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Nicole Bobbette

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Assistant ProfessorSchool of Rehabilitation TherapyQueen's University

Nicole Bobbette

Assistant Professor

School of Rehabilitation Therapy

Queen's University

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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31 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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380

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Research

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Aging Brain Health Dementia Developmental Disabilities Health Care Workers Patient Oriented Research Intellectual And Developmental Disabilties Primary Care

Latest papers

Direct support professional perspectives on the value of virtual healthcare for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Trends over four years.
Disability and health journal · 2026
"Lots of trial and error": Direct Support Professionals' Perspectives on Supporting the Participation of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026 · first author
"Lots of trial and error": Direct Support Professionals' Perspectives on Supporting the Participation of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
2026 · first author

All 46 publications

Latest funding

Evaluating the implementation of interprofessional primary care teams: A multiple case study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Evaluating the implementation of team-based primary care across Canada: A multiple case study and deliberative dialogues
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,147,500
Co-production for Health, Inclusive Research, Practice and Policy for People with Developmental Disabilities
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$149,890

All 14 grants and awards

46 publications.

Direct support professional perspectives on the value of virtual healthcare for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Trends over four years.

Selick A, Bernier SL, Bobbette N, Cardiff K, Lunsky Y

Disability and health journal20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2025.101961 PMID: 40818922

"Lots of trial and error": Direct Support Professionals' Perspectives on Supporting the Participation of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Nicole Bobbette, Beata Batorowicz, Lori Johnson, Amanda Hartley, Vera Lúcia de Oliveira Ralin, Stephanie Lackey, Agnieszka Fecica

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21938611

"Lots of trial and error": Direct Support Professionals' Perspectives on Supporting the Participation of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Nicole Bobbette, Beata Batorowicz, Lori Johnson, Amanda Hartley, Vera Lúcia de Oliveira Ralin, Stephanie Lackey, Agnieszka Fecica

2026First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21938612

How are adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities represented, included and engaged in cancer research: A scoping review protocol.

Hansford RLW, Halliday S, Bobbette N, Mullins L, Godfrey C, Przednowek A, Srasuebkul P, McMahon M, Mahar AL

PloS one2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0346010 PMID: 41984851

Negotiating precarity - employment experiences of Canadian young adults in social housing.

Jansen-van Vuuren J, Krupa T, Lysaght R, Marshall CA, Aguilar D, Drake F, Bobbette N

Work (Reading, Mass.)2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/10519815261432596 PMID: 41869843

Strengthening Workforce Identity and Standards: A Case for a Professional Association Among Ontario's Direct Support Professionals

Ann Hines, Nicole Bobbette, Lisa M. Whittingham

2026Open Access

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21939107

Community Implementation of a Clinician and Caregiver Co-Led Programme to Promote the Wellbeing of Family Caregivers of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Selick A, Mishra S, Man LLY, Steel L, Lunsky Y, Magnacca C, Penner M, Weiss J, Bobbette N, Thomson K, Fung K, Lake J

Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1111/jar.70233 PMID: 42050766

Evaluating the Preliminary Outcomes and Acceptability of a Virtual Adaptation of Acceptance and Commitment Training for Caregivers of People With Disabilities ("I Am Not Alone"): Mixed Methods Study.

Man LLY, Dahary H, Mishra S, Magnacca C, Steel L, Lunsky Y, Porthukaran A, Siu J, Bobbette N, Redquest B, Thomson K, Penner M, Weiss J, Lake J, Fung KPL

JMIR formative research2026Open Access

DOI: 10.2196/86205 PMID: 41881039

Strengthening Workforce Identity and Standards: A Case for a Professional Association Among Ontario's Direct Support Professionals

Ann Hines, Nicole Bobbette, Lisa M. Whittingham

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2026Open Access

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21939106

Acceptance and Commitment Training for Family Caregivers of People with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Protocol for a Collaborative Implementation Study (Preprint)

Kenneth Po-Lun Fung, Yona Lunsky, Kendra M. Thomson, Lee Steel, Soumya Mishra, Jodie Siu, Nicole Bobbette, Carly Magnacca, Jonathan A. Weiss, Melanie Penner, Ullanda Niel, Dorothee Chopamba, Sheila Phillips, Avra Selick, Brianne Redquest, Johanna K. Lake

20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.2196/preprints.75049

Evaluating the implementation of interprofessional primary care teams: A multiple case study

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Health Services and Policy Research

Principal investigators: Miller, Jordan; Donnelly, Catherine A

Keywords: Health Services Research; Implementation Science; Interprofessional Models Of Care; Multiple Case Study; Primary Care

$100,000

Evaluating the implementation of team-based primary care across Canada: A multiple case study and deliberative dialogues

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Miller, Jordan; Donnelly, Catherine A

Keywords: Deliberative Dialogue; Health Services Research; Implementation Science; Interprofessional Models Of Care; Multiple Case Study; Primary Care

$1,147,500

Co-production for Health, Inclusive Research, Practice and Policy for People with Developmental Disabilities

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Spassiani, Natasha A; Dever, Maddy; Lunsky, Yona J; Selick, Avra

Keywords: Adults With Developmental Disabilities; Co-Design; Co-Production; Family Caregivers; Health System Planning; Health System Research; Inclusive Research; Knowledge Mobilization; Meaningful Participation; Patient-Oriented Research

$149,890

Telling Our Stories: A Photovoice Project with Diverse Autistic Youth in Northern Ontario

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Douglas, Patricia N.

