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Kevin Shield

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Associate ProfessorEpidemiology DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Kevin Shield

Associate Professor

Epidemiology Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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30 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (11 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Alcohol Public Health Policy Covid-19 Global Health Alcohol Surveys Alcohol Use Disorders Binge Drinking

Latest papers

Quantifying the potential of alcohol policies for cancer prevention in the EU: a modelling study.
The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026
Alcohol Intake and Health Study: No Protective Effect at Low Levels, With Mortality Increasing to 1 in 25 at 14 Drinks Per Week.
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026 · senior author
Impact of alcohol excise taxation and structural reforms on per capita consumption in Thailand, 1995-2021: an interrupted time-series analysis.
The International journal on drug policy · 2026

All 56 publications

Latest funding

From Cause to Consequence to Control: Evaluating the Causal Link Between Alcohol and Cancer, Estimating the Attributable Burden, and Modelling the Impact of Public Policy Interventions
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$753,524
Monitoring Global Alcohol Consumption, Health Burden, and Policy Responses
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$609,953
Characterizing the uptake and the health and economic impacts of evidence-based pharmacotherapy practices for alcohol use disorder
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$520,199

All 18 grants and awards

56 publications.

Quantifying the potential of alcohol policies for cancer prevention in the EU: a modelling study.

Correia D, Neufeld M, Ferreira-Borges C, Lauby-Secretan B, Rumgay H, Soerjomataram I, Weiderpass E, Shield K, Hassan AS, Rehm J

The Lancet regional health. Europe2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101734 PMID: 42375818

Alcohol Intake and Health Study: No Protective Effect at Low Levels, With Mortality Increasing to 1 in 25 at 14 Drinks Per Week.

George S, Naimi TS, Keyes K, Martinez-Matyszczyk P, Milam AJ, Rehm J, Alonso A, Bell S, Britton A, Llamosas-Falcón L, Hobin E, Judd SE, Justice A, Kahler C, Liangpunsakul S, Jones SK, Marcus G, McGlynn K, Satre D, Song M, Thrift AP, Udo T, Wettlaufer A, Zhang ZF, Shield K

Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs2026Senior author

DOI: 10.15288/jsad.25-00435 PMID: 42420014

Impact of alcohol excise taxation and structural reforms on per capita consumption in Thailand, 1995-2021: an interrupted time-series analysis.

Zayar NN, Vichitkunakorn P, Aekplakorn W, Chaiyasong S, Correia D, Hassan AS, Htet KKK, Nontarak J, Patanavanich R, Rovira P, Shield K, Sornpaisarn B, Saengow U, Wichaidit W, Assanangkornchai S, Rehm J

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105191 PMID: 41722211

Global and regional cancer burden attributable to modifiable risk factors to inform prevention.

Fink H, Langselius O, Vignat J, Rumgay H, Rehm J, Martinez RX, Santero M, Lopez-Perez L, Inoue M, Zeng H, Shield K, Morgan E, Ilbawi A, Soerjomataram I

Nature medicine2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41591-026-04219-7 PMID: 41634393

Alcohol Policies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Region-Challenges, Opportunities and Moving Forward.

Tong WT, Hairi NN, Low WY, Abdul Jabbar N, Zakariah N, Zulakmal HA, Amul GGH, Assanangkornchai S, Chaiyasong S, Chhoun P, Hanafi E, Hassan AS, Medina JRC, Murtani BJ, My Hanh HT, Ong SK, Shield K, Siste K, Sornpaisarn B, Sychareun V, Vichitkunakorn P, Yi S, Correia D, Rehm J

Drug and alcohol review2026

DOI: 10.1111/dar.70127 PMID: 41742727

Alcohol Control Policy in Southeast Asia: A Descriptive Review.

Assanangkornchai S, Wichaidit W, Amul GGH, Ang IYH, Chaiyasong S, Chhoun P, Chong CL, Chua AMR, Hairi NN, Hanafi E, Hassan AS, Htet KKK, Low WY, Medina JRC, Murtani BJ, My Hanh HT, Vinh NT, Nontarak J, Ong SK, Rovira P, Shield K, Siste K, Somphet V, Sornpaisarn B, Sychareun V, Taikeophithoun C, Teo YY, Thammavongsa V, Tong WT, Vichitkunakorn P, Wijaya AS, Qian Y, Yap JC, Yi S, Zakariah N, Zayar NN, Zulakmal HA, Rehm J

Asia-Pacific journal of public health2026

DOI: 10.1177/10105395251414918 PMID: 41562265

Defining exposure for estimating the global burden of alcohol consumption: plausibility testing of WHO methodology using ASEAN countries as a case study.

Rehm J, Amul GGH, Assanangkornchai S, Chaiyasong S, Correia D, Hairi NN, Hanafi E, Hassan AS, Htet KKK, Low WY, Medina JRC, Nontarak J, Ong SK, Rovira P, Siste K, Sornpaisarn B, Sychareun V, Tong WT, Vichitkunakorn P, Yi S, Zayar NN, Shield K

Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13011-026-00703-y PMID: 41618316

Mind the gap: rethinking global alcohol metrics in high-abstention low-income and middle-income countries.

Burton R, Theron M, Semple S, Shield K, Parry CDH

The Lancet. Global health2026

DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(25)00396-1 PMID: 41240966

Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Heavy Episodic Drinking in the United States Using Survey Data.

Llamosas-Falcón L, Probst C, Shield K, Spence E, Rehm J

Drug and alcohol review2026

DOI: 10.1111/dar.70065 PMID: 41189345

Health impact of alcohol use in the USA: a protocol of a systematic review and modelling study.

Shield K, Keyes K, Martinez P, Milam AJ, Rehm J, George S, Naimi TS

BMJ open2025First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093389 PMID: 41298261

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Kevin Shield

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Quantifying the potential of alcohol policies for cancer prevention in the EU: a modelling study.

Alcohol Intake and Health Study: No Protective Effect at Low Levels, With Mortality Increasing to 1 in 25 at 14 Drinks Per Week.

Impact of alcohol excise taxation and structural reforms on per capita consumption in Thailand, 1995-2021: an interrupted time-series analysis.

Global and regional cancer burden attributable to modifiable risk factors to inform prevention.

Alcohol Policies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Region-Challenges, Opportunities and Moving Forward.

Alcohol Control Policy in Southeast Asia: A Descriptive Review.

Defining exposure for estimating the global burden of alcohol consumption: plausibility testing of WHO methodology using ASEAN countries as a case study.

Mind the gap: rethinking global alcohol metrics in high-abstention low-income and middle-income countries.

Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Heavy Episodic Drinking in the United States Using Survey Data.

Health impact of alcohol use in the USA: a protocol of a systematic review and modelling study.

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Shannon Lange

Bundit Sornpaisarn

Samantha Wells

Samantha Wells

Charlotte Probst

Daphne Voineskos

Erica Vieira

Etienne Sibille

Philip Gerretsen

Osnat Melamed

Wei Wang

Victor Tang

Daniel Felsky

Erin Hobin

Claire de Oliveira

Bernard Le Foll

Michael Roerecke

Nikki Bozinoff

Kara Thompson

Norman Giesbrecht

Daniel Myran

Tara Elton-Marshall

Peter Butt

Evdokia Anagnostou

Isabelle Boileau

Mark Asbridge

Shehzad Ali

Benedikt Fischer

Gideon Koren