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Avra Selick

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Avra Selick

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Adults With Developmental Disabilities Co-Design Co-Production Family Caregivers Health System Planning Health System Research Inclusive Research Knowledge Mobilization

Latest papers

Prevalence and Characteristics of Long-Stay Forensic Patients With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Ontario Population-Based Study: Prévalence et caractéristiques des patients hospitalisés pour de longs séjours dans un service médico-légal et présentant des déficiences intellectuelles et développementales : Une étude fondée sur la population de l'Ontario.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026 · first author
Community Implementation of a Clinician and Caregiver Co-Led Programme to Promote the Wellbeing of Family Caregivers of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2026 · first author
Long-Stay Psychiatric Inpatients With and Without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Ontario Population-Based Study: Patients hospitalisés pour de longs séjours en psychiatrie avec ou sans déficiences intellectuelles et développementales,: Une étude fondée sur la population de l'Ontario.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026 · first author

All 21 publications

Latest funding

Improving client transition from Early Psychosis Intervention in Canada: Disseminating an evidence-based transition protocol and tools
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$9,968
Co-production for Health, Inclusive Research, Practice and Policy for People with Developmental Disabilities
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$149,890
Identifying optimal primary care models for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Ontario: a mixed methods study
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$546,976

All 8 grants and awards

21 publications.

Prevalence and Characteristics of Long-Stay Forensic Patients With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Ontario Population-Based Study: Prévalence et caractéristiques des patients hospitalisés pour de longs séjours dans un service médico-légal et présentant des déficiences intellectuelles et développementales : Une étude fondée sur la population de l'Ontario.

Selick A, Whittingham L, Campitelli MA, Huang A, Balogh R, Lin E, Kurdyak P, Lunsky Y

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026First author

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261474298 PMID: 42554974

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 : JARID2026First author

DOI: 10.1111/jar.70233 PMID: 42050766

Long-Stay Psychiatric Inpatients With and Without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Ontario Population-Based Study: Patients hospitalisés pour de longs séjours en psychiatrie avec ou sans déficiences intellectuelles et développementales,: Une étude fondée sur la population de l'Ontario.

Selick A, Campitelli MA, Huang A, Balogh R, Kurdyak P, Lunsky Y

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026First author

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251380731 PMID: 41017662

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 journal2026First author

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

Evaluating the impact of a national brain health education course for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregivers: Brain Health-IDD Program protocol.

Lunsky Y, Bobbette N, Chiu M, Thakur A, Patel P, Volpe T, Balogh R, Baskin A, Beaudoin MJ, Dever M, Durbin A, Fogle A, Kelly C, Lake J, Lefkowitz G, Mallett H, McCabe J, Noonan J, Selick A, Shooshtari S, Sockalingam S, St John L, Steel L, Thatcher A, McCarron M, Brain Health-IDD Program Group

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108960 PMID: 41475806

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

Fung K, Lunsky Y, Thomson K, Steel L, Mishra S, Siu J, Bobbette N, Magnacca C, Weiss J, Penner M, Niel U, Chopamba D, Phillips S, Selick A, Redquest B, Lake J

JMIR research protocols2025

DOI: 10.2196/75049 PMID: 41344669

"Can you hear me now?": a qualitative exploration of communication quality in virtual primary care encounters for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Selick A, Durbin J, Hamdani Y, Rayner J, Lunsky Y

BMC primary care2023First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-023-02055-z PMID: 37081380

Accessibility of Virtual Primary Care for Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Study.

Selick A, Durbin J, Hamdani Y, Rayner J, Lunsky Y

JMIR formative research2022First author

DOI: 10.2196/38916 PMID: 35951444

Improving capacity to care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities: The value of an experiential learning model for family medicine residents.

Selick A, Durbin J, Casson I, Green L, Abells D, Bruni A, Mazurek MT, Jiwa MI, Lunsky Y

Disability and health journal2022First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101282 PMID: 35264294

The Nuts and Bolts of Health Care: Evaluating an initiative to build direct support professional capacity to support the health care of individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Selick A, Durbin J, Salonia C, Volpe T, Orr E, Hermans H, Zaretsky L, Malhas M, Lunsky Y

Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID2022First author

DOI: 10.1111/jar.12975 PMID: 34985176

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adults With Developmental Disabilities Dear Professor Selick, 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 "Prevalence and Characteristics of Long-Stay Forensic Patients With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Ontario Population-Based Study: Prévalence et caractéristiques des patients hospitalisés pour de longs séjours dans un service médico-légal et présentant des déficiences intellectuelles et développementales : Une étude fondée sur la population de l'Ontario." (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 "Co-production for Health, Inclusive Research, Practice and Policy for People with Developmental Disabilities" (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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Avra Selick

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

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

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

Evaluating the impact of a national brain health education course for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregivers: Brain Health-IDD Program protocol.

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

"Can you hear me now?": a qualitative exploration of communication quality in virtual primary care encounters for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Accessibility of Virtual Primary Care for Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Study.

Improving capacity to care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities: The value of an experiential learning model for family medicine residents.

The Nuts and Bolts of Health Care: Evaluating an initiative to build direct support professional capacity to support the health care of individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Frequent collaborators

Yona Lunsky

Yona Lunsky

Janet Durbin

Elizabeth Lin

Robert Balogh

Nicole Bobbette

Yani Hamdani

Jennifer Rayner

Jennifer Rayner

Jennifer Rayner

Johanna Lake

Kendra Thomson

Jonathan Weiss

Melanie Penner

Jonathan Weiss

Jennifer Rayner

Paul Kurdyak

Chiachen Cheng

Kenneth Fung

Anna Durbin

Maddy Dever

Natasha Spassiani

Adeen Fogle

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Jacques Lee

Anupam Thakur

Denise Guerriere

Shahin Shooshtari