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JianLi Wang

ResearcherPsychiatryDalhousie University

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JianLi Wang

Researcher

Psychiatry

Health Sciences

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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44 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 14 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Automatic Cognitive Biases Behavior Economics Cannabis Use Disorder Comorbidity Conditioned Craving Cue Reactivity Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Ptsd

Latest papers

Patients' Experiences with and Perceptions of Personalized Glycemic Targets: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes  .
Patient preference and adherence · 2026
Psychiatric and medical comorbidities in patients with migraine before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand: a retrospective comparative cohort study of two different clinical groups.
Pain management · 2026 · senior author
Prediction modeling in transdiagnostic risk: results from the PROCAN study.
Brain imaging and behavior · 2026

All 46 publications

Latest funding

CAN-P: A Team Engaged in Cognitive-Neuroscience Investigations of Cannabis and PTSD links.
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$2,387,367
Partnering with Communities to Better Understand Structural Determinants of Health Inequities
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$124,479
Planning and co-designing a school-based longitudinal study on student mental health in China
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$20,000

All 10 grants and awards

46 publications.

Patients' Experiences with and Perceptions of Personalized Glycemic Targets: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes  .

Carew AS, Urquhart R, Aston M, Wang J, Grove J, More S, Siddiqi FS, Sapp JL, Cahill LE

Patient preference and adherence2026

DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s607575 PMID: 42781546

Psychiatric and medical comorbidities in patients with migraine before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand: a retrospective comparative cohort study of two different clinical groups.

Asawavichienjinda T, Wang J

Pain management2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/17581869.2026.2702382 PMID: 42466919

Prediction modeling in transdiagnostic risk: results from the PROCAN study.

Shakeel MK, Abouyoussef Z, Metzak PD, Souza R, Long X, Lasby M, Bray S, Goldstein BI, MacQueen G, Wang J, Kennedy SH, Addington J, Lebel C

Brain imaging and behavior2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11682-026-01173-3 PMID: 42373960

Patients' Perspectives on Personalized Glycemic Targets for Coronary Artery Disease Prevention Based on the Haptoglobin Phenotype: A Qualitative Study.

Carew AS, Urquhart R, Aston M, Wang J, Grove J, More S, Siddiqi FS, Sapp JL, Cahill LE

CJC open2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2026.02.010 PMID: 42327445

Associations Between Rumination and the Incidence of First-Episode Major Depressive Disorder in a Sample of Chinese University Students: From a 1-Year Longitudinal Study.

Guo N, Zheng Y, Xu R, Niu X, Qin Y, Li H, Wang J, Liu Y

Depression and anxiety2026

DOI: 10.1155/da/5593375 PMID: 42180155

Adherence and Acceptability of Smartphone- and Wearable-Based Digital Phenotyping in Patients With First-Episode Psychosis: Observance et acceptabilité du phénotypage numérique fondé sur les téléphones intelligents et les objets personnels connectés chez les patients présentant un premier épisode de psychose.

Yang L, Ross K, Palmer M, Ye Q, Olson D, Abidi S, Morrison J, Tibbo PG, Wang J

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261486958 PMID: 42725870

The Interaction Between Family Functioning and the PCDH9 rs9540720 Polymorphism on Major Depressive Disorder in Chinese Freshmen.

Qin Y, Hu S, Niu S, Zhang W, Sun H, Xu R, Li H, Mu F, Liu N, Wang J, Sun H, Zhang Y, Liu Y

Psychology research and behavior management2025

DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s501273 PMID: 40060108

Development and Validation of Prediction Models for Perceived and Unmet Mental Health Needs in the Canadian General Population: Model-Based Synthetic Estimation Study.

Wang J, Orpana H, Carrington A, Kephart G, Vasiliadis HM, Leikin B

JMIR public health and surveillance2025First author

DOI: 10.2196/66056 PMID: 39969822

Marriage and postpartum major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Wei M, Qin Y, Niu X, Niu S, Mu F, Yang L, Li Y, Zhang Y, Wang J, Liu Y

Journal of psychiatric research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.01.004 PMID: 39799667

Brain connectomes in youth at risk for serious mental illness: a longitudinal perspective.

Shakeel MK, Metzak PD, Lasby M, Long X, Souza R, Bray S, Goldstein BI, MacQueen G, Wang J, Kennedy SH, Addington J, Lebel C

Brain imaging and behavior2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11682-024-00953-z PMID: 39511103

CAN-P: A Team Engaged in Cognitive-Neuroscience Investigations of Cannabis and PTSD links.

