Thomas Foth, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest papers

The 'Mental Health Crisis' and the Nonbeing of the Mad.
Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals · 2026 · senior author
Quiet quitting: Obedience a minima as a form of nursing resistance.
Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals · 2024 · senior author
A critical ethnographic perspective on risk and dangerousness in forensic psychiatry.
Nursing inquiry · 2023 · senior author

All 16 publications

Latest funding

Constructing Dangerousness Through Intertextual Practices in Non-Violent Cases of Persons Found Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$85,672
Repenser un monde en « crise »: accélération, aliénation et critique des formes de vie
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$22,942
Adapting a holistic program to support the mental health and wellness of front line workers providing care to homeless and street communities
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$197,250

All 5 grants and awards

16 publications.

01

The 'Mental Health Crisis' and the Nonbeing of the Mad.

Domingue JL, Foth T

Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/nup.70055 PMID: 41313796

02

Quiet quitting: Obedience a minima as a form of nursing resistance.

Domingue JL, Lauzier K, Foth T

Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/nup.12493 PMID: 39038218

03

A critical ethnographic perspective on risk and dangerousness in forensic psychiatry.

Domingue JL, Jacob JD, Perron A, Pariseau-Legault P, Foth T

Nursing inquiry2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/nin.12521 PMID: 36049045

04

Rethinking dementia as a queer way of life and as 'crip possibility': A critique of the concept of person in person-centredness.

Foth T, Leibing A

Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals2022First author

DOI: 10.1111/nup.12373 PMID: 34623018

05

Which lives are worth saving? Biolegitimacy and harm reduction during COVID-19.

Larocque C, Foth T

Nursing inquiry2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/nin.12417 PMID: 33886134

06

Humanitarian reason and the movement for overdose prevention sites: The NGOization of the Opioid "Crisis".

Foth T

Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals2021First author

DOI: 10.1111/nup.12324 PMID: 32781487

07

Governing through lifestyle-Lalonde and the biopolitical management of public health in Canada.

Foth T, Holmes D

Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals2018First author

DOI: 10.1111/nup.12222 PMID: 30203921

08

Nursing history as philosophy-towards a critical history of nursing.

Foth T, Lange J, Smith K

Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals2018First author

DOI: 10.1111/nup.12210 PMID: 29573099

09

The Use of the Delphi and Other Consensus Group Methods in Medical Education Research: A Review.

Humphrey-Murto S, Varpio L, Wood TJ, Gonsalves C, Ufholz LA, Mascioli K, Wang C, Foth T

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000001812 PMID: 28678098

10

Neoliberalism and the government of nursing through competency-based education.

Foth T, Holmes D

Nursing inquiry2017First author

DOI: 10.1111/nin.12154 PMID: 27572963

Constructing Dangerousness Through Intertextual Practices in Non-Violent Cases of Persons Found Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Foth, Thomas

$85,672

Repenser un monde en « crise »: accélération, aliénation et critique des formes de vie

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Nazon, Evy

Keywords: théorie critique; crise; approche critique; accélération; aliénation; formes de vie

$22,942

Adapting a holistic program to support the mental health and wellness of front line workers providing care to homeless and street communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 MH/SU - Developing Innovative Adaptations of Services/Delivery

Principal investigators: Gifford, Wendy A; Muckle, Wendy L; Almost, Joan; Phillips, J. Craig

Keywords: Burnout; Compassion Fatigue; Frontline Workers; Homeless Communities; Mental Health; Secondary Trauma; Service Adaptation

$197,250

Developing wise practices for a culturally safe rapid public health response to COVID-19 with Pikwàkanagàn First Nation

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Indigenous COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity - Evaluation/Assessment

Principal investigators: Gifford, Wendy A; Dick, Peggy F; Coburn, Veldon; Phillips, J. Craig

Keywords: Community Based Participatory Research; Covid-19; Culturally Safe Care; First Nations; Indigenous Knowledge Translation; Indigenous Methodologies; Public Health Responses

$200,000

Situated prevention: a transcultural study on the new dementia

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Leibing, Annette

Keywords: dementia; prevention; situatedness; Brazil; Canada; Germany; Sweden; Israel

$200,262

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

Nursing Sciences
Department of Medicine
Other

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Jean-Laurent Domingue

Nursing Sciences

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Dave Holmes

Nursing Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2017

Patrick O'Byrne

Nursing Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Jean Jacob

Nursing Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Carol Gonsalves

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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Paper to mentionMention their SSHRC grant from 2026

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Foth, 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 "The 'Mental Health Crisis' and the Nonbeing of the Mad." (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 "Constructing Dangerousness Through Intertextual Practices in Non-Violent Cases of Persons Found Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder" (2026), 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]

Thomas Foth

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The 'Mental Health Crisis' and the Nonbeing of the Mad.

Quiet quitting: Obedience a minima as a form of nursing resistance.

A critical ethnographic perspective on risk and dangerousness in forensic psychiatry.

Rethinking dementia as a queer way of life and as 'crip possibility': A critique of the concept of person in person-centredness.

Which lives are worth saving? Biolegitimacy and harm reduction during COVID-19.

Humanitarian reason and the movement for overdose prevention sites: The NGOization of the Opioid "Crisis".

Governing through lifestyle-Lalonde and the biopolitical management of public health in Canada.

Nursing history as philosophy-towards a critical history of nursing.

The Use of the Delphi and Other Consensus Group Methods in Medical Education Research: A Review.

Neoliberalism and the government of nursing through competency-based education.

Constructing Dangerousness Through Intertextual Practices in Non-Violent Cases of Persons Found Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder

Repenser un monde en « crise »: accélération, aliénation et critique des formes de vie

Adapting a holistic program to support the mental health and wellness of front line workers providing care to homeless and street communities

Developing wise practices for a culturally safe rapid public health response to COVID-19 with Pikwàkanagàn First Nation

Situated prevention: a transcultural study on the new dementia

Frequent collaborators

Jean-Laurent Domingue

Dave Holmes

Patrick O'Byrne

Jean Jacob

Annette Leibing

Carol Gonsalves