Charissa Levy, University of Toronto

Research

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

Latest papers

Coping with stressful life disruptions due to long COVID: A qualitative study.
PloS one · 2025
Medical Care Among Individuals with a Concussion in Ontario: A Population-based Study.
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques · 2024
Increasing Incidence of Concussion: True Epidemic or Better Recognition?
The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation · 2020

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Co-Creating a Rehabilitation Strategy to Support the Psychosocial Recovery of Individuals with Long COVID
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$221,850
Alternate Level of Care: Assessing the State of the Evidence
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$96,925
Co-Designing Strategies to Address Alternate Level of Care Challenges: Patient and Caregiver Engagement for Quality Improvement
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$40,000

All 4 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Coping with stressful life disruptions due to long COVID: A qualitative study.

Wasilewski MB, Leighton J, Reis L, Vijayakumar A, English M, Sanchez K, Hitzig SL, Nelson MLA, Sheppard C, Robinson L, Steinberg R, Nguyen M, Bayley M, Daneman N, Levy C, Goulding S, Ho C, Simpson R

PloS one20254 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0329831 PMID: 40828804

02

Medical Care Among Individuals with a Concussion in Ontario: A Population-based Study.

Langer LK, Bayley MT, Levy C, Munce SEP, Lawrence DW, Tam A, de Oliveira C

The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques20248 citations

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2022.346 PMID: 36537153

03

Increasing Incidence of Concussion: True Epidemic or Better Recognition?

Langer L, Levy C, Bayley M

The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation2020197 citations

DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000503 PMID: 31246881

04

Systems analysis of community and health services for acquired brain injury in Ontario, Canada

Sarah Munce, Rika Vander Laan, Charissa Levy, Daria Parsons, Susan Brenda Jaglal

Brain Injury201423 citations

DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2014.890744 PMID: 24654624

Co-Creating a Rehabilitation Strategy to Support the Psychosocial Recovery of Individuals with Long COVID

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wasilewski, Marina; Simpson, Robert

Keywords: Co-Design Approach; Covid-19; Implementation; Long Covid; Psychosocial Recovery; Qualitative Methods; Rehabilitation; Survey Methods

$221,850

Alternate Level of Care: Assessing the State of the Evidence

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: Transitions in Care - Best and Wise Practices Grants

Principal investigators: Kuluski, Kerry H; Robertson, Michael; Guilcher, Sara J

Keywords: Care Transitions; Hospital Discharge; Interviews; Qualitative; Scoping Review

$96,925

Co-Designing Strategies to Address Alternate Level of Care Challenges: Patient and Caregiver Engagement for Quality Improvement

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants

Principal investigators: Kuluski, Kerry H; Bilotta, Lucy

Keywords: Co-Design; Patient And Caregiver Engagement; Qualitative

$40,000

Implementing Person-Centred Models of Rehabilitative Care for Older Ontarians pos-Hip Fracture

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Catalyst Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trials (iCT)

Principal investigators: McGilton, Katherine S; Whitham, Lilly; Keatings, Margaret; McElhaney, Janet E; Seitz, Dallas P

Keywords: Dementia; Hip Fractures; Multimorbidity; Older Adults; Rehabilitation

$99,992

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Medicine
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Clinical Public Health Division
Medicine Dept
Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy
Department of Psychiatry
Department of Physical Therapy
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Levy, 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 "Coping with stressful life disruptions due to long COVID: A qualitative study." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]