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Jonathan Weiss

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Jonathan Weiss

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.
11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Research

Autism Children Digital Mental Health Evidence-Based Intervention Family Lived Experiences Mental Health Pandemic

Latest papers

Community Implementation of a Clinician and Caregiver Co-Led Programme to Promote the Wellbeing of Family Caregivers of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2026
Evaluating the Preliminary Outcomes and Acceptability of a Virtual Adaptation of Acceptance and Commitment Training for Caregivers of People With Disabilities ("I Am Not Alone"): Mixed Methods Study.
JMIR formative research · 2026
Acceptance and Commitment Training for Family Caregivers of People with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Protocol for a Collaborative Implementation Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2025

All 17 publications

Latest funding

Co-production for Health, Inclusive Research, Practice and Policy for People with Developmental Disabilities
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$149,890
Maternal Autism and Pregnancy Study
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Creating an Evidence-Informed, Accessible, Clinically Useful and Personalized Virtual Mental Health Support Framework for School-Age Children on the Autism Spectrum: Building from Pandemic e-Support Experiences
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$657,900

All 5 grants and awards

17 publications.

Community Implementation of a Clinician and Caregiver Co-Led Programme to Promote the Wellbeing of Family Caregivers of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Selick A, Mishra S, Man LLY, Steel L, Lunsky Y, Magnacca C, Penner M, Weiss J, Bobbette N, Thomson K, Fung K, Lake J

Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID2026

DOI: 10.1111/jar.70233 PMID: 42050766

Evaluating the Preliminary Outcomes and Acceptability of a Virtual Adaptation of Acceptance and Commitment Training for Caregivers of People With Disabilities ("I Am Not Alone"): Mixed Methods Study.

Man LLY, Dahary H, Mishra S, Magnacca C, Steel L, Lunsky Y, Porthukaran A, Siu J, Bobbette N, Redquest B, Thomson K, Penner M, Weiss J, Lake J, Fung KPL

JMIR formative research2026

DOI: 10.2196/86205 PMID: 41881039

Acceptance and Commitment Training for Family Caregivers of People with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Protocol for a Collaborative Implementation Study.

Fung K, Lunsky Y, Thomson K, Steel L, Mishra S, Siu J, Bobbette N, Magnacca C, Weiss J, Penner M, Niel U, Chopamba D, Phillips S, Selick A, Redquest B, Lake J

JMIR research protocols2025

DOI: 10.2196/75049 PMID: 41344669

A Nunavut community-directed Inuit youth mental wellness initiative: making I-SPARX fly.

Bohr Y, Hankey J, Thomas A, Abdelmaseh M, Armour L, McCague H, Barnhardt J, Oskalns M, Garvey N, Singh Y, Danz C, Singoorie C, Qaunaq R, Oshoweetok I, Lucassen M, Merry S, Shepherd M, Bornstein MH, Ahmad F, Shulman S, Weiss J

International journal of circumpolar health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2401210 PMID: 39388613

Mental Health Providers' Perspectives on What Helps and Hinders in Psychotherapy for Autistic Adults with Co-occurring Mental Health Problems.

Jubenville-Wood T, Nicholas DB, Weiss J, Cairns S

Journal of autism and developmental disorders2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10803-023-06143-y PMID: 37856002

The feasibility of an adapted virtual mindfulness intervention for Special Olympics athletes and their caregivers.

Redquest B, Clark CA, Sanguino H, Lunsky Y, Hutton S, Weiss J, Davies T, McMorris CA

Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID2024

DOI: 10.1111/jar.13229 PMID: 38644053

Lessons learned in measuring patient engagement in a Canada-wide childhood disability network.

Ogourtsova T, Gonzalez M, Zerbo A, Gavin F, Shikako K, Weiss J, Majnemer A

Research involvement and engagement2024

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-024-00551-9 PMID: 38326926

Facilitators and barriers in psychotherapy from the perspective of autistic adults: an enhanced critical incident study.

Jubenville-Wood T, Nicholas DB, Weiss J, Cairns S

International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2023

DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2278858 PMID: 37979185

Empirical support for a model of risk and resilience in children and families during COVID-19: A systematic review & narrative synthesis

Shoychet G, Kimber M, Weiss J, Honest O, Prime H

Development and Psychopathology202324 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1017/s0954579423000767 PMID: W4385751083

Premature mortality in a population-based cohort of autistic adults in Canada.

