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Shay-Lee Bolton

ResearcherPsychiatryUniversity of Manitoba

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Shay-Lee Bolton

Researcher

Psychiatry

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 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Evaluation Mental Health Public Safety Personnel Resiliency Telemedicine

Latest papers

Examination of the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Virtually Delivered Facilitator-Led and Self-Directed Cognitive Behavioral Skills Intervention in a Sample of Physicians and Medical Learners: Mixed Methods Evaluation.
JMIR formative research · 2026
Correlates of Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms: Results From a Nationally Representative Cohort of Canadian Armed Forces Personnel.
Military medicine · 2026 · senior author
Disorder-specific risk factors of suicidal behaviour among serving and veteran Canadian Armed Forces Members with baseline mental health diagnoses.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026 · senior author

All 31 publications

Latest funding

Development and Dissemination of a National Agenda for Measurement-Based Care (MBC) for the Treatment of Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$15,000
Co-Production of Patient-Facing Tools to Support Measurement-Based Care (MBC) in the Treatment of Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$124,963
When the Helpers Need Help: Barriers to Care and Longitudinal Mental Health Outcomes Among Public Safety Personnel
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$130,050

All 10 grants and awards

31 publications.

Examination of the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Virtually Delivered Facilitator-Led and Self-Directed Cognitive Behavioral Skills Intervention in a Sample of Physicians and Medical Learners: Mixed Methods Evaluation.

Garg B, Bolton SL, Muthumuni N, Perera E, Sareen J, Sala T, Mota N

JMIR formative research2026

DOI: 10.2196/59700 PMID: 41843800

Correlates of Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms: Results From a Nationally Representative Cohort of Canadian Armed Forces Personnel.

Seager MJ, Afifi TO, El-Gabalawy R, Holens P, Sareen J, Bolton SL

Military medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usag078 PMID: 41762699

Disorder-specific risk factors of suicidal behaviour among serving and veteran Canadian Armed Forces Members with baseline mental health diagnoses.

Perera E, Afifi TO, Enns MW, Mota N, Sareen J, Bolton SL

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01054-0 PMID: 40506631

Cannabis use among Canadian veterans: associations with the use of other substances, chronic pain conditions, mental disorders, suicide behaviours, and help-seeking.

Taillieu TL, Salmon S, Stewart-Tufescu A, Sareen J, Enns MW, Mota N, Bolton SL, Carleton RN, Stein MB, Afifi TO

Journal of cannabis research2026

DOI: 10.1186/s42238-025-00377-6 PMID: 41555469

Problematic Prescription Drug Use Among Canadian Armed Forces Veterans: Data from the Canadian Armed Forces Members and Veterans Mental Health Follow-Up Survey (CAFVMHS).

Schwartz D, Perera E, Afifi TO, Enns MW, Leong C, Katz C, Sareen J, Bolton SL

Substance use & misuse2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2597461 PMID: 41388995

Self-Reported Dignity among People Admitted to Psychiatric Wards and Its Association with Suicidal Behaviour: Perte de dignité auto-évaluée chez les personnes admises dans des services psychiatriques et son association avec les comportements suicidaires.

Buchok M, Chochinov HM, Kowall S, Bolton SL, El-Gabalawy R, Hensel JM, Bolton JM

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2025

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251355644 PMID: 40619944

Conditional probability of posttraumatic stress disorder in the Canadian Armed Forces: A longitudinal study.

Kowall SM, Mota N, Perera E, Muthumuni N, Bolton SL

Journal of anxiety disorders2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2025.103038 PMID: 40532425

Editorial: Mental health services for occupational trauma: decreasing stigma and increasing access, volume 2.

Ponder WN, Mota N, Bolton SL

Frontiers in health services2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2025.1663204 PMID: 40792177

Longitudinal course of posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain conditions: A population-based study of Canadian military personnel over 16 years.

Asmundson AJN, Paluszek MM, Sommer JL, Bolton SL, Sareen J, Afifi TO, El-Gabalawy R, Asmundson GJG

Journal of anxiety disorders2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2025.103025 PMID: 40393203

Identifying key areas of post-secondary student stress: Principal component analysis of the Post-Secondary Student Stressors Index (PSSI).

Schwartz D, Perera E, Clara I, Linden B, Bolton SL

PLOS mental health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000061 PMID: 41661753

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Dear Professor Bolton, 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 "Examination of the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Virtually Delivered Facilitator-Led and Self-Directed Cognitive Behavioral Skills Intervention in a Sample of Physicians and Medical Learners: Mixed Methods Evaluation." (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 "Adaptation and Evaluation of Virtual Group-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy Classes for Mental Wellness in Public Safety Personnel" (2020), 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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Shay-Lee Bolton

Research

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Examination of the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Virtually Delivered Facilitator-Led and Self-Directed Cognitive Behavioral Skills Intervention in a Sample of Physicians and Medical Learners: Mixed Methods Evaluation.

