Faculty profile

Ginny Brunton

ResearcherHealth Research Methods, Evidence, and ImpactOntario Tech University

This profile is built from public research funding records (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) and PubMed. We have not imported them from a Ontario Tech University directory, so their courses may be missing. Find their university profile.

Ginny Brunton

Researcher

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

Health Sciences

Ontario Tech University

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
21 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

These signals come from public records, including CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions. Ask the professor or the graduate program whether they are taking new students.

Academic metrics

Publications

137

Citations

h-index

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

Counts cover the works listed on the university profile; citation counts come from Dimensions.

Profiles and links

Search on Google Scholar

Find them onX · LinkedIn · Bluesky · YouTube

Signals and details

Research

Neonatal Infection Prevalence Secondary Analysis Water Birth Evidence-Informed Decision-Making Knowledge Mobilization Scoping Review Stakeholder Engagement

Latest papers

Evaluating the impact of methodological trade-offs on meta-analyses and certainty of the evidence according to GRADE: Part 5 of a meta-research study of rapid reviews.
Journal of clinical epidemiology · 2026
Structural barriers and facilitators of accessing rehabilitation among adults aged 50 years and older with low back pain: a scoping review of the literature.
BMC health services research · 2026
Evaluating the proportion of retrieved citations and relevant studies when database selection is restricted to MEDLINE, CENTRAL and Embase: Part 4 of a meta-research study of rapid review methodological trade-offs.
Journal of clinical epidemiology · 2026

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Prevalence and outcomes of water birth versus 'land' birth in Ontario mothers and neonates at low risk of complications: a secondary analysis of routinely collected BORN data.
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$74,408
A systematic review on the effectiveness of virtual sleep intervention delivery to improve sleep and mental health outcomes in the post-secondary student population.
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$49,999
Planning for home birth knowledge mobilization: a scoping review and stakeholder consultation.
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
$14,976

All 3 grants and awards

28 publications.

Evaluating the impact of methodological trade-offs on meta-analyses and certainty of the evidence according to GRADE: Part 5 of a meta-research study of rapid reviews.

Corso M, Brunton G, Negrini S, Tricco AC, Côté P

Journal of clinical epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112498 PMID: 42697255

Structural barriers and facilitators of accessing rehabilitation among adults aged 50 years and older with low back pain: a scoping review of the literature.

Wong JJ, Ead L, Veitch A, Bakaa N, Latour K, Rinaldi J, Brunton G, Shearer H, Hewitt M, Murnaghan K, Côté P

BMC health services research2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-026-14868-6 PMID: 42286624

Evaluating the proportion of retrieved citations and relevant studies when database selection is restricted to MEDLINE, CENTRAL and Embase: Part 4 of a meta-research study of rapid review methodological trade-offs.

Corso M, Brunton G, Negrini S, Tricco AC, Côté P

Journal of clinical epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112535 PMID: 42785648

Evaluating the accuracy of screening titles and abstracts for progressing to full-text screening by one vs two independent reviewers: part 1 of a meta-research study of rapid review methodological trade-offs.

Corso M, Ead L, Brunton G, Negrini S, Tricco AC, Côté P

Journal of clinical epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112248 PMID: 41865804

Characteristics of Rapidly Manufactured Ventilators: A Scoping Review.

Mikkelsen K, Zaccagnini M, Brunton G, Hosseini A, Tan MC, Nonoyama ML

Respiratory care2025

DOI: 10.1089/respcare.12549 PMID: 40432602

Developing a Canadian midwifery research priority framework: a Delphi consensus study

Murray-Davis B, Ruby E, Rack J, Al-Balkhi S, Grenier L, Brunton G, Darling EK, Hutton EK, Banfield L, Mattison C

Health Research Policy and Systems2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12961-025-01401-0

Care at a distance: Understanding lived experiences of people with MSK disorders receiving non-pharmacological interventions delivered through synchronous telehealth: A systematic rapid review.

Atkinson-Graham M, Brunton G, Cancelliere C, Corso M, de Zoete A, Rubinstein SM, Murnaghan K, Mior S

Digital health2024

DOI: 10.1177/20552076241236573 PMID: 38495858

Identification of a partnership model between a university and not-for-profit organization to address health professions education and health inequality gaps through simulation-based education: A scoping review.

Siraj S, Momand B, Brunton G, Dubrowski A

PloS one2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311349 PMID: 39446748

Exploring the Distribution of 3D-Printed Simulator Designs Using Open-Source Databases to Facilitate Simulation-Based Learning Through a University and Nonprofit Collaboration: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Sritharan M, Siraj S, Brunton G, Dubrowski A

JMIR research protocols2024

DOI: 10.2196/53167 PMID: 38801764

Rehabilitation of back pain in the pediatric population: a mixed studies systematic review.

Yu H, Southerst D, Wong JJ, Verville L, Connell G, Ead L, Mior S, Hestbaek L, Swain M, Brunton G, Shearer HM, Papaconstantinou E, To D, Germann D, Pohlman K, Cedraschi C, Cancelliere C

Chiropractic & manual therapies2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12998-024-00538-z PMID: 38720355

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2023

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Neonatal Infection Dear Professor Brunton, 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 "Evaluating the impact of methodological trade-offs on meta-analyses and certainty of the evidence according to GRADE: Part 5 of a meta-research study of rapid reviews." (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 "Prevalence and outcomes of water birth versus 'land' birth in Ontario mothers and neonates at low risk of complications: a secondary analysis of routinely collected BORN data." (2023), 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]

Something wrong or missing on this profile? Suggest a correction

Ginny Brunton

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Evaluating the impact of methodological trade-offs on meta-analyses and certainty of the evidence according to GRADE: Part 5 of a meta-research study of rapid reviews.

Structural barriers and facilitators of accessing rehabilitation among adults aged 50 years and older with low back pain: a scoping review of the literature.

Evaluating the proportion of retrieved citations and relevant studies when database selection is restricted to MEDLINE, CENTRAL and Embase: Part 4 of a meta-research study of rapid review methodological trade-offs.

Evaluating the accuracy of screening titles and abstracts for progressing to full-text screening by one vs two independent reviewers: part 1 of a meta-research study of rapid review methodological trade-offs.

Characteristics of Rapidly Manufactured Ventilators: A Scoping Review.

Developing a Canadian midwifery research priority framework: a Delphi consensus study

Care at a distance: Understanding lived experiences of people with MSK disorders receiving non-pharmacological interventions delivered through synchronous telehealth: A systematic rapid review.

Identification of a partnership model between a university and not-for-profit organization to address health professions education and health inequality gaps through simulation-based education: A scoping review.

Exploring the Distribution of 3D-Printed Simulator Designs Using Open-Source Databases to Facilitate Simulation-Based Learning Through a University and Nonprofit Collaboration: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Rehabilitation of back pain in the pediatric population: a mixed studies systematic review.

Prevalence and outcomes of water birth versus 'land' birth in Ontario mothers and neonates at low risk of complications: a secondary analysis of routinely collected BORN data.

A systematic review on the effectiveness of virtual sleep intervention delivery to improve sleep and mental health outcomes in the post-secondary student population.

Planning for home birth knowledge mobilization: a scoping review and stakeholder consultation.

Frequent collaborators

Eileen Katherine Hutton

Karyn Kaufman

Adam Dubrowski

Efrosini Papaconstantinou

Liz Darling

Angela Reitsma

Beth Murray Davis

David Rudoler

Laura Banfield