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Meghan Winters

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Professor, CIHR Applied Public Health Chair in Gender and Sex in Healthy CitiesSimon Fraser University

Meghan Winters

Professor, CIHR Applied Public Health Chair in Gender and Sex in Healthy Cities

Faculty of Health Sciences

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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31 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 21 research grants (20 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2026.
Supervisor on 3 trainee awards (3 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Epidemiology GIS applications built environment & health transportation & city design

Latest papers

Insights into vulnerable road user injury trends in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Canadian city trends 2012-2022.
Journal of safety research · 2026
Temporal shifts in area-level access to cycling infrastructure for equity-deserving groups in three Canadian cities: A descriptive epidemiologic study.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
Exposure to built and social environments and momentary well-being: A geographic ecological momentary assessment study in Montreal.
Environment international · 2026

All 77 publications

Latest funding

INTerventions, Equity, Research, and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) - Health and economic impacts of sustainable transportation interventions
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$883,576
Speed, Safety, and Equity: Unveiling the Impact of Automated Speed Enforcement on Collisions in Canadian Cities
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$501,076
Equity-driven responses to enhance how older adults prepare for and protect their health from extreme heat and wildfire smoke
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$1,059

All 59 grants and awards

77 publications.

Insights into vulnerable road user injury trends in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Canadian city trends 2012-2022.

Rothman L, Howard A, Winters M, Saunders N, Macpherson A, Hagel BE, Macarthur C, HubkaRao T, Pike I, Zubair S, Cloutier MS, Harris MA, Chevrier T, Zanotto M, Fuselli P, Batomen B

Journal of safety research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2026.04.017 PMID: 42744516

Temporal shifts in area-level access to cycling infrastructure for equity-deserving groups in three Canadian cities: A descriptive epidemiologic study.

Mamiya H, Thierry B, Stephens ZP, Bell S, Diab E, Kestens Y, Winters M, Fuller D

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01209-7 PMID: 42098458

Exposure to built and social environments and momentary well-being: A geographic ecological momentary assessment study in Montreal.

Khezri S, Thierry B, Fuller D, Winters M, Kanning M, Geneidy AE, Kestens Y

Environment international2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2026.110159 PMID: 41759282

Pedaling towards safer streets: evaluating the impact of cycling infrastructure on road safety.

Batomen B, Wen R, Lyeo J, Ranganathan C, Sadrmanesh O, Howard A, Hagel B, Winters M, Zanotto M, Macarthur C, Harris MA, Rothman L

Accident; analysis and prevention2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2025.108308 PMID: 41232206

Evaluating regional variation in neighbourhood socioeconomic inequalities in motor vehicle injury collisions.

Branion-Calles M, Momenyan S, Erdelyi S, Chan H, Manaugh K, Winters M, Harris MA, Brubacher JR

Health & place2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103586 PMID: 41389661

Risky driving behaviors at school drop-off across Canadian municipalities: Findings from the Child Active Transportation Safety and the Environment (CHASE) study.

Pitt TM, Macpherson A, Fridman L, Hagel BE, Winters M, Cloutier MS, HubkaRao T, Fuselli P, Howard A, Rothman L

Traffic injury prevention2026

DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2025.2478153 PMID: 40205785

Mapping change in cycling infrastructure across Canada: What, where, and for whom?

Winters M, Ferster C, Laberee K

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026First author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01139-w PMID: 41381811

Evaluating the implementation of active transportation infrastructure during the pandemic: a RE-AIM study.

Monfaredi Z, Mitra R, Crooks VA, Manaugh K, Hess PM, Winters M

BMC public health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25432-y PMID: 41420170

Bicycling injuries in children and the role of the built environment: a case-crossover study.

Aucoin J, Zanotto M, HubkaRao T, Doan Q, Beno S, Stang A, Howard AW, McCormack GR, Nettel-Aguirre A, Winters M, Hagel BE

Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention2025

DOI: 10.1136/ip-2025-045770 PMID: 41285518

Evaluating the protective effect of public open space on social connectedness: evidence from a natural experiment cohort study in three Canadian cities.

