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Daniel Grace

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ProfessorDivision of Social and Behavioural Health SciencesUniversity of Toronto

Daniel Grace

Professor

Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Health

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97 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 25 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (12 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 6 trainee awards (6 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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141

Publications

Citations

119

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Publications by year

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Education

PhD, Sociology
MA, International/Global Studies
BA (Honours)

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Research

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

Sexology Sexually transmitted diseases and infections Mental health and wellbeing

Latest papers

Impact of “absolute” versus “relative” HIV risk communication on pre-exposure prophylaxis interest in Canada: a randomized survey
AIDS Care · 2026
Migration status, discrimination, and recent sexually transmitted infection testing among South Asian gay, bisexual, and other queer men living in Canada.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026 · senior author
Substance Use and Incidence of Psychosis Diagnoses Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Compared with Males from the General Population: A Matched Cohort Study from Metro Vancouver, Canada.
Substance use & misuse · 2026

All 141 publications

Latest funding

Gender-Affirming Chest Surgery and Allostatic Load in Transgender Men and Non-Binary Individuals: A Prospective Study of the Contributions of Body Image and Epistemic Injustice to Physiological Health
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$700,000
Equity in Implementation of Anal Cancer Screening (EQUIPS)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$608,175
Supporting 2S/LGBTQ+ Health Community-Based Research and Intergenerational Mentorship: A Knowledge Dissemination Symposium
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$50,000

All 38 grants and awards

141 publications.

Impact of “absolute” versus “relative” HIV risk communication on pre-exposure prophylaxis interest in Canada: a randomized survey

Oo MM, Karabelas-Pittman S, Hull M, Grace D, Lachowsky NJ, MacPherson P, Woodward K, Tan DHS

AIDS Care20261 citations

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2587911

Migration status, discrimination, and recent sexually transmitted infection testing among South Asian gay, bisexual, and other queer men living in Canada.

Dulai J, Lachowsky N, Klassen B, Sawhney V, Anand P, Banerjee A, Tan DHS, Perez-Brumer A, Grace D

Social science & medicine (1982)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119401 PMID: 42150226

Substance Use and Incidence of Psychosis Diagnoses Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Compared with Males from the General Population: A Matched Cohort Study from Metro Vancouver, Canada.

Gormezano A, Adams A, Wang L, Trigg J, Budu M, Hogg RS, Aguilera-Mijares S, Hull M, Barath J, Sereda P, Lal A, Cox J, Hart TA, Grace D, Tan DHS, Lachowsky NJ, Moore DM

Substance use & misuse2026

DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2026.2682299 PMID: 42276816

Mapping needles, reducing harm: Findings from a geospatial, community-based needle collection and naloxone training initiative in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Pang N, Varghese SM, Reddy VD, Acoose T, Hidlebaugh E, Kwan S, Rowe M, Medeiros P, Shuper PA, Ibáñez-Carrasco F, Grace D, Eaton AD

Harm reduction journal2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-026-01477-z PMID: 42243810

HPV vaccine effectiveness against prevalent HPV by age, years sexually active before vaccination, and HIV status in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, 2019-2021.

Khayargoli P, Grace D, Cox J, de Pokomandy A, Grennan T, Hart TA, Moineddin R, Moore DM, Chambers C, Deeks SL, Grewal R, Jollimore J, Lachowsky NJ, Nisenbaum R, Ogilvie G, Sauvageau C, Tan DHS, Yeung A, Zhang T, Coutlée F, Burchell AN

The Journal of infectious diseases2026

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiag426 PMID: 42642045

Substance use disorders and related hospitalizations and mortality among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: A matched cohort study.

Aguilera-Mijares S, Wang L, Trigg J, Hogg RS, Lachowsky N, Gormezano A, Sereda P, Card K, Oviedo-Joekes E, Emerson SD, Lal A, Budu M, Hart TA, Cox J, Grace D, Tan DHS, Moore DM

Drug and alcohol dependence2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113159 PMID: 41980572

Publisher Correction: Anti-Black racism continues to undercut public health and pandemic response: a commentary on the mpox response in Canada.

Grey C, Sinno J, Stewart M, Ubor O, Numer M, Nambiar D, Daroya E, Lee EOJ, Hart TA, Ferlatte O, Tan DHS, Grace D

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01215-9 PMID: 42201596

Incidence and risk factors of C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae and syphilis among a cohort of urban Canadian gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, 2017-2023: informing the potential impact of doxycycline prophylaxis.

