Melissa Shea-Budgell

MSc, MBA

Pronouns: she/her

Positions

Associate Director

Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Oncology

Contact information

Web presence

Location

Office: HRIC 2AA-10

Background

Biography

Melissa Shea-Budgell is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncology at the University of Calgary. She received her MSc in Nutrition at Simmons University in Boston and her MBA from the University of Calgary. She has held progressive leadership positions in cancer research since coming to Alberta in 2007, when she joined the former Alberta Cancer Board. Her experience at Alberta Health Services includes cancer prevention research and programming, cancer clinical practice guideline development and evaluation, and most recently serving as Assistant Scientific Director of the Cancer Strategic Clinical Network. She joined the University of Calgary in 2017 as Research Strategy and Partnerships Lead for the Charbonneau Cancer Institute. Over the past five years, Melissa has co-led several large grants involving diverse, multidisciplinary teams. She is interested in research focused on improving the health system and care delivery. In her role as Associate Director (Strategy and Partnerships), Melissa is focused on continuing to build a collaborative research environment in Calgary and ensuring the Charbonneau Cancer Institute is strategically positioned for success.

Research

Areas of Research

Cancer, preventive oncology, vulnerable populations, knowledge translation

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Engineering solutions for health

Publications

PubMed

More Information

Please see below for more on Melissa's education, publications, and collaboration on competitive grants.

EDUCATION

MBA: 2019 – 2021 | Master of Business Administration | University of Calgary, Calgary, AB CANADA
OCAP®: 2017 – 2018 | Fundamentals of OCAP® Certificate | Agonquin College, Ottawa, ON CANADA
MSc: 2001 – 2003 | Master of Science in Nutrition and Health Promotion – Research Concentration | Simmons University, Boston, MA USA
BSc: 1997 – 2001 | Bachelor of Science in Nutrition | Acadia University, Wolfville, NS CANADA

GRANT MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP, AND COLLABORATION

2021 – 2024 | Project Grant | Role: Co-Investigator. Title: Characterizing Chronic Opioid Use in Cancer Patients. Amount: $504,900. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Ottawa, ON CANADA.
2016 – 2021 | Cancer Prevention Research Opportunity | Role: Collaborative Co-Lead. Title: Enhancing HPV Vaccination in First Nations Populations in Alberta. Amount: $1,248,000. Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions (AIHS), Edmonton, AB CANADA.
2016 – 2021 | Cancer Prevention Research Opportunity | Role: Collaborative Co-Lead. Title: Building on Existing Tools to Improve Cancer and Chronic Disease Prevention and Screening in Primary Care for Wellness of Cancer Survivors and Patients: BETTER-WISE. Amount: $2,705,822. Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions (AIHS), Edmonton, AB CANADA.
2016 – 2021 | Cancer Prevention Research Opportunity | Role: Collaborative Co-Lead. Title: The Alberta Cancer Exercise “ACE” Program for Cancer Survivors. Amount: $1,250,000. Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions (AIHS), Edmonton, AB CANADA.
2017 – 2019 | Population Health Intervention Research Grant | Role: Co-Investigator. Title: Childhood Immunization in Alberta First Nations People: Measurement of Coverage and Identification of Barriers and Supports. Amount: $199,701. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Ottawa, ON CANADA.
2016 – 2019 | Project Grant | Role: Collaborator. Title: Determinants of Cancer Stage at Diagnosis. Amount: $688,593. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Ottawa, ON CANADA.
2017 – 2018 | Catalyst Grant | Role: Co-Investigator. Title: Patterns of Care and Outcomes in Indigenous Patients with Cancer. Amount: $100,000. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Ottawa, ON CANADA.
2017 – 2017 | Meeting Grant | Role: Co-Investigator. Title: First Nations Views on Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination: A Community-Based Dialogue about Preventing Cervical Cancer. Amount: $20,000. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Ottawa, ON CANADA.
2010 – 2011 | Knowledge to Action Grant | Role: Principal Investigator. Title: Development of an Effective Knowledge Transfer Strategy for Addressing Cancer Patients’ Information Needs. Amount: $14,589. Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions (AIHS), Edmonton, AB CANADA.
2009 – 2010 | Knowledge to Action Grant | Role: Co-Investigator. Title: A Project to Evaluate Uptake and Compliance with a Clinical Practice Guideline for Glioblastoma Multiforme. Amount: $9,929. Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions (AIHS), Edmonton, AB CANADA.