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Shayna Skakoon-Sparling

ResearcherUniversity of Guelph

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Shayna Skakoon-Sparling

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Guelph

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Community Based Research Hiv Stbbi

Latest papers

Are quantitative targets for social network size and interaction frequency appropriate for public health guidelines on social connection? Evidence from loneliness and related mental health outcomes.
SSM - population health · 2026
Disentangling Between- and Within-Person Effects of HIV PrEP and Treatment Attitudes on Condom Use and Bacterial STIs Among Sexual Minority Men.
AIDS and behavior · 2026
Public Health Guidelines for Social Connection: An International Delphi Study.
Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Amplifying 2S/LGBTQIA+ voices intergenerationally to shape community programming and community-engaged research: Exploring assets, needs, and research priorities of 2S/LGBTQIA+ youth and older adults in the City of Greater Sudbury and surrounding areas
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Empowering Black GBM: Innovating HIV and STBBI Health Literacy and Sustained Care Access for Newcomers and Canadian-born Men.
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$98,029

All 2 grants and awards

19 publications.

Are quantitative targets for social network size and interaction frequency appropriate for public health guidelines on social connection? Evidence from loneliness and related mental health outcomes.

Delgado-Ron JA, Orpana H, Roddick C, Mulligan K, Pinel EC, Helm PJ, Oliffe JL, Coplan RJ, Benoit C, Joordens S, Skakoon-Sparling S, Card KG

SSM - population health2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101970 PMID: 42775002

Disentangling Between- and Within-Person Effects of HIV PrEP and Treatment Attitudes on Condom Use and Bacterial STIs Among Sexual Minority Men.

Hart TA, Palma PA, Deng Y, Noor SW, Moore D, Zhang T, Grace D, Lachowsky NJ, Cox J, Skakoon-Sparling S, Gormezano A, Dvorakova M, Lal A, Jollimore J, Tan DHS, Engage Study

AIDS and behavior2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-026-05301-4 PMID: 42758449

Public Health Guidelines for Social Connection: An International Delphi Study.

Card KG, Refol J, Hill TG, Benoit C, Coplan RJ, Joordens S, Roddick CM, Oliffe JL, Dej E, Chen FS, Pinel EC, Helm PJ, Skakoon-Sparling S, McKenzie K, Members of the Social Connection Guideline Development Expert Advisory Group

Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105452 PMID: 41176973

Identifying Syndemic Factors and Their Effect on HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto.

Duailibe F, Shen T, Zhang W, Moore D, Hull M, Barath J, Magee C, Lachowsky N, Hart T, Cox J, Grace D, Lambert G, Skakoon-Sparling S, Jollimore J, Dvorakova M, Gormezano A, Lima VD

AIDS and behavior2025

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-04769-w PMID: 40405027

Diverse community perspectives on public health guidelines for social connection: a qualitative study in Canada.

Refol J, Raufi S, Delgado-Ron JA, Mulligan K, Hill TG, Benoit C, Coplan RJ, Pinel EC, Skakoon-Sparling S, Helm PJ, Oliffe JL, Bombaci P, Card KG

Health promotion international2025

DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daaf131 PMID: 40747569

Examining Longitudinal Risk and Strengths-Based Factors Associated with Depression Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Men in Canada.

Ghauri Y, Berlin GW, Skakoon-Sparling S, Zahran A, Brennan DJ, Adam BD, Hart TA

Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

DOI: 10.3390/bs15070839 PMID: 40723623

Inequitable access to PrEP among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada: A network analysis of social indicators.

Adam BD, Monteza-Quiroz D, Hart TA, Skakoon-Sparling S, Moore DM, Zhang T, Gormezano A, Grace D

SSM - population health2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101771 PMID: 40177026

Impact of interventions on mpox transmission during the 2022 outbreak in Canada: a mathematical modeling study of three different cities.

Xiu F, Doyle CM, Anato JLF, Knight J, Wang L, Cox J, Grace D, Hart TA, Zhang T, Skakoon-Sparling S, Dvorakova M, Shahin R, Sachdeva H, Lachowsky N, Sbihi H, Tan DHS, Irvine MA, Mishra S, Maheu-Giroux M

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107792 PMID: 39848438

Prevalence, Determinants, and Trends in the Experience and Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among a Cohort of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver, Canada (2017-2022).

Juwono S, Flores Anato JL, Kirschbaum AL, Metheny N, Dvorakova M, Skakoon-Sparling S, Moore DM, Grace D, Hart TA, Lambert G, Lachowsky NJ, Jollimore J, Cox J, Maheu-Giroux M

LGBT health2025

DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2023.0265 PMID: 38860358

HIV Treatment Optimism Moderates the Relationship between Sexual Risk Behavior and HIV Risk Perception among Urban HIV-negative Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men who have Sex With Men.

