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Esme Fuller-Thomson

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Esme Fuller-Thomson

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.
44 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 27 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (3 SSHRC, 2 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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153

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Research

Anxiety Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Adhd Depression Mental Illness Older Adults Sex And Gender Women'S Health Aging

Latest papers

Long after the split: The association between parental divorce and mental health in adults.
Psychiatry research · 2026 · senior author
Casting a long shadow: Exploring the link between childhood maltreatment and cancer in adulthood.
PloS one · 2026 · senior author
Exploring the experiences, challenges, and coping strategies of caregivers of women with Ovarian Cancer: A scoping review.
PloS one · 2026 · senior author

All 153 publications

Latest funding

A Population Health Approach for Coordinating Community-Based Seniors' Services and Strengthening Health System Resilience
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$750,000
SARS-CoV2 infection as a model to understand the long-term impact of respiratory infections on the health and functioning of older adults: the Aging, Infection and Mobility (AIM) Project
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$508,725
Is it Truly Calm After the Storm?: Examining Elder Abuse Prevalence In Post-Natural Disaster Contexts
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$780

All 24 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 153 publications.

Long after the split: The association between parental divorce and mental health in adults.

Schilke MK, Baiden P, Fuller-Thomson E

Psychiatry research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117337 PMID: 42561898

Casting a long shadow: Exploring the link between childhood maltreatment and cancer in adulthood.

Langiano MR, Malfitano C, Fuller-Thomson E

PloS one2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345411 PMID: 42018504

Exploring the experiences, challenges, and coping strategies of caregivers of women with Ovarian Cancer: A scoping review.

Smith GC, Langiano MR, Baek J, Fuller-Thomson E

PloS one2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345325 PMID: 42060564

Flourishing older Canadians: What characteristics are associated with complete mental health?

Rahim D, Halls SK, Jiang Y, Fuller-Thomson E

PloS one2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0344898 PMID: 41950174

Social anxiety disorder in Canada: sociodemographic and psychosocial correlates.

Chau TN, Oliver SA, Fuller-Thomson E

Psychiatry research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117252 PMID: 42259068

Longitudinal associations between changes in employment status and depressive symptoms during the early COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

Frangione B, Jiang Y, de Groh M, Fuller-Thomson E, Colman I, Villeneuve PJ

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2026

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.46.4.03 PMID: 41984021

Binge drinking and mortality among older adults: Findings from the Canadian Community Health Survey linked to the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database.

MacNeil A, Lung Y, Fuller-Thomson E

Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2026.02.002 PMID: 41687898

Juggling two worlds: Exploring the experiences of caregivers of patients with acute leukemia.

Stern MA, Klekovkina E, Nanos SM, Fuller-Thomson E, Malfitano C

Leukemia research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2025.108154 PMID: 41513502

The Role of Protective Adults in Mitigating Health Outcomes Linked to Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse.

Halls S, Baiden P, MacNeil A, Fuller-Thomson E

Child maltreatment2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/10775595251322084 PMID: 40066586

Climate change, resource insecurities and sexual and reproductive health among young adolescents in Kenya: a multi-method qualitative inquiry

Logie CH, Hasham A, Kagunda J, Evelia H, Gachoki C, Omondi B, Wanjiru M, Gittings L, Van Borek S, Newman PA

BMJ Global Health20259 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016637

A Population Health Approach for Coordinating Community-Based Seniors' Services and Strengthening Health System Resilience

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: Strength.Resilient/Equitable Public Health Systems- Community Sector

Principal investigators: Mirza, Raza M; Sinha, Samir K; Tamblyn Watts, Laura E

Keywords: Aging-In-Place; Community-Based Seniors Services; Health Equity; Health Systems Integration; Participatory Research; Population Health; Service Coordination; Social Care Systems; Social Determinants; Vulnerable Populations

$750,000

SARS-CoV2 infection as a model to understand the long-term impact of respiratory infections on the health and functioning of older adults: the Aging, Infection and Mobility (AIM) Project

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Beauchamp, Marla K; Basta, Nicole; Griffith, Lauren E; Ma, Jinhui

Keywords: Aging; Chronic Disease; Covid-19; Long Covid; Post-Covid Condition; Respiratory Infection; Wearable Technology

$508,725

Is it Truly Calm After the Storm?: Examining Elder Abuse Prevalence In Post-Natural Disaster Contexts

SupervisorCIHR2025Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Blake, Tess M

Keywords: Elder Abuse; Natural Disasters

$780

Disrupting Ageism: Development and Evaluation of an E-learning Intervention for Social Work Students

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Fox, Mary T.

