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Linda Rothman

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Associate ProfessorEpidemiology DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Linda Rothman

Associate Professor

Epidemiology Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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18 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 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Active Transportation Big Data Injury Prevention Road Safety Vulnerable Road Users

Latest papers

Expanding automated speed enforcement in British Columbia, Canada: opportunities and barriers, with cross-country comparisons to Victoria, Australia.
Traffic injury prevention · 2026
Insights into vulnerable road user injury trends in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Canadian city trends 2012-2022.
Journal of safety research · 2026 · first author
Pedaling towards safer streets: evaluating the impact of cycling infrastructure on road safety.
Accident; analysis and prevention · 2026 · senior author

All 51 publications

Latest funding

Road traffic speed and volume profiles of collision hotspots in the City of Toronto
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$263,925
Pedestrian Countdown Timers: Effect on Pedestrian Injury Rates. A controlled cohort study using spatial analysis in the city of Toronto.
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$94,494

All 2 grants and awards

51 publications.

Expanding automated speed enforcement in British Columbia, Canada: opportunities and barriers, with cross-country comparisons to Victoria, Australia.

Pearson L, Oakey M, Karbakhsh M, Rothman L, Newhouse E, Beck B

Traffic injury prevention2026

DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2026.2693607 PMID: 42441736

Insights into vulnerable road user injury trends in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Canadian city trends 2012-2022.

Rothman L, Howard A, Winters M, Saunders N, Macpherson A, Hagel BE, Macarthur C, HubkaRao T, Pike I, Zubair S, Cloutier MS, Harris MA, Chevrier T, Zanotto M, Fuselli P, Batomen B

Journal of safety research2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2026.04.017 PMID: 42744516

Pedaling towards safer streets: evaluating the impact of cycling infrastructure on road safety.

Batomen B, Wen R, Lyeo J, Ranganathan C, Sadrmanesh O, Howard A, Hagel B, Winters M, Zanotto M, Macarthur C, Harris MA, Rothman L

Accident; analysis and prevention2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2025.108308 PMID: 41232206

Risky driving behaviors at school drop-off across Canadian municipalities: Findings from the Child Active Transportation Safety and the Environment (CHASE) study.

Pitt TM, Macpherson A, Fridman L, Hagel BE, Winters M, Cloutier MS, HubkaRao T, Fuselli P, Howard A, Rothman L

Traffic injury prevention2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2025.2478153 PMID: 40205785

Measuring inequities in transportation injuries in a Canadian commuter cohort: impacts of individual versus neighbourhood income.

Yeo RE, Branion-Calles M, Rothman L, Winters M, Harris MA

Injury epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1186/s40621-025-00615-8 PMID: 41035102

Automated speed enforcement reduced vehicle speeds in school zones in Toronto: a prospective quasi-experimental study.

Howard AW, Batomen B, Zubair S, Cloutier MS, Macpherson AK, Rothman L

Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/ip-2024-045561 PMID: 40713060

Emergency department visits for concussion in children and youth by age, sex and material deprivation in Ontario, Canada, 2010-2020: a population-based study.

Macpherson AK, Harkins J, Sergio LE, Sadrmanesh O, Emery C, Rothman L

Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/ip-2024-045556 PMID: 40645644

Motor vehicle collision (MVC) emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalisations in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sammy A, Medeiros A, Batomen B, Rothman L, Harris MA, Harrington DW, Macarthur C, Richmond SA

Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention2025

DOI: 10.1136/ip-2024-045269 PMID: 38871438

Vulnerable road user injury trends following the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Canada: An interrupted time series analysis.

Batomen B, Macpherson A, Lewis J, Howard A, Ruth Saunders N, Richmond S, Anne Harris M, Saskin R, Zagorski B, Macarthur C, Fuselli P, Rothman L

Journal of safety research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2024.02.007 PMID: 38858038

Building CapaCITY/É for sustainable transportation: protocol for an implementation science research program in healthy cities.

