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Bill Kapralos

ResearcherBusiness and Information Technology, Faculty ofOntario Tech University

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Bill Kapralos

Researcher

Business and Information Technology, Faculty of

Ontario Tech University

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
19 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (4 NSERC, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2019.

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Research

Fidelity haptic-audio interaction Immersive technologies Multimodal interactions Serious gaming Virtual learning environments Visual-audio interaction

Latest papers

Digital Health Monitoring and Intervention Suite for Stress in Frontline Nurses: Prospective Cohort Trial
JMIR Formative Research · 2026
Working under pressure: How virtual reality and psychoeducation shape stress and moral distress responses in nurses
Digital Health · 2026
When I say … pseudo-haptics.
Medical education · 2026 · senior author

All 30 publications

Latest funding

Beyond Medicalization: Co-Designing VSG-PeriMenoPause for Partner Support
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$80,557
Expanding Access to Nutrition Education: French Translation of Foodbot Factory
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$25,000
International Educated NurseXcel: Virtual Serious Games
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$70,342

All 20 grants and awards

30 publications.

Digital Health Monitoring and Intervention Suite for Stress in Frontline Nurses: Prospective Cohort Trial

Rueda A, Martin J, Parkington K, Perivolaris A, Teferra BG, Lee GH, Tassone VK, Lin Q, Ivanov M, Darnell B

JMIR Formative Research20261 citations

DOI: 10.2196/77818

Working under pressure: How virtual reality and psychoeducation shape stress and moral distress responses in nurses

Parkington K, Rouleau-Tang M, Bhat A, Martin J, Rueda A, Teferra BG, Liu Y, Ivanov M, Darnell BC, Beavers L

Digital Health2026

DOI: 10.1177/20552076261484009

When I say … pseudo-haptics.

Tripathi P, Kapralos B

Medical education2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/medu.70332 PMID: 42791626

Enhancing Psychiatry Training Using an Agentic AI Simulated Consultation Tool: Prospective Cohort Study.

Rueda A, Al-Shamali HF, Cote Z, Roy N, Janssen-Aguilar R, Joseph J, Teferra BG, Kamaleddin MA, Burback L, Winkler O, Kapralos B, Torres A, Sharma D, Krishnan S, Dumas G, Greenshaw A, Hudon A, Sockalingam S, Zhang Y, Dubrowski A, Bhat V

JMIR medical education2026

DOI: 10.2196/88580 PMID: 42479623

Supporting Unpaid Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Study to Explore Caregiver Outcomes and Impact of a Co-Designed Simulation-Based Psychoeducation Program in Virtual Reality.

Chiu M, Pistritto SC, Kokorelias KM, Clarke KM, Torres A, Craven CG, Dubrowski A, Kapralos B, O'Hare E, Sadavoy J, Shnall A, Smith MSD, Choudhury N, Burhan AM

JMIR research protocols2026

DOI: 10.2196/87107 PMID: 41813439

"It's Good. It's Really Good.": Perspectives of Older Adults, Exercise/Recreation Professionals, and Primary Care Providers on Designing a Movement Behavior Intervention Using the Staircase Approach.

Katsoulis K, Bouchard DR, Andrawes RR, Kapralos B, Dunstan D, Copeland J, Horton S, Dogra S

Journal of aging and physical activity2026

DOI: 10.1123/japa.2024-0175 PMID: 40316257

Current Clinical and Educational Uses of Immersive Reality in Anesthesia: Narrative Review.

Fleet A, Kaustov L, Belfiore EB, Kapralos B, Matava C, Wiegelmann J, Giacobbe P, Alam F

Journal of medical Internet research2025

DOI: 10.2196/62785 PMID: 40068142

Correction: Use of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Technologies to Support Resilience and Skill-Building in Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Scoping Review.

Kokorelias KM, Chiu M, Paul S, Zhu L, Choudhury N, Craven CG, Dubrowski A, Redublo T, Kapralos B, Smith MSD, Shnall A, Sadavoy J, Burhan A

Cureus2025

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.c260 PMID: 40873909

Using the Staircase Approach to increase movement: a systematic search and review to inform a novel sedentary behaviour intervention for older adults.

Katsoulis K, Tan MC, Horton S, Sinha SK, Kapralos B, Dunstan D, Bouchard DR, Copeland JL, Dogra S

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2025

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.45.2.01 PMID: 39937696

Efficacy of the Foodbot Factory digital curriculum-based nutrition education intervention in improving children's nutrition knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in elementary school classrooms: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Brown JM, Tahir S, Franco-Arellano B, LeSage A, Hughes J, Kapralos B, Lou W, Vogel E, Farkouh M, Tugault-Lafleur C, Arcand J

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092426 PMID: 39880422

Beyond Medicalization: Co-Designing VSG-PeriMenoPause for Partner Support

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Da Silva, Celina

$80,557

Expanding Access to Nutrition Education: French Translation of Foodbot Factory

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grants - Institute/Initiative Community Support

Principal investigators: Arcand, JoAnne

Keywords: Child Health; Digital Learning; Dissemination; Ehealth; Health Promotion; Nutrition Education

$25,000

International Educated NurseXcel: Virtual Serious Games

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Da Silva, Celina

Keywords: virtual serious games; International Educated Nurses; Canadian healthcare; mixed method research

$70,342

Combatting Harassment in Health Professions Education with Simulation Training and Educational Media

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Harley, Jason M.

