Project directory
The project directory includes Institute for Work & Health (IWH) research studies that were initiated in 2015 onward (as well as a few large studies that were ongoing in 2015). The directory also includes studies conducted under IWH’s Systematic Review Program since it began in 2005. For information on Institute studies initiated before 2015, see our Accomplishments Reports. Studies are either ongoing or completed. Ongoing studies are listed in alphabetical order. Completed studies are listed by year of completion, beginning with the most recently completed.
| Project title | Status |
|---|---|
Accommodating and Communicating about Episodic Disabilities (ACED): A partnership to deliver workplace resources to sustain employment of people with chronic, episodic conditionsResearch team: Monique Gignac (PI), Dorcas Beaton, Julie Bowring, Curtis Breslin, Emma Irvin, Arif Jetha, Ron Saunders, Peter Smith, Emile Tompa, Dwayne Van Eerd, Renée-Louise Franche, Joy MacDermid, William Shaw, Aaron Thompson, Sabrina Tonima |
Ongoing |
Addressing knowledge gaps about skills of persons with disabilitiesResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Sabrina Imam, Joann Varickanickal, Amir Mofidi, Rebecca Gewurtz, Emma Irvin, Basil Southey |
Ongoing |
Advancing research on AI adoption and the health, safety and well-being of workersResearch team: Arif Jetha (PI), Emma Irvin, Maggie Tiong |
Ongoing |
Artificial intelligence and occupational injury and illness in Ontario: implications for prevention and recoveryResearch team: Arif Jetha (PI), Hela Bakhtari, Aviroop Biswas, Cameron Mustard, Kay Nasir, Peter Smith, Sabrina Tonima, Victoria Arrandale, Jack Dennerlein, Maxwell Smith |
Ongoing |
Assessing the psychosocial work environment in British Columbia to inform prevention activitiesResearch team: Peter Smith (PI), Kay Nasir |
Ongoing |
Building disability confidence in Canada’s financial sectorResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Emma Irvin, Alexis Buettgen |
Ongoing |
Champions as social agents of change: what can we learn from worker well-being initiatives?Research team: Aviroop Biswas (PI), Monique Gignac, Arif Jetha, Lynda Robson, Basak Yanar, Sabrina Tonima, Amna Qureshi |
Ongoing |
Correcting for participation bias in non-probability samples using multiple reference samplesResearch team: Victoria Landsman (PI), Peter Smith (PI), Nancy Carnide, Ivan Carrillo-Garcia, Aya Mitani, Lingxiao Wang, Barry Graubard |
Ongoing |
Creating safe workplaces for newcomersResearch team: Basak Yanar (PI), Peter Smith (PI), Edda Bild, Pam Cardwell, Stephanie Premji, Dwayne Van Eerd |
Ongoing |
Developing a framework for measuring culture change related to accessibility and inclusion of persons with disabilitiesResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Amir Mofidi (PI), Emma Irvin, Sabrina Imam, , Rebecca Gewurtz |
Ongoing |
Developing approaches to measuring the dimensions of gender and their relationship to health outcomesResearch team: Peter Smith (PI), Momtaz Begum, Monique Gignac, Mahée Gilbert-Ouimet, Greta Bauer |
Ongoing |
ECHO PSP: Piloting the use of the ECHO model to promote recovery and return-to-work among public safety personnel in OntarioResearch team: Andrea Furlan (PI), Nadia Aleem (PI), Shireen Harbin, Emma Irvin, Colette Severin, Emile Tompa, Dwayne Van Eerd |
Ongoing |
Evaluating the effectiveness of distance learning in delivering Ontario's JHSC certification trainingResearch team: Lynda Robson (PI), Cameron Mustard (PI), Aviroop Biswas, Victoria Landsman, Faraz Vahid Shahidi, Peter Smith |
Ongoing |
Evidence-informed workplace policies and practices for the prevention of PTSI work disabilityResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Emile Tompa (PI), Emma Irvin, Doug Gross, Charl Els, Sebastian Straube, Suzette Bremault-Phillips, Nick Carleton, Akshay Mohan, Joann Varickanickal, Sharmigaa Ragunathan |
Ongoing |
Examining sex/gender differences in exposures to workplace-acquired communicable disease: a systematic reviewResearch team: Aviroop Biswas (PI), Emma Irvin, Heather Johnston, Peter Smith, Mieke Koehoorn, Annalee Yassi |
Ongoing |
Exploring how daily patterns of sleep and activity affect the risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality among Canadian workersResearch team: Aviroop Biswas (PI), David Alter, Victoria Landsman, Stephanie Prince Ware, Faraz Vahid Shahidi, Peter Smith |
Ongoing |
Exploring where Canadians work and live and their association with active transportationResearch team: Aviroop Biswas (PI), Peter Smith (PI), Stephanie Prince Ware (PI), Justin Lang, Paul Villeneuve |
Ongoing |
Financial incentives to promote employment of people with disabilities: when and how they work bestResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Rebecca Gewurtz (PI), Emma Irvin (PI), Heather Johnston, Cindy Moser, Kathy Padkapayeva, Dan Samosh |
Ongoing |
First Responder Mental Health Treatment Services: Formative evaluation of a pilot programResearch team: Cameron Mustard (PI), Walter Wodchis (PI), Kathleen Dobson, Basak Yanar, Leslie Vesely, Gingin Chien |
Ongoing |
Future-focused job accommodation practices for the school-to-work transitionResearch team: Arif Jetha (PI), Monique Gignac, Sara Macdonald, Kay Nasir, Emile Tompa, Dwayne Van Eerd, Kathleen Martin Ginis |
Ongoing |
Future-proofing young Canadians with disabilities for the changing labour marketResearch team: Arif Jetha (PI), Monique Gignac, Kay Nasir, Ali Shamaee, Peter Smith, Emile Tompa |
Ongoing |
Implementation of a comprehensive accommodation and reintegration program in a police serviceResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Tegan Slot, Emile Tompa, Emma Irvin, Monique Gignac, Heather O'Reilly, Nancy Carnide, Kathleen Dobson, Sharmigaa Ragunathan |
Ongoing |
Implementation of PTSI programs in Alberta first responder organizationsResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Emile Tompa, Emma Irvin, Doug Gross, Monique Gignac, Sharmigaa Ragunathan |
Ongoing |
Incentives-based approaches to support stay at work/return to work: an environmental scanResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Emma Irvin (PI), Emile Tompa, Dan Samosh, |
Ongoing |
Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA): A social innovation lab to increase demand-side capacity to employ persons with disabilities in CanadaResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Rebecca Gewurtz (PI), Arif Jetha, Emma Irvin, Dwayne Van Eerd, Bruce Bonyhady, Susanne Bruyère, Peter Coppin, Marie-France Coutu, Robert Fleisig, Raphael Gomez, Karen Harlos, Takeo Kondo, Vicki Kristman, Marie Laberge, Jordana Maisel, Carrie Anne Marshall, Valérie Martin, Sandra Moll, Dan Samosh, Firat Sayin, Jennifer Smith-Merry, Mahadeo Sukhai, Hélène Sultan-Taïeb, Jutta Treviranus, Angelika Veres, Catherine Wyndham-West |
Ongoing |