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Sean Rourke

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ProfessorDepartment of PsychiatryUniversity of Toronto

Sean Rourke

Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Supervision signals

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3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 58 research grants (58 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 4 trainee awards (4 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Publications

364

Citations

Collaborators

102

Grants

Publications by year

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Education

PhD, Clinical Neuropsychology
BA, Psychology
BS, Physiology

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Research

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Sexually transmitted diseases and infections Public and population health Health care access, privilege or marginalization Health care safety and quality improvement

Latest papers

Factors Associated with Mobile App Ordering of HIV Self-test Kits and Reporting of Results Among Black People in Canada: Analysis of Data from “I’m Ready” National HIV Self-testing Implementation Study
AIDS and Behavior · 2026 · senior author
Reach and effectiveness outcomes of the “I’m Ready” HIV self-testing program in Black communities in Canada
Canadian Journal of Public Health · 2026 · senior author
Assessing the Impact of an Sexually Transmitted Infections Nurse on the Delivery of Sexually Transmitted Infections/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Services in an Inner-City Emergency Department Using a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Syphilis Point-of-Care Test During a Syphilis Outbreak in Alberta, Canada.
Sexually transmitted diseases · 2026

All 18 publications

Latest funding

HIV and other STBBI Capacity Building with GeneXpert Machines: Rapid TLC
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$20,000
A Trauma Screening Program for People with HIV: Development of a patient-centered Trauma Screening Questionnaire and Implementation Guidance for HIV care programs.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$302,174
Rapid TLC: Peer Navigator Capacity Building Symposium
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$20,000

All 102 grants and awards

18 publications.

Factors Associated with Mobile App Ordering of HIV Self-test Kits and Reporting of Results Among Black People in Canada: Analysis of Data from “I’m Ready” National HIV Self-testing Implementation Study

Ajiboye W, Lo Hog Tian JM, Antabe R, Mbuagbaw L, Owino M, Tharao W, Soje L, Anthonyraj R, Este D, McBain K

AIDS and Behavior2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-026-05269-1

Reach and effectiveness outcomes of the “I’m Ready” HIV self-testing program in Black communities in Canada

Ajiboye W, Tian JLH, Tharao W, Owino M, Soje L, McBain K, Ly A, Anthonyraj R, Este D, Ndung’u M

Canadian Journal of Public Health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01183-0

Assessing the Impact of an Sexually Transmitted Infections Nurse on the Delivery of Sexually Transmitted Infections/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Services in an Inner-City Emergency Department Using a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Syphilis Point-of-Care Test During a Syphilis Outbreak in Alberta, Canada.

Gratrix J, Ives N, Egan C, Vetland C, Meyer G, Harrington S, Wittmeier R, Velji A, Berenger B, Rourke S, Fonseca K, Singh AE, Syphilis and HIV Point-of-Care Testing in Acute Care and Community (SHACC) Team

Sexually transmitted diseases2026

DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000002333 PMID: 41996301

Assessing HIV provider knowledge, screening practices, and training needs for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. A short report.

Gouse H, Masson CJ, Henry M, Marcotte TD, London L, Kew G, Rourke S, Robbins RN

AIDS care2021

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1736256 PMID: 32138523

Universities without Walls: A Blended Delivery Approach to Training the Next Generation of HIV Researchers in Canada.

Ibáñez-Carrasco F, Worthington C, Rourke S, Hastings C

International journal of environmental research and public health2020

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17124265 PMID: 32549263

Potential use of supervised injection services among people who inject drugs in a remote and mid-size Canadian setting.

Mitra S, Rachlis B, Krysowaty B, Marshall Z, Olsen C, Rourke S, Kerr T

BMC public health2019

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6606-7 PMID: 30849946

Pathways From HIV-Related Stigma to Antiretroviral Therapy Measures in the HIV Care Cascade for Women Living With HIV in Canada

Logie CH, Lacombe-Duncan A, Wang Y, Kaida A, Conway T, Webster K, de Pokomandy A, Loutfy MR, Anema A, Becker D

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)201866 citations

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001589

Willingness to use drug checking within future supervised injection services among people who inject drugs in a mid-sized Canadian city.