Keywords: harassment; well-being; health professions education; simulation; educational technology

$66,095

Co-Creation and Feasibility Assessment of a Staircase Approach to Reduce Sedentary Time and Increase Physical Activity in Older Adults

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Aging

Principal investigators: Dogra, Shilpa; Bouchard, Danielle; Copeland, Jennifer L; Dunstan, David; Heyland, Daren K

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Chronic Disease Prevention; Healthy Aging; Physical Activity; Sedentary Behaviour

$100,000

Examining the physical, social and educational benefits of CLEAN exergame for persons with dementia to promote hand hygiene and influenza vaccine uptake: A feasibility study

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sun, Winnie L.

Keywords: exergaming; cooperative gaming; dementia care; vaccine uptake; hand hygiene; educational intervention; feasibility evaluation; social connectedness; infection control; cognitive stimulation

$52,665

Efficacy of a digital school-based nutrition education intervention to improve healthy eating knowledge, attitudes and behaviours

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth - Physical Health of Youth

Principal investigators: Arcand, JoAnne; Dawson, Jody M; Smith, Elizabeth; Tugault-Lafleur, Claire

Keywords: Children And Youth; Diet; Digital Health; Ehealth; Food Literacy; Health Promotion; Healthy Eating; Nutrition Education; School-Based Health; Serious Games

$100,000

Examining the physical, social and educational benefits of CLEAN exergame for persons with dementia to promote hand hygiene and influenza vaccine uptake: A feasibility study

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sun, Winnie L.

Keywords: exergaming; cooperative gaming; dementia care; vaccine uptake; hand hygiene; educational intervention; feasibility evaluation; social connectedness; infection control; cognitive stimulation

$47,300

Efficacy of a digital school-based nutrition education intervention to improve healthy eating knowledge, attitudes and behaviours

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Arcand, JoAnne

Keywords: Children And Youth; Food Literacy; Mobile Health; Nutrition Education; Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes And Behaviours; School-Based Health Promotion; Serious Games; Technology

$481,950

AREduX Augmented Reality Experience and Experiential Education Medium to Teach Empathy To Healthcare Providers and Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Peisachovich, Eva

Keywords: augmented reality; experiential education; persons living with dementia; professional development; professional training; healthcare providers; caregivers

$91,104

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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Bill Kapralos

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Digital Health Monitoring and Intervention Suite for Stress in Frontline Nurses: Prospective Cohort Trial

Working under pressure: How virtual reality and psychoeducation shape stress and moral distress responses in nurses

When I say &#x2026; pseudo-haptics.

Enhancing Psychiatry Training Using an Agentic AI Simulated Consultation Tool: Prospective Cohort Study.

Supporting Unpaid Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia: Protocol for a Pilot Feasibility Study to Explore Caregiver Outcomes and Impact of a Co-Designed Simulation-Based Psychoeducation Program in Virtual Reality.

"It's Good. It's Really Good.": Perspectives of Older Adults, Exercise/Recreation Professionals, and Primary Care Providers on Designing a Movement Behavior Intervention Using the Staircase Approach.

Current Clinical and Educational Uses of Immersive Reality in Anesthesia: Narrative Review.

Correction: Use of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Technologies to Support Resilience and Skill-Building in Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Scoping Review.

Using the Staircase Approach to increase movement: a systematic search and review to inform a novel sedentary behaviour intervention for older adults.

Efficacy of the Foodbot Factory digital curriculum-based nutrition education intervention in improving children's nutrition knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in elementary school classrooms: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Beyond Medicalization: Co-Designing VSG-PeriMenoPause for Partner Support

Expanding Access to Nutrition Education: French Translation of Foodbot Factory

International Educated NurseXcel: Virtual Serious Games

Combatting Harassment in Health Professions Education with Simulation Training and Educational Media

Co-Creation and Feasibility Assessment of a Staircase Approach to Reduce Sedentary Time and Increase Physical Activity in Older Adults

Examining the physical, social and educational benefits of CLEAN exergame for persons with dementia to promote hand hygiene and influenza vaccine uptake: A feasibility study

Efficacy of a digital school-based nutrition education intervention to improve healthy eating knowledge, attitudes and behaviours

Examining the physical, social and educational benefits of CLEAN exergame for persons with dementia to promote hand hygiene and influenza vaccine uptake: A feasibility study

Efficacy of a digital school-based nutrition education intervention to improve healthy eating knowledge, attitudes and behaviours

AREduX Augmented Reality Experience and Experiential Education Medium to Teach Empathy To Healthcare Providers and Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia

Frequent collaborators

Adam Dubrowski

Venkat Bhat

Wendy Lou

Sridhar Krishnan

JoAnne Arcand

Janette Hughes

Gillian Strudwick

Adriana Shnall

Joel Sadavoy

Anthony Nazarov

Elizabeth Peter

Sean Horton

Shilpa Dogra

Andrew Hogue

Clare Brett

Clyde Matava

Andrew Greenshaw

Laura VanderBeek

Jennifer Copeland

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Lawrence Grierson

Yanbo Zhang

Peter Giacobbe

Fahad Alam

When I say … pseudo-haptics.