Heidi Cramm, Queen's University

Research

Family System Mental Health Psychoeducation Public Safety Personnel Resiliency Trauma Social Resiliency Mental Wellness

Latest papers

Occupational Therapy Perspectives on Recovery From War-Related Risk Across the Life Course.
The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association · 2026 · senior author
Psychiatric hospitalizations among Canadian Armed Forces Veterans and former Royal Canadian Mounted Police members residing in Ontario: A retrospective cohort study.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
Adaptation, implementation, and evaluation of a protective mental health intervention (Resilient minds) for Canadian volunteer firefighters
Comprehensive Psychiatry · 2026

All 59 publications

Latest funding

The Emergency Medical Service Transition to Retirement: A Case Study in Innovation to Inform Decision Making and Knowledge Mobilization
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$24,978
Expediting Research to Practice during COVID-19: Optimizing Family Well-Being of Emergency Responder Personnel
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Families matter: A partnership of partners to study, serve, and support the families of military, Veterans, and public safety personnel
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$199,628

All 5 grants and awards

59 publications.

01

Occupational Therapy Perspectives on Recovery From War-Related Risk Across the Life Course.

Kinney AR, Cogan AM, Rich TL, Cramm H

The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association2026Senior author

DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2026.051622 PMID: 41941372

02

Psychiatric hospitalizations among Canadian Armed Forces Veterans and former Royal Canadian Mounted Police members residing in Ontario: A retrospective cohort study.

Cyr KS, Kurdyak P, Smith PM, Aiken AB, Cramm H, Mahar AL

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01174-1 PMID: 41739430

03

Adaptation, implementation, and evaluation of a protective mental health intervention (Resilient minds) for Canadian volunteer firefighters

MacDermid JC, Killip SC, Brazil A, Lomotan M, Fraser S, Bryant D, Cramm H, Carleton RN

Comprehensive Psychiatry20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2025.152643

04

Building a Resilience Ecosystem to Improve Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing in Canadian High-Stress Low-Control Occupations

Anderson GS, Song Y, Ricciardelli R, MacDermid JC, Cramm H, Norris D, Carleton RN

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2026

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23050669

05

Lifestyle Dimensions of Public Safety Personnel Families: There's No Life Like It.

Cramm H, Cox M, Norris D, Reid N, Tam-Seto L, Dekel R, Fear NT, Delaney L, Richmond R, Mahar A

Journal of occupational rehabilitation2025First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10926-024-10213-y PMID: 38869745

06

Understanding the experiences of Canadian military veterans participating in aquatic exercise for musculoskeletal pain.

Held NJ, Miller J, Cramm H

Scandinavian journal of pain2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2025-0003 PMID: 41130597

07

Primary Care Visit Rates Among Canadian Veterans in Ontario: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Sex- and Length of Service-stratified Comparisons With Nonveterans.

St Cyr K, Saunders J, Cramm H, Aiken A, Kurdyak P, Sutradhar R, Mahar A

Military medicine2025

DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usaf072 PMID: 40072577

08

A Brief Report on Sex-Specific Differences in Persistent Depression, Anxiety, and Loneliness Among Canadian Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Webber C, Mahar AL, St Cyr K, Cramm H, Reppas-Rindlisbacher C, Siddhpuria S, Hallet J, Rochon PA, Fear NT

Military medicine2025

DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usae398 PMID: 39665850

09

Developing families-forward innovations in public safety personnel organizations

Richmond R, Ricciardelli R, MacDermid J, Cramm H

Comprehensive Psychiatry20253 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2025.152581

10

Challenges and facilitators for mental health care for operational stress injuries in the military: A qualitative study

Soares V, Deda E, Houle SA, St. Cyr K, Forchuk CA, Plouffe RA, Liu JJW, Cramm H, Nazarov A, Richardson JD

Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health2025

DOI: 10.3138/jmvfh-2024-0069

The Emergency Medical Service Transition to Retirement: A Case Study in Innovation to Inform Decision Making and Knowledge Mobilization

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Cramm, Heidi A.

Keywords: retirement; transition; life after service; public safety; policy

$24,978

Expediting Research to Practice during COVID-19: Optimizing Family Well-Being of Emergency Responder Personnel

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) COVID-19 Special Initiative

Principal investigators: Cramm, Heidi A.

Keywords: COVID-19; families of emergency responder personnel; military/veteran family; public safety personnel families; well-being; knowledge mobilization; coping; resiliency

$25,000

Families matter: A partnership of partners to study, serve, and support the families of military, Veterans, and public safety personnel

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Cramm, Heidi A.

