant: Shelley Kirychuk, Allison McGeer, Brenda Coleman, Ed Topp, Jacques Corbeil, Marie-Lou Gaucher, Michel Bergeron, Scott McEwen, Thierry Badard, Stephane Goodbout. Collaborator: Anne-Marie Delort, Maosheng Yao, Maurice Boissinot, Patrick. O'Shaughnessy, Pierre Amato, Richard Reid-Smith; | NSERC Discovery Frontiers – 4,038,500 |
2020/01 – 2021/04 | Effects of low elevations CO2 on lung Infection and inflammation | Principal Applicant: Shelley Kirychuk. Co-applicant: David Schneberger and Carey Simonson | Respiratory Research Centre Team Building Grant - 24,918 |
2020/01 – 2021/04 | One of these things is not like the other: Unraveling the sex differential inflammatory response to airborne agricultural exposures | Principal Applicant: Shelley Kirychuk. Co-applicant: David SchnebergerCollaborators: Todd Wyatt, Baljit Singh, Gurpreet Aulakh | University of Saskatchewan, ComRAD Program, total Funding- 29,870 |
2020/01 – 2022/01 |
The Anti-Inflammatory potential of Nature Immuno on Inflammation induced by LPS |
Prinicipal Applicant: Shelley Kirychuk and Amanda Nascimento |
MITACS Elevate – 60,000 |
2018/12 – 2019/07 |
The effects of Resp-Aid on Asthma |
Principal Applicant: Shelley Kirychuk and Amanda Nascimento |
MITACS Accelerate – 30,000 |
2018/03 – 2020/02 |
Mould as a respiratory risk factor for rural populations |
Principal Applicant: Shelley Kirychuk Co-applicant: Joshua Lawson, Vivian Ramsden, George Katselis |
SHRF Collaborative Innovation Development Grant – 50,000 |
2018/06 – 2019/12 |
Air Quality and Respiratory Health in Saskatchewan: the influence of PM2.5 |
Principal Applicant: Shelley Kirychuk Co-applicant: John Gordon, Joshua Lawson, Donna Rennie, Chandima Karunanayake, Niels Koehncke |
SHRF Ideas that Inspire Grant – 25,000 |
2017/12 – 2021/05 |
Dust Removal and Microbial Deactivation for Improving Air Quality in Livestock Barns |
Principal Applicant: Lifeng Zhang Co-applicant: Shelley Kirychuk, Huiqing Guo, Bernardo Predicala, Myra Martel |
Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Development Fund – 189,000 |
2017/05 – 2019/05 |
Unravelling Respiratory Inflammation from Co-exposures in Agricultural Production |
Principal Applicant: Shelley Kirychuk |
Office of the Vice-President Research, President’s NSERC – 10,000 |
2017/03 – 2018/02 |
Mamawohkamatowin (Working Together) - Enhancing Health & Wellness |
Principal Applicant: Vivian Ramsden Co-applicant: Shelley Kirychuk, Sylvia Abonyi, James Dosman, Mark Fenton, Holly Graham-Marrs, Chandima Karunanayake |
CIHR Catalyst Grant – 150,000 |
2017/03 – 2018/08 |
Dust Exposure Reduction for Workers: Airborne Dust Removal in Poultry Houses by Electrostatic Space Charge System (ESCS) |
Principal Applicant: Lifeng Zhang Co-applicant: Huiqing Guo, Shelley Kirychuk, |
SHRF Collaborative Innovation Development Grant – 47,000 |
2016/12 – 2021/12 |
Research Opportunities Presented by the Beef Cattle Research a Teaching Unit |
Principal Applicant: Terry Fonstad, Richard Farrell Co-applicant: J Diane Knight, Jeff Schoenau, Huiqing Guo, Shelley Kirychuk |
Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Development Fund – 418,000 |
2014/12 - 2019/12 |
Canadian Agrisafety Applied Research Program |
Principal Applicant: James Dosman; Co-investigator : Caroline Duchaine; James Wasserman; Shelley Kirychuk; Co-applicant : Bernardo Predicala; Stephane Lemay; |
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agro innovation Industry-led R and D; Total Funding - 1,080,216; Portion of Funding Received – 996,552 |
2016/6 - 2017/10 |
Effect of low dose carbon dioxide and ammonia on barn dust induced lung inflammation |
Principal Applicant: Shelley Kirychuk Co-investigator: David Schneberger |