Keywords: Autistic youth; Northern Ontario; Indigenous communities; Photovoice; participatory action methodologies; disability studies; Indigenous disability studies; critical autism studies; service systems; co-design methodology

$51,688

Identifying optimal primary care models for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ontario: a mixed methods study

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Durbin, Anna; Bobbette, Nicole; Selick, Avra

Keywords: Intellectual And Developmental Disabilties; Primary Care

$546,976

Promoting brain health: A national capacity building project for aging adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, family caregivers and service providers

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Op Gr.: Mech. in Brain Aging/dementia-Caregiving/Care Prov. + Aging with Neurod.

Principal investigators: Lunsky, Yona J; Bobbette, Nicole; Chiu, Mary; Thakur, Anupam

Keywords: Aging; Brain Health; Dementia; Developmental Disabilities; Family Caregivers; Health Care Workers; Health Education; Patient Oriented Research

Evaluating implementation of a dementia screening program for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in community agencies across Canada: Facilitators, barriers and next steps for spread and scale

Principal investigatorCIHR2023og: Eva. Dementia Programs -Strm 1 Azrieli Foundation for aging w/neurodiversity

Principal investigators: Lunsky, Yona J; Stemp, Sandy; Thakur, Anupam; Bobbette, Nicole; Selick, Avra

Keywords: Aging; Brain Health; Dementia; Developmental Disabilities; Disability Organizations; Health Care Workers; Patient Oriented Research; Screening

$749,755

Improving Investigative Interviewing with Older Adults

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Dion Larivière, Cassandre

Keywords: investigative interviewing; rapport; interrogation; interviewing; older adults; elders; elder abuse

$179,450

A balancing act: Learning from global examples of effective community support for people with disabilities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: disability; community; family; support; inclusion; case study; international

$382,443

Community implementation and evaluation of acceptance and commitment training (ACT) for family caregivers

Co-investigatorBRAIN2022KBHN Strategic Investment Fund

Principal investigators: Lake, Johanna

Keywords: Neurodevelopment

$479,141

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Aging Dear Professor Bobbette, 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 "Direct support professional perspectives on the value of virtual healthcare for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Trends over four years." (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 "Identifying optimal primary care models for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ontario: a mixed methods study" (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]

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Nicole Bobbette

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Direct support professional perspectives on the value of virtual healthcare for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Trends over four years.

"Lots of trial and error": Direct Support Professionals' Perspectives on Supporting the Participation of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

"Lots of trial and error": Direct Support Professionals' Perspectives on Supporting the Participation of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

How are adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities represented, included and engaged in cancer research: A scoping review protocol.

Negotiating precarity - employment experiences of Canadian young adults in social housing.

Strengthening Workforce Identity and Standards: A Case for a Professional Association Among Ontario's Direct Support Professionals

Community Implementation of a Clinician and Caregiver Co-Led Programme to Promote the Wellbeing of Family Caregivers of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Evaluating the Preliminary Outcomes and Acceptability of a Virtual Adaptation of Acceptance and Commitment Training for Caregivers of People With Disabilities ("I Am Not Alone"): Mixed Methods Study.

Strengthening Workforce Identity and Standards: A Case for a Professional Association Among Ontario's Direct Support Professionals

Acceptance and Commitment Training for Family Caregivers of People with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Protocol for a Collaborative Implementation Study (Preprint)

Evaluating the implementation of interprofessional primary care teams: A multiple case study

Evaluating the implementation of team-based primary care across Canada: A multiple case study and deliberative dialogues

Co-production for Health, Inclusive Research, Practice and Policy for People with Developmental Disabilities

Telling Our Stories: A Photovoice Project with Diverse Autistic Youth in Northern Ontario

Identifying optimal primary care models for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ontario: a mixed methods study

Promoting brain health: A national capacity building project for aging adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, family caregivers and service providers

Evaluating implementation of a dementia screening program for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in community agencies across Canada: Facilitators, barriers and next steps for spread and scale

Improving Investigative Interviewing with Older Adults

A balancing act: Learning from global examples of effective community support for people with disabilities

Community implementation and evaluation of acceptance and commitment training (ACT) for family caregivers

Frequent collaborators

Yona Lunsky

Kendra Thomson

Catherine Donnelly

Johanna Lake

Rosemary Lysaght

Anupam Thakur

Melanie Penner

Avra Selick

Kenneth Fung

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Jonathan Weiss

Yani Hamdani

Rachelle Ashcroft

Jordan Miller

Janet Durbin

Joan Tranmer

Todd Tran

Carri Hand

Melanie Walker

Christina Godfrey

Laura Mullins

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