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Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia

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Associate ProfessorDepartment of Occupational Science and Occupational TherapyUniversity of Toronto

Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia

Associate Professor

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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100 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 44 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (3 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2024.

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Academic metrics

112

Publications

190

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Grants

Publications by year

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Education

PhD
Master's of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Master's of Public Health
Honors Bachelor's of Science

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Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Toronto profile.

Occupational therapy Occupational health, safety and wellness management Mental health rehabilitation Mental health and wellbeing Physical, environmental and cognitive ergonomics

Latest papers

Supportive Elements and Challenges to Return to Work Following a Concussion: A Scoping Review.
The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation · 2026 · senior author
Occupational Vulnerability to AI-Driven Change: The Role of Skill Composition, Task Structure, and Psychosocial Buffers.
American journal of industrial medicine · 2026 · senior author
Yoga as a modality in occupational therapy practice for adults experiencing mood disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
The British journal of occupational therapy · 2026 · senior author

All 112 publications

Latest funding

Collaboratively developing a research agenda to support return-to-work after stroke with knowledge holders
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$49,989
Enhancing Long COVID Rehabilitation: Centering Patients and Families in Research Prioritization
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Bridging the Gaps: Improving Return to work and Management of work-related musculoskeletal pain among Firefighters in Ontario, Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$210,000

All 10 grants and awards

112 publications.

Supportive Elements and Challenges to Return to Work Following a Concussion: A Scoping Review.

Shahzad M, Lo J, Yuen B, Duncan A, Reed N, Nowrouzi-Kia B

The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000001064 PMID: 40266682

Occupational Vulnerability to AI-Driven Change: The Role of Skill Composition, Task Structure, and Psychosocial Buffers.

Welithotage T, Nowrouzi-Kia B

American journal of industrial medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ajim.70131 PMID: 42701869

Yoga as a modality in occupational therapy practice for adults experiencing mood disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Dolker T, Dolma T, Spoerel A, Cameron M, Bortolin B, Colebatch A, Crooks C, Toolsiedas H, Ledo JM, Long BS, Siddiqui S, Premji R, McDougall A, Nowrouzi-Kia B

The British journal of occupational therapy2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/03080226251412253 PMID: 42571148

Navigating long COVID: integrated self-management, structural barriers, and patient-identified recommendations among marginalized populations and individuals with preexisting mental health conditions.

Piao Y, Welithotage T, Haq M, Lamptey DL, Ezeugwu VE, Maina G, Flowers K, Nowrouzi-Kia B

Disability and rehabilitation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2715082 PMID: 42598831

Moral distress and moral injury in healthcare: A review and instrument analysis.

Habib T, Noorloos J, Woodley HJR, Serrano F, Gardiner-Davis M, Said C, Nowrouzi-Kia B, Gohar B

Journal of health psychology2026

DOI: 10.1177/13591053251398337 PMID: 41518332

Health, Well-Being, Work Ability and Work Conditions Among EAP Non-Users in Canada and the U.S.: A Quantitative Cross-National Comparison Study.

Lau HKC, Mencia-Ledo J, Balakrishnar K, Siddiqui S, Premji R, Allen P, Grand'Maison M, Kelly A, Bani-Fatemi A, Nowrouzi-Kia B

Health services insights2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/11786329261471267 PMID: 42539865

Employment Trajectories of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Factors Driving Transitions Between States.

Mencia-Ledo J, Touma Z, Whittall Garcia L, Gladman DD, Nowrouzi-Kia B

Arthritis care & research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/acr.80123 PMID: 42504164

Occupational interventions and their effects on work-related and mental health outcomes: A scoping review protocol.

Nowrouzi-Kia B, Lau HKC, Siddiqui S, Premji R, Hamblin G, Shah AR, Carleton RN

PloS one2026First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0354462 PMID: 42497144

The DORQ Statement: Digital Online Research using Questionnaires-A Structured Methodological Model for Digital Questionnaire-Based Health Research.

Mittal G, Chattu VK, Alla S, Nowrouzi-Kia B, Shaik RA, Payedimarri AB, Narayanan P, Dussypov A, Thankam S

Journal of clinical epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112532 PMID: 42777845

Symptom, Functional, and Work Participation Profiles Among Racialized Canadians with Pre-Existing Mental Health Challenges and Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Shahzad M, Siddiqui S, Lau C, Lamptey DL, Ezeugwu VE, Maina G, Maddison CJ, Flowers K, Shah AR, Welithotage T, Nowrouzi-Kia B

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare14121726 PMID: 42354584

Collaboratively developing a research agenda to support return-to-work after stroke with knowledge holders

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grants - Institute/Initiative Community Support

Principal investigators: Singh, Hardeep; Nowrouzi-Kia, Behdin

Keywords: Best Practices; Stroke; Work

$49,989

Enhancing Long COVID Rehabilitation: Centering Patients and Families in Research Prioritization

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grants - Institute/Initiative Community Support

Principal investigators: Cameron, Jill I; Kaup, Cara

Keywords: Family; Long Covid; Patient; Priority Setting; Rehabilitation

$20,000

Bridging the Gaps: Improving Return to work and Management of work-related musculoskeletal pain among Firefighters in Ontario, Canada

SupervisorCIHR2024CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Wami, Sintayehu D