University of Saskatchewan, ComRAD Program, total Funding - 21,489 |
2015/5 - 2017/5 |
Barn Dust Exposure and Lung Inflammation in Animals and Workers - the role of lung surfactant |
Principal Applicant: Shelley Kirychuk; Co-applicant: Baljit Singh; Joyce Wilson; Co-investigator: David Scheberger |
University of Saskatchewan One Health Development Program, total Funding - 20,000 |
2011/10 - 2016/9 |
Assess, Redress, Re-assess: Addressing Disparities in Respiratory Health Among First Nations People |
Co-investigator: Shelley Kirychuk; Principal Investigator : Dosman J, Abonyi S, Episkenew, J, and Pahwa P |
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Operating Grant, total Funding - 1,592,521 |
2015/5 - 2016/5 |
An Investigation of personal exposure monitoring and environmental exposures in relation to rural areas and asthma among children |
Co-applicant : George Katselis; Shelley Kirychuk; Co-investigator : Donna Rennie; Principal Applicant : Joshua Lawson |
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF), CID program, total Funding - 80,000 |
2014/7 - 2015/6 |
Reducing Pathogen Distribution from Animal Transportation |
Co-applicant : Shelley Kirychuk; Trevor Crowe; Principal Applicant : Bernardo Predicala |
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture; Agriculture Development Fund, total Funding 142,208 |
Published Papers
- Dosman, J.A.;Karunanayake, C.P.; Fenton, M.;Ramsden, V.R.; Seeseequasis, J.;Mike, D.; Seesequasis, W.; Neubuhr, M.; Skomro, R.; Kirychuk, S.; et al. STOP-Bang Score and Prediction of Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a First Nation Community in Saskatchewan, Canada. Clocks&Sleep 2022, 4, 535–548. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/clockssleep4040042
- George P.B.L., Rossi F., St-Germain M-W., Amato P., Badard T., Bergeron M.G., Boissinot M., Charette S.J., Coleman B.L., Corbeil J., Culley A.I., Gaucher M-L., Girard M., Godbout S., Kirychuk S.P., Marette A., McGeer A, O’Shaughnessy P.T., Parmley E.J., Simard S., Reid-Smith R.J., Topp E., Trudel L., Yao M., Brassard P., Delort A-M., Larios A.D., Létourneau V., Paquet V.E., Pedneau M-H., Pic É., Thompson B., Veillette M., Thaler M., Scapino I., Lebeuf M., Baghdadi M., Castillo Toro A., Cayouette A.B., Dubois M-J., Durocher A.F., Girard S.B., Diaz A.K.C, Khalloufi A., Leclerc S., Lemieux J., Maldonado M..P, Pilon G., Murphy C.P., Notling C.A., Ofori-Darko D., Provencher J., Richer-Fortin A., Turgeon N., Duchaine C.. Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment: Towards Elucidating the Roles of Bioaerosols in Transmission and Detection of Antibacterial Resistance Genes. 2022. Antibiotics, 11(7):974. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11070974
- Kirychuk S*, Russell E, Rennie D, Roberts C#, Seeseequasis J#, Karunanayake C, Thompson B, Pahwa P, McMullin K, Fenton M, Ramsden V, Abonyi S, Dosman JA. Housing Inadequacy in rural Saskatchewan First Nation Communities. 2022. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(8):e0000470
- Yang Y., Kirychuk S.P*., Si Y., Martel M, Guo H., Predicala B, Zhang L*. Reduction of airborne particulate matter from pig and poultry rearing facilities using engineered water nanostructures. 2022. Biosystems Engineering, 218(June):1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2022.03.013
- Karunanayake C.P.*, Ramsden V.R., Fenton M., Skomro R., Kirychuk S., Rennie D.C., Seeseequasis J.#, Bird C.#, McMullin K., Russell B.P., Koehncke N., Smith-Windsor T., King M., Abonyi S., Dosman J.A., Pahwa P. Duration and Quality of sleep in 2 rural Cree First Nation communities in Saskatchewan, Canada. 2022. Sleep Health, 8(2): 146-152.