Luz PM, Apelian H, Lambert G, Fourmigue A, Dvorakova M, Grace D, Lachowsky N, Hart TA, Moore DM, Skakoon-Sparling S, Cox J

AIDS and behavior2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04380-5 PMID: 38869761

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Shayna Skakoon-Sparling

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Are quantitative targets for social network size and interaction frequency appropriate for public health guidelines on social connection? Evidence from loneliness and related mental health outcomes.

Disentangling Between- and Within-Person Effects of HIV PrEP and Treatment Attitudes on Condom Use and Bacterial STIs Among Sexual Minority Men.

Public Health Guidelines for Social Connection: An International Delphi Study.

Identifying Syndemic Factors and Their Effect on HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto.

Diverse community perspectives on public health guidelines for social connection: a qualitative study in Canada.

Examining Longitudinal Risk and Strengths-Based Factors Associated with Depression Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Men in Canada.

Inequitable access to PrEP among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada: A network analysis of social indicators.

Impact of interventions on mpox transmission during the 2022 outbreak in Canada: a mathematical modeling study of three different cities.

Prevalence, Determinants, and Trends in the Experience and Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among a Cohort of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver, Canada (2017-2022).

HIV Treatment Optimism Moderates the Relationship between Sexual Risk Behavior and HIV Risk Perception among Urban HIV-negative Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men who have Sex With Men.

Amplifying 2S/LGBTQIA+ voices intergenerationally to shape community programming and community-engaged research: Exploring assets, needs, and research priorities of 2S/LGBTQIA+ youth and older adults in the City of Greater Sudbury and surrounding areas

Empowering Black GBM: Innovating HIV and STBBI Health Literacy and Sustained Care Access for Newcomers and Canadian-born Men.

Frequent collaborators

Shayna Skakoon-Sparling

Daniel Grace

Jody Jollimore

Jody Jollimore

Terri Zhang

Aki Gormezano

Cecilia Benoit

Nathan Lachowsky

Mathieu Maheu-Giroux

Gilles Lambert

David Moore

Nathan Lachowsky

Kate Mulligan

Sharmistha Mishra

Hind Sbihi

Jad Sinno

Herveen Sachdeva

Trevor Hart

Rita Shahin

Eric Latimer

Kwame Mckenzie

Kwame Mckenzie

Amaya Perez-Brumer

Shayna Skakoon-Sparling

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Are quantitative targets for social network size and interaction frequency appropriate for public health guidelines on social connection? Evidence from loneliness and related mental health outcomes.

Disentangling Between- and Within-Person Effects of HIV PrEP and Treatment Attitudes on Condom Use and Bacterial STIs Among Sexual Minority Men.

Public Health Guidelines for Social Connection: An International Delphi Study.

Identifying Syndemic Factors and Their Effect on HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto.

Diverse community perspectives on public health guidelines for social connection: a qualitative study in Canada.

Examining Longitudinal Risk and Strengths-Based Factors Associated with Depression Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Men in Canada.

Inequitable access to PrEP among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada: A network analysis of social indicators.

Impact of interventions on mpox transmission during the 2022 outbreak in Canada: a mathematical modeling study of three different cities.

Prevalence, Determinants, and Trends in the Experience and Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among a Cohort of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Montr&#xe9;al, Toronto, and Vancouver, Canada (2017-2022).

HIV Treatment Optimism Moderates the Relationship between Sexual Risk Behavior and HIV Risk Perception among Urban HIV-negative Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men who have Sex With Men.

Amplifying 2S/LGBTQIA+ voices intergenerationally to shape community programming and community-engaged research: Exploring assets, needs, and research priorities of 2S/LGBTQIA+ youth and older adults in the City of Greater Sudbury and surrounding areas

Empowering Black GBM: Innovating HIV and STBBI Health Literacy and Sustained Care Access for Newcomers and Canadian-born Men.

Frequent collaborators

Shayna Skakoon-Sparling

Daniel Grace

Jody Jollimore

Jody Jollimore

Terri Zhang

Aki Gormezano

Cecilia Benoit

Nathan Lachowsky

Mathieu Maheu-Giroux

Gilles Lambert

David Moore

Nathan Lachowsky

Kate Mulligan

Sharmistha Mishra

Hind Sbihi

Jad Sinno

Herveen Sachdeva

Trevor Hart

Rita Shahin

Eric Latimer

Kwame Mckenzie

Kwame Mckenzie

Amaya Perez-Brumer

Prevalence, Determinants, and Trends in the Experience and Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among a Cohort of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver, Canada (2017-2022).