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Winnie Sun

ResearcherNursingOntario Tech University

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Winnie Sun

Researcher

Nursing

Health Sciences

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 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (2 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Aging Alzheimer'S Disease Caregiving Co-Designing Community-Based Research Dementia Knowledge Dissemination Neuroscience

Latest papers

The use of immersive virtual reality technology in dementia care education for nursing students: A scoping review protocol.
PloS one · 2026 · senior author
Communication and Medication-Related Deprescribing for Healthcare Professionals: A Rapid Review of the Literature.
Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2026
Learnings From a Knowledge Mobilization Strategy to Integrate a Deprescribing Educational Curriculum Into Health Professional Programmes.
Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology · 2026

All 30 publications

Latest funding

Investigating the Role of Anemia in Dementia Risk Across Diverse Populations: An Epidemiological and Laboratory Approach
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Co-Designing and Participatory Approaches to Building Partnerships: Advancement for Dementia Care Centre
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$24,998
Innovative approaches to reduce the burden of unmet health care needs in aging Canadians with musculoskeletal conditions: A comprehensive investigation to improve health services and health equity
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$270,000

All 8 grants and awards

30 publications.

The use of immersive virtual reality technology in dementia care education for nursing students: A scoping review protocol.

Wong JOY, Hung L, Phinney A, Sun W

PloS one2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342783 PMID: 41774740

Communication and Medication-Related Deprescribing for Healthcare Professionals: A Rapid Review of the Literature.

Momand B, Sun W, Abbass-Dick J, Dubrowski A, Papaconstantinou E

Worldviews on evidence-based nursing2026

DOI: 10.1111/wvn.70138 PMID: 41960831

Learnings From a Knowledge Mobilization Strategy to Integrate a Deprescribing Educational Curriculum Into Health Professional Programmes.

Pierson T, Gagnon C, Isenor JE, Papillon-Ferland L, Schuster B, Sun W, McDonald EG, Raman-Wilms L

Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology2026

DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.70202 PMID: 41574397

Establishing a dementia care competency framework for care partners, health and social care providers: A modified Delphi study protocol.

Kay K, Metersky K, Correia RH, Astell A, McGrath C, Sun W, Yurkiv H, Smye V

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336566 PMID: 41212858

Enhancing Staffing Stability in Long-Term Care: Insights from Nurses and Personal Support Workers.

Calver J, Rahmen F, Reno N, Sun W

Journal of nursing care quality2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/ncq.0000000000000851 PMID: 40063930

The Incidence and Prevalence of Dementia Among Ontario Adults With and Without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Patel P, Sun W, Mataruga A, Fung K, Balogh R

International journal of geriatric psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.1002/gps.70050 PMID: 39939115

Insights from neighbourhood walking interviews using the Living Environments and Active Aging Framework (LEAAF) in community-dwelling older adults.

Klicnik I, Riad Andrawes R, Bell L, Manafo J, Meens Miller E, Sun W, Widener M, Dogra S

Health & place2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103339 PMID: 39142006

Feasibility and acceptability of virtual programs for people with dementia and their caregivers.

Sun W, Gabel G, Akhter R, Lawson L, Plishewsky J

BMC geriatrics2024First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05375-6 PMID: 39322955

Top 10 Signs and Symptoms of Psychotropic Adverse Drug Events to Monitor in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities.

McInerney BE, Cross AJ, Alderman CP, Bhat R, Boyd CM, Brandt N, Cossette B, Desforges K, Dowd LA, Frank C, Hartikainen S, Herrmann N, Hilmer SN, Jack L, Jordan S, Kitamura CR, Koujiya E, Lampela P, Macfarlane S, Manias E, Martin C, Martínez-Velilla N, Moriarty F, Onder G, Quirke T, Silvius JL, Soulsby N, Stafford AC, Steinman MA, Sun W, Taguchi R, Todd A, Trenaman SC, Yap KZ, Zhao M, Bell JS, Turner JP

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105118 PMID: 38950588

Perspectives on Work in the Continuing Care Sector during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Design.

