Margareth Zanchetta
Margareth Zanchetta teaches community health nursing. Her research program in Canada and Brazil explores health literacy under conditions of social marginalization and linguistic minorities as factors of social vulnerability, men鈥檚 health, and oncology nursing. She uses diverse qualitative methods of research in her studies in Brazil and Canada, with populations who speak English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. Mentoring students in research is one of her major activities, responding to their requests for an opportunity to 鈥渓earn by doing鈥� with her. She mentored two teams of students who successfully earned the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada-Students for Development Grant (2008; 2011) for social development internships in Brazil. She is an Associate Member of RU- Centre for Global Health & Health Equity, Nursing Community of Practice 鈥� Research (Cancer Care Ontario), Collaborator Member, Research Group Migration et Ethnicit茅 dans les Interventions de Sant茅 et de Service social. She also collaborates with the Ontario Network of French-speaking health and social professionals. Zanchetta is an invited reviewer for several Canadian and international journals, as well as for grant agencies. Current activities include the development of the Canada-South-Central America Research Network on Men鈥檚 Health Promotion.
- Community health nursing
External Funding
2018
- Zanchetta, M. S., Ferguson, A., & Queiroga, R. Canada- Brazil insights for global nursing: An exploration of cultures of community health nursing. MITACS Globalink Research Award. Can $6,000.
2017
- Zanchetta, M. & Sousa Silva, A R. Health program in a school setting to promote a culture of peace and prevention of violence: An implantation evaluation. Supervision in research activities- (Brazilian PhD student). Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP). Government of Canada. Can $ 9,000
- Zanchetta, M. S., Moreira, A.V., & Gallego-Garcia, W. (2017). A community capacity-building approach to educate mothers about toddlers' & children's oral health: An impact evaluation study. MITACS Globalink Research Award. Can $5,200
- Zanchetta, M. Scientific Symposium Health and Societies: Interdisciplinary thinking within interethnic contexts. Consulat G茅n茅ral de France 脿 Toronto. Development grant. $2,500 EUR.
2016
- Maheu, C., Kocum, L., Esplen, M. J., Bernstein, L., Parkinson, M., Hernandez, C. & Zanchetta, M. KT CanWork: A Knowledge Translation Innovation for Uptake of CancerandWork.ca online return to work tools. Canadian Institute of Health Research- Planning and Dissemination Grant鈥� Institute Community Support, Can $10,000.
2015
- Zanchetta, M. Development of data collection tools to document electronic health literacy behaviours, practices and barriers as lived by young adult men in France. Programme Directeurs d鈥櫭塼udes Associ茅s- Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme. Paris, France. EU 3,300 (Spring 2015).
- Zanchetta, M. Immersion in international, interprofessional practice of research in professional training in primary health care. Application to MITACS-Global-link. Operational support & research training of an undergraduate health student (Kevin Vianna) as a research assistant. (Summer 2015)-Can $ 5,000. Granted; withdrawn.
- Zanchetta, M. Refinement and validation of a conceptual model about Brazilian Community Health Agents鈥� educative work. Application to MITACS-Global-link. Operational support & research training of an undergraduate health student as a research assistant. (Summer 2015)- Can $ 5,520.
2014
- Maheu, C., Singh, M., McCready, D., Fawcett, S., S. Sarvanantham, Stuart-McEwen, T., Sidani, S., Lambert, S., Dubois, S., Zanchetta, M., & Howell, D. Development and pilot testing of an uncertainty management telephone intervention for women attending a rapid diagnostic clinic for suspicious breast abnormality. RRISIQ. Can $15,000.
- Zanchetta, M., Cloos, P., & Tamouro, S. Dissemination & Valorization Grant for Video Production. Project : Les connaissances des grands-m猫res et belles-m猫res immigrantes sur le cancer et les discussions familiales concernant sa pr茅vention et son d茅pistage pr茅coce. Research Group METISS. Can $2,000.
Internal Funding
2018
- Guruge, S. & Zanchetta, M. Local stakeholder consultation in developing multi-level intervention strategies to address violence against women in Para铆ba-Brazil. Ryerson International Experiential Learning Funds. Can $10,000.
2017
- Zanchetta, M., Zakus, D., Catallo, C., Donald, F. Schwind, J., Sidani, S., Guergachi, A., & Spade, C. Scientific Symposium Health and Societies: Interdisciplinary thinking within interethnic contexts. Ryerson University. Organization & Development grants. Can $33,442.
- Zanchetta, M. S. Scientific literacy on sickle cell disease among French- and English-speaking youth in GTA. Ryerson University 2017/2018 Fall/Winter Work Study RA Program. Can $4,000.
2016
- Zanchetta, M. A systematic model of older men鈥檚 prostate cancer literacy. Publication Grant Application, Ryerson University, Faculty of Community Services. Can $ 1,500.
- Zanchetta, M., The new role of responsible for health promotion and disease prevention in schools. RA Fall 2016 / Winter 2017 Work Study Program. BScN student/RA: Marie E. Dumitriu. Ryerson University. Can $4,000.
- Zanchetta, M., Ryerson University FCS- Travel Grant- Spring Competition. 2016 Union International for Cancer Control World Cancer Congress. Amount: $ 1,250.
2015
- Zanchetta, M. Education in international health and nutritional policy: Impact evaluation over the practice of Francophone health professionals- A study about the deeds of Senghor鈥檚 University鈥檚 graduates. Fall 2015, Publication Grant Application, Ryerson University, Faculty of Community Services. Can $ 1,500.