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Shahin Shooshtari

ResearcherFamily Social SciencesUniversity of Manitoba

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Shahin Shooshtari

Researcher

Family Social Sciences

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.
18 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2013.

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Research

Caregivers Community-Based Primary Health Care Comprehensive Health Assessment Comprehensive Health Assessment Program (Chap)Focus Group General Practitioners Health Administrative Data Sets Intellectual Disability

Latest papers

Mental health disorders and suicide risk among autistic children, adolescents and adults: a population-based study using linked administrative data.
Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026
Autism, dementia, and post-diagnostic support: A consensus report from the Second International Summit on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia.
Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026
Prevalence and incidence of autism in children and adolescents in Manitoba, Canada: An updated estimate using population-based administrative health data from 2011 to 2022.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026

All 48 publications

Latest funding

National Study on Chronic Health, Aging, Healthcare Access, and Wholistic Wellbeing among 2S/LGBTQIA+ Older Adults in Canada
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$700,000
End-of-life cancer care among adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$546,976
Plant Animacy in the British Enlightenment
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$104,376

All 13 grants and awards

48 publications.

Mental health disorders and suicide risk among autistic children, adolescents and adults: a population-based study using linked administrative data.

Singal D, Enns JE, Friesen K, Piroddi N, Cameranesi M, Lai J, Nickel NC, Shooshtari S, Zwaigenbaum L, Brownell M, Hanlon-Dearman A

Lancet regional health. Americas2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2026.101505 PMID: 42338461

Autism, dementia, and post-diagnostic support: A consensus report from the Second International Summit on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia.

Janicki MP, McCallion P, Jokinen N, Larsen FK, Mughal DT, Service KP, Gomiero T, Marsack-Topolewski CN, Watchman K, Santos FH, Keller SM, Shooshtari S, Thakur A, Palanisamy V

Autism : the international journal of research and practice2026

DOI: 10.1177/13623613261416670 PMID: 41663347

Prevalence and incidence of autism in children and adolescents in Manitoba, Canada: An updated estimate using population-based administrative health data from 2011 to 2022.

Singal D, Enns JE, Friesen K, Bopp K, Cameranesi M, Hanlon-Dearman A, Lai J, Nickel NC, Shooshtari S, Zwaigenbaum L, Brownell M

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01113-6 PMID: 41099941

Nutrient Intake and Physical Activity of School-Aged Children with Trisomy 21 Living in Manitoba, Canada.

Baranowski MS, Taylor CG, Hansen N, Shooshtari S

Nutrients2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/nu18091330 PMID: 42123932

Evaluating the impact of a national brain health education course for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregivers: Brain Health-IDD Program protocol.

Lunsky Y, Bobbette N, Chiu M, Thakur A, Patel P, Volpe T, Balogh R, Baskin A, Beaudoin MJ, Dever M, Durbin A, Fogle A, Kelly C, Lake J, Lefkowitz G, Mallett H, McCabe J, Noonan J, Selick A, Shooshtari S, Sockalingam S, St John L, Steel L, Thatcher A, McCarron M, Brain Health-IDD Program Group

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108960 PMID: 41475806

Quality of life trajectories in persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities undergoing community transition in Central Canada: A longitudinal repeated measures study.

Cameranesi M, Kostal K, Dufault B, Matlabi M, Baranowski M, McCombe L, Jiang D, Shooshtari S

Research in developmental disabilities2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2025.105060 PMID: 40494030

Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and cancer symptom reporting: a matched retrospective cohort study.

Giblon R, Mahar A, Hallet J, Kelly C, Coburn N, Shooshtari S, Sutradhar R

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-025-09620-5 PMID: 40506645

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Cancer Symptom Severity: A Matched Retrospective Cohort Study.

Giblon R, Sutradhar R, Hallet J, Hansford R, Kelly C, Coburn N, Shooshtari S, Mahar A

Psycho-oncology2025

DOI: 10.1002/pon.70199 PMID: 40473579

What Guides Organizations' Current Dementia-Related Practices Across Four Canadian Provinces?

Baranowski M, Jokinen N, Udell L, Stemp S, Berman T, Shooshtari S

International journal of environmental research and public health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22050688 PMID: 40427805

Frequency of Missing TNM Stage Data for Adults With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities in a Provincial Cancer Registry-A Brief Report.