Guest LM, McCabe J, O'Halloran C, Rana M, Sun W, Rudoler D

Journal of nursing management2024

DOI: 10.1155/2024/7187263 PMID: 40224847

Investigating the Role of Anemia in Dementia Risk Across Diverse Populations: An Epidemiological and Laboratory Approach

SupervisorCIHR2025Doctoral Research Award : Priority Announcement - Geroscience

Principal investigators: Mirza, Sonia

Keywords: Aging; Anemia; Biomarkers; Dementia; Inflammation; Iron Deficiency; Neurology; Prevention

$120,000

Co-Designing and Participatory Approaches to Building Partnerships: Advancement for Dementia Care Centre

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Sun, Winnie W; Burhan, Amer M

Keywords: Aging; Alzheimer'S Disease; Caregiving; Co-Designing; Community-Based Research; Dementia; Knowledge Dissemination; Neuroscience; Participatory Approach; Stakeholder Engagement

$24,998

Innovative approaches to reduce the burden of unmet health care needs in aging Canadians with musculoskeletal conditions: A comprehensive investigation to improve health services and health equity

SupervisorCIHR2023CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award - Musculoskeletal Health

Principal investigators: Wong, Jessica

Keywords: Aging; Disability And Rehabilitation; Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion; Health Inequities; Health Services; Integrated Knowledge Mobilization; Musculoskeletal Conditions; Older Adults; Population Risk Tool; Unmet Healthcare Needs

$270,000

Planning the Age with Dignity Campus of Care and Best Practices Research Centre

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Lemonde, Manon A

Keywords: Stakeholders Engagement

$19,998

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

Principal 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

Exploring and describing the life experiences of Canadian female Veterans during, pre and post military service

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Gamble, Brenda J.

Keywords: female; veterans; Canada; homelessness; intersectionality; life course

$131,731

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

Principal 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

Environmental determinants of social isolation in older adults: using a social ecological approach to inform Age-Friendly Communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dogra, Shilpa

Keywords: aging; built environment; age-friendly; social participation

$41,411

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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Winnie Sun

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The use of immersive virtual reality technology in dementia care education for nursing students: A scoping review protocol.

Communication and Medication-Related Deprescribing for Healthcare Professionals: A Rapid Review of the Literature.

Learnings From a Knowledge Mobilization Strategy to Integrate a Deprescribing Educational Curriculum Into Health Professional Programmes.

Establishing a dementia care competency framework for care partners, health and social care providers: A modified Delphi study protocol.

Enhancing Staffing Stability in Long-Term Care: Insights from Nurses and Personal Support Workers.

The Incidence and Prevalence of Dementia Among Ontario Adults With and Without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Insights from neighbourhood walking interviews using the Living Environments and Active Aging Framework (LEAAF) in community-dwelling older adults.

Feasibility and acceptability of virtual programs for people with dementia and their caregivers.

Top 10 Signs and Symptoms of Psychotropic Adverse Drug Events to Monitor in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities.

Perspectives on Work in the Continuing Care Sector during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Design.

Investigating the Role of Anemia in Dementia Risk Across Diverse Populations: An Epidemiological and Laboratory Approach

Co-Designing and Participatory Approaches to Building Partnerships: Advancement for Dementia Care Centre

Innovative approaches to reduce the burden of unmet health care needs in aging Canadians with musculoskeletal conditions: A comprehensive investigation to improve health services and health equity

Planning the Age with Dignity Campus of Care and Best Practices Research Centre

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

Exploring and describing the life experiences of Canadian female Veterans during, pre and post military service

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

Environmental determinants of social isolation in older adults: using a social ecological approach to inform Age-Friendly Communities

Frequent collaborators

Jennifer Abbass-Dick

Victoria Smye

Kateryna Metersky

Kateryna Metersky

Manon Lemonde

Arlene Astell

Adam Dubrowski

Winnie Sun

Charlotte Lee

Barbara Farrell

Robert Balogh

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Brenda Gamble

Shilpa Dogra

Michael Widener

Alison Phinney

Ross Upshur

Michael Wilson

Caroline Sirois

David Rudoler

Charlotte Lee

Efrosini Papaconstantinou

Lillian Hung

Elizabeth Peter

Benoît Cossette