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This database lists peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters that include an Institute for Work & Health (IWH) scientist or researcher (past or present) as an author. Clicking any title will allow you to view a detailed citation and, if available, an abstract. For journal articles by IWH and non-IWH researchers in the areas of occupational health and safety, return to work, workers' compensation, public health and others within the IWH mandate, see our Research Alerts.
2026
Andreacchi AT, Carnide N, Fuller A, Blair A, Siddiqi A, Shahidi FV. Socioeconomic inequities in drug poisoning deaths in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2026;[epub ahead of print]. doi:10.17269/s41997-026-01166-1.
Woticky G, Jetha A, Tompa E, Gignac MA. Talking about health at work: a qualitative study of worker disclosures to co-workers. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2026;[epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1080/09638288.2026.2708192.
Pienkowski M, Dollard M, Smith PM. The combined effect of psychosocial safety climate and OHS vulnerabilities on workplace injury risks. American Journal of Industrial Medicine . 2026;69(3):155-162. doi:10.1002/ajim.70049.
Prince SA, Thomas T, Biswas A. The effects of occupational and leisure time physical activity on health-related quality of life: a repeated-measures longitudinal study. Sports Medicine. 2026;56(7):1771-1784. doi:10.1007/s40279-025-02382-4.
Biswas A, Chen C, Lang JJ, Villeneuve PJ, Smith PM, Prince SA. The interplay of home and work neighbourhood environment characteristics and associations with active commuting. Journal of Transport & Health. 2026;48:102278. doi:10.1016/j.jth.2026.102278.
Gazel U, Barnes E, Jones B, Terrett A, Voshaar M, Hoogland W, March L, Beaton DE. Towards the development of a definition of independence for individuals diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in remission: an 'OMERACT remission in rheumatoid arthritis patient perspective' special interest group report. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2026;77:152948. doi:10.1016/j.semarthrit.2026.152948.
Biswas A, Nasir K, Robson LS, Yanar B, Jetha A, Gignac MA. Understanding the roles and experiences of workplace well-being champions: a qualitative study. International Journal of Workplace Health Management. 2026;19(4):428–441. doi:10.1108/IJWHM-09-2025-0240.
Portt AE, Gasparrini A, Ge E, Lay C, Chen H, Smith PM. Weather, air pollution, and migraine: a case-time series analysis examining environmental exposures and transient health outcomes recorded via smartphone application. Environmental Epidemiology. 2026;10(3):e475. doi:10.1097/EE9.0000000000000475.
Regier C. Who benefits from right-to-disconnect legislation in Europe? Cross-national and gendered effects on employee wellbeing. British Journal of Industrial Relations. 2026;[epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1111/bjir.70048.
Gignac MA, Pienkowski M, Bowring J. Working with a chronic health condition: is choosing not to disclose the same as hiding information?. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2026;[epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1007/s10926-026-10387-7.
Van Eerd D, Ragunathan S, Irvin E, Varickanickal J, Tompa E, McElheran M. Workplace programs to reduce post-traumatic stress injuries work disability: first responder experiences. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2026;36(2):580-590. doi:10.1007/s10926-025-10299-y.
2025
Shadaan R. "It's a mixture of emotions": nail technicians' visual storytelling of work and health. Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare. 2025;9(1):100003. doi:10.1016/j.qrmh.2025.100003.
Kokorelias KM, Rittenberg N, Scali O, Smith-Bayley S, Gignac MA, Naglie G. A scoping review to examine health care professionals' experiences as family caregivers. PLoS ONE. 2025;20(1):e0308657. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0308657.
Dharma C, Smith PM, Salway T, Gesink D, Escobar M, Landsman V. A two-step approach to simultaneously correct for selection and misclassification bias in nonprobability samples from hard-to-reach populations. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2025;194(11):3267-3272. doi:10.1093/aje/kwaf132.
Jetha A, Crouch M, Vold K, Peters SE, Vietas J, Sriharan A, Irvin E. Artificial intelligence in the workplace: a living systematic review protocol on worker safety, health, and well-being implications. Systematic Reviews. 2025;14(1):255. doi:10.1186/s13643-025-03000-0.
Munoz-Grajales C, Barraclough ML, Diaz-Martinez JP, Su J, Bingham K, Kakvan M, Kretzmann RP, Tartaglia MC, Ruttan L, Choi MY, Appenzeller S, Marzouk S, Bonilla D, Katz P, Beaton DE. Association of elevated serum S100A8/A9 levels and cognitive impairment in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Care and Research. 2025;77(11):1303-1312. doi:10.1002/acr.25575.
Kinitz DJ, Tran NK, Shahidi FV, Maslak JT, Flentje A, Lubensky ME. Associations of minority stress and employment discrimination with job quality among sexual- and gender-minority workers. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. 2025;51(3):214-225. doi:10.5271/sjweh.4221.
Daza JF, Chesney TR, Morales JF, Xue Y, Lee S, Amado LA, Pivetta B, Mbadjeu Hondjeu AR, Jolley R, Diep C, Alibhai SMH, Smith PM. Clinical tools to assess functional capacity during risk assessment before elective noncardiac surgery : a scoping review. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2025;178(1):75-87. doi:10.7326/ANNALS-24-00413.
Morassaei S, Smith PM, Wilson K, Ghahari S. Comparing the life satisfaction of older immigrants and refugees to Canadian-born older adults: the role of immigrant admission classes. Clinical Gerontologist. 2025;48(2):244-259. doi:10.1080/07317115.2023.2212660.
Robson LS, Chen C, Mustard C, Shahidi FV, Landsman V, Smith PM, Biswas A. Differences in the effectiveness of three OHS training delivery methods. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2025;68(5):450-463. doi:10.1002/ajim.23719.
Woticky G, Jetha A, Tompa E, Gignac MA. Disclosure decisions of workers living with a chronic health condition causing disability at work: are decisions to disclose to co-workers and supervisors different?. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2025;35(3):675-687. doi:10.1007/s10926-024-10235-6.
Jetha A, Bakhtari H, Irvin E, Biswas A, Smith MJ, Mustard C, Arrandale VH, Dennerlein JT, Smith PM. Do occupational health and safety tools that utilize artificial intelligence have a measurable impact on worker injury or illness? Findings from a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 2025;14(1):146. doi:10.1186/s13643-025-02869-1.
Biswas A, Prince SA. Does remote work promote exercise and cardiovascular health? Current evidence and future directions. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2025;41(3):333-336. doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2024.09.029.
Dobson KG , Gignac MA, Tucker L, Jetha A. Double trouble! Do workplace supports mitigate lost productivity for young workers with both severe rheumatic diseases and depressive symptoms?. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2025;35(3):491–504. doi:10.1007/s10926-024-10217-8.
Shahidi FV, Andreacchi AT, Fuller AE, Blair A, Carnide N, Harris MA, Pabayo R, Smith B, Siddiqi A, Smith PM. Employment quality and mortality in Canada. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 2025;80(1):27-34. doi:10.1136/jech-2025-224434.