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Gayle Restall

ResearcherInfectious Diseases/Internal MedicineUniversity of Manitoba

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Gayle Restall

Researcher

Infectious Diseases/Internal Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
17 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Research

First Nations Ways Of Knowing Hiv/Aids Care Cascade Hiv/Aids Community-Based Participatory Action Research Hiv Stigma Index Human Immunodeficiency Virus Survey Research Community Engagement Hiv

Latest papers

Awareness, acceptance, and impact of undetectable equals untransmittable (U = U) among people living with HIV across Canada.
AIDS care · 2026
Kotawêw: indigenous doulas in the HIV care continuum in Canada
AIDS Care · 2026
Navigating ethics in HIV data and biomaterial management within Black, African, and Caribbean communities in Canada.
BMC medical ethics · 2025

All 38 publications

Latest funding

HIV/STBBI Testing and The Health of African and Caribbean Migrant Communities in Manitoba
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$417,000
Gigii-bapiimin: Exploring Resilience and The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous People Living with HIV/AIDS in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$394,928
Mental Health, Substance Use, and Service Needs, Access, and Delivery among Two-Spirit, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Manitoba
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$175,000

All 10 grants and awards

38 publications.

Awareness, acceptance, and impact of undetectable equals untransmittable (U = U) among people living with HIV across Canada.

Tran A, Watson JR, Lo Hog Tian JM, McBain K, Miller AD, Boni AR, Cioppa L, Murphy M, Norris D, Samson K, Wahpoosewyan D, Demchuk J, Pearl CML, Restall G, Star J, Tharao W, Betts A, Gahagan J, Aman J, Lauscher D, Wong JP, Richman B, Davis R, Bertozzi B, Hui C, Grace D, Arbess G, Rourke SB

AIDS care2026

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2562238 PMID: 41025545

Kotawêw: indigenous doulas in the HIV care continuum in Canada

Souleymanov R, Christianson T, Neumann C, Morris M, Wikjord S, Gervais L, McLeod A, Jackson R, Favel A, Spillett L

AIDS Care20261 citations

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2026.2662083

Navigating ethics in HIV data and biomaterial management within Black, African, and Caribbean communities in Canada.

Souleymanov R, Akinyele-Akanbi B, Njeze C, Ukoli P, Migliardi P, Larcombe L, Restall G, Ringaert L, Payne M, Kim J, Tharao W, Wilcox A

BMC medical ethics2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12910-025-01161-0 PMID: 39815313

Behaviour Change Considerations to Promote Physical Activity Participation among Individuals with Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Barriers and Facilitators.

Oketola B, Webber S, Singh H, Kredentser M, Reynolds K, Restall G

Advances in rehabilitation science and practice2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/27536351251382074 PMID: 41143117

Diversity and development of Indigenous rehabilitation professional student identity.

Brown CL, Beach Ducharme D, Hart K, Marsch N, Chartrand L, Campbell M, Peebles D, Restall G, Fricke M, Murdock D, Ripat J

BMC medical education2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05576-y PMID: 38816845

The Gigii-Bapiimin Study: resilience and the impacts of COVID-19 on health and wellbeing of Indigenous people living with HIV in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Souleymanov R, Still M, Christianson T, Morris M, Favel A, Wahpoosewyan D, McLeod A, Gervais L, King A, Piyesis MK

AIDS Care20243 citations

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2024.2361827

Understand me: Youth with chronic pain on how knowledge gaps influence their pain experience.

Brown CL, Restall G, Diaz FAS, Anang P, Gerhold K, Pylypjuk H, Wittmeier K

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2023

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2022.2146489 PMID: 36733474

Evaluation of a computer game-assisted rehabilitation program for manual dexterity of children with cerebral palsy: Feasibility randomized control trial.

Kanitkar A, Parmar ST, Szturm TJ, Restall G, Rempel GR, Sepehri N, Naik N

PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation2023

DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12947 PMID: 36655404

Migration and health study: a socio-ecological analysis of sexual health among migrants in Manitoba, Canada.

Souleymanov R, Akinyele-Akanbi B, Njeze C, Ukoli P, Migliardi P, Kim J, Payne M, Ringaert L, Restall G, Larcombe L, Lachowsky N, Khan MN, Lorway R, Pino F

BMC public health2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17379-9 PMID: 38057784

Resisting and disrupting HIV-related stigma: a photovoice study.

Restall G, Ukoli P, Mehta P, Hydesmith E, Payne M

BMC public health2023First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16741-1 PMID: 37864144

HIV/STBBI Testing and The Health of African and Caribbean Migrant Communities in Manitoba

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant - HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General

Principal investigators: Souleymanov, Roustam; Caron, Leigh A; Daniel, Simret O; Iervolino, Ana; Lorway, Robert R

Keywords: African, Caribbean, Black People; Dried Blood Spot; Hiv; Hiv/Stbbi Testing; Immigrants And Refugees; Implementation Science; Manitoba; Newcomers; Stbbi; Survey

$417,000

Gigii-bapiimin: Exploring Resilience and The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous People Living with HIV/AIDS in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Co-investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Indigenous Health Research

Principal investigators: Souleymanov, Roustam; Gervais, Laverne; McLeod, Albert; Montpetit, Dallas; King, Alexandra; Larcombe, Linda A