- Dosman J.A.*, Karunanayake C.P., Fenton M., Ramsden V.R., Seeseequasis J.#, Skomro R., Kirychuk S., Rennie D.C., McMullin K., Russell B.P., Koehncke N., Abonyi S., King M., Pahwa P. Obesity, Sex, Snoring and Severity of OSA in a First Nation Community in Saskatchewan, Canada. 2022. Clocks & Sleep, 4(1): 100-113
- Si Y., Kirychuk S.P*, Yang Y., Martel M, Thompson B., Zhang L*, Predicala B, Guo H. Research Note: Evaluation of the efficacy of engineered water nanostructures in inactivating airborne bacteria in poultry houses. 2021. Poultry Science, 101(2):101580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2021.101580
- Si Y., Yang Y., Martel M, Thompson B., Predicala B, Guo H., Zhang L*, Kirychuk S.P*. Effects of Operating Parameters on the Efficacy of Engineered Water Nanostructures (EWNS) in Inactivating Escherichia Coli on Stainless-Steel Surfaces. 2021. Transactions of the ASABE, 64(6): 1913-1920. doi: 10.13031/trans.14645
- Yang Y., Zhang L*, Si Y., Martel M, Guo H., Predicala B, Kirychuk S.P*. Characterization of engineered water nanostructures and evaluation of their efficacy in inactivating Escherichia coli at conditions relevant to livestock operations. 2021. Biosystems Engineering, 12: 431-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2021.11.003
- Pandher U., Kirychuk S*., Schneberger D., Thompson B., Aulakh G., Sethi R.S., Singh B. Lung inflammation from repeated exposure to LPS and glyphosate. 2021. Cell & Tissue Research, 386(3): 637-648. doi: 10.1007/s00441-021-03531-7.
- Karunanayake, C.P.*; Ramsden, V.R.; Bird, C.; Seeseequasis, J.; McMullin, K.; Fenton, M.; Skomro, R.; Kirychuk, S.; Rennie, D.C.; Russell, B.P.; et al. Seasonal Changes in Sleep Patterns in Two Saskatchewan First Nation Communities. 2021. Clocks&Sleep, 3: 415–428. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep3030029.
- Karunanayake C.P*., Dosman J.A, Fenton M, Ramsden V.R., Skomro R, Kirychuk S, Rennie D.C., SeeseequasisJ, Bird C, McMullin K, Russell B.P., Koehncke N, Smith-Windsor T, King M., Abonyi S., Pahwa P. Sleep Deprivation in Two Saskatchewan First Nation Communities: a Public Health Consideration. 2021. Sleep Medicine X, 3:100037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleepx.2021.100037.
- Pandher U., Kirychuk S*., Schneberger D., Thompson B., Aulakh G., Sethi R.S., Singh B. Pulmonary Inflammatory Response from Co-exposure to LPS and Glyphosate. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 2021. 86:103651, ISSN 1382-6689, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2021.103651.
- Schneberger D., Pandher U., Thompson B., Kirychuk S*. Effects of Elevated CO2 Levels on Lung Immune Response to Organic Dust and Lipopolysaccaride. 2021 Respiratory Research, 22:104. https://doi.org/10.2286/s12931-021-01700-4.
- Anwar N., Kirychuk S.*, Karunanayake C., Ramsden V., Thompson B., Russell E., McMullin K., Rennie D., Seeseequasis J#., Fenton M., Abonyi S., Pahwa P., Dosman J. Associations between Housing Factors and Respiratory Symptoms in Two Saskatchewan First Nations Communities. 2021. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(7): 374. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073744.
- Chu L.M., Lawson J*., Kirychuk S., Cockroft D., Gordon J., Rennie D. Atopy Risk Among School-aged Children in Relation to Early Exposures to a Farm Environment: A Systematic Review. 2021. Respiratory Medicine, 186:106378, ISSN 0954-6111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106378.
- Dosman J.A*, Karunanayake C.P., Fenton M, Ramsden V.R., Skomro R, Kirychuk S, Rennie D.C., SeeseequasisJ, Bird C, McMullin K, Russell B.P., Koehncke N, Smith-Windsor T, King M., Abonyi S., Pahwa P. Prevalence of Insomnia in Two Saskatchewan First Nation Communities. 2021. Clocks & Sleep. 3: 98-114. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep3010007.
- Si Y., Yang Y., Martel M., Zhang L.*, Kirychuk S*., Predicala B., Guo H. Characterization of Electrical Current and Liquid Droplets Deposition Area in a Capillary Electrospray. 2021. Results in Engineering, 9:100206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2021.100206.
- Dankwah E, Feng C, Kirychuk S, Zeng W, Lepnrum R, Farag M*. Assessing the contextual effect of community in the utilization of postnatal care services in Ghana. 2020. BMC Health Services Research, 21(40). Doi:10.1186/s12913-020-06028-1.
- O'Leary T, Merkowsky K, Trask C, Bennett W, Kirychuk S*. Operator and potential exposure to hydrogen sulfide: a study of the British Columbia dairy industry. 2020. Journal of Agromedicine. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2020.1795036.
