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Gail McVey

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Associate ProfessorSocial & Behavioural Health Sciences DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Gail McVey

Associate Professor

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Research

Eating Disorders Patient-Oriented Research Comparative Effectiveness Research Early Intervention Service Models Mental Health Hubs Youth Capacity Building

Latest papers

FREEDcan: an integrated early intervention for eating disorders care model for community and primary care settings in Canada
Translational Behavioral Medicine · 2026
Expanding the implementation of virtual parent-led peer support groups for parents of children and adolescents with eating disorders: a convergent mixed methods study
Journal of Eating Disorders · 2026
Implementing Canadian practice guidelines for children and adolescents with eating disorders: a qualitative study on barriers, facilitating factors and implementation strategies
Journal of Eating Disorders · 2026

All 29 publications

Latest funding

National Implementation of Highly Efficient Evidence-Informed Treatment for Youth with Eating Disorders
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$599,126
Improving Quality of Mental Health Care Through Learning Collaboratives: A Co-Design Project
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$9,973
TransitionED: Co-Designing and Implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Transitions for Youth with Eating Disorders
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$959,725

All 16 grants and awards

29 publications.

FREEDcan: an integrated early intervention for eating disorders care model for community and primary care settings in Canada

Obeid N, Porter J, LaMarre A, Silva-Roy P, Coelho JS, Dimitropoulos G, Maharaj A, Feder S, Norris M, Spettigue W

Translational Behavioral Medicine20262 citations

DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibaf092

Expanding the implementation of virtual parent-led peer support groups for parents of children and adolescents with eating disorders: a convergent mixed methods study

Couturier J, Nicula M, Nella E, Yanover T, Loewen T, Coolen A-M, Crews E, Jones S, Kimber M, MacEachern S

Journal of Eating Disorders20261 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-026-01534-9

Implementing Canadian practice guidelines for children and adolescents with eating disorders: a qualitative study on barriers, facilitating factors and implementation strategies

Couturier J, Nicula M, Nella E, Yanover T, Kimber M, Coelho J, Dimitropoulos G, Kurji A, Boman J, Isserlin L

Journal of Eating Disorders2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-026-01645-3

Transitions for youth and young adults with eating disorders and/or other mental health conditions: a Canadian guideline

Dimitropoulos G, Nicula M, Krishnapillai A, Austin A, Singh M, Lee J, Webb C, Scott S, de Almeida ACV, Bergmann C

Journal of Eating Disorders202511 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-025-01343-6

Pandemic impact, mitigation strategies and peer support: a qualitative analysis of youth, parent, clinician and administrator perspectives

Couturier J, Nicula M, Webb C, Dimitropoulos G, Obeid N, Kimber M, Loewen T, Coolen AM, Crews E, Jones S

Journal of Eating Disorders20253 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-025-01347-2

National implementation of guided self-help family-based treatment for youth with eating disorders: a study protocol

Couturier J, Smith J, Nicula M, Nella E, Yanover T, Agostino H, Annema S, Boman J, Bond J, Coelho JS

BMC Psychiatry2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-025-07545-1

A study protocol for implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Treating Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders

Couturier JL, Kimber M, Ford C, Coelho JS, Dimitropoulos G, Kurji A, Boman J, Isserlin L, Bond J, Soroka C

Implementation Science Communications2024Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s43058-023-00538-9 PMID: W4390614284

Pathways from adolescent screen time to eating related symptoms: a multilevel longitudinal mediation analysis through self-esteem.

Livet A, Boers E, Laroque F, Afzali MH, McVey G, Conrod PJ

Psychology & health2024

DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2022.2141239 PMID: 36345595

Multidisciplinary implementation of family-based treatment delivered by videoconferencing (FBT-V) for adolescent anorexia nervosa during the COVID-19 pandemic

Couturier J, Pellegrini D, Grennan L, Nicula M, Miller C, Agar P, Webb C, Anderson K, Barwick M, Dimitropoulos G

Translational Behavioral Medicine20238 citations

DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibac086

Help-seeking attitudes and behaviours among youth with eating disorders: a scoping review

Nicula M, Pellegrini D, Grennan L, Bhatnagar N, McVey G, Couturier J

Journal of Eating Disorders202273 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-022-00543-8 PMID: W4213216173

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Gail McVey

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

FREEDcan: an integrated early intervention for eating disorders care model for community and primary care settings in Canada

Expanding the implementation of virtual parent-led peer support groups for parents of children and adolescents with eating disorders: a convergent mixed methods study

Implementing Canadian practice guidelines for children and adolescents with eating disorders: a qualitative study on barriers, facilitating factors and implementation strategies

Transitions for youth and young adults with eating disorders and/or other mental health conditions: a Canadian guideline

Pandemic impact, mitigation strategies and peer support: a qualitative analysis of youth, parent, clinician and administrator perspectives

National implementation of guided self-help family-based treatment for youth with eating disorders: a study protocol

A study protocol for implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Treating Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders

Pathways from adolescent screen time to eating related symptoms: a multilevel longitudinal mediation analysis through self-esteem.

Multidisciplinary implementation of family-based treatment delivered by videoconferencing (FBT-V) for adolescent anorexia nervosa during the COVID-19 pandemic

Help-seeking attitudes and behaviours among youth with eating disorders: a scoping review

Frequent collaborators

Jennifer Couturier

Cheryl Lynn Webb

Melissa Kimber

Gina Dimitropoulos

Sheri Findlay

Nicole Obeid

Melanie Barwick

Mark Norris

Wendy Spettigue

Shaleen Jones

Neera Bhatnagar

Josie Geller

Melissa Brouwers

G Alison Niccols

Natasha Johnson

Lori Wozney

Emilie Lacroix

Emily Tam

Michele Laliberte

Aaron Keshen

Katherine Bright