Keywords: families; family studies; family science; family research; partnership development; knowledge mobilization; military/Veteran family; public safety personnel families; well-being

$199,628

HomeBase: Enhancing mental wellness in public safety personnel families

Nominated PICIHR2019Team Grant: Mental Wellness in Public Safety Team Grants

Principal investigators: Cramm, Heidi; Spinks, Nora; MacDermid, Joy C; Mahar, Alyson L; Norris, Deborah A

Keywords: Family System; Mental Health; Mental Wellness; Post Traumatic Stress; Psychoeducation; Public Safety Personnel; Resiliency; Trauma; Well-Being

$722,083

HomeBase: Enhancing mental wellness in public safety personnel families

Nominated PICIHR2019Team Grant: Mental Wellness in Public Safety Team Grants - LOI

Principal investigators: Cramm, Heidi; Spinks, Nora; MacDermid, Joy C; Mahar, Alyson L; Norris, Deborah A

Keywords: Family System; Mental Health; Psychoeducation; Public Safety Personnel; Resiliency; Social Resiliency; Trauma

$30,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Psychiatry
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Rehabilitation Science
School of Nursing
Family Studies and Gerontology
Community Health Sciences
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Other

Co-authors at Queen's University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Joy MacDermid

Rehabilitation Science

9 shared papers, latest 2026

Deborah Norris

Family Studies and Gerontology

7 shared papers, latest 2026

Linna Tam-Seto

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Catherine Donnelly

Centre for Health Services and Policy Research

3 shared papers, latest 2022

Alyson Mahar

Community Health Sciences

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Joy MacDermid

School of Physical Therapy

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Kimberly Ritchie

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

3 shared papers, latest 2022

Rinku Sutradhar

Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Anthony Nazarov

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Catherine Goldie

School of Nursing

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Lori Wozney

School of Nursing

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Cheryl Missiuna

Rehabilitation Science

2 shared papers, latest 2016

Rose Martini

Rehabilitation Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2016

William Pickett

Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Jordan Miller

Rehabilitation Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Alexandra Heber

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Jitender Sareen

Internal Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Mary Egan

Rehabilitation Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Family System Dear Professor Cramm, 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 "Occupational Therapy Perspectives on Recovery From War-Related Risk Across the Life Course." (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 "The Emergency Medical Service Transition to Retirement: A Case Study in Innovation to Inform Decision Making and Knowledge Mobilization" (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]

Heidi Cramm

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Occupational Therapy Perspectives on Recovery From War-Related Risk Across the Life Course.

Psychiatric hospitalizations among Canadian Armed Forces Veterans and former Royal Canadian Mounted Police members residing in Ontario: A retrospective cohort study.

Adaptation, implementation, and evaluation of a protective mental health intervention (Resilient minds) for Canadian volunteer firefighters

Building a Resilience Ecosystem to Improve Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing in Canadian High-Stress Low-Control Occupations

Lifestyle Dimensions of Public Safety Personnel Families: There's No Life Like It.

Understanding the experiences of Canadian military veterans participating in aquatic exercise for musculoskeletal pain.

Primary Care Visit Rates Among Canadian Veterans in Ontario: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Sex- and Length of Service-stratified Comparisons With Nonveterans.

A Brief Report on Sex-Specific Differences in Persistent Depression, Anxiety, and Loneliness Among Canadian Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Developing families-forward innovations in public safety personnel organizations

Challenges and facilitators for mental health care for operational stress injuries in the military: A qualitative study

The Emergency Medical Service Transition to Retirement: A Case Study in Innovation to Inform Decision Making and Knowledge Mobilization

Expediting Research to Practice during COVID-19: Optimizing Family Well-Being of Emergency Responder Personnel

Families matter: A partnership of partners to study, serve, and support the families of military, Veterans, and public safety personnel

HomeBase: Enhancing mental wellness in public safety personnel families

HomeBase: Enhancing mental wellness in public safety personnel families

Frequent collaborators

Joy MacDermid

Deborah Norris

Paul Kurdyak

Alice Aiken

Alyson Mahar

Linna Tam-Seto

Catherine Donnelly

Alyson Mahar

Joy MacDermid

Kimberly Ritchie

Rinku Sutradhar

Patricia Lingley-Pottie

Nathalie Reid

Anthony Nazarov

Rose Ricciardelli

Catherine Goldie

Kathryn Sinden

Julie Hallet

Dianne Groll

Lori Wozney

Cheryl Missiuna

Colleen Webber

Rose Martini

Shadi Beshai

Alyson Mahar

William Pickett

Jordan Miller

Alexandra Heber

Faiza Khokhar

Jitender Sareen

Michael Sullivan

Mary Egan