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Shelina Babul

ResearcherPediatricsUniversity of British Columbia

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Shelina Babul

Researcher

Pediatrics

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
20 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Brain Recovery Concussion/Mtbi Exercise Functional Recovery Mental Health Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Pediatrics Re-Myelination

Latest papers

Concussion knowledge, awareness, and experiences of indigenous youth ice hockey players: A call for culturally grounded concussion education and recovery.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
The impact of recreational cannabis legalization on pediatric emergency department visits in British Columbia, Canada.
Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2026 · senior author
Association Between Follow-Up Visit Timing After A Concussion and Subsequent Care Seeking in Children and Youth: A Population-Based Study in British Columbia.
The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation · 2025

All 42 publications

Latest funding

Next Generation Rehabilitation Interventions for Pediatric Concussion: A Multi-disciplinary International Research Symposium.
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$10,000
Examining the effects of public health policies implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic on unintentional injuries in children and youth in British Columbia and Ontario, including as related to equity and marginalized populations
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$140,948
The unintended consequences of implementing stay-at-home policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: Violence outcomes in children and youth in Canada
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$267,750

All 4 grants and awards

42 publications.

Concussion knowledge, awareness, and experiences of indigenous youth ice hockey players: A call for culturally grounded concussion education and recovery.

McCallum M, LaPlante S, Forsyth J, Holsti L, Babul S, Virji-Babul N

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01231-9 PMID: 42477281

The impact of recreational cannabis legalization on pediatric emergency department visits in British Columbia, Canada.

Xiao M, Ibrahimova A, Zargaran A, Cheng P, Karbakhsh M, Rajabali F, Turcotte K, Quiambao K, Babul S

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.46.4.04 PMID: 41984022

Association Between Follow-Up Visit Timing After A Concussion and Subsequent Care Seeking in Children and Youth: A Population-Based Study in British Columbia.

Ramsay S, Dahinten VS, Ranger M, Babul S, Saewyc E

The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000001001 PMID: 39531331

Concussion Awareness Training Tool for Youth: Impact on Concussion Knowledge, Beliefs, and Reporting Intentions.

Shepherd HA, Galarneau JM, Neill M, Karmali S, Turcotte K, Williamson RA, Cowle S, Macpherson A, Reed N, Schneider KJ, Belton KL, Gagnon I, Black AM, Emery CA, Babul S

Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/10901981241263577 PMID: 39138808

Follow-up visits after pediatric concussion and the factors associated with early follow-up: a population-based study in British Columbia.

Ramsay S, Dahinten VS, Ranger M, Babul S, Saewyc E

Brain injury2025

DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2024.2395382 PMID: 39193878

Para athlete concussion care following the Amsterdam 2022 International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: an urgent need for inclusivity within concussion research.

Weiler R, Dalton K, Guenther A, Mitchell K, Van de Vliet P, Babul S, Blauwet C, Clarke D, Dea J, Derman W, Emery C, Fagher K, Gouttebarge V, Haider MN, Hunt T, Lee K, Lexell J, Moran RN, Pilon F, Prince F, Runciman P, Smetana R, Verhagen E, Webborn N, Ahmed OH

British journal of sports medicine2024

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108871 PMID: 39510817

Safe2Play in youth ice hockey: injury profile and risk factors in a 5-year Canadian longitudinal cohort study.

Eliason PH, Galarneau JM, Babul S, Mrazik M, Bonfield S, Schneider KJ, Hagel BE, Emery CA

Annals of medicine2024

DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2385024 PMID: 39189073

Psychosocial Factors Associated With Time to Recovery After Concussion in Adolescent Ice Hockey Players.

Luszawski CA, Plourde V, Sick SR, Galarneau JM, Eliason PH, Brooks BL, Mrazik M, Debert CT, Lebrun C, Babul S, Hagel BE, Dukelow SP, Schneider KJ, Emery CA, Yeates KO

Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine2024

DOI: 10.1097/jsm.0000000000001187 PMID: 37707392

Correction: Currie et al. Reality Check 2: The Cost-Effectiveness of Policy Disallowing Body Checking in Non-Elite 13- to 14-Year-Old Ice Hockey Players. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 6322.

Currie GR, Lee R, Palacios-Derflingher L, Hagel B, Black AM, Babul S, Mrazik M, Marshall DA, Emery CA

International journal of environmental research and public health2024

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21030269 PMID: 38541378

Development of a tailored concussion education program for athletes: a pragmatic multimethods design and integrated knowledge translation approach from needs assessment to design.

Black AM, Turcotte K, Fidanova A, Sadler K, Bruin S, Cheng P, Karmali S, Taylor T, Halliday D, Babul S

BMJ open2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075080 PMID: 38030256

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Brain Recovery Dear Professor Babul, 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 "Concussion knowledge, awareness, and experiences of indigenous youth ice hockey players: A call for culturally grounded concussion education and recovery." (2026), 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 "Next Generation Rehabilitation Interventions for Pediatric Concussion: A Multi-disciplinary International Research Symposium." (2022), 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]

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Shelina Babul

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Concussion knowledge, awareness, and experiences of indigenous youth ice hockey players: A call for culturally grounded concussion education and recovery.

The impact of recreational cannabis legalization on pediatric emergency department visits in British Columbia, Canada.

Association Between Follow-Up Visit Timing After A Concussion and Subsequent Care Seeking in Children and Youth: A Population-Based Study in British Columbia.

Concussion Awareness Training Tool for Youth: Impact on Concussion Knowledge, Beliefs, and Reporting Intentions.

Follow-up visits after pediatric concussion and the factors associated with early follow-up: a population-based study in British Columbia.

Para athlete concussion care following the Amsterdam 2022 International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: an urgent need for inclusivity within concussion research.

Safe2Play in youth ice hockey: injury profile and risk factors in a 5-year Canadian longitudinal cohort study.

Psychosocial Factors Associated With Time to Recovery After Concussion in Adolescent Ice Hockey Players.

Correction: Currie et al. Reality Check 2: The Cost-Effectiveness of Policy Disallowing Body Checking in Non-Elite 13- to 14-Year-Old Ice Hockey Players. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 6322.

Development of a tailored concussion education program for athletes: a pragmatic multimethods design and integrated knowledge translation approach from needs assessment to design.

Next Generation Rehabilitation Interventions for Pediatric Concussion: A Multi-disciplinary International Research Symposium.

Examining the effects of public health policies implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic on unintentional injuries in children and youth in British Columbia and Ontario, including as related to equity and marginalized populations

The unintended consequences of implementing stay-at-home policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: Violence outcomes in children and youth in Canada

CIHR Team in Child and Youth Injury Prevention

Frequent collaborators

Ian Pike

Carolyn Emery

Manon Ranger

Alison Macpherson

Meghan Winters

Julia Schmidt

Brent Hagel

Elizabeth Saewyc

Paul van Donkelaar

John Jacob

Patricia Doyle-Baker

Naznin Virji-Babul

Patrick Archambault

Nick Reed

Vickie Plourde

Peter Cripton

Kathryn Schneider

Isabelle Gagnon

Patrick Archambault

Liisa Holsti

Sean Dukelow

Meghan Winters

Pamela Fuselli

Roy Purssell