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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
Giesinger I, Buajitti E, Siddiqi A, Smith PM, Krishnan R, Postill G. Multidimensional social exposure clusters and incident multimorbidity in a population-based cohort. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2026;[epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1093/aje/kwag172.
Hopwood P, MacEachen E, Bourgeault I, McAiney C, Yanar B, Davis A. On-demand and marketplace platforms: gig care work conditions on two digital labour platform care models. Critical Sociology. 2026;52(4):923-944. doi:10.1177/08969205241279868.
Giesinger I, Buajitti E, Siddiqi A, Smith PM, Krishnan RG, Postill G. Population-based clustering of co-occurring social determinants: an application of unsupervised machine learning. Annals of Epidemiology. 2026;117:110062. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2026.110062.
Durand-Moreau Q, Descatha A, Adisesh A, Smith PM. Presumptive coverage policies and workers' compensation of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions: a retrospective time-series study in Canada 2001-2019. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2026;[epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1002/ajim.70132.
Nowrouzi-Kia B, Carlin L, Furlan AD, Harbin S, Severin CN, Irvin E, Carnide N, Thompson A, Adisesh A. Project ECHO Occupational and Environmental Medicine: a qualitative study of healthcare providers supporting workers with work-related injuries and illnesses. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2026;36(1):290-302. doi:10.1007/s10926-024-10266-z.
St Cyr K, Kurdyak P, Smith PM, Aiken AB, Cramm H, Mahar AL. Psychiatric hospitalizations among Canadian Armed Forces Veterans and former Royal Canadian Mounted Police members residing in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2026;[epub ahead of print]. doi:10.17269/s41997-026-01174-1.
Seuren LM, Birze A, Dobson KG , Mustard C, Wodchis WP. Qualitative evaluation of a pilot mental health program for public safety personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder. PLOS Mental Health. 2026;3(1):e0000536. doi:10.1371/journal.pmen.0000536.
Kucera A, Carnide N, Marquette A, Hammond D. Self-reported cannabis use and intoxication at work: prevalence across industries and occupations and association with workplace injuries in the United States (US). American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2026;69(6):420-430. doi:10.1002/ajim.70075.
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.
Jetha A, Shahidi FV, Gignac MA. The job quality imperative: broadening workplace approaches to disability inclusion and accommodation in management practice. Organizational Dynamics. 2026;55(4):101280. doi:10.1016/j.orgdyn.2026.101280.
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.
Sritharan J, Song C, Demers PA, Kooshki F, Carnide N. Trends in opioid-related poisonings and mental and behavioral disorders from 2006 to 2022 among a large cohort of injured workers in Ontario, Canada. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2026;[epub ahead of print]. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.70136.
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;64(2):323-340. doi:10.1111/bjir.70048.
Biswas A, Chau N, Landsman V, Shahidi FV, Prince SA. Work stress, physical work demands, and device-measured physical activity: independent and joint associations with cardiovascular disease risk. Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 2026;70(7):wxag083. doi:10.1093/annweh/wxag083.
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.