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: The Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium

Principal investigators: Stewart, Sherry H; Rudnick, Abraham; Jutras-Aswad, Didier; Le Foll, Bernard; MacKillop, James; Mayo, Leah M; Schütz, Christian G; Tibbo, Philip G; Wang, JianLi

Keywords: Automatic Cognitive Biases; Behavior Economics; Cannabis Use Disorder; Comorbidity; Conditioned Craving; Cue Reactivity; Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Ptsd; Sex Differences; Trauma

$2,387,367

Partnering with Communities to Better Understand Structural Determinants of Health Inequities

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Moving Upstream - Structural Determinants of Health - General

Principal investigators: Lane, Jennifer E; Jarvis, Katrina; Wozney, Lori M

Keywords: Community And Stakeholder Engagement; Health Equity; Intersectionality; Regional Health Services; Sex And Gender-Based Analysis Plus; Structural Determinants Of Health

$124,479

Planning and co-designing a school-based longitudinal study on student mental health in China

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Wang, JianLi; LIU, YAN

Keywords: Co-Design; Mental Health Problems; Planning Activities; School-Based Study; Students

$20,000

Improving wellbeing of older adults through community-based music-movement programs (COMM)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Grants

Keywords: music; music education; music and wellbeing; community-based music programs; music educators; music interventions; psychosocial conditions; mental health; cognitive impairments; music and movement; Dalcroze method

$20,000

GROUND - IYS NS: Guiding Real Outcomes through United and Novel Approaches to Data

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Other: IYS-Net Phase 2 - Provincial Stream Grants

Principal investigators: Wozney, Lori M; Hutt-MacLeod, Daphne; Lane, Jennifer E

Keywords: Continuous Improvement; Data Analysis; Data Architecture; Data Capacity Building; Data Governance Framework; Data Literacy Learning; Data Retreats; Ethical Data Use; Stakeholder Engagement; Technical Infrstructure

$399,564

The impact of coach-guided risk communication on the risk of major depression: A randomized controlled trial

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wang, JianLi

Keywords: Depression; Early Prevention; Longitudinal Study; Risk Communication; Self-Help

$856,801

Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Promote Equitable Cancer Care in Nova Scotia

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Lane, Jennifer E; Caissie, Amanda

Keywords: Cancer Research; Community And Stakeholder Engagement; Health Equity; Health Services Research; Health System Innovation; Intersectionality Theory; Social Determinants Of Health

$10,000

Health Anxiety from the Pandemic Initiative (HAPI)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Calls

Principal investigators: McGrath, Patrick

Keywords: Health Anxiety; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT); Public Health; e-Health; Persuasive Design; Long COVID; Trials within Cohorts (TWiC)

$249,757

Firefighters preventing cancer/Les pompiers et la prévention du cance

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: CCS/CIHR Action Grants

Principal investigators: McGrath, Patrick J

Keywords: Cancer

$99,834

90Second Parent Well-being (PWB)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: McGrath, Patrick J; Blenus, Jaime L; Lauzon, André G

Keywords: Children With Developmental Disabilities; Covid-19 And Public Health; Diverse Parents; E-Health Intervention; Lgbtqqia+ Families; Parenting; Positive Psychology; Psychological Well-Being; Randomized Control Trial; Smart Phone Intervention

$149,892

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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Patients' Experiences with and&#x202f;Perceptions&#x202f;of Personalized Glycemic Targets: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes&#x202f;&#x202f;.

Psychiatric and medical comorbidities in patients with migraine before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand: a retrospective comparative cohort study of two different clinical groups.

Prediction modeling in transdiagnostic risk: results from the PROCAN study.

Patients' Perspectives on Personalized Glycemic Targets for Coronary Artery Disease Prevention Based on the Haptoglobin Phenotype: A Qualitative Study.

Associations Between Rumination and the Incidence of First-Episode Major Depressive Disorder in a Sample of Chinese University Students: From a 1-Year Longitudinal Study.

The Interaction Between Family Functioning and the PCDH9 rs9540720 Polymorphism on Major Depressive Disorder in Chinese Freshmen.

Development and Validation of Prediction Models for Perceived and Unmet Mental Health Needs in the Canadian General Population: Model-Based Synthetic Estimation Study.

Marriage and postpartum major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Brain connectomes in youth at risk for serious mental illness: a longitudinal perspective.

Improving wellbeing of older adults through community-based music-movement programs (COMM)

Health Anxiety from the Pandemic Initiative (HAPI)

Frequent collaborators

Signe Bray

Helen-Maria Vasiliadis

Catherine Lebel

Jean-Philippe Gouin

JianLi Wang

Pasquale Roberge

Jean-Philippe Gouin

Mary Bartram

Alain Lesage

Jessica Spagnolo

YAN LIU

Lori Wozney

Ejemai Eboreime

JianLi Wang

Bonnie Lashewicz

Robin Urquhart

Jordan Warford

Megan Aston

Katharine Dunlop

Katrina Jarvis

Abraham Nunes

Jim Petrik

Igor Yakovenko

Benjamin Rusak

Gail Tomblin Murphy

Mohammad Hajizadeh

Gail Tomblin Murphy

Patients' Experiences with and Perceptions of Personalized Glycemic Targets: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes  .