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Marni Brownell is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Canada and has contributed extensively to research intersecting medicine, health professions, and social sciences. Their scholarly activity primarily spans the subfields of general health professions, clinical psychology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health.

Brownell's research topics cover a breadth of issues including child abuse and trauma, homelessness and social issues, food security and health in diverse populations, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, indigenous health, education, and rights, prenatal substance exposure effects, and early childhood education and development.

Recent publications by Brownell include:

  • Prevalence and clinical, social, and health care predictors of miscarriage (2021), BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences and Education Outcomes among Adolescents: Linking Survey and Administrative Data (2022), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Maternal Distress During Pregnancy and Recurrence in Early Childhood Predicts Atopic Dermatitis and Asthma in Childhood (2020), CHEST Journal
  • Performance Characteristics of Spirometry With Negative Bronchodilator Response and Methacholine Challenge Testing and Implications for Asthma Diagnosis (2020), CHEST Journal
  • Pediatric primary care in Ontario and Manitoba after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study (2021), CMAJ Open

Brownell frequently publishes in several academic venues with the most publications appearing in the International Journal for Population Data Science, followed by the Canadian Journal of Public Health, BMJ Open, CHEST Journal, and BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

  • International Journal for Population Data Science
  • Canadian Journal of Public Health
  • BMJ Open
  • CHEST Journal
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Brownell's research, with frequent co-authors including Nathan Nickel, Jennifer Enns, Dan Château, Mariette Chartier, and Marcelo L. Urquía.

  • Nathan Nickel
  • Jennifer Enns
  • Dan Château
  • Mariette Chartier
  • Marcelo L. Urquía

Their work contributes to an understanding of health outcomes through population and clinical data with a focus on vulnerable populations and early life determinants of health. The diverse interdisciplinary engagement seen across their publications reflects an integration of medical, psychological, and social dimensions in health research.

Best Publications

  • Epidemiology of varicella zoster virus infection in Canada and the United Kingdom.

    M. Brisson;William Edmunds;B. Law

  • Child maltreatment : variation in trends and policies in six developed countries

    Ruth Gilbert;John D. Fluke;Melissa O'Donnell;Arturo Gonzalez-Izquierdo

  • Administrative Record Linkage as a Tool for Public Health Research

    Douglas P. Jutte;Leslie L. Roos;Marni D. Brownell

  • A review of neighborhood effects and early child development: How, where, and for whom, do neighborhoods matter?

    Anita Minh;Nazeem Muhajarine;Magdalena Janus;Marni Brownell

  • Earlier onset of complications in youth with type 2 diabetes

    Allison B. Dart;Patricia J. Martens;Claudio Rigatto;Marni D. Brownell

  • The Ripples of Adolescent Motherhood: Social, Educational, and Medical Outcomes for Children of Teen and Prior Teen Mothers

    Douglas P. Jutte;Noralou P. Roos;Marni D. Brownell;Gemma Briggs

  • High Burden of Kidney Disease in Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes

    Allison B. Dart;Elizabeth A. Sellers;Patricia J. Martens;Claudio Rigatto

  • Neurodevelopmental Assessment in Kindergarten in Children Exposed to General Anesthesia before the Age of 4 Years: A Retrospective Matched Cohort Study.

    M. Ruth Graham;Marni Brownell;Daniel G. Chateau;Roxana D. Dragan

  • Hospitalisation rates for ambulatory care sensitive conditions for persons with and without an intellectual disability--a population perspective.

    R. Balogh;M. Brownell;H. Ouellette-Kuntz;A. Colantonio;A. Colantonio

  • From health research to social research: privacy, methods, approaches.

    Leslie L. Roos;Marni Brownell;Lisa Lix;Noralou P. Roos

  • The effect of neighborhood socioeconomic status on education and health outcomes for children living in social housing.

    Patricia J. Martens;Daniel G. Chateau;Elaine M. J. Burland;Gregory S. Finlayson

  • Suicide and suicide attempts in children and adolescents in the child welfare system

    Laurence Y. Katz;Wendy Au;Deepa Singal;Marni Brownell

  • Administrative data linkage as a tool for child maltreatment research

    Marni D. Brownell;Douglas P. Jutte;Douglas P. Jutte

  • Monitoring the impact of hospital downsizing on access to care and quality of care.

    Marni D. Brownell;Noralou P. Roos;Charles Burchill

  • Unconditional Prenatal Income Supplement and Birth Outcomes

    Marni D. Brownell;Mariette J. Chartier;Nathan C. Nickel;Dan Chateau

  • Embedding child health within a framework of regional health: population health status and sociodemographic indicators.

    Patricia J Martens;Norman Frohlich;K C Carriere;Shelley Derksen

  • Variation in length of stay as a measure of efficiency in Manitoba hospitals

    M D Brownell;N P Roos

  • Five-minute Apgar score as a marker for developmental vulnerability at 5 years of age

    Neda Razaz;W. Thomas Boyce;Marni Brownell;Douglas Jutte

  • Maternal age and offspring developmental vulnerability at age five: A population-based cohort study of Australian children

    Kathleen Falster;Kathleen Falster;Mark Hanly;Emily Banks;John Lynch;John Lynch

  • Monitoring health reform: a report card approach.

    Marni D Brownell;Noralou P Roos;Leslie L Roos

  • Validation of a Pediatric Diabetes Case Definition Using Administrative Health Data in Manitoba, Canada

    Allison B. Dart;Patricia J Martens;Elizabeth A C Sellers;Marni D. Brownell

  • Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in Manitoba children: medical diagnosis and psychostimulant treatment rates.

    Marni D Brownell;Marina S Yogendran

  • Predictors and Consequences of Grade Retention: Examining Data from Manitoba, Canada.

    Anne Guèvremont;Noralou P. Roos;Marni Brownell

  • Neighbourhood socioeconomic status indices and early childhood development.

    Simon Webb;Magdalena Janus;Eric Duku;Rob Raos

  • The virtual classroom: a summary of child health indicators.

    Patricia J. Martens;Marni D. Brownell;Anita Kozyrskyj

Frequent Co-Authors

Noralou P. Roos
Noralou P. Roos University of Manitoba
Patricia J. Martens
Patricia J. Martens University of Manitoba
Leslie L. Roos
Leslie L. Roos University of Manitoba
Eric Duku
Eric Duku McMaster University
Anita L. Kozyrskyj
Anita L. Kozyrskyj University of Alberta
Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz
Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz Queen's University
Cameron A. Mustard
Cameron A. Mustard University of Manitoba
Rhonda Craven
Rhonda Craven Australian Catholic University
Tracie O. Afifi
Tracie O. Afifi University of Manitoba
Stelios Georgiades
Stelios Georgiades McMaster University

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