Biggs K, Ouellette-Kuntz H, Griffiths R, Hansford R, Hallet J, Kelly C, Decker K, Dawe DE, Shooshtari S, Brownell M, Turner D, Cobigo V, Mahar A

Cancer medicine2025

DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70579 PMID: 39778071

National Study on Chronic Health, Aging, Healthcare Access, and Wholistic Wellbeing among 2S/LGBTQIA+ Older Adults in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Op. Gr. Adv. 2S_LGBTQI+ Heal. Thr. Res. - 2S/LGBTQI+ Older Persons Health

Principal investigators: Souleymanov, Roustam; Bonertz, Lane T; Dame, Jessy M; Geoffroy, Marie; Klassen, Benjamin J; Kwag, Michael; McCrady, Keith; McLeod, Albert; Moore, Joey; Sinno, Jad; Gahagan, Jacqueline C; Giwa, Sulaimon; Kia, Hannah; Mian, Noreen; Pang, Celeste; Pino, Fritz Luther

Keywords: Access To Healthcare; Aging And Health; Care Navigation Interventions; Chronic Health And Wellbeing; Cultural Safety; Health And Social Care; Indigenous Two-Spirit And Lgbqia+; Mixed-Methods Research; Older 2slgbtqia+ Adults; Wholistic Wellbeing

$700,000

End-of-life cancer care among adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mahar, Alyson L

Keywords: Cancer; End-Of-Life Care; Intellectual Or Developmental Disability

$546,976

Plant Animacy in the British Enlightenment

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Walmsley, Peter

Keywords: botany; natural history; history of science; slavery; colonization; trade; empire; gardening

$104,376

Care poverty in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kelly, Christine

Keywords: care poverty; home care; social care; unmet needs; older people; people with disabilities; care workers; caregivers; social determinants of health

$36,240

Promoting brain health: A national capacity building project for aging adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, family caregivers and service providers

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Op Gr.: Mech. in Brain Aging/dementia-Caregiving/Care Prov. + Aging with Neurod.

Principal investigators: Lunsky, Yona J; Bobbette, Nicole; Chiu, Mary; Thakur, Anupam

Keywords: Aging; Brain Health; Dementia; Developmental Disabilities; Family Caregivers; Health Care Workers; Health Education; Patient Oriented Research

Evaluating implementation of a dementia screening program for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in community agencies across Canada: Facilitators, barriers and next steps for spread and scale

Co-investigatorCIHR2023og: Eva. Dementia Programs -Strm 1 Azrieli Foundation for aging w/neurodiversity

Principal investigators: Lunsky, Yona J; Stemp, Sandy; Thakur, Anupam; Bobbette, Nicole; Selick, Avra

Keywords: Aging; Brain Health; Dementia; Developmental Disabilities; Disability Organizations; Health Care Workers; Patient Oriented Research; Screening

$749,755

Understanding cancer burden and outcomes for Canadians living with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mahar, Alyson L

Keywords: Cancer Care Inequalities; Cancer Prognosis; Cancer Stage At Diagnosis; Developmental Disability; Guideline-Recommended Treatment; Health Equity; Intellectual Disability

$298,352

Examining Personal and Environmental Factors Associated with Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Canadians

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Menec, Verena H

Keywords: Canadian Longitudinal Study On Aging; Loneliness; Population Health; Social Isolation

$70,000

MindMate: Design and Evaluation of a Mobile CBT Homework Tool for Adolescents in Treatment for Anxiety or Depression

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Wilansky, Pamela; Mills, Rosemary S

Keywords: Adolescence; Anxiety; Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; Depression; Mobile Application; Technology; Treatment

$100,000

Comprehensive Health Assessments for Adults with Intellectual Disability (ID) in Manitoba: A Feasibility Study

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Shooshtari, Shahin; Temple, Beverley A

Keywords: Caregivers; Community-Based Primary Health Care; Comprehensive Health Assessment; Comprehensive Health Assessment Program (Chap); Focus Group; General Practitioners; Health Administrative Data Sets; Intellectual Disability; Semi-Structured Interviews

$40,000

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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Shahin Shooshtari

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Mental health disorders and suicide risk among autistic children, adolescents and adults: a population-based study using linked administrative data.

Autism, dementia, and post-diagnostic support: A consensus report from the Second International Summit on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia.

Prevalence and incidence of autism in children and adolescents in Manitoba, Canada: An updated estimate using population-based administrative health data from 2011 to 2022.

Nutrient Intake and Physical Activity of School-Aged Children with Trisomy 21 Living in Manitoba, Canada.

Evaluating the impact of a national brain health education course for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregivers: Brain Health-IDD Program protocol.

Quality of life trajectories in persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities undergoing community transition in Central Canada: A longitudinal repeated measures study.

Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and cancer symptom reporting: a matched retrospective cohort study.

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Cancer Symptom Severity: A Matched Retrospective Cohort Study.

What Guides Organizations' Current Dementia-Related Practices Across Four Canadian Provinces?

Frequency of Missing TNM Stage Data for Adults With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities in a Provincial Cancer Registry-A Brief Report.

Plant Animacy in the British Enlightenment

Care poverty in Canada

Frequent collaborators

Christine Kelly

Julie Hallet

Marni Brownell

Kathleen Decker

Verena Menec

Alyson Mahar

Alyson Mahar

Robert Balogh

Yona Lunsky

Alyson Mahar

Rinku Sutradhar

Ana Hanlon-Dearman

Lonnie Zwaigenbaum

Philip St.John

Natalie Coburn

Yona Lunsky

Virginie Cobigo

Avra Selick

Nicole Bobbette

Adeen Fogle

Maddy Dever

Amy Cheung

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Caroline Piotrowski

Elizabeth Lin

Jitender Sareen

David Kreindler

Lynn Martin