Kennedy MC, Scheim A, Rachlis B, Mitra S, Bardwell G, Rourke S, Kerr T

Drug and alcohol dependence2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.12.026 PMID: 29475198

A Comparison of Virological Suppression and Rebound between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Persons Initiating Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in a Multisite Cohort of Individuals Living with HIV in Canada

Benoit AC, Younger J, Beaver K, Jackson R, Loutfy M, Masching R, Nobis T, Nowgesic E, O'Brien-Teengs D, Whitebird W

Antiviral Therapy20176 citations

DOI: 10.3851/imp3114

The Use of Multistate Models to Examine Associations of Stress and Adherence With Transitions Among HIV Care States Observed in a Clinical HIV Cohort.

Blitz S, Antoniou T, Burchell A, Walmsley S, Light L, Gardner S, Rourke S, Cooper C, Kendall C, Loutfy M, Rachlis A, Wobeser W, Benoit A, Raboud J

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2017

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001493 PMID: 28700406

HIV and other STBBI Capacity Building with GeneXpert Machines: Rapid TLC

Nominated PICIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grants - Institute/Initiative Community Support

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B

Keywords: Addressing Health Inequities; Capacity Building; Community-Centred; Culturally Appropriate Care; Hiv And Other Stbbis; Implementation Science; Knowledge Mobilization; Outreach; Peer Engagement; Underserved Populations

$20,000

A Trauma Screening Program for People with HIV: Development of a patient-centered Trauma Screening Questionnaire and Implementation Guidance for HIV care programs.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lang, Raynell; Gill, Michael J

Keywords: Hiv; Hiv Care Program; Mental Health; Mixed Methods; Patient-Centered; People Living With Hiv; Quality Improvement; Trauma; Trauma Informed Care; Trauma Screening Program

$302,174

Rapid TLC: Peer Navigator Capacity Building Symposium

Nominated PICIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Illsley, Shohan

Keywords: Capacity Building; Community-Centred; Culturally Appropriate Care; Health Inequities; Hiv And Other Stbbis; Implementation Science; Outreach; Peer Engagement; Test And Treat Interventions; Underserved Populations

$20,000

CBR Centre for Health Equity for Black Canadians: Prevention, Testing, Treatment and Care

Nominated PICIHR2025Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI CBR - African, Caribbean and Black People

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Tharao, Wangari E; AJIBOYE, WALE T

Keywords: Addressing Health Inequities; Awareness And Uptake; Breaking Barriers; Capacity Building; Community-Centred; Hiv And Other Stbbis; Implementation Science; Knowledge Mobilization; Prevention; Underserved Populations

$1,000,000

Responding to Changing Global HIV Polices by Developing a Canadian HIV Strategy through a Co-Design Workshop

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grants - Institute/Initiative Community Support

Principal investigators: Lang, Raynell; Gill, Michael J; Rourke, Sean B

Keywords: Co-Design; Global Health; Health Advocacy; Health Policy; Health Services; Hiv/Aids; Migrant Health; People Living With Hiv; Population Health; Qualitative Methods

$20,000

All Together 4 IDEAS: Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, to Address drivers and interventions to curtail the Syndemics experienced by people diagnosed with HIV and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Tm Gr.:Embracing Diversity to Achieve Precision/Health Equity-KM Hub Supplement

Principal investigators: Rueda, Zulma V; Cyr, Monica; Haworth-Brockman, Margaret J; Keynan, Yoav; Maier, Katharina H

Keywords: Community-Led Research; Gender; Health Inequalities; Hiv; Intersectionality; People Experiencing Houselessness; People Who Inject Drugs; Sex; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections; Syndemics

$748,493

Black People's Health Matters: Community engagement to implement evidence-based HIV prevention practices in Black communities in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2024Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research - General Key Pop. - LOI

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Brown O'Sullivan, Lounanjio; Gebremikael, Liben M; Owino, Maureen A; Tharao, Wangari E; AJIBOYE, WALE T; Nelson, LaRon E

