Cecilia Benoit, Simon Fraser University

Research

Loneliness Social Connection Artificial Intelligence Digital Mental Health Human-Computer Interaction Large Language Models Psychosocial Wellbeing Social Support

Latest papers

Exploring the promises of intersectionality for advancing women's health research.
International journal for equity in health · 2010

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Companions or Crutches? The Social Uses and Psychological Consequences of Conversational Large Language Models
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$100,000
What's Next for Canada's Public Health Guidelines for Social Connection?
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$14,668
Developing Social Connection Guidelines to Help Canadians Build Happier, Healthier, and More Inclusive Communities in the Late Pandemic Period
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$761,176

All 5 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Exploring the promises of intersectionality for advancing women's health research.

Hankivsky O, Reid C, Cormier R, Varcoe C, Clark N, Benoit C, Brotman S

International journal for equity in health2010

DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-9-5 PMID: 20181225

Companions or Crutches? The Social Uses and Psychological Consequences of Conversational Large Language Models

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Card, Kiffer G; Aknin, Lara; Benoit, Cecilia M; Chen, Frances; Cosco, Theodore D; Joordens, Steve; Kim, Lawrence

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Digital Mental Health; Human-Computer Interaction; Large Language Models; Loneliness; Psychosocial Wellbeing; Social Connection; Social Support; Technology And Society

$100,000

What's Next for Canada's Public Health Guidelines for Social Connection?

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Card, Kiffer G

Keywords: Collective Impact; Implementation Science; Learning Health Systems; Loneliness; Policy And Practice; Public Health; Public Health Guidelines; Social Connection; Social Health; Social Isolation

$14,668

Developing Social Connection Guidelines to Help Canadians Build Happier, Healthier, and More Inclusive Communities in the Late Pandemic Period

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Card, Kiffer G; Benoit, Cecilia M; Chen, Frances; Nicholson, Valerie

Keywords: Focus Groups And Interviews; Guidelines; Health Promotion; Isolation; Loneliness; Marginalized Populations; Public Health; Social Connection; Stakeholder Engagement; Web-Based Surveys

$761,176

Canada-U.S. Gender and Health Research Group

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Gender, Sex and Health

Principal investigators: Hankivsky, Olena

Keywords: Gender And Health; Intersectionality; Mental Health; Sexual Health; Violence Against Women

$15,000

Access Equity and Primary Health Care: Focus on marginalized populations' chronic disease management

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Health Services and Policy Research

Principal investigators: Hankivsky, Olena

Keywords: Chronic Disease; Intersectionality; Primary Health Care; Vulnerable Populations

$12,060

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

Frequent collaborators

School of Nursing
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Olena Hankivsky

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2010

Colleen Varcoe

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2010

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Loneliness Dear Professor Benoit, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Exploring the promises of intersectionality for advancing women's health research." (2010), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Companions or Crutches? The Social Uses and Psychological Consequences of Conversational Large Language Models" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]