Lambert G, Fourmigue A, Dvorakova M, Moodie EEM, Moore D, Lachowsky NJ, Grace D, Hart TA, Tan DHS, Jollimore J, Labbé AC, Fortin C, Maheu-Giroux M, Hull M, Grennan T, Brunelle-Newman S, Zhang T, Lal A, Gormezano A, Cox J

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111357 PMID: 42191194

Perceived benefits, barriers, and health system consequences of introducing new models of online sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection testing in Ontario, Canada.

Grace D, Stewart M, Ryu H, Dulai J, Worthington C, Gilbert M

BMC health services research2026First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-026-15501-2 PMID: 42728588

Complex role of digital health literacy in awareness and use of digital sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections testing: a structural equation modelling analysis of the 2022 GetCheckedOnline survey.

Iyamu I, Gorun P, Bartlett S, McKee G, Donelle L, Chang HJ, Sierra-Rosales R, Haag D, Pedersen HN, Lachowsky NJ, Worthington C, Grennan T, Grace D, Gilbert M

Sexually transmitted infections2026

DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2025-056638 PMID: 41047233

Gender-Affirming Chest Surgery and Allostatic Load in Transgender Men and Non-Binary Individuals: A Prospective Study of the Contributions of Body Image and Epistemic Injustice to Physiological Health

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Op. Gr. Adv. 2S_LGBTQI+ Heal. Thr. Res. - Gend Aff Care, Ment/Brain Health

Principal investigators: Moayedi, Massieh; Armstrong, Kathleen; Boerner, Katelynn E; Finn, David P; Potter, Emery; Sabiston, Catherine M

Keywords: Allostatic Load; Body Image; Brain; Epistemic Injustice; Gender-Affirming Care; Health Inequities; Hormones; Non-Binary Health; Top Surgery; Transgender Health

$700,000

Equity in Implementation of Anal Cancer Screening (EQUIPS)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Burchell, Ann N; de Pokomandy, Alexandra; Fahim, Christine; Grennan, Jonathan (Troy); Ibanez-Carrasco, Francisco; Leung, Shuk On A

Keywords: Anal Cancer; Cancer Screening; Hiv; Human Papillomavirus; Immune Compromising Conditions; Implementation Science; Solid Organ Transplant; Vulvar Disease

$608,175

Supporting 2S/LGBTQ+ Health Community-Based Research and Intergenerational Mentorship: A Knowledge Dissemination Symposium

Nominated PICIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Grace, Daniel; Sinno, Jad

Keywords: 2s/Lgbtq+; 2s/Lgbtq+ Health Equity; Community-Based Research; Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, And Accessibility; Interdisciplinary; Intergenerational Mentorship; Intersectionality; Knowledge Dissemination Symposium; Multi-Disciplinary Training; Patient-Oriented Research

$50,000

Preparing for the use of long-acting antiretrovirals in HIV post-exposure prophylaxis

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tan, Darrell H; Grace, Daniel; O'Byrne, Patrick; Woodward, Kevin

Keywords: Focus Groups; Formative Research; Hiv Prevention; In-Depth Interviews; Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; Prospective Cohort Study; Retrospective Cohort Study

$256,276

Mapping and Mobilizing Integrated Geriatric-HIV Care in Ontario: A Community-Engaged Approach to Implementation Planning

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Kokorelias, Kristina M; Eaton, Andrew D; Sirisegaram, Luxey

Keywords: Aging; Co-Design; Health And Community Services; Hiv; Integrated Care; Patient-Centered Care

$20,000

Building a Community of Practice: Advancing Patient-Oriented 2S/LGBTQ+ Health Research and Capacity to Address Stigma

Nominated PICIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Grace, Daniel; Dame, Jessy M; Sinno, Jad

Keywords: 2s/Lgbtq+ Health; Capacity Building And Interdisciplinary Training; Community-Based Participatory Research (Cbpr); Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, And Accessibility (Edia); Health Systems And Policy; Indigenous Health And Two-Spirit Wellbeing; Knowledge Translation And Mobilization; Patient-Oriented Research (Spor); Sex- And Gender-Based Analysis Plus (Sgba+); Stigma Reduction

$150,000

A National Interdisciplinary Community-Based Network Working to Enhance Intersectional and Gender-Affirming HIV/STBBI Prevention and Care Among Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI CBR - Transgender and non-binary people

