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Branka Agic

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Associate ProfessorClinical Public Health DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Branka Agic

Associate Professor

Clinical Public Health Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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19 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 9 research grants (9 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Publications

379

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Research

Alcohol Mental Health Bariatric Surgery Disordered Eating Obesity Digital Health Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Guidelines

Latest papers

Tools and Resources for Engaging People With Lived and Living Experience and Caregivers in Mental Health and Substance Use Research: Findings From a Survey and Community Consultation Events.
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
Integrated knowledge translation (iKT) in preclinical research: A scoping review protocol.
PloS one · 2025 · senior author
Facilitator perspectives on in-person versus videoconference delivery of a remedial intervention for impaired drivers: a qualitative study.
Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025

All 36 publications

Latest funding

Pathways 2 Postsecondary (P2P): Exploring Mechanisms of Postsecondary Education Access, Persistence, and Attainment for Youth with Mental Illness
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$967,725
Supporting the engagement of people with lived experience and family members in mental health research: A SPOR consultation
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$50,000
International Network on the Formulation and Communication of Guidance on Alcohol Use and Health
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$18,035

All 28 grants and awards

36 publications.

Tools and Resources for Engaging People With Lived and Living Experience and Caregivers in Mental Health and Substance Use Research: Findings From a Survey and Community Consultation Events.

Hawke LD, Amartey A, Cappe V, Seiyad H, Conway S, Orson J, Dunphy J, Kidd SA, Sheikhan NY, Kozloff N, Agic B, Chiuccariello L, Putterman C, Hiebert M

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2026

DOI: 10.1111/hex.70641 PMID: 41858233

Integrated knowledge translation (iKT) in preclinical research: A scoping review protocol.

Black G, Besa R, Blumberger D, Brooks H, Collingridge G, Georgiou J, Lambe EK, Ma C, Mdawar B, Rajji TK, Sockalingam S, Sullivan C, Vaz Q, Yao Z, Agic B

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0337202 PMID: 41264584

Facilitator perspectives on in-person versus videoconference delivery of a remedial intervention for impaired drivers: a qualitative study.

Docherty C, Rup J, Stoduto G, Labadia S, Williams HA, Flam-Zalcman R, Neamen T, Agic B, Turner N, Wang W, Wickens CM

Addiction science & clinical practice2025

DOI: 10.1186/s13722-025-00626-2 PMID: 41430315

Cannabis legalization and driving under the influence of cannabis and driving under the influence of alcohol among adult and adolescent drivers in Ontario, Canada (2001-2019).

Imtiaz S, Nigatu YT, Ali F, Agic B, Elton-Marshall T, Jiang H, Rehm J, Rueda S, Sanches M, Schwartz RM, Shield KD, Nibene Somé S, Sornpaisarn B, Wells S, Wickens CM, Hamilton HA

Drug and alcohol dependence2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111060 PMID: 38181618

A mixed methods analysis of existing assessment and evaluation tools (AETs) for mental health applications.

Ahmed S, Trimmer C, Khan W, Tuck A, Rodak T, Agic B, Kavic K, Wadhawan S, Abbott M, Husain MO, Husain MI, McKenzie K, Quintana Y, Naeem F

Frontiers in public health2024

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1196491 PMID: 38774052

Lived Experience and Family Engagement in Mental Health and Substance use Health Research: Case Profiles of Five Studies.

Hawke LD, Quilty L, Agic B, Courtney DB, Liddell G, Sibille E, Jennings S, Orson J, Harris H, McKee S, Sullivan C, Soklaridis S, Rajji TK, Sockalingam S

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2024

DOI: 10.1111/hex.70087 PMID: 39482945

Examining the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of Remote Training on Community-Based Participatory Research: Single-Arm Pre-Post Pilot Study.

Fortuna K, Bohm A, Lebby S, Holden K, Agic B, Cosco TD, Walker R

Journal of participatory medicine2024

DOI: 10.2196/48707 PMID: 38427414

Comparison of mental health symptoms before and during the covid-19 pandemic: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of 134 cohorts

Sun Y, Wu Y, Fan S, Dal Santo T, Li L, Jiang X, Li K, Wang Y, Tasleem A, Krishnan A

The BMJ2023284 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-074224 PMID: W4323652410

The mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals with depressive, anxiety, and stressor-related disorders: A scoping review.

Wickens CM, Popal V, Fecteau V, Amoroso C, Stoduto G, Rodak T, Li LY, Hartford A, Wells S, Elton-Marshall T, Hamilton HA, Taylor GW, Kupferschmidt KL, Agic B

PloS one2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295496 PMID: 38096173

Stakeholders' views and opinions on existing guidelines on "How to Choose Mental Health Apps".

Khan W, Jebanesan B, Ahmed S, Trimmer C, Agic B, Safa F, Ashraf A, Tuck A, Kavic K, Wadhawan S, Abbott M, Husain O, Husain I, Akhter Hamid M, McKenzie K, Quintana Y, Naeem F

Frontiers in public health2023

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1251050 PMID: 38074730

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Alcohol Dear Professor Agic, 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 "Tools and Resources for Engaging People With Lived and Living Experience and Caregivers in Mental Health and Substance Use Research: Findings From a Survey and Community Consultation Events." (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 "International Network on the Formulation and Communication of Guidance on Alcohol Use and Health" (2024), 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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Branka Agic

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Tools and Resources for Engaging People With Lived and Living Experience and Caregivers in Mental Health and Substance Use Research: Findings From a Survey and Community Consultation Events.

Integrated knowledge translation (iKT) in preclinical research: A scoping review protocol.

Facilitator perspectives on in-person versus videoconference delivery of a remedial intervention for impaired drivers: a qualitative study.

Cannabis legalization and driving under the influence of cannabis and driving under the influence of alcohol among adult and adolescent drivers in Ontario, Canada (2001-2019).

A mixed methods analysis of existing assessment and evaluation tools (AETs) for mental health applications.

Lived Experience and Family Engagement in Mental Health and Substance use Health Research: Case Profiles of Five Studies.

Examining the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness of Remote Training on Community-Based Participatory Research: Single-Arm Pre-Post Pilot Study.

Comparison of mental health symptoms before and during the covid-19 pandemic: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of 134 cohorts

The mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals with depressive, anxiety, and stressor-related disorders: A scoping review.

Stakeholders' views and opinions on existing guidelines on "How to Choose Mental Health Apps".

Frequent collaborators

Branka Agic

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Kwame Mckenzie

Samantha Wells

Kwame Mckenzie

Lena Quilty

Danielle Rice

Andrea Benedetti

Ariel Graff-Guerrero

Philip Gerretsen

Christine Fahim

Andrea Benedetti

Gustavo Turecki

Sophie Soklaridis

Tara Elton-Marshall

Clement Ma

Samantha Wells

Michaela Hynie

Tara Elton-Marshall

Mary Forhan

Nigel Turner

Leslie Buckley

Wei Wang

Farihah Ali

Melissa Hiebert

Huan jiang

Robert Mann

Hayley Hamilton

Jill Shakespeare

Nadine Akbar

Graham Collingridge

Kevin Pottie

Satya Dash

Etienne Sibille

Scott Patten