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Michael Chaiton

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Associate ProfessorInstitute of Health Policy, Management and EvaluationUniversity of Toronto

Michael Chaiton

Associate Professor

Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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46 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 26 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Mental Health Substance Use Cost-Effectiveness Digital Interventions Cohort Dependence Vaping Population Health

Latest papers

Predictors of vaping relapse based on e-cigarette use measures: A secondary analysis of longitudinal data from the 'Stop Vaping Challenge' cessation application.
Tobacco induced diseases · 2026 · senior author
Baseline quitting self-efficacy as a predictor of duration of vaping abstinence in a vaping cessation intervention.
Addictive behaviors · 2026 · senior author
The association between e-cigarette use and sleep health: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tobacco induced diseases · 2026 · senior author

All 91 publications

Latest funding

Youth Behaviours, Vaping and Lung Health
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,674,800
Mapping the navigation of mental health services: a planning proposal for catalyzing innovation with service navigation through collaborative research
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$10,000
Artificial Intelligence for Public Health (AI4PH) Training Platform
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$2,394,219

All 20 grants and awards

91 publications.

Predictors of vaping relapse based on e-cigarette use measures: A secondary analysis of longitudinal data from the 'Stop Vaping Challenge' cessation application.

Nathwani AA, Kundu A, Schwartz R, Chaiton M

Tobacco induced diseases2026Senior author

DOI: 10.18332/tid/224436 PMID: 42787630

Baseline quitting self-efficacy as a predictor of duration of vaping abstinence in a vaping cessation intervention.

Tian J, Kundu A, Schwartz R, Chaiton M

Addictive behaviors2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108754 PMID: 42214300

The association between e-cigarette use and sleep health: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Gulati I, Kosgoda S, Kundu A, Schwartz R, Nathwani AA, Soer J, Tian J, Chaiton M

Tobacco induced diseases2026Senior author

DOI: 10.18332/tid/225458 PMID: 42761685

Predictors of vaping relapse among young e-cigarette users: Machine learning-based survival analysis of a smartphone app-derived longitudinal data.

Kundu A, Selby P, Felsky D, Moraes TJ, Chaiton M

Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntag137 PMID: 42400557

Smartphone Apps for Cannabis Cessation: Quality Assessment and Content Analysis.

Seth S, Kushwaha S, Prashad R, Chaiton M

JMIR mHealth and uHealth2026Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/58908 PMID: 42133935

Developing a Machine Learning Model for Personalized, Predictor-Centric, Adaptive Intervention for Vaping Cessation in Young People: Secondary Data Analysis of Smartphone App Data.

Kundu A, Selby P, Felsky D, Moraes TJ, Planinac L, Chaiton M

International journal of environmental research and public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23040527 PMID: 42074466

Predictors of past 30-day vaping abstinence among young e-cigarette users: Machine learning analysis of a longitudinal cohort.

Kundu A, Selby P, Felsky D, Moraes TJ, Chaiton M

Addictive behaviors2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108617 PMID: 41548499

Drug harms in Canada: A multi-criteria decision analysis.

Crépault JF, Russell C, Asbridge M, Bonn M, Chaiton M, Darnay K, Henry R, Hodgins DC, Hyshka E, Jutras-Aswad D, Le Foll B, Patenaude S, Selby P, Sherk A, Shield KD, Socías ME, Stewart SH, Zhang M, Ali F, Crossin R, Phillips L, Nutt D, Rehm J

Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)2026

DOI: 10.1177/02698811251409147 PMID: 41589327

Evidence update on the respiratory health effects of vaping e-cigarettes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Kundu A, Feore A, Abu-Zarour N, Sanchez S, Sutton M, Sachdeva K, Seth S, Schwartz R, Chaiton M

Tobacco induced diseases2025Senior author

DOI: 10.18332/tid/209954 PMID: 41268099

Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Food Literacy Measure for Use With Young People in Canada.

Borland T, Fung MDT, Taylor E, Chaiton M, Schwartz R, Thomas H, Perry EA, Samra HR, Valleau L, Kirkpatrick SI

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2024.10.021 PMID: 39505257

Youth Behaviours, Vaping and Lung Health

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Lung Health - Youth Behaviours, Vaping and Lung Health

Principal investigators: Hammond, David G; Goniewicz, Maciej L

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Tobacco Control; Vaping; Youth Health

$1,674,800

Mapping the navigation of mental health services: a planning proposal for catalyzing innovation with service navigation through collaborative research

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Shen, Nelson

Keywords: Design Thinking; Digital Health; Health Services Research; Health System Strategy; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Knowledge Mobilization; Mental Health; Mental Health Service Delivery; Participatory Action Research; Patient And Public Engagement

$10,000

Artificial Intelligence for Public Health (AI4PH) Training Platform

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Training Grant: Health Research Training Platform - AI, Public Health and Equity

Principal investigators: Rosella, Laura C; Anderson, Maureen; Buckeridge, David L; Fan, Lisa; Lee, Joon; Lix, Lisa M; Osgood, Nathaniel D

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Decision Making; Health Equity; Machine Learning; Public Health; Social Determinants Of