Ian Colman, University of Toronto

Research

Distress Mental Illness Prison Risk Factors Screening Trajectories

Latest funding

Making Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Visible in Health Systems: A Mixed-Methods Study of Mental Health, Healthcare Utilization, and Gender-Affirming Care in Ontario
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$699,830
Understanding Provincial and Territorial Suicide Prevention Efforts in Canada (SPEC-PT): A Mixed-Methods Study to Inform a National Suicide Prevention Strategy
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$745,876
Predictors and consequences of trajectories of mental illness among prisoners
CIHR · 2013 · Principal investigator
$299,018

Making Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth Visible in Health Systems: A Mixed-Methods Study of Mental Health, Healthcare Utilization, and Gender-Affirming Care in Ontario

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Op. Gr. Adv. 2S_LGBTQI+ Heal. Thr. Res. - Advancing 2S/LGBTQI+ Health

Principal investigators: Abramovich, Alex

Keywords: Gender Diversity; Gender Identity; Health Administrative Data; Mental Health; Mixed-Methods; Transgender Youth

$699,830

Understanding Provincial and Territorial Suicide Prevention Efforts in Canada (SPEC-PT): A Mixed-Methods Study to Inform a National Suicide Prevention Strategy

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sinyor, Mark

Keywords: National Suicide Prevention Strategy; Provincial And Territorial Suicide Prevention Efforts; Stakeholder Perspectives; Suicide; Suicide Prevention Evaluation

$745,876

Predictors and consequences of trajectories of mental illness among prisoners

Principal investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Simpson, Alexander I; Brink, Johann H; Colman, Ian R; Mckenzie, Kwame J

Keywords: Distress; Mental Illness; Prison; Risk Factors; Screening; Trajectories

$299,018

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Distress Dear Professor Colman, 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]. Your research on distress 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]