Katelynn Boerner, University of Toronto

Research

Allostatic Load Body Image Brain Epistemic Injustice Gender-Affirming Care Health Inequities Hormones Non-Binary Health

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 · Principal investigator
$700,000
Let's not wait 11 years: Development and rapid adoption of a screening measure for endometriosis in young Canadian adults
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$594,250
Evaluating a virtual stepped care portal in youth awaiting tertiary chronic pain care: An Implementation-Effectiveness Hybrid Type III study
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$546,209

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

Principal 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

Let's not wait 11 years: Development and rapid adoption of a screening measure for endometriosis in young Canadian adults

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Op. Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Translational Research

Principal investigators: Di Renna, Tania; Bridge-Cook, Philippa; Radhakrishnan, Arun K; Wolfson, Lindsay; Bosma, Rachael L; Rosenbloom, Brittany

Keywords: Early Diagnosis; Endometriosis; Prevention; Self-Report; Women, Non-Binary, Transgender; Young Adults

$594,250

Evaluating a virtual stepped care portal in youth awaiting tertiary chronic pain care: An Implementation-Effectiveness Hybrid Type III study

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Stinson, Jennifer N; Birnie, Kathryn A; Noel, Melanie E

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Covid-19; Mental Health; Mixed-Methods; Pandemic; Pediatric; Stepped-Care Model; Virtual Care

$546,209

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: Allostatic Load Dear Professor Boerner, 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 allostatic load connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "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" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]