Keywords: Covid-19 Impacts; Cultural Safety And Responsiveness; Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing); First Nations, Inuit, Métis People; Indigenized Ethical Space; Indigenous Health And Wellness; Indigenous Storywork Methodology; Manitoba And Saskatchewan; Pandemic Preparedness; People Living With Hiv/Aids

$394,928

Mental Health, Substance Use, and Service Needs, Access, and Delivery among Two-Spirit, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Manitoba

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op. Grant: COVID-19 MS & Substance Use - Matching Access to Service with Needs

Principal investigators: Souleymanov, Roustam; McLeod, Albert; Lorway, Robert R

Keywords: Addictions; Covid-19 Impacts; Gay, Bisexual, Queer And Two-Spirit Men; Harm Reduction Programs; Health Systems; Healthcare Access; Healthcare Delivery; Mental Health; Substance Use; Virtual Mental Health Care

$175,000

An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Migration, Sexual Health, and HIV/STBBI in Manitoba

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Catalyst Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research

Principal investigators: Souleymanov, Roustam; Migliardi, Paula; Lorway, Robert R

Keywords: Grounded Theory Analysis; Hiv; Immigrants And Refugees; Interviews; Manitoba; Migration; Racialized Communities And People Of Colour; Sexual Health; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections; Structural Drivers Of Hiv

$40,000

An Examination of Health, HIV risks, HIV-related and Other Health and Social Care Programs and Services for Marginalized Gay, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Manitoba

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Catalyst Grant: HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General Stream

Principal investigators: Souleymanov, Roustam; McLeod, Albert; Lorway, Robert R

Keywords: Focus Groups/Interviews; Gay, Bisexual, And Two-Spirit Men; Health And Social Disparities; Health And Social Service Access And Experiences; Hiv And Health Programs And Services; Hiv/Aids; Manitoba; Online Survey; Oppression And Marginalization; Sexually Transmitted And Blood-Borne Infections

$40,000

Mapping the journey: Developing culturally appropriate, geographically-responsive HIV care for northern Manitoba First Nations People.

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant - HIV/AIDS CBR Program - Indigenous

Principal investigators: Larcombe, Linda A; McLeod, Albert; Vystrcil, Inez; Restall, Gayle

Keywords: First Nations Ways Of Knowing; Hiv/Aids Care Cascade; Hiv/Aids Community-Based Participatory Action Research

$445,423

HIV Stigma and Discrimination in Manitoba

Nominated PICIHR2016Catalyst Grant: HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General Stream

Principal investigators: Restall, Gayle; Payne, Michael J

Keywords: Hiv Stigma Index; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Survey Research

$32,912

Understanding patients' disease experience: A guide to disease management in IBD

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Bernstein, Charles N; Graff, Lesley A

Keywords: Cohort Study; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Knowledge Translation; Qualitative Research; Survey Study

$519,901

Developing Research Priorities to Enhance Activity and Participation Outcomes for People Living with HIV

Nominated PICIHR2012Planning Grants - PA: HIV/AIDS-CBR (General and Aboriginal streams)

Principal investigators: Restall, Gayle; Carnochan, Tara N

Keywords: Community Engagement; Hiv; Rehabilitation; Stakeholder Participation

$24,319

Exploring Service Delivery Models to Address Rehabilitation Needs of People Living with HIV/AIDS

Nominated PICIHR2010Catalyst Grant: HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General Stream

Principal investigators: Restall, Gayle; Carnochan, Tara N

Keywords: Health Promotion; Hiv; Living Well With Hiv; Models Of Care; Rehabiliation

$32,953

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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Gayle Restall

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Awareness, acceptance, and impact of undetectable equals untransmittable (U&#x2009;=&#x2009;U) among people living with HIV across Canada.

Kotawêw: indigenous doulas in the HIV care continuum in Canada

Navigating ethics in HIV data and biomaterial management within Black, African, and Caribbean communities in Canada.

Behaviour Change Considerations to Promote Physical Activity Participation among Individuals with Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Barriers and Facilitators.

Diversity and development of Indigenous rehabilitation professional student identity.

The Gigii-Bapiimin Study: resilience and the impacts of COVID-19 on health and wellbeing of Indigenous people living with HIV in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Understand me: Youth with chronic pain on how knowledge gaps influence their pain experience.

Evaluation of a computer game-assisted rehabilitation program for manual dexterity of children with cerebral palsy: Feasibility randomized control trial.

Migration and health study: a socio-ecological analysis of sexual health among migrants in Manitoba, Canada.

Resisting and disrupting HIV-related stigma: a photovoice study.

Frequent collaborators

Harminder Singh

Harminder Singh

Linda Larcombe

Michael Payne

Albert McLeod

Paula Migliardi

Kristy Wittmeier

Bolaji Akinyele-Akanbi

Wangari Tharao

Alexandra King

Wangari Tharao

Laverne Gervais

Robert Lorway

Kristin Reynolds

John Kim

Randall Jackson

Leigh McClarty

Darren Lauscher

Moni Fricke

Soo Chan Carusone

Marissa Becker

Soo Ying Chan Carusone

Patricia Solomon

Jacqueline Gahagan

Awareness, acceptance, and impact of undetectable equals untransmittable (U = U) among people living with HIV across Canada.