Don Leidl, University of New Brunswick

Research

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Virtual reality Mental health Aggressive patient management Northern nursing Threshold concepts Troublesome knowledge Qualitative and mixed-methods research

Latest papers

Diabetes educational interventions in care homes: a scoping review.
BMC medical education · 2026

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Co-creating a VINE: Virtual Reality for Indigenous Youth and the Next Generation of Emerging Health Professionals
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$123,082

All 1 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Diabetes educational interventions in care homes: a scoping review.

Walker KA, Craig S, Anderson T, Stark P, Brown Wilson C, Carter G, McEvoy C, Creighton L, Henderson E, Porter S, Alhalaiqa F, Ferranti E, Murali KP, Zheng Y, Sammut R, Shaban MM, Tam HL, Buzás N, Leidl D, Mitchell G

BMC medical education2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12909-026-08738-2 PMID: 41639856

Co-creating a VINE: Virtual Reality for Indigenous Youth and the Next Generation of Emerging Health Professionals

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Kim, Soo

$123,082

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Virtual reality Dear Professor Leidl, 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 "Diabetes educational interventions in care homes: a scoping review." (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.] 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]