Sones M, Fuller D, Kestens Y, Thierry B, Winters M

Health & place2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103541 PMID: 40986969

INTerventions, Equity, Research, and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) - Health and economic impacts of sustainable transportation interventions

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fuller, Daniel L; Kestens, Yan; Winters, Meghan

Keywords: Built Environment; Economic Assessment; Equity; Health Impact Assessment; Healthy Cities; Physical Activity; Population Health Intervention Research; Public Transit; Social Connectedness; Well-Being

$883,576

Speed, Safety, and Equity: Unveiling the Impact of Automated Speed Enforcement on Collisions in Canadian Cities

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rothman, Linda; Batomen Kuimi, Brice Lionel; Howard, Andrew W

Keywords: Collisions; Injuries; Intervention Evaluation; Road Traffic Injuries; Spatial Analysis; Time Trend Analysis; Vulnerable Road User

$501,076

Equity-driven responses to enhance how older adults prepare for and protect their health from extreme heat and wildfire smoke

SupervisorCIHR2025Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Ottoni, Callista

Keywords: Aging; Climate Adaptation; Climate Change; Health Equity; Health Systems; Qualitative Methods

$1,059

Equity-driven responses to enhance how older adults prepare for and protect their health from extreme heat and wildfire smoke

SupervisorCIHR2025Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Western Canada 2-year

Principal investigators: Ottoni, Callista

Keywords: Climate Change; Community-Engaged Research; Emergency Preparedness; Health Equity; Health Services And Systems; Integrated Knowledge Mobilization; Older Adults; Population And Public Health; Qualitative Methods

$108,500

Sparking Interjurisdictional Action: Building Synergies To Accelerate Active Transportation Uptake Across Metro Vancouver

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Winters, Meghan

Keywords: Active Transportation; Health Equity; Policy; Population Health; Public Space

$68,065

Fostering Age-Friendly, Socially Connected Multi-Unit Buildings

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Winters, Meghan

Keywords: Age-Friendly Design; Multi-Unit Housing; Older Adults; Policy; Promising Practices; Social Connection; Social Isolation; Upstream Programming

$49,850

Connecting Housing, Social Well-Being, and Resilience

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Winters, Meghan

Keywords: housing; social connectedness; multi-unit housing; urban planning; policy; neighbour

$70,000

INTerventions, Equity, Research, and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT), Open Science for Healthy Cities

Co-investigatorCIHR2024CIHR-IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prizes - Open Science

Principal investigators: Fuller, Daniel L

Keywords: Healthy Cities; Open Data; Open Science; Team Science

$25,000

Shared Electric Micromobility As A Transportation Solution in Canadian Suburban Communities (SEM-Can)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Mitra, Raktim

Keywords: Transportation; Micromobility; E-scooters; E-bikes; Suburban communities; Transportation equity

$57,050

Documenting the Essential Conditions for Implementing Urban Trails in Canada: A Novel Triangulation Approach

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: McGavock, Jonathan M; Fischer, Jaimy; Kastner, Monika; Shareck, Martine; Storey, Kate E; Winters, Meghan

Keywords: Built Environment; Epidemiological Triangulation; Implementation Science; Participatory Research; Physical Activity

$1,453,500

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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Meghan Winters

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Insights into vulnerable road user injury trends in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Canadian city trends 2012-2022.

Temporal shifts in area-level access to cycling infrastructure for equity-deserving groups in three Canadian cities: A descriptive epidemiologic study.

Exposure to built and social environments and momentary well-being: A geographic ecological momentary assessment study in Montreal.

Pedaling towards safer streets: evaluating the impact of cycling infrastructure on road safety.

Evaluating regional variation in neighbourhood socioeconomic inequalities in motor vehicle injury collisions.

Risky driving behaviors at school drop-off across Canadian municipalities: Findings from the Child Active Transportation Safety and the Environment (CHASE) study.

Mapping change in cycling infrastructure across Canada: What, where, and for whom?

Evaluating the implementation of active transportation infrastructure during the pandemic: a RE-AIM study.

Bicycling injuries in children and the role of the built environment: a case-crossover study.

Evaluating the protective effect of public open space on social connectedness: evidence from a natural experiment cohort study in three Canadian cities.

Connecting Housing, Social Well-Being, and Resilience

Shared Electric Micromobility As A Transportation Solution in Canadian Suburban Communities (SEM-Can)

Frequent collaborators

Daniel Fuller

Yan Kestens

Linda Rothman

Joanie Sims-Gould

Heather Mckay

Pamela Fuselli

Andrew Howard

Karen Laberee

Scott Bell

Marie-Soleil Cloutier

Christine Voss

Alison Macpherson

Michael Brauer

Kevin Manaugh

Nazeem Muhajarine

Brice Batomen

Kevin Stanley

Guy Faulkner

Ian Pike

Ehab Diab

Raktim Mitra

Brent Hagel

Antonia Stang

Catherine Morency

Richard Larouche

Robert Geneau

Neeru Gupta

Shelina Babul

Jill Baumgartner

Bruce Lanphear

Lise Gauvin

Hector Antonio Paez

Dionne Gesink

Maureen Ashe

Geetanjali Datta

Patricia Collins

Nancy Ross

Sara Kirk

Kelly Russell

Jason Gilliland