Lunsky Y, Lai MC, Balogh R, Chung H, Durbin A, Jachyra P, Tint A, Weiss J, Lin E

Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research2022

DOI: 10.1002/aur.2741 PMID: 35633154

Co-production for Health, Inclusive Research, Practice and Policy for People with Developmental Disabilities

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Spassiani, Natasha A; Dever, Maddy; Lunsky, Yona J; Selick, Avra

Keywords: Adults With Developmental Disabilities; Co-Design; Co-Production; Family Caregivers; Health System Planning; Health System Research; Inclusive Research; Knowledge Mobilization; Meaningful Participation; Patient-Oriented Research

$149,890

Maternal Autism and Pregnancy Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Brown, Hilary; Mitra, Monika

Keywords: Autism; Population-Based Data; Pregnancy Care; Pregnancy Outcomes; Qualitative Interviews

$100,000

Creating an Evidence-Informed, Accessible, Clinically Useful and Personalized Virtual Mental Health Support Framework for School-Age Children on the Autism Spectrum: Building from Pandemic e-Support Experiences

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lai, Meng-Chuan; Golan, Ofer; Weiss, Jonathan A

Keywords: Autism; Children; Digital Mental Health; Evidence-Based Intervention; Family; Lived Experiences; Mental Health; Pandemic; Personalized Intervention; Virtual Platform

$657,900

Health Care Access Research in Developmental Disabilities

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Lunsky, Yona J; Carlucci, Rosa; Gonzales, Angela N; Neitzert, Monica C; Balogh, Robert S; Cobigo, Virginie; Isaacs, Barry J; Lin, Elizabeth; Ouellette-Kuntz, Hélène

Keywords: Data Linkage; Developmental Disabilities; Hospitalizations; Mental Illness; Population Health; Primary Care

$600,000

Understanding pathways to emergency healthcare for adolescents and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Principal investigatorCIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Lunsky, Yona J; Weiss, Jonathan A

Keywords: Asperger Syndrome; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Emergency Psychiatry; Health Systems; Hospital Admissions; Intellectual Disability

$255,972

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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Jonathan Weiss

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Community Implementation of a Clinician and Caregiver Co-Led Programme to Promote the Wellbeing of Family Caregivers of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Evaluating the Preliminary Outcomes and Acceptability of a Virtual Adaptation of Acceptance and Commitment Training for Caregivers of People With Disabilities ("I Am Not Alone"): Mixed Methods Study.

Acceptance and Commitment Training for Family Caregivers of People with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: Protocol for a Collaborative Implementation Study.

A Nunavut community-directed Inuit youth mental wellness initiative: making I-SPARX fly.

Mental Health Providers' Perspectives on What Helps and Hinders in Psychotherapy for Autistic Adults with Co-occurring Mental Health Problems.

The feasibility of an adapted virtual mindfulness intervention for Special Olympics athletes and their caregivers.

Lessons learned in measuring patient engagement in a Canada-wide childhood disability network.

Facilitators and barriers in psychotherapy from the perspective of autistic adults: an enhanced critical incident study.

Empirical support for a model of risk and resilience in children and families during COVID-19: A systematic review & narrative synthesis

Premature mortality in a population-based cohort of autistic adults in Canada.

Co-production for Health, Inclusive Research, Practice and Policy for People with Developmental Disabilities

Maternal Autism and Pregnancy Study

Creating an Evidence-Informed, Accessible, Clinically Useful and Personalized Virtual Mental Health Support Framework for School-Age Children on the Autism Spectrum: Building from Pandemic e-Support Experiences

Health Care Access Research in Developmental Disabilities

Understanding pathways to emergency healthcare for adolescents and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Frequent collaborators

Jonathan Weiss

Yona Lunsky

Yona Lunsky

Johanna Lake

Kendra Thomson

Melanie Penner

Avra Selick

Kenneth Fung

Frank Gavin

Miriam Gonzalez

Farah Ahmad

Elizabeth Lin

Annette Majnemer

Keiko Shikako

Yvonne Bohr

Meng-Chuan Lai

Anna Durbin

Melissa Kimber

Heather Prime

Nazilla Khanlou

Farah Ahmad

Robert Balogh

Barry Isaacs