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Matthew Adams

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Matthew Adams

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.
10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (3 NSERC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Publications

149

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Research

Children Communities Families Health Equity Marginalized Populations Occupational Health Racialization Urban Health

Latest papers

Urban air pollution and in vitro fertilization outcomes: A Canadian retrospective study
Reproductive Toxicology · 2026
Passive sampling reveals composition of airborne bacteria and fungi across five East African cities
2026
Non-negligible disparities in source-specific ambient PM2.5 across economic groups over space and time in China
Journal of Hazardous Materials · 2026

All 15 publications

Latest funding

Examining pathways from extreme weather events to HIV prevention outcomes among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$761,176
Evaluating Birth Outcomes following different gradients of prenatal exposure to wildfire smoke
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$6,000
Mobilizing healthy cities knowledge to create equitable policy solutions and action opportunities to improve mobility and transportation for healthy living in Malton Mississauga
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 10 grants and awards

15 publications.

Urban air pollution and in vitro fertilization outcomes: A Canadian retrospective study

Vastis V, Dayan R, Neal M, Deniz S, Amin S, Karnis M, Kteily K, Friedman C, Holloway A, Lutz K

Reproductive Toxicology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2026.109161

Passive sampling reveals composition of airborne bacteria and fungi across five East African cities

Kalisa E, Harner T, Sudmant A, Adams M, Olea-Popelka F, Ujeneza Y, Kwabe F, Lee K, Pointing S, Nsabimana A

2026

DOI: 10.1038/s44407-026-00093-2

Non-negligible disparities in source-specific ambient PM2.5 across economic groups over space and time in China

Shao Y, Ma Z, Yang J, Liu M, Fang W, Adams M, Bi J

Journal of Hazardous Materials2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142141

Navigating healthcare during the pandemic: Experiences of racialized immigrants and racialized non-immigrants in Ontario's Peel Region

Rishworth A, Wilson K, Adams M, Galloway T

Social Science and Medicine20252 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118026

The ‘survival job’ pathway: Risk-focusing and occupational challenges among Canadian racialized and immigrant adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kilius E, Rishworth A, Suh J, Ali FM, Abu TZ, Adams M, Wilson K, Galloway T

Social Science and Medicine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118415

COVID-19 in Rural Ontario Communities: Exploring Women’s Mental Health During a Pandemic

Norton A, Rosella L, Adams M, Deacon L

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2025

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22060937

Landscapes of inequities, structural racism, and disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of immigrant and racialized populations in Canada

Rishworth A, Wilson K, Adams M, Galloway T

Health and Place202411 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103214

The impact of wildfires on air pollution and health across land use categories in Brazil over a 16-year period

Cobelo I, Castelhano FJ, Borge R, Roig HL, Adams M, Amini H, Koutrakis P, Réquia WJ

Environmental Research202355 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115522

Validating the Perceived Active School Travel Enablers and Barriers–Parent (PASTEB–P) Questionnaire to Support Intervention Programming and Research

Clark AF, Thomas M, Buttazzoni A, Adams M, Coen SE, Seabrook J, Tobin D, Tucker T, Gilliland J

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health20235 citations

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20105874

Are at-risk sociodemographic attributes stable across COVID-19 transmission waves?

Norton A, Rakowska S, Galloway T, Wilson K, Rosella L, Adams M

Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2023.100586

Examining pathways from extreme weather events to HIV prevention outcomes among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Logie, Carmen; Kyambadde, Peter; Mbuagbaw, Lawrence C

Keywords: Extreme Weather Events; Hiv Prevention; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Sex Work; Uganda

$761,176

Evaluating Birth Outcomes following different gradients of prenatal exposure to wildfire smoke

SupervisorCIHR2025Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

Principal investigators: Fernando, Amy S

Keywords: Birth

$6,000

Mobilizing healthy cities knowledge to create equitable policy solutions and action opportunities to improve mobility and transportation for healthy living in Malton Mississauga

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grants - Institute/Initiative Community Support

Principal investigators: Fazli, Ghazal S; Lipscombe, Lorraine

Keywords: Co-Design; Community Engagement; Health Equity; Healthy City; Local Policy Action; Mobility; Structural Determinants; Transportation; Upstream Interventions; Urban Health

