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Sharon Johnston

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Assistant ProfessorNursing Foundations and ScienceMacEwan University

Sharon Johnston

Assistant Professor

Nursing Foundations and Science

Faculty of Nursing

MacEwan University

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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38 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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132

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2,488

Citations

307

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Research

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Social justice Caring communication Blended learning population health open book examinations as a pedagogy of teaching and learning

Latest papers

Prevalence and Risk of Anxiety and Depression after Concussion: A TRANSCENDENT Study
Journal of Neurotrauma · 2026
Empowering patients in family medicine research: a case-study of patient partner involvement in educational and knowledge translation activities.
Research involvement and engagement · 2026
Socioeconomic Disparities in Concussion Presentation.
JAMA network open · 2026

All 132 publications

Latest funding

Prime Care Reimagined: Impact, Mobilization & Engagement Rapid Response
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$3,000,000
Partnering with Patients to Co-Produce a National AI Priority Agenda for Chronic Pain
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$125,000
Understanding and improving patient safety for older adults in retirement homes
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$543,152

All 11 grants and awards

132 publications.

Prevalence and Risk of Anxiety and Depression after Concussion: A TRANSCENDENT Study

van Ierssel JJ, Kutcher SA, Johnston S, Pham NK, Lamoureux M, Dodd AB, Mullan M, Yeates KO, Ledoux A-A, Liu BC

Journal of Neurotrauma20261 citations

DOI: 10.1177/08977151261416446

Empowering patients in family medicine research: a case-study of patient partner involvement in educational and knowledge translation activities.

Venables MJ, Dickson S, Ichiba M, Arrhaoui A, Lamontagne E, Grattan KP, Johnston S, Hogg W, Archibald D

Research involvement and engagement20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-026-00841-4 PMID: 41749405

Socioeconomic Disparities in Concussion Presentation.

Corwin DJ, Li W, Fung SG, Yu C, Backman C, Lamoureux M, Hawken S, Johnston S, Zemek R, Transforming Research by Assessing Neuroinformatics Across the Spectrum of Concussion by Embedding Interdisciplinary Data-Collection to Enable Novel Treatments (TRANSCENDENT) Research Program

JAMA network open20261 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.7416 PMID: 42018325

A double-blind, crossover, non-inferiority randomised controlled trial where primary care providers and patients compare human-generated and AI-generated digital health messages: the AI-CARE study protocol.

Lemieux A, Kutcher SA, Galani Tietcheu BR, Seitz G, Trickovic J, Archibald D, Grosjean S, Hogg W, Johnston S

BMJ open2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115673 PMID: 41946543

The association between patient preferred language and end-of-life outcomes of home care patients who died from a cancer in Ontario, Canada - A retrospective cohort study.

Wang TF, Bjerre LM, Gibb M, Yoo S, Pugliese M, Kim W, Moledina A, Engel FD, Lominy W, Carrier M, Tanuseputro P, Johnston S, Backman C

PloS one2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0351840 PMID: 42329974

COMPASS I: Near-term artificial intelligence capabilities and project ideas for primary care from a modified virtual nominal group technique study (Preprint)

Zack van Allen, Chandi Chandrasena, Khaled El Emam, Kevin Haaland, Sharon E Johnston, Muhammad Mamdani, Douglas G. Manuel, Joshua A. Rash, Ivan Terekhov, Jason Trickovic, Abbas Zavar, Kyle van Allen, Arun Radhakrishnan

2026

DOI: 10.2196/preprints.111828

Prevalence of Orthostatic Autonomic Dysregulation in Pediatric Concussion.

Sicard V, Irani T, Ledoux AA, Terekhov I, Webster RJ, Sucha E, Kutcher SA, Duan LX, Dashti F, Cortel-Leblanc A, Leddy J, Richer L, Reed N, Connelly K, Anderson C, Johnston S, Zemek R, uOttawa Brain-Heart Interconnectome (BHI) and TRANSCENDENT Concussion Integrated Discovery Programs

JAMA network open20255 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.22309 PMID: 40694349

TRANSCENDENT (Transforming Research by Assessing Neuroinformatics across the Spectrum of Concussion by Embedding iNterdisciplinary Data-collection to Enable Novel Treatments): protocol for a prospective observational cohort study of concussion patients with embedded comparative effectiveness research within a network of learning health system concussion clinics in Canada

Zemek R, Albrecht LM, Johnston S, Leddy J, Ledoux A-A, Reed N, Silverberg N, Yeates K, Lamoureux M, Anderson C

BMJ Open20254 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095292

Concussion Classification in a Multicenter Patient Cohort: The Updated ACRM Diagnostic Criteria and Concordance With Physician Impression of Injury

Andrew B. Dodd, Noah D. Silverberg, Keith Owen Yeates, Kitty Y.A. Chen, Stan Kutcher, Richard J Webster, Sharon E Johnston, Miguel Cortel-LeBlanc, Ivan Terekhov, Roger Leonard Zemek

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000001125 PMID: 41065401

Effectiveness of concussion treatments in older adults: a systematic review protocol.

