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Tonia Nicholls

ResearcherPsychiatryUniversity of British Columbia

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Tonia Nicholls

Researcher

Psychiatry

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.
13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 5 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

Homelessness Mental Illness Victimization Administrative Health Data Health Care Governance Health Care Systems Health Equity Health Of Incarcerated Populations

Latest papers

Correction: Evaluating the association of transferring governance of correctional health care services with overdose and all-cause mortality: a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada.
Health & justice · 2026
Establishing standards of care for forensic mental health: an international Delphi consensus-building study.
Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026
Evaluating the association of transferring governance of correctional health care services with overdose and all-cause mortality: a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada.
Health & justice · 2025

All 16 publications

Latest funding

Evaluating the effectiveness of contingency management to improve uptake of antipsychotic treatment in provincial correctional centres
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$556,110
Identifying trends and profiles of healthcare needs among provincially incarcerated women in BC to improve coordinated response services: Putting correctional health research into action
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$35,000
An evaluation of the health, criminal justice, and service use outcomes of the Ministry of Health assuming responsibility for prison health care services in BC (PRISM-BC)
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$638,776

All 14 grants and awards

16 publications.

Correction: Evaluating the association of transferring governance of correctional health care services with overdose and all-cause mortality: a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada.

McQuarrie L, Dasgupta DP, Nicholls T, Martin RE, McLeod KE, Kinner S, Greiner L, Olley M, Roth K, Palis H, Krishnamoorthy A, Slaunwhite A

Health & justice2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40352-026-00459-4 PMID: 42789154

Establishing standards of care for forensic mental health: an international Delphi consensus-building study.

Leclair M, Imbeault A, McKenna B, Nicholls T, Crocker A, Thomson L

Frontiers in psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1802511 PMID: 42079310

Evaluating the association of transferring governance of correctional health care services with overdose and all-cause mortality: a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada.

McQuarrie L, Dasgupta DP, Nicholls T, Martin RE, McLeod KE, Kinner S, Greiner L, Olley M, Roth K, Palis H, Krishnamoorthy A, Slaunwhite A

Health & justice2025

DOI: 10.1186/s40352-025-00389-7 PMID: 41273663

Trends of incident adult Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnoses before, during and after the pandemic provincial state of emergency in British Columbia (2013-2023): a population-based study.

Hu K, Desai R, Au S, Zhao B, Barbic S, Marchand K, Nicholls T, Schütz C, Samji H, Hu J, McKee G, Crabtree A, Palis H

Lancet regional health. Americas2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101223 PMID: 41282502

Enhancing Integrated Treatment Programs for Severe Concurrent Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Insights on Overdose from the ROAR CANADA Project: Améliorer les programmes de traitement intégré pour les troubles mentaux et les troubles liés à l’usage de substances psychoactives graves et concomitants : aperçu de la problématique des surdoses dans le cadre du projet ROAR CANADA

Schütz CG, Nicholls T, Schmid L, Penner S, Massey M, Thiessen KA, Todesco S, Rafizadeh R, Cowie K, Syan SK

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry20251 citations

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251315516

Antipsychotic prescribing practices and their association with rehospitalization in a forensic psychiatric sample.

Goody J, Petersen K, Brink J, Crocker AG, Nicholls T

Frontiers in psychiatry2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1474626 PMID: 39524135

"Shared experience makes this all possible": documenting the guiding principles of peer-led services for people released from prison.

Palis H, Young P, Korchinski M, Wood S, Xavier J, Luk N, Mahil S, Bartlett S, Brown H, Salmon A, Nicholls T, Slaunwhite A

BMC public health2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17524-4 PMID: 38172781

Women experiencing homelessness and mental illness in a Housing First multi-site trial: Looking beyond housing to social outcomes and well-being.

O'Campo P, Nisenbaum R, Crocker AG, Nicholls T, Eiboff F, Adair CE

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277074 PMID: 36763583

Association of Mental Health Services Access and Reincarceration Among Adults Released From Prison in British Columbia, Canada.

Palis H, Hu K, Rioux W, Korchinski M, Young P, Greiner L, Nicholls T, Slaunwhite A

JAMA network open2022

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.47146 PMID: 36520435

Stimulant use disorder diagnosis and opioid agonist treatment dispensation following release from prison: a cohort study.

Palis H, Zhao B, Young P, Korchinski M, Greiner L, Nicholls T, Slaunwhite A

Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2022

DOI: 10.1186/s13011-022-00504-z PMID: 36434706

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Homelessness Dear Professor Nicholls, 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 "Correction: Evaluating the association of transferring governance of correctional health care services with overdose and all-cause mortality: a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada." (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 "An evaluation of the health, criminal justice, and service use outcomes of the Ministry of Health assuming responsibility for prison health care services in BC (PRISM-BC)" (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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Tonia Nicholls

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Correction: Evaluating the association of transferring governance of correctional health care services with overdose and all-cause mortality: a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada.

Establishing standards of care for forensic mental health: an international Delphi consensus-building study.

Evaluating the association of transferring governance of correctional health care services with overdose and all-cause mortality: a retrospective cohort study in British Columbia, Canada.

Trends of incident adult Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnoses before, during and after the pandemic provincial state of emergency in British Columbia (2013-2023): a population-based study.

Antipsychotic prescribing practices and their association with rehospitalization in a forensic psychiatric sample.

"Shared experience makes this all possible": documenting the guiding principles of peer-led services for people released from prison.

Women experiencing homelessness and mental illness in a Housing First multi-site trial: Looking beyond housing to social outcomes and well-being.

Association of Mental Health Services Access and Reincarceration Among Adults Released From Prison in British Columbia, Canada.

Stimulant use disorder diagnosis and opioid agonist treatment dispensation following release from prison: a cohort study.

Frequent collaborators

Heather Palis

Amanda Slaunwhite

Tonia Nicholls

Hasina Samji

Hasina Samji

Kali-olt Sedgemore

Kirsten Marchand

William Small

Rosane Nisenbaum

William Small

Skye Barbic

Sofia Bartlett

Amanda Butler

James MacKillop

Sabrina Syan

Amy Salmon

Helen Brown

Patricia O’Campo

Faith Eiboff