$25,000

Stepping Towards Healthy and Green Cities to Inform and Advance Policy Interventions for Diabetes Prevention

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Op Gr: HCRI - Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts - General Pool

Principal investigators: Fazli, Ghazal S; Booth, Gillian L; Lipscombe, Lorraine

Keywords: Built Environment; Epidemiology; Health Equity; Healthy Cities; Neighbourhood Greenspace; Neighbourhood Walkability; Prediabetes; Prediction Modelling; Stages Of Diabetes Development; Type 2 Diabetes

$100,000

Understanding the COVID-19 Journeys and Vaccine Experiences of Racialized and Immigrant Communities in the Greater Toronto Area

Nominated PICIHR2021Op. Gr.:Emerging COVID-19 Res. Gaps & Priorities (July 2021) - Urban Populations

Principal investigators: Adams, Matthew; Galloway, Tracey L; Wilson, Kathleen J

Keywords: Children; Communities; Families; Health Equity; Marginalized Populations; Occupational Health; Racialization; Urban Health; Youth

$199,000

Measuring Air Quality To Manage Canada's Investment In Sustainability

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Evans, Greg

$572,866

Ion Chromatography for Environmental Analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Adams, Matthew

$28,037

Nouveaux enjeux de planification des infrastructures cyclables pour des villes canadiennes plus durables et équitables

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Apparicio, Philippe

Keywords: mobilité durable; justice environnementale en transport; ville durable; Vélo; réseau cyclable; pollution atmosphérique; bruit; sécurité routière; planification urbaine

$309,354

Development of a Spatially-transferable and Temporally-resolved Urban Corridor Air and Noise pollution model: STUCAN

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Adams, Matthew

$12,500

Development of a Spatially-transferable and Temporally-resolved Urban Corridor Air and Noise pollution model: STUCAN

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Adams, Matthew

$175,000

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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Matthew Adams

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Urban air pollution and in vitro fertilization outcomes: A Canadian retrospective study

Passive sampling reveals composition of airborne bacteria and fungi across five East African cities

Non-negligible disparities in source-specific ambient PM2.5 across economic groups over space and time in China

Navigating healthcare during the pandemic: Experiences of racialized immigrants and racialized non-immigrants in Ontario's Peel Region

The ‘survival job’ pathway: Risk-focusing and occupational challenges among Canadian racialized and immigrant adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 in Rural Ontario Communities: Exploring Women’s Mental Health During a Pandemic

Landscapes of inequities, structural racism, and disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of immigrant and racialized populations in Canada

The impact of wildfires on air pollution and health across land use categories in Brazil over a 16-year period

Validating the Perceived Active School Travel Enablers and Barriers–Parent (PASTEB–P) Questionnaire to Support Intervention Programming and Research

Are at-risk sociodemographic attributes stable across COVID-19 transmission waves?

Examining pathways from extreme weather events to HIV prevention outcomes among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda

Evaluating Birth Outcomes following different gradients of prenatal exposure to wildfire smoke

Mobilizing healthy cities knowledge to create equitable policy solutions and action opportunities to improve mobility and transportation for healthy living in Malton Mississauga

Stepping Towards Healthy and Green Cities to Inform and Advance Policy Interventions for Diabetes Prevention

Understanding the COVID-19 Journeys and Vaccine Experiences of Racialized and Immigrant Communities in the Greater Toronto Area

Measuring Air Quality To Manage Canada's Investment In Sustainability

Ion Chromatography for Environmental Analysis

Nouveaux enjeux de planification des infrastructures cyclables pour des villes canadiennes plus durables et équitables

Development of a Spatially-transferable and Temporally-resolved Urban Corridor Air and Noise pollution model: STUCAN

Development of a Spatially-transferable and Temporally-resolved Urban Corridor Air and Noise pollution model: STUCAN

Frequent collaborators

Matthew Adams

Tracey Galloway

Kathleen Wilson

Laura Rosella

Leith Deacon

Francisco Olea Popelka

Megan Freebury Karnis

Shilpa Amin

Jason Gilliland

Jamie Seabrook

Alison Holloway

Mehrnoosh Faghih