Keywords: African, Carribean, Black; Awareness And Uptake; Community Engagement; Implementation Science; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Prevention; Racial Inequities; Underserved Populations

$100,000

Scaling Up Point Of Care Testing And Linkages To Care For Syphilis And HIV In Rural, Remote, And Indigenous Populations In Central Alberta

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Other: Enhancing knowledge mobilization for syphilis research

Principal investigators: Singh, Ameeta E; Littlechild, Randy W; Sandstrom, Paul A; Egan, Cari; Gratrix, Jennifer; Rourke, Sean B

Keywords: Knowledge Mobilization; Syphilis

$150,000

Nîkânohtakewin (walking ahead and leading): Reengaging and resourcing Indigenous youth in STBBI prevention and early intervention

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: HIV/AIDS/STBBI Community-Based Research - General Indigenous 2 - LOI

Principal investigators: CAAN, CAAN; Kisikaw Piyesis, Margaret L; Rourke, Sean B

Keywords: Community Based Research; Health; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Youth; Stbbi

$99,999

Ayaangwaamiziwin Centre: Pragmatic Solutions for STBBIs

Nominated PICIHR2024TG: Biomedical Res. for HIV/AIDS and STBBI -Next-Gen. Prev. Technolo.-Large Team

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Kisikaw Piyesis, Margaret L; Owino, Maureen A; AJIBOYE, WALE T; Fleury, Mathew; Keynan, Yoav; Rueda, Zulma V; Singh, Ameeta E; Skinner, Stuart J; Spence, Cara J; Tharao, Wangari E

Keywords: Community-Centred; Culturally Appropriate Care; Diagnostic Devices; Implementation Science; Knowledge Mobilization; Point Of Care And Self-Test Medical Devices; Prevention; Technology Solutions; Test And Treat Interventions; Underserved Populations

$3,750,000

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: Sexually transmitted diseases and infections Dear Professor Rourke, 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 "Factors Associated with Mobile App Ordering of HIV Self-test Kits and Reporting of Results Among Black People in Canada: Analysis of Data from “I’m Ready” National HIV Self-testing Implementation Study" (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 "HIV and other STBBI Capacity Building with GeneXpert Machines: Rapid TLC" (2025), 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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Sean Rourke

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Factors Associated with Mobile App Ordering of HIV Self-test Kits and Reporting of Results Among Black People in Canada: Analysis of Data from “I’m Ready” National HIV Self-testing Implementation Study

Reach and effectiveness outcomes of the “I’m Ready” HIV self-testing program in Black communities in Canada

Assessing HIV provider knowledge, screening practices, and training needs for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. A short report.

Universities without Walls: A Blended Delivery Approach to Training the Next Generation of HIV Researchers in Canada.

Potential use of supervised injection services among people who inject drugs in a remote and mid-size Canadian setting.

Pathways From HIV-Related Stigma to Antiretroviral Therapy Measures in the HIV Care Cascade for Women Living With HIV in Canada

Willingness to use drug checking within future supervised injection services among people who inject drugs in a mid-sized Canadian city.

A Comparison of Virological Suppression and Rebound between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Persons Initiating Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in a Multisite Cohort of Individuals Living with HIV in Canada

The Use of Multistate Models to Examine Associations of Stress and Adherence With Transitions Among HIV Care States Observed in a Clinical HIV Cohort.

Frequent collaborators

Janet Raboud

Sharon Walmsley

Wangari Tharao

Sergio Rueda

Thomas Kerr

Maureen Owino

Beth Rachlis

Kerrigan Beaver

Curtis Cooper

Mona Loutfy

WALE AJIBOYE

Notisha Massaquoi

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Marek Smieja

Carmen Logie

Neora Pick

Robert Hogg

Greta Bauer

Alexandra de Pokomandy

Angela Kaida

Tony Antoniou

Claire Kendall

Saara Greene

Charu Kaushic

Randall Jackson

Paul Links

Lori Brotto

Joanne Otis

Gregory Pond