Keywords: Biopsychosocial Approach; Intervention; Intervention Mapping And Designing; Mental Health Problems; Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation; Musculoskeletal Pain; Primary Health Care; Rehabilitation; Return To Work; Sex And Gender

$210,000

'Unleashing Pawsitivity': Exploring the Role of Canine-Assisted Support on Healthcare Workers' Perceived Organizational Support and Commitment

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Gohar, Basem

Keywords: canine-assisted support; organizational commitment; perceived work support; healthcare workers; burnout; work stress; attrition; job turnover

$45,668

Supporting work participation and return to work outcomes in individuals with post--concussive syndrome: A mixed- methods sequential explanatory study

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Nowrouzi-Kia, Behdin

Keywords: Traumatic brain injury; Return to work; Post--concussive syndrome; Mixed--methods; Engagement; Participation; Functioning; Biopsychosocial; lived--experience; Work disability

$74,920

Testing Healthcare innovations in integrated Networks for Chronic pain: Evaluation of the Implementation of ECHO Chronic Pain in Canada (THiiNC-ECHO)

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: THINC Implem. Science - Care of Patients Covered in IMHA mandate

Principal investigators: Furlan, Andrea D; Daudt, Helena M; Leroux, Jean-Francois; Birnie, Kathryn A; Montgomery, Lori; Poole, Nancy; Sud, Abhimanyu; Zhao, Jane

Keywords: Accessible Healthcare; Chronic Pain; Health Systems Improvement; Medical Education; Opioid Use Disorder; Primary Care; Project Echo; Provider Satisfaction

$1,909,639

Rising Burden of Gender Based Violence at Workplace in the Digital Era: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Gender-Based Violence

Principal investigators: Nowrouzi-Kia, Behdin

Keywords: gender based violence; women; violence; employment and labour

$29,986

Planning a National Limb Loss Registry

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Hitzig, Sander L; Mackay, Crystal J; Mayo, Amanda; Miller, William C; Zidarov, Diana

Keywords: Consensus-Building; Environmental Scan; Knowledge Translation; Limb Loss; Registry

$20,000

AI in Assessment of Functional Limitations and Disability Services for Postsecondary Education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Vukovic, Boris

Keywords: Assessment of functional limitations Disability services in higher education AI-augmented disability assessment Ethics of AI in disability services Lived experience of disability in AI

$250,000

Participation and engagement needs of home care rehabilitation professionals transitioning out of the COVID-19 pandemic: A Pilot Study

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Nowrouzi-Kia, Behdin

Keywords: rehabilitation professionals; burnout; occupational stress; homecare; Ontario; pilot study

$24,940

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on September 25, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Supportive Elements and Challenges to Return to Work Following a Concussion: A Scoping Review.

Occupational Vulnerability to AI-Driven Change: The Role of Skill Composition, Task Structure, and Psychosocial Buffers.

Yoga as a modality in occupational therapy practice for adults experiencing mood disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Navigating long COVID: integrated self-management, structural barriers, and patient-identified recommendations among marginalized populations and individuals with preexisting mental health conditions.

Moral distress and moral injury in healthcare: A review and instrument analysis.

Health, Well-Being, Work Ability and Work Conditions Among EAP Non-Users in Canada and the U.S.: A Quantitative Cross-National Comparison Study.

Employment Trajectories of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Factors Driving Transitions Between States.

Occupational interventions and their effects on work-related and mental health outcomes: A scoping review protocol.

The DORQ Statement: Digital Online Research using Questionnaires-A Structured Methodological Model for Digital Questionnaire-Based Health Research.

Symptom, Functional, and Work Participation Profiles Among Racialized Canadians with Pre-Existing Mental Health Challenges and Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Collaboratively developing a research agenda to support return-to-work after stroke with knowledge holders

Enhancing Long COVID Rehabilitation: Centering Patients and Families in Research Prioritization

Bridging the Gaps: Improving Return to work and Management of work-related musculoskeletal pain among Firefighters in Ontario, Canada

'Unleashing Pawsitivity': Exploring the Role of Canine-Assisted Support on Healthcare Workers' Perceived Organizational Support and Commitment

Supporting work participation and return to work outcomes in individuals with post--concussive syndrome: A mixed- methods sequential explanatory study

Testing Healthcare innovations in integrated Networks for Chronic pain: Evaluation of the Implementation of ECHO Chronic Pain in Canada (THiiNC-ECHO)

Rising Burden of Gender Based Violence at Workplace in the Digital Era: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Planning a National Limb Loss Registry

AI in Assessment of Functional Limitations and Disability Services for Postsecondary Education

Participation and engagement needs of home care rehabilitation professionals transitioning out of the COVID-19 pandemic: A Pilot Study

Frequent collaborators

Basem Gohar

Amin Yazdani

Zahi Touma

Andrew Papadopoulos

Andrea Duncan

Nancy Carnide

Souraya Sidani

Souraya Sidani

Evelyne Durocher

Mina Tadrous

Geoffrey Maina

Souraya Sidani

Martin Ferguson-Pell

Marianne Saragosa

Heather Colquhoun

Brydne Edwards

Beverley Shea

Christine Guptill

Emily King

Aaron Thompson

Heather Thomson

Nick Reed

Jill Cameron

Yasmin Abdul Aziz

Laura Whittall-Garcia

Kathleen Bingham

Ross Tsuyuki