Shanoja Naik, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Equity Health Workforce Healthy Workplace Implementation Science Learning Health System Long-Term Care Workforce Mental Health Of Workforce Support & Retention

Latest papers

From evidence-based guidelines to practice: Using natural language processing to identify impactful interventions in falls prevention.
International journal of nursing sciences · 2026 · first author
Indicators to measure implementation and sustainability of nursing best practice guidelines: A mixed methods analysis.
Heliyon · 2023
Assessment of the Nursing Quality Indicators for Reporting and Evaluation (NQuIRE) database using a data quality index.
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2020 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Comprehensive plan to identify nurse-sensitive indicators (NSI) in home care services
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$15,000
Building Psychological Safety in Long-Term Care: Strengthening Equity & Trauma-informed Organizational Capacity to Support Workforce Mental Health & Well-being
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$743,630

All 2 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

From evidence-based guidelines to practice: Using natural language processing to identify impactful interventions in falls prevention.

Naik S, Wimalarathna H, Parousis A, Grinspun D

International journal of nursing sciences2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2026.04.004 PMID: 42266855

02

Indicators to measure implementation and sustainability of nursing best practice guidelines: A mixed methods analysis.

Aloisio LD, Graham N, Grinspun D, Naik S, Coughlin M, Medeiros C, McConnell H, Sales A, McNeill S, Santos WJ, Squires JE

Heliyon2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19983 PMID: 37809679

03

Assessment of the Nursing Quality Indicators for Reporting and Evaluation (NQuIRE) database using a data quality index.

Naik S, Voong S, Bamford M, Smith K, Joyce A, Grinspun D

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA2020First author

DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa031 PMID: 32364233

Comprehensive plan to identify nurse-sensitive indicators (NSI) in home care services

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Naik, Shanoja R; Li-James, Sandra

Keywords: Evaluating Nursing Care In Home Care Setting; Nursing Sensitive Indicators; Pan; Planning Phase: Developing Research Group

$15,000

Building Psychological Safety in Long-Term Care: Strengthening Equity & Trauma-informed Organizational Capacity to Support Workforce Mental Health & Well-being

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Team Gr.:Strengt. the Health Workforce:Workforce that Cares for Aging Population

Principal investigators: Yoon, Rosanra; Calver, Jennifer; Chee, Janet; DaSilva, Ian; Naik, Shanoja R; Tomlin, Norma; Bourgeault, Ivy L; Espin, Sherry; Kovacs, Attila

Keywords: Equity; Health Workforce; Healthy Workplace; Implementation Science; Learning Health System; Long-Term Care Workforce; Mental Health Of Workforce; Support & Retention; Trauma-Informed Organizations; Workplace Psychological Safety

$743,630

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Equity Dear Professor Naik, 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 "From evidence-based guidelines to practice: Using natural language processing to identify impactful interventions in falls prevention." (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 "Comprehensive plan to identify nurse-sensitive indicators (NSI) in home care services" (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]