- Rennie DC, Karunanayake CP, Lawson JA, Kirychuk S, McMullin K, Abonyi S, Seeseequasis J#, MacDonald J, Dosman JA, Pahwa P. Domestic risk factors for atopic and non-atopic asthma in Canadian First Nations children. 2020. Children, 7(5): 38. Review: Single blind Peer Review.
- Nascimento A*, Thompson B, Dell'Armelina Rocha PR, Kirychuk S, Bernardi M, Freitas Felicio L. Hyperprolactinemia Impaired Lipopolysaccharide Interference with Both Body Temperature and Sickness Behavior in Virgin Female Rats. 2019. Neuroimmunomodulation. 26(6): 285-291.
- Karunanayake C, Dosman JA, Fenton M, Rennie D, Kirychuk S, Ramsden V, Seeseequasis J, Abonyi S, Pahwa P, and the First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team. Associations between Co- Morbidities and the Prevalence of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness over a Four-Year Period. 2019. Clocks & Sleep. 1: 459-470.
- Dankwah, E., Zeng, W., Feng, C., Kirychuk, S. & Farag, M. The social determinants of health facility delivery in Ghana. 2019. Reproductive Health, 16:101. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-019-0753-2
- Mubareka S*, Groulx N, Savory E, Cutts T, Theriault S, Scott JA, Roy CJ, Turgeon N, Bryce E, Astrakianakis G, Kirychuk S, Girard M, Kobinger G, Zhang C, Duchaine C*. Bioaerosols and transmission, a diverse and growing community of practice. 2019. Frontiers in Public Health, 7:23-29.
- Dosman JA, Karunanayake CP, McMullin K, Abonyi S, Rennie D, Lawson J, Kirychuk S, Koehncke N, Seeseequasis J#, Jimmy L#, Ramsden VR, Fenton M, Marchildon GP, King M, Pahwa P. Risk Factors for Snoring in Two Canadian First Nations Communities. 2019. Clocks & Sleep, 1(1):117-125.
- Schneberger D*, DeVasure JM, Kirychuk SP*, Wyatt TA*. Organic barn dust inhibits surfactant protein D production through protein kinase-c alpha dependant increase in GPR116. 2018. PLOS One, 13(12).
- Karunanayake C, Dosman JA, Rennie DC, Lawson J, Kirychuk S, Fenton M, Ramsden V, Seeseequasis J#, Abonyi S, Pahwa P. Incidence of daytime sleepiness and associated factors in two First Nations communities in Saskatchewan, Canada. 2018. Clocks & Sleep, 1(1):13-25.
- Nascimento A*, Kirychuk S, Bernardi MM, Felicio LF. Zinc alleviates LPS interference with both body temperature and sickness behavior in virgin female rats. 2018. Neuroimmunomodulation, 25(1):1-7. Epub 2018 Aug. https://doi.org/10.1159/000490894.
- Oluwole O, Rennie DC, Senthilselvan A, Dyck R, Afanasieva A, Kirychuk S, Katselis G, Lawson JA. The association between endotoxin in house dust with atopy and exercise-induced bronchospasm in children with asthma. 2018. Environmental Research, 164:302-309. Epub 2018 Mar.
- Oluwole O, Rennie DC, Senthilselvan A, Dyck R, Afanasieva A, Kirychuk S, Katselis G, Lawson JA. The association between endotoxin and beta-(1 → 3)-D-glucan in house dust with asthma severity among schoolchildren. 2018. Respiratory Medicine, 138:38-46. Epub 2018 Mar.
- Kajiwara-Morita A, Karunanayake CP, Dosman JA, Lawson JA, Kirychuk S, Rennie DC, Dyck RF, Koehncke N, Senthilselvan A, Pahwa P, Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Research Team. Prevalence and Determinants of Sinus Problems in Farm and Non-Farm Populations of Rural Saskatchewan, Canada. 2018. Sinusitis, 3(1):1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/sinusitis3010002.
- van der Spuy I, Karunanayake CP, Dosman JA, McMullin K, Zhao G, Abonyi S, Rennie DC, Lawson J, Kirychuk S, Macdonald J, Jimmy L#, Koehncke N, Ramsden VR, Fenton M, Marchildon GP, King M, Pahwa P. Determinants of excessive daytime sleepiness in two First Nation communities. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2017 Dec;17(1):192-200.
- Pahwa P, Rana M, Pickett W, Karunanayake CP, Amin K, Rennie D, Lawson J, Kirychuk S, Janzen B, Koehncke N, Dosman J. Cohort profile: the Saskatchewan Rural Health Study—adult component. BMC Research notes. 2017 Dec;10(1):732-738. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-3047-1.
