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Sandy Shultz

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Associate ProfessorMedical SciencesUniversity of Victoria

Sandy Shultz

Associate Professor

Medical Sciences

University of Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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111 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 21 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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243

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7,790

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Research

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Brain Injury Intimate Partner Violence Concussion Knowledge Brokers Knowledge Translation Biomarkers Clinical Trial Cognition

Latest papers

Kynurenine pathway dysregulation in major depressive disorder: the convergence of excitotoxicity, neuroinflammation, and oxidative stress
Journal of Neuroinflammation · 2026
Characterizing Heterogeneity in Brain Morphology in Traumatic Brain Injury Using Normative Modeling
Neurology · 2026
Brain Injury Within Intimate Partner Violence: What Are the Cognitive Effects?
Journal of neurotrauma · 2026

All 243 publications

Latest funding

Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury: Training Knowledge Brokers to Build Capacity
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$124,300
Psilocybin-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$599,500
Development and validation of a clinical assessment tool to improve detection of brain injury in intimate partner violence
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$495,144

All 6 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 243 publications.

Kynurenine pathway dysregulation in major depressive disorder: the convergence of excitotoxicity, neuroinflammation, and oxidative stress

Grace C. O’Regan, Zoe E. Plummer, Brian R. Christie, Sandy R. Shultz, Josh E. Allen

Journal of Neuroinflammation20264 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12974-026-03717-2 PMID: 41749295

Characterizing Heterogeneity in Brain Morphology in Traumatic Brain Injury Using Normative Modeling

Jake Mitchell, Stuart J. McDonald, Meng Law, Terence J. O'Brien, Lars T. Westlye, Karen Caeyenberghs, Virginia Newcombe, David J. Sharp, Abdalla Z. Mohamed, Erin D. Bigler, Houshang Amiri, Andrei Irimia, Stefania Mondello, Sophia I. Thomopoulos, John Darrell Van Horn, David F. Tate, Elisabeth A. Wilde, Asta K. Håberg, Martin M. Monti, Rachel Edelstein, Maheen M. Adamson, William C. Walker, Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Evelyn M. Deutscher, Ekaterina Dobryakova, Torgeir Hellstrøm, Emily L. Dennis, Paul M. Thompson, Frank Gerard Hillary, A. Olsen, et al. (33 authors)

Neurology20263 citations

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000214741 PMID: 41931749

Brain Injury Within Intimate Partner Violence: What Are the Cognitive Effects?

Makovec Knight J, Hannon O, Spitz G, Astridge A, Copas C, Duarte Martins B, Rowse R, McDonald S, Padgett C, Meyer S, Shultz S, Symons GF, Ponsford J

Journal of neurotrauma20262 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/08977151251388070 PMID: 41164911

The Neurological Impact of Repetitive Low-Level Blast Overpressure Exposure

Antony Sutherland, Stuart J. McDonald, Gershon Spitz, Catherine Kelaher, Terence J. O’Brien, Sandy R. Shultz

Journal of Neurotrauma20262 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1177/08977151261442215 PMID: 42010363

Psilocybin mitigates chronic behavioral and neurobiological alterations in a rat model of recurrent intimate partner violence-related brain injury.

Allen J, Sun M, Baker TL, Dames S, Kryskow P, Christie BR, McDonald SJ, Shultz SR

Molecular psychiatry20262 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41380-025-03329-x PMID: 41193674

Diagnostic Accuracy of Plasma Biomarkers for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults

Gershon Spitz, Jake Mitchell, Beatrice Duarte Martins, Abigail Astridge, Charlotte Copas, William T. O’Brien, Georgia F. Symons, Meng Law, Terence J. O’Brien, Matthew P. Pase, Jennie L. Ponsford, Biswadev Mitra, Stuart J. McDonald, Sandy R. Shultz

JAMA Network Open20261 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.15678 PMID: 42213433

Predictors of Concussion-Like Symptoms in Women Recruited from the Community with a History of Intimate Partner Violence

Charlotte Copas, Abigail D. Astridge, Olivia Hannon, Beatriz Duarte Martins, Rhiannon Rowse, Christine Padgett, Gershon Spitz, Terence John O'Brien, Jennifer Makovec Knight, Silke Meyer, Zhibin Chen, Michael J O'Sullivan, Stuart J. McDonald, Sandy R. Shultz, Georgia F. Symons

Journal of Neurotrauma20261 citations

DOI: 10.1177/08977151261425216 PMID: 41830208

Psilocybin restores behavior and 5-HT2A signaling while reducing microglial density after chronic traumatic brain injury in rats

Josh Allen, Bianca Jupp, Tamara L. Baker, Mohammad B. Haskali, Robert Brkljača, Zoe Plummer, Mujun Sun, Justin Brand, Brian R. Christie, Chantel T. Debert, Stuart J. McDonald, Terence J. O’Brien, Pablo M. Casillas-Espinosa, Sandy R. Shultz

Cell Reports Medicine20261 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2026.102867 PMID: 42285092

