Chris Giacomantonio, Dalhousie University

Research

Crisis Response Institutional Theory Legitimacy Governance Policing

Latest papers

A Critical Juncture for Civilian-led Crisis Response Services.
Community mental health journal · 2026 · first author
A scoping review of motor vehicle operator performance assessments for benzodiazepine receptor agonists
Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy · 2024
Driving performance assessments for benzodiazepine receptor agonist–related impairment: a scoping review protocol
The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports · 2021

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Governance and legitimacy in the new institutions of crisis response
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$21,269

All 1 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

A Critical Juncture for Civilian-led Crisis Response Services.

Giacomantonio C, Horn C

Community mental health journal2026First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10597-026-01660-3 PMID: 42183969

02

A scoping review of motor vehicle operator performance assessments for benzodiazepine receptor agonists

Murphy AL, Sawires K, Peltekian SM, Helwig M, Macdonald M, Martin-Misener R, Saini B, Neyedli H, Giacomantonio C, Gardner DM

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy20241 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2024.100538

03

Driving performance assessments for benzodiazepine receptor agonist–related impairment: a scoping review protocol

Murphy AL, Peltekian SM, Helwig M, Macdonald M, Martin-Misener R, Saini B, Neyedli H, Giacomantonio C, Gardner DM

The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports20213 citations

DOI: 10.11124/jbisrir-d-19-00420

04

Resilience support to enhance positive health outcomes for police officers in five Anglosphere nations: a scoping review protocol.

Steenbeek A, Giacomantonio C, Brooks A, Holmvall C, Yu Z, Rothfus M

BMJ open2020

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038895 PMID: 33268408

Governance and legitimacy in the new institutions of crisis response

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Giacomantonio, Chris

Keywords: Crisis Response; Institutional Theory; Legitimacy; Governance; Policing

$21,269

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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Marilyn MacDonald

School of Nursing

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Heather Neyedli

Health and Human Performance, School of

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Camilla Holmvall

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Crisis Response Dear Professor Giacomantonio, 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 "A Critical Juncture for Civilian-led Crisis Response Services." (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 SSHRC-funded project "Governance and legitimacy in the new institutions of crisis response" (2024), 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]

Chris Giacomantonio