- Karunanayake CP, Rennie DC, Ramsden VR, Fenton M, Kirychuk S, Lawson JA, Henderson R, Jimmy L, Seeseequasis J, Abonyi S, Dosman JA, Pahwa P, and the First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team. Bronchitis and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations Children. Children. 2017 Nov;4(12):103. https://doi.org/10.3390/children4120103.
- O'Connor AM, Auvermann BW, Dzikamunhenga RS, Glanville JM, Higgins JPT, Kirychuk SP, Sargeant JM, Totton SC, Wood H, Von Essen SG. Authors’ response to comments from Nachman KE et al. Systematic Reviews. 2017 Oct;6(1):210-212. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-017-0611-7.
- Katapally TR, Abonyi S, Episkenew J-A, Ramsden VR, Karunanayake C, Kirychuk S, Rennie D, Dosman J, Pahwa P. Catalyzing Action on First Nations Respiratory Health Using Community-based Participatory Research: Integrated Knowledge Translation through Strategic Symposia. Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning. 2017 Jul;2(1):59-70.
- O'Connor AM, Auvermann BW, Dzikamunhenga RS, Glanville JM, Higgins JPT, Kirychuk SP, Sargeant JM, Totton SC, Wood H, Von Essen SG. Updated systematic review: associations between proximity to animal feeding operations and health of individuals in nearby communities. Systematic Reviews. 2017 Apr;6.
- Janzen B, Karunanayake C, Rennie D, Pickett W, Lawson J, Kirychuk S, Hagel L, Senthilselvan A, Koehncke N, Dosman J, Pahwa P. Gender Differences in the Association of Individual and Contextual Exposures with Lung Function in a Rural Canadian Population. Lung. 2017 Feb;195(1):43-52. Epub 2016 Oct 13.
- Oluwole O*, Kirychuk S*, Lawson J, Karunanayake C, Cockroft D, Willson P, Senthilselvan A, Rennie D. Indoor mold exposure and current asthma among school-aged children in Saskatchewan, Canada. Indoor Air. 2016 Apr;27:311-319. Epub 2016 Apr 24. 10.1111/ina.12304.
- Dosman JA, Hagel L, King N, Koehncke N, Kirychuk S, Trask C, Neudorf J, Day L, Volklander D, Pickett W. The hierarchy of control in the epidemic of farm injury. Journal of Agromedicine. 2015;20(3):360-369..
- Pahwa P, Abayoni S, Karunanayake C, Rennie DC, Janzen B, Kirychuk S, Lawson J, Katapally T, McMullin K, Seeseequasis J#. A community-based participatory research methodology to address, redress, and reassess disparities in respiratory health among First Nations. BMC Research Notes. 2015;8(1):199.
- Schneberger D., Cloonan D., DeVasure J.M., Bailey K.L., Romberger D.J., Wyatt T.A. (2015) Effect of elevated carbon dioxide on bronchial epithelial innate immune receptor response to organic swine confinement barns. Int. Immunopharmacol. 27(1):76-84.
- Schneberger D., Gordon J.R., Heires A.J., DeVasure J.D., Boten J.A., Romberger D.J., Wyatt
- T.A. (2015) CXCL8(3-74)K11R/G31P blocks lung inflammation in swine barn dust-instilled mice. Pulm. Pharmacol. Ther. 31:55-62.
- Dosman JA, Hagel L, King N, Koehncke N, Kirychuk S, Trask C, Neudorf J, Day L, Volklander D, Pickett W. (2015). The hierarchy of control in the epidemic of farm injury. Journal of agromedicine. 20(3): 360-369.
- Guarrasi Justene*,Trask Catherine, and Kirychuk Shelley. (2015). A Systematic Review of Occupational Exposure to Hydrogen Sulfide in Livestock Operations. Journal of agromedicine. 20(2): 225--236.
- Punam Pahwa, Sylvia Abonyi, Chandima Karunanayake, Donna Rennie, Bonnie Janzen, Shelley Kirychuk, Josh Lawson, Tarun Katapally, Kathleen MaMullin, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, Louise Hagel, Roland Dyck, Mark Fenton, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Vivian Ramsden, Malcolm King, Niels Koehncke, Greg Marchildon, Lesley McBain, Thomas Smith Windsor, Janet Smylie, Jo-Ann Episkenew and James A. Dosman. (2015). A community- based participatory research methodology to assess, Redress, and Re-assess Disparities in Respiratory Health Among First Nations People. BioMed Central Research Notes. 8(1): 199.