$400,708

SARS-CoV2 infection as a model to understand the long-term impact of respiratory infections on the health and functioning of older adults: the Aging, Infection and Mobility (AIM) Project

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Beauchamp, Marla K; Basta, Nicole; Griffith, Lauren E; Ma, Jinhui

Keywords: Aging; Chronic Disease; Long Covid; Post-Covid Condition; Respiratory Infection; Respiratory Rehabilitation; Wearable Technology

$100,000

Diverse Faces of ADHD in Adulthood: Exploring Health Outcomes Across Sex, Gender, and Age

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fuller-Thomson, Esme R

Keywords: Anxiety; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Adhd; Depression; Mental Illness; Older Adults; Sex And Gender; Women'S Health

$378,676

Bilingualism as a form of cognitive and social reserve

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - PA: Health and Official Languages in Minority Communities

Principal investigators: Taler, Vanessa

Keywords: Aging; Bilingualism; Cognitive Impairment; Cognitive Reserve; Dementia; Social Reserve

$100,000

A PROGRESS-Driven Approach to Cognitive Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury: Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion through Knowledge Synthesis and Mobilization

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Op. Grant: BHCIA: KS and Mobilization Grants - Sex and Gender Differences (SGD)

Principal investigators: Mollayeva, Tatyana; McDonald, Michelle

Keywords: Cognitive Outcomes; Cohort Studies; Data Repository; Data-Driven Techniques; Evidence Synthesis; Gender Equality; Knowledge Mobilization; Risk And Protective Factors; Social Equity; Traumatic Brain Injury

$99,950

Identification, estimation, and inference of dynamic causal effects in macroeconomics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Antoine, Bertille

Keywords: econometrics; instruments; time series; local projection; nonlinear model; weak identification

$61,336

Exploring Integration Experiences: A Study of South Asian Immigrant Women in the Greater Toronto Area

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: George, Usha G.

Keywords: integration; South Asian; immigration; women; Greater Toronto Area; Canada; focus groups; survey

$48,732

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

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Esme Fuller-Thomson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Long after the split: The association between parental divorce and mental health in adults.

Casting a long shadow: Exploring the link between childhood maltreatment and cancer in adulthood.

Exploring the experiences, challenges, and coping strategies of caregivers of women with Ovarian Cancer: A scoping review.

Flourishing older Canadians: What characteristics are associated with complete mental health?

Social anxiety disorder in Canada: sociodemographic and psychosocial correlates.

Longitudinal associations between changes in employment status and depressive symptoms during the early COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

Binge drinking and mortality among older adults: Findings from the Canadian Community Health Survey linked to the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database.

Juggling two worlds: Exploring the experiences of caregivers of patients with acute leukemia.

The Role of Protective Adults in Mitigating Health Outcomes Linked to Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse.

Climate change, resource insecurities and sexual and reproductive health among young adolescents in Kenya: a multi-method qualitative inquiry

A Population Health Approach for Coordinating Community-Based Seniors' Services and Strengthening Health System Resilience

SARS-CoV2 infection as a model to understand the long-term impact of respiratory infections on the health and functioning of older adults: the Aging, Infection and Mobility (AIM) Project

Is it Truly Calm After the Storm?: Examining Elder Abuse Prevalence In Post-Natural Disaster Contexts

Disrupting Ageism: Development and Evaluation of an E-learning Intervention for Social Work Students

SARS-CoV2 infection as a model to understand the long-term impact of respiratory infections on the health and functioning of older adults: the Aging, Infection and Mobility (AIM) Project

Diverse Faces of ADHD in Adulthood: Exploring Health Outcomes Across Sex, Gender, and Age

Bilingualism as a form of cognitive and social reserve

A PROGRESS-Driven Approach to Cognitive Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury: Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion through Knowledge Synthesis and Mobilization

Identification, estimation, and inference of dynamic causal effects in macroeconomics

Exploring Integration Experiences: A Study of South Asian Immigrant Women in the Greater Toronto Area

Frequent collaborators

Eleanor Pullenayegum

Tatyana Mollayeva

Gillian Einstein

John Frank

Victoria Smye

Lesley Gittings

Lina Taing

Denise Marshall

Angela Colantonio

Ian Colman

Robert Hogg

Gillian Einstein

Karen Davison

Arun Ravindran

Ashley Lacombe-Duncan