Correlates of Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms: Results From a Nationally Representative Cohort of Canadian Armed Forces Personnel.

Disorder-specific risk factors of suicidal behaviour among serving and veteran Canadian Armed Forces Members with baseline mental health diagnoses.

Cannabis use among Canadian veterans: associations with the use of other substances, chronic pain conditions, mental disorders, suicide behaviours, and help-seeking.

Problematic Prescription Drug Use Among Canadian Armed Forces Veterans: Data from the Canadian Armed Forces Members and Veterans Mental Health Follow-Up Survey (CAFVMHS).

Self-Reported Dignity among People Admitted to Psychiatric Wards and Its Association with Suicidal Behaviour: Perte de dignité auto-évaluée chez les personnes admises dans des services psychiatriques et son association avec les comportements suicidaires.

Conditional probability of posttraumatic stress disorder in the Canadian Armed Forces: A longitudinal study.

Editorial: Mental health services for occupational trauma: decreasing stigma and increasing access, volume 2.

Longitudinal course of posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain conditions: A population-based study of Canadian military personnel over 16 years.

Identifying key areas of post-secondary student stress: Principal component analysis of the Post-Secondary Student Stressors Index (PSSI).

Development and Dissemination of a National Agenda for Measurement-Based Care (MBC) for the Treatment of Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders

Co-Production of Patient-Facing Tools to Support Measurement-Based Care (MBC) in the Treatment of Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders

When the Helpers Need Help: Barriers to Care and Longitudinal Mental Health Outcomes Among Public Safety Personnel

Adaptation and Evaluation of Virtual Group-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy Classes for Mental Wellness in Public Safety Personnel

Cannabis and Mental Health among Veterans in Canada: Understanding the Role of Trauma and Impact on Help-Seeking.

PAX-Good Behavior Game in First Nations Communities: Enhancing and Adapting a School-Based Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention Strategy

PAX-Good Behavior Game in First Nations Communities: Enhancing and Adapting a School-Based Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention Strategy

Culturally grounded suicide intervention in Cree Nation communities

Culturally grounded suicide intervention in Cree Nation communities

Culturally grounded suicide intervention in Cree Nation communities

Frequent collaborators

Jitender Sareen

Natalie Mota

Tamara Taillieu

JianLi Wang

Jino Distasio

Bryan Garber

Scott Patten

Alexandra Heber

Sarvesh Logsetty

Garry Munro

James Bolton

Brenda Elias

Shay-Lee Bolton

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Examination of the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Virtually Delivered Facilitator-Led and Self-Directed Cognitive Behavioral Skills Intervention in a Sample of Physicians and Medical Learners: Mixed Methods Evaluation.

Correlates of Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms: Results From a Nationally Representative Cohort of Canadian Armed Forces Personnel.

Disorder-specific risk factors of suicidal behaviour among serving and veteran Canadian Armed Forces Members with baseline mental health diagnoses.

Cannabis use among Canadian veterans: associations with the use of other substances, chronic pain conditions, mental disorders, suicide behaviours, and help-seeking.

Problematic Prescription Drug Use Among Canadian Armed Forces Veterans: Data from the Canadian Armed Forces Members and Veterans Mental Health Follow-Up Survey (CAFVMHS).

Self-Reported Dignity among People Admitted to Psychiatric Wards and Its Association with Suicidal Behaviour: Perte de dignit&#xe9; auto-&#xe9;valu&#xe9;e chez les personnes admises dans des services psychiatriques et son association avec les comportements suicidaires.

Conditional probability of posttraumatic stress disorder in the Canadian Armed Forces: A longitudinal study.

Editorial: Mental health services for occupational trauma: decreasing stigma and increasing access, volume 2.

Longitudinal course of posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain conditions: A population-based study of Canadian military personnel over 16 years.

Identifying key areas of post-secondary student stress: Principal component analysis of the Post-Secondary Student Stressors Index (PSSI).

Frequent collaborators

Jitender Sareen

Natalie Mota

Tamara Taillieu

JianLi Wang

Jino Distasio

Bryan Garber

Scott Patten

Alexandra Heber

Sarvesh Logsetty

Garry Munro

James Bolton

Brenda Elias

Self-Reported Dignity among People Admitted to Psychiatric Wards and Its Association with Suicidal Behaviour: Perte de dignité auto-évaluée chez les personnes admises dans des services psychiatriques et son association avec les comportements suicidaires.