Dr. Punam Pahwa PhD
Professor Community Health and Epidemiology

Dr. Pahwa is a Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, and Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan. There are two facets of her research: methodology and application. The methodological aspect of her research consists of integrating advanced statistical theories to analyze longitudinal complex health data. This methodological aspect is not only an indispensable component of population health research, but it also helps many health researchers who face challenges in understanding large complex data sets. The applied aspect of her research consists of evaluating health determinants that are associated with chronic conditions, with a special focus on rural occupational and environmental exposures.

• 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. Clocks & Sleep 2022 – February , 4, 100-113. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep4010011
• Chu, L.M., Karunanayake, C., Aich, P.  Markus Hecker &  Punam Pahwa (2022). Association between liver enzymes and metabolic syndrome in Canadian adults: results from the Canadian health measures survey - cycles 3 &4. J Diabetes Metab Disord 21, 1699–1708 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-022-01124-x
• Dosman, J.A.; Karunanayake, C.P.; Fenton, M.; Ramsden, V.R.; Seeseequasis, J.; Mike, D.; Seesequasis, W.; Neubuhr, M.; Skomro, R.; Kirychuk, S.; Rennie, D.C.; McMullin, K.; Russell, B.P.; Koehncke, N.; Abonyi, S.; King, M.; Pahwa, P. 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
• Mojtaba, Shafiee., Pardis, Keshavarz., Ginny, Lane., Punam, Pahwa., Michael, Szafron., Derek, Jennings. & Hassan, Vatanparast. (2022)-November. Food Security Status of Indigenous Peoples in Canada According to the Four Pillars of Food Security: A Scoping Review. Advances in Nutrition, Volume 13(6), 2537–2558, https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmac081
• Karunanayake, CP., Ramsden, VR., Fenton, M., Skomro, R., Kirychuk, S., Rennie, DC., Seeseequasis, J., Bird, C., McMullin, K., Russell, BP., Koehncke, N., Smith-Windsor, T., King, M., Abonyi, S., Dosman, JA. & Pahwa, P. (2021)-November. Duration and quality of sleep in two rural Cree First Nation communities in Saskatchewan, Canada. Sleep Health, 8(2): 146-152.
• Karunanayake, CP., Ramsden, VR., Bird, C., Seeseequasis, J., McMullin, K., Fenton, M., Skomro, R., Kirychuk, S., Rennie, DC., Russell, BP., Koehncke, N., Smith-Windsor, T., King, M., Abonyi, S., Dosman, JA. & Pahwa, P. (2021). Seasonal changes in sleep patterns in two Saskatchewan First Nation communities. Clocks and Sleep, 3(3): 415-428.
• Pahwa P, Chu L, Karunanayake C, Aich P, Hecker M, Saxena A, Griebel P, Niyogi S. Predictive biomarkers of cardiovascular disease in adult Canadian population. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2021 Jul 17;20(2):1199-1209. doi: 10.1007/s40200-021-00842-y