Prevalence and predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety among community-dwelling women victim-survivors of intimate partner violence

Abigail D. Astridge, Charlotte Copas, Olivia Hannon, Beatriz Duarte Martins, Jennifer Makovec Knight, Jennie Ponsford, Gershon Spitz, Silke Meyer, Stuart J. McDonald, Christine Padgett, Zhibin Chen, Sandy R. Shultz, Georgia F. Symons

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00127-025-03024-w PMID: 41838071

Aerobic exercise as a therapeutic intervention for post-traumatic stress disorder in women who have experienced intimate partner violence: study protocol for an open-label randomised controlled trial

Charlotte Copas, John Knight, Sarah Griffith, Abigail Astridge, Beatriz Duarte Martins, Stuart J. McDonald, Zhibin Chen, Terence J. O'Brien, Sandy R. Shultz, Georgia F. Symons

Figshare2026Open Access

DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.8619504

Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury: Training Knowledge Brokers to Build Capacity

Nominated PICIHR2025Catalyst Gr.: Partnering for Impact - Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction

Principal investigators: Shultz, Sandy; Mason, Karen A

Keywords: Brain Injury; Intimate Partner Violence; Knowledge Brokers; Knowledge Translation

$124,300

Psilocybin-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors

Nominated PICIHR2024Op. Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Translational Research

Principal investigators: Shultz, Sandy; Debert, Chantel T; Dames, Shannon S; Gawryluk, Jodie R; Mayo, Leah M

Keywords: Biomarkers; Brain Injury; Clinical Trial; Cognition; Concussion; Domestic Violence; Intimate Partner Violence; Persisting Postconcussion Symptoms; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Psilocybin

$599,500

Development and validation of a clinical assessment tool to improve detection of brain injury in intimate partner violence

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Op. Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Translational Research

Principal investigators: van Donkelaar, Paul; Ehirchiou, Jennifer L

Keywords: Blood Biomarkers; Brain Injury; Intimate Partner Violence; Non-Fatal Strangulation

$495,144

The pathophysiology and blood biomarkers of brain injury in intimate partner violence: Insights from a new rat model

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Biomedical Discovery Grants

Principal investigators: Christie, Brian R

Keywords: Biomarker; Concussion; Diagnosis; Electrophysiology; Hippocampus; Pathophysiology; Strangulation; Synaptic Plasticity; Traumatic Brain Injury; Women'S Health

$150,000

Blood biomarkers to detect brain injury due to intimate partner violence

Nominated PICIHR2023Catalyst Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Biomedical Discovery Grants

Principal investigators: Shultz, Sandy

Keywords: Axonal Injury; Biomarker; Concussion; Diagnosis; Inflammation; Neuronal Injury; Oxidative Stress; Strangulation; Traumatic Brain Injury; Women'S Health

$149,720

Modulation of Adolescent TBI via the Orexin System, Sleep, and Glymphatic Function

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mychasiuk, Richelle

Keywords: Adolescent; Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Circadian Rhythms; Epigenetics; Neurodegeneration; Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injuy; Sleep

$1,005,975

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Sandy Shultz

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Kynurenine pathway dysregulation in major depressive disorder: the convergence of excitotoxicity, neuroinflammation, and oxidative stress

Characterizing Heterogeneity in Brain Morphology in Traumatic Brain Injury Using Normative Modeling

Brain Injury Within Intimate Partner Violence: What Are the Cognitive Effects?

The Neurological Impact of Repetitive Low-Level Blast Overpressure Exposure

Psilocybin mitigates chronic behavioral and neurobiological alterations in a rat model of recurrent intimate partner violence-related brain injury.

Diagnostic Accuracy of Plasma Biomarkers for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults

Predictors of Concussion-Like Symptoms in Women Recruited from the Community with a History of Intimate Partner Violence

Psilocybin restores behavior and 5-HT2A signaling while reducing microglial density after chronic traumatic brain injury in rats

Prevalence and predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety among community-dwelling women victim-survivors of intimate partner violence

Aerobic exercise as a therapeutic intervention for post-traumatic stress disorder in women who have experienced intimate partner violence: study protocol for an open-label randomised controlled trial

Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury: Training Knowledge Brokers to Build Capacity

Psilocybin-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors

Development and validation of a clinical assessment tool to improve detection of brain injury in intimate partner violence

The pathophysiology and blood biomarkers of brain injury in intimate partner violence: Insights from a new rat model

Blood biomarkers to detect brain injury due to intimate partner violence

Modulation of Adolescent TBI via the Orexin System, Sleep, and Glymphatic Function

Frequent collaborators

Richelle Mychasiuk

Brian Christie

Paul van Donkelaar

Magdalena Wojtowicz

Cheryl Wellington

Melanie Noel

Arthur Brown

Lynne Weaver

Karen Mason

Jodie Gawryluk

Yannick Griep

Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp

Richard Dyck

Shannon Dames

Gregory Smith

Halina Haag

Chantel Debert

Tatyana Mollayeva

Leah Mayo

Pamela Kryskow

Peter Senior