Winters M, Fuller D, Cloutier MS, Harris MA, Howard A, Kestens Y, Kirk S, Macpherson A, Moore S, Rothman L, Shareck M, Tomasone JR, Laberee K, Stephens ZP, Sones M, Ayton D, Batomen B, Bell S, Collins P, Diab E, Giles AR, Hagel BE, Harris MS, Harris P, Lachapelle U, Manaugh K, Mitra R, Muhajarine N, Myrdahl TM, Pettit CJ, Pike I, Skouteris H, Wachsmuth D, Whitehurst D, Beck B

BMJ open2024

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085850 PMID: 38631827

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Linda Rothman

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Expanding automated speed enforcement in British Columbia, Canada: opportunities and barriers, with cross-country comparisons to Victoria, Australia.

Insights into vulnerable road user injury trends in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Canadian city trends 2012-2022.

Pedaling towards safer streets: evaluating the impact of cycling infrastructure on road safety.

Risky driving behaviors at school drop-off across Canadian municipalities: Findings from the Child Active Transportation Safety and the Environment (CHASE) study.

Measuring inequities in transportation injuries in a Canadian commuter cohort: impacts of individual versus neighbourhood income.

Automated speed enforcement reduced vehicle speeds in school zones in Toronto: a prospective quasi-experimental study.

Emergency department visits for concussion in children and youth by age, sex and material deprivation in Ontario, Canada, 2010-2020: a population-based study.

Motor vehicle collision (MVC) emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalisations in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vulnerable road user injury trends following the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Canada: An interrupted time series analysis.

Building CapaCITY/É for sustainable transportation: protocol for an implementation science research program in healthy cities.

Road traffic speed and volume profiles of collision hotspots in the City of Toronto

Pedestrian Countdown Timers: Effect on Pedestrian Injury Rates. A controlled cohort study using spatial analysis in the city of Toronto.

Frequent collaborators

Linda Rothman

Andrew Howard

Andrew Howard

Alison Macpherson

Meghan Winters

Marie-Soleil Cloutier

Pamela Fuselli

Brice Batomen

Meghan Winters

Ian Pike

Brent Hagel

Teresa To

Kristian Larsen

Astrid Guttmann

Andy Willan

Daniel Fuller

Sarah Richmond

Sara Kirk

Guy Faulkner

Nazeem Muhajarine

Bonnie Lashewicz

Patricia Collins

Linda Rothman

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Expanding automated speed enforcement in British Columbia, Canada: opportunities and barriers, with cross-country comparisons to Victoria, Australia.

Insights into vulnerable road user injury trends in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Canadian city trends 2012-2022.

Pedaling towards safer streets: evaluating the impact of cycling infrastructure on road safety.

Risky driving behaviors at school drop-off across Canadian municipalities: Findings from the Child Active Transportation Safety and the Environment (CHASE) study.

Measuring inequities in transportation injuries in a Canadian commuter cohort: impacts of individual versus neighbourhood income.

Automated speed enforcement reduced vehicle speeds in school zones in Toronto: a prospective quasi-experimental study.

Emergency department visits for concussion in children and youth by age, sex and material deprivation in Ontario, Canada, 2010-2020: a population-based study.

Motor vehicle collision (MVC) emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalisations in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vulnerable road user injury trends following the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Canada: An interrupted time series analysis.

Building CapaCITY/&#xc9; for sustainable transportation: protocol for an implementation science research program in healthy cities.

Road traffic speed and volume profiles of collision hotspots in the City of Toronto

Pedestrian Countdown Timers: Effect on Pedestrian Injury Rates. A controlled cohort study using spatial analysis in the city of Toronto.

Frequent collaborators

Linda Rothman

Andrew Howard

Andrew Howard

Alison Macpherson

Meghan Winters

Marie-Soleil Cloutier

Pamela Fuselli

Brice Batomen

Meghan Winters

Ian Pike

Brent Hagel

Teresa To

Kristian Larsen

Astrid Guttmann

Andy Willan

Daniel Fuller

Sarah Richmond

Sara Kirk

Guy Faulkner

Nazeem Muhajarine

Bonnie Lashewicz

Patricia Collins

Building CapaCITY/É for sustainable transportation: protocol for an implementation science research program in healthy cities.