Principal investigators: Loutfy, Mona R; Davis, Chelsea D; Gunduz, Asya; Lacombe-Duncan, Ashley; Underhill, Angela A

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Gender-Affirming Care; Hiv/Stbbi Prevention And Care; Impact Research; Knowledge Mobilization; Trans And Gender Diverse People

$1,000,000

Planning HSV-2 PrEP and PEP Trials by Studying Seroprevalence and Acceptability

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Ca. Gr.: Biomedical Res. for HIV/AIDS/STBBI - Next-generation prev. technologies

Principal investigators: Tan, Darrell H; Burchell, Ann N; Cox, John J; Ndungu, Mary

Keywords: Acceptability; Cisgender Women; Gay, Bisexual And Other Men Who Have Sex With Men; Herpes Simplex Virus; Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Seroprevalence; Serosurvey

$200,000

Building a National Network to Enhance Intersectional and Gender-affirming HIV/STBBI Prevention and Care Among Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI CBR - Transgender and non-binary people - LOI

Principal investigators: Loutfy, Mona R; Gunduz, Asya; Lacombe-Duncan, Ashley; Underhill, Angela A

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Gender-Affirming Care; Hiv Prevention; Hiv/Stbbi Care; Intersectionality; Stbbi Prevention; Transgender (Trans)

$99,998

Learning from mpox: Community-Based Mixed Methods Research to Support Intersectional and Stigma-Informed Approaches to Pandemic Preparedness for Gay, Bisexual, Queer, and Other Men who Have Sex with Men in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2023Team Grant: Mpox and zoonotic threats - Social and behavioural science

Principal investigators: Grace, Daniel; Cox, John J; Kwag, Michael; Grey, Cornel; Lachowsky, Nathan J; Tan, Darrell H

Keywords: Gay, Bisexual, Queer, And Other Men Who Have Sex With Men; Health Decision-Making; Interdisciplinary; Intersectional Stigma; Mixed Methods Research; Mpox; Pandemic Preparedness; Public Health; Social And Behavioural Health Science; Social And Sexual Behaviour

$500,000

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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Daniel Grace

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Impact of “absolute” versus “relative” HIV risk communication on pre-exposure prophylaxis interest in Canada: a randomized survey

Migration status, discrimination, and recent sexually transmitted infection testing among South Asian gay, bisexual, and other queer men living in Canada.

Substance Use and Incidence of Psychosis Diagnoses Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Compared with Males from the General Population: A Matched Cohort Study from Metro Vancouver, Canada.

Mapping needles, reducing harm: Findings from a geospatial, community-based needle collection and naloxone training initiative in Saskatchewan, Canada.

HPV vaccine effectiveness against prevalent HPV by age, years sexually active before vaccination, and HIV status in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, 2019-2021.

Substance use disorders and related hospitalizations and mortality among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: A matched cohort study.

Publisher Correction: Anti-Black racism continues to undercut public health and pandemic response: a commentary on the mpox response in Canada.

Incidence and risk factors of C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae and syphilis among a cohort of urban Canadian gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, 2017-2023: informing the potential impact of doxycycline prophylaxis.

Perceived benefits, barriers, and health system consequences of introducing new models of online sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection testing in Ontario, Canada.

Complex role of digital health literacy in awareness and use of digital sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections testing: a structural equation modelling analysis of the 2022 GetCheckedOnline survey.

Frequent collaborators

Shayna Skakoon-Sparling

Mark Gilbert

Nathan Lachowsky

Catherine Worthington

Gilles Lambert

Nathan Lachowsky

Gina Ogilvie

Mark Hull

Shayna Skakoon-Sparling

Ramandip Grewal

Sharmistha Mishra

David Moore

Jad Sinno

Mathieu Maheu-Giroux

Terri Zhang

Catherine Worthington

Amaya Perez-Brumer

Ron Rosenes

Jody Jollimore

Jody Jollimore

Travis Salway

Paul Macpherson

Jason Wong

Catharine Chambers

Travis Salway

Aki Gormezano

Michael Chaiton

Alexandra de Pokomandy

Rosane Nisenbaum

Alex Abramovich

Nicholas Mitsakakis

Alex Abramovich

Lisa Forman

Mark Gilbert

Carmen Logie

Patricia O’Campo

Olli Saarela

Rita Shahin

Rui Fu

Joshua Edward