Engel FD, Fung SG, Tonjock Fonka A, Papp R, Lam A, Sikora L, Johnston S, Zemek R, Li W, Fisher S, Tanuseputro P, Backman C

BMJ open20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096967 PMID: 40250870

Prime Care Reimagined: Impact, Mobilization & Engagement Rapid Response

Principal investigatorCIHR2025PRIME Rapid Response - A CIHR-Healthcare Excellence Canada Partnership

Principal investigators: Wong, Sabrina T; Andreas, Brenda J; Hayes, Anne; Loftsgard, Kent C; Prevost, Karina; Barber, David; Bhattacharyya, Onil; Doucet, Shelley A; Fairman, Kimberly D; Gruneir, Andrea; Halas, Gayle; Hall, Amanda M; Hudon, Catherine; Johnston, Sharon E; Lavergne, Miriam (Ruth) R; Montelpare, William J; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Ramsden, Vivian R

Keywords: Network; Primary Care; Quintuple Aim

$3,000,000

Partnering with Patients to Co-Produce a National AI Priority Agenda for Chronic Pain

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Radhakrishnan, Arun K; Daly-Cyr, Jennifer; Haaland, Kevin; Mamdani, Muhammad; McIntyre, Virginia; Bosma, Rachael L; El Emam, Khaled; Poulin, Patricia A; Rash, Josh A

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence In Health (Direct-To-Consumer Tools); Chronic Pain; Co-Design / Co-Production Partnerships; Digital Health Policy & Governance (Privacy-Aware); Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility; Health Services & Policy Research; Knowledge Mobilization & Implementation; Patient-Oriented Research / Pwlle Engagement; Primary Care; Priority Setting (James Lind Alliance Approach)

$125,000

Understanding and improving patient safety for older adults in retirement homes

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Backman, Chantal; Manuel, Douglas G

Keywords: Patient Safety; Retirement Homes

$543,152

Advancing Equitable Access to Healthcare for Quebec English-Speaking Minority Communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: OLMC in Health Research - English speaking OLMC

Principal investigators: Karunananthan, Sathya; Montour, Derek; Auger, Nathalie; Bergman, Howard; Koestner, Richard; Loiselle, Carmen G; Tanuseputro, Peter

Keywords: Big Data; Health Equity; Health Services; Language; Linguistic Minorities

$1,455,119

Advancing Equity in Dementia Care in Canada: An Intersectional and Participatory Approach

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Bergman, Howard; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Ismail, Zahinoor; Karunananthan, Sathya; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Dementia; Equity; Health Services Research; Intersectionality; Minority Language; Patient-Centered; Racialization; Sex And Gender; Socio-Economic Status

$1,074,460

The Impact of COVID-19 on Francophone and other Minority Language Groups Living in Long-term Care or Receiving Home Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tanuseputro, Peter

Keywords: Covid-19 Pandemic; Frail Populations; Francophones; Health Administrative Data; Home Care; Language Barriers; Linguistic Minorities; Long-Term Care; Population Health

$554,624

Applying an equity and diversity lens to understand the care experiences and healthcare outcomes of low income and linguistic minority groups in Ontario retirement homes: A mixed methods study

SupervisorCIHR2023Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Central Canada 2-year

Principal investigators: Kehoe MacLeod, Krystal J

Keywords: Assisted Living; Health Equity; Health Policy; Linguistic Minority; Long-Term Care; Mixed Methods; Older Adults

$108,500

Developing an evidence-base to inform retirement home policy development using an equity and diversity lens: A mixed methods study

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Isenberg, Sarina R; Costa, Andrew P; Tanuseputro, Peter

Keywords: Accessibility; Health Equity; Minorities; Older Adults; Policy Options; Retirement Homes

$520,200

Understanding healthcare access barriers and health and community resource information needs of Official Language Minority Communities across Canada, exploring the interaction of minority language status, and cultural and community contexts.

Nominated PICIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Official Language Minority Communities in Health Research

Principal investigators: Johnston, Sharon E

Keywords: Cultural And Community Context Of Olmc; Health Information Needs And Communication; Healthcare Access Barriers; Machine Learning Clustering Algorithm (Ai); Official Language Minority Communities

$99,740

Exploring opportunities for AI and a primary care patient engagement platform to advance health equity across Canadian communities

Nominated PICIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Johnston, Sharon E; Archibald, Douglas B; Hogg, William E

Keywords: Health Equity And Artificial Intelligence

$21,746

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Sharon Johnston

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Prevalence and Risk of Anxiety and Depression after Concussion: A TRANSCENDENT Study

Empowering patients in family medicine research: a case-study of patient partner involvement in educational and knowledge translation activities.

Socioeconomic Disparities in Concussion Presentation.

A double-blind, crossover, non-inferiority randomised controlled trial where primary care providers and patients compare human-generated and AI-generated digital health messages: the AI-CARE study protocol.

The association between patient preferred language and end-of-life outcomes of home care patients who died from a cancer in Ontario, Canada - A retrospective cohort study.

COMPASS I: Near-term artificial intelligence capabilities and project ideas for primary care from a modified virtual nominal group technique study (Preprint)

Prevalence of Orthostatic Autonomic Dysregulation in Pediatric Concussion.

Concussion Classification in a Multicenter Patient Cohort: The Updated ACRM Diagnostic Criteria and Concordance With Physician Impression of Injury

Effectiveness of concussion treatments in older adults: a systematic review protocol.

Frequent collaborators

William Hogg

Clare Liddy

Sabrina Wong

Frederick Burge

Dennis Ko

Grant Russell

Roger Zemek

Douglas Archibald

Jacob Udell

Simone Dahrouge

Douglas Lee

Peter Austin

Claire Kendall

Ruth Martin-Misener

Cynthia Jackevicius

Jack Tu

Clare Atzema

Nick Reed

Kimberlyn McGrail

Peter Tanuseputro

Andre-Anne Ledoux

Idan Roifman

Charlotte Anderson

Maud-Christine Chouinard

Arnaud Duhoux

Thomas Poder

Stephen Sanche

Eric Wong

Joshua Rash

David Snadden

Alice Zhabokritsky