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Sandy Rao

ResearcherUniversity of Calgary

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Sandy Rao

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
14 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Latest papers

Becoming Invisible: How Mental Health Systems Erode Selfhood in Young Adults With Mental Health-Related Disabilities.
Qualitative health research · 2026 · first author
Mental Health-Related Disabilities, Healthcare Utilization, and Access in Young Adults with Anxiety and Depression: A Scoping Review.
Administration and policy in mental health · 2026 · first author
From Power Over to Power With: The PARTNER Tool for Transformation in Participatory Health Research.
Community health equity research & policy · 2025 · first author

All 14 publications

Latest funding

Co-Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Kickstand360: A Learning Health System
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$617,701
TransitionED: Co-Designing and Implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Transitions for Youth with Eating Disorders
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$959,725
What is Compassion? The Defining Features and Power of Compassion. (6 part series of Compassion Shorts for Pediatrics)
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$2,000

All 4 grants and awards

14 publications.

Becoming Invisible: How Mental Health Systems Erode Selfhood in Young Adults With Mental Health-Related Disabilities.

Rao S, Dimitropoulos G, Milaney K, Eurich DT, Patten SB

Qualitative health research2026First author

DOI: 10.1177/10497323261426962 PMID: 41954560

Mental Health-Related Disabilities, Healthcare Utilization, and Access in Young Adults with Anxiety and Depression: A Scoping Review.

Rao S, Dimitropoulos G, Milaney K, Eurich DT, Patten SB, HEARTS Study Coresearchers

Administration and policy in mental health2026First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10488-026-01494-x PMID: 41849061

From Power Over to Power With: The PARTNER Tool for Transformation in Participatory Health Research.

Rao S, Dimitropoulos G, Patten SB

Community health equity research & policy2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/2752535x251395360 PMID: 41195727

Neighborhood material versus social deprivation in Canada: different patterns of associations with child and adolescent mental health problems.

Sharifi V, Dimitropoulos G, Williams JVA, Rao S, Pedram P, Bulloch AGM, Patten SB

Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00127-024-02681-7 PMID: 38704797

Redesigning mental health research systems from within: the role of peer-led co-production

D’souza NA, Rao S, Marchand K, Davies M, Dryburgh NSJ, Radomski AD, Aggarwal P, Mulligan C, Stringer JE, Austin A

Frontiers in Health Services20251 citations

DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2025.1712015

Primus Inter PARES: First among equals-practical strategies for young adult PAtient RESearch partners (PARES) by young adult PARES.

Rao S, Dimitropoulos G, Jardine R, Quickstad J, Satam L, Qureshi M, Bui T, Todorova AA, Tumaneng Y, Suthakaran A, Dalley K, Smith S, Patten SB, entire HEARTS Study Team

Research involvement and engagement2024First author

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-024-00576-0 PMID: 38720386

From 'publish or perish' to 'publish with purpose': perspectives from young adults with lived and living experience on transforming academic publishing in patient-oriented research.

Rao S, Jardine R, Suthakaran A, Satam L, Todorova AA, Tumaneng Y, Quickstad J

Research involvement and engagement2024First author

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-024-00668-x PMID: 39707571

The Access Paradox: unmet healthcare needs among young adults in Alberta - an exploratory study of the systemic ironies in healthcare accessibility.

Rao S

International journal of mental health nursing2024First author

DOI: 10.1111/inm.13285 PMID: 38183386

Food Insecurity is Associated with Poor Mental Health in Canadian Children and Adolescents.

Sharifi V, Dimitropoulos G, Williams JVA, Rao S, Pedram P, Bulloch AGM, Patten SB

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2024

DOI: 10.1177/07067437231225938 PMID: 38234118

Associations between negative COVID-19 experiences and symptoms of anxiety and depression: a study based on a representative Canadian national sample.

Rao S, Dimitropoulos G, Williams JVA, Sharifi V, Fahim M, Munir A, Bulloch AGM, Patten SB

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2024First author

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.44.2.03 PMID: 38353940

Co-Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Kickstand360: A Learning Health System

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Other: IYS-Net Phase 2 - Provincial Stream Grants

Principal investigators: Dimitropoulos, Gina; Hay, Katherine; Pattison, Rachal; Arnold, Paul D; Ferrari, Manuela; Hews-Girard, Julia; Hilario, Carla T; McCabe, Erin; Roach, Pamela Marie; Salami, Bukola O; Scott, Shannon D; Seitz, Dallas P; Smith, Kelly M; Zwicker, Jennifer D

Keywords: Co-Design Methodology; Community-Based Participatory Action Research; Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion; Equity-Driven Metrics & Outcomes; Governance; Indigenous Research; Indigenous Ways Of Knowing; Integrated Youth Services (Iys); Learning Health Systems (Lhs); Youth Mental Health

$617,701

TransitionED: Co-Designing and Implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Transitions for Youth with Eating Disorders

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: Transitions in Care

Principal investigators: Dimitropoulos, Gina; Cronin, Shauna; Couturier, Jennifer L; Hutt-MacLeod, Daphne; Kimber, Melissa S; Moore, Kerrie; Mushquash, Christopher J; Norman, Lia G; Perri, Andrea; Sauerwein, Jessica L; Webb, Cheryl

Keywords: Co-Designing Transition Interventions; Eating Disorders; Guideline Development; Health Services Research; Implementation Science; Mixed Methods Research; Transitions In Care; Transitions In Care For Diverse Populations; Youth Mental Health

$959,725

What is Compassion? The Defining Features and Power of Compassion. (6 part series of Compassion Shorts for Pediatrics)

Nominated PICIHR2021Prize - IHDCYH Talks

Principal investigators: Rao, Sandy

Keywords: .

$2,000

Planning a Case Study to Develop a Community-Based Participatory Approach to Artificial Intelligence Application in Population Health Research

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Lim, Morgan E; Martel, Sara

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Community Based Participatory Research; Health Equity; Mental Health; Population Health; Public Health

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Sandy Rao

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Latest funding

Becoming Invisible: How Mental Health Systems Erode Selfhood in Young Adults With Mental Health-Related Disabilities.

Mental Health-Related Disabilities, Healthcare Utilization, and Access in Young Adults with Anxiety and Depression: A Scoping Review.

From Power Over to Power With: The PARTNER Tool for Transformation in Participatory Health Research.

Neighborhood material versus social deprivation in Canada: different patterns of associations with child and adolescent mental health problems.

Redesigning mental health research systems from within: the role of peer-led co-production

Primus Inter PARES: First among equals-practical strategies for young adult PAtient RESearch partners (PARES) by young adult PARES.

From 'publish or perish' to 'publish with purpose': perspectives from young adults with lived and living experience on transforming academic publishing in patient-oriented research.

The Access Paradox: unmet healthcare needs among young adults in Alberta - an exploratory study of the systemic ironies in healthcare accessibility.

Food Insecurity is Associated with Poor Mental Health in Canadian Children and Adolescents.

Associations between negative COVID-19 experiences and symptoms of anxiety and depression: a study based on a representative Canadian national sample.

Co-Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Kickstand360: A Learning Health System

TransitionED: Co-Designing and Implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Transitions for Youth with Eating Disorders

What is Compassion? The Defining Features and Power of Compassion. (6 part series of Compassion Shorts for Pediatrics)

Planning a Case Study to Develop a Community-Based Participatory Approach to Artificial Intelligence Application in Population Health Research

Frequent collaborators

Gina Dimitropoulos

Mina Fahim

Katrina Milaney

Stacie Smith

Kirsten Marchand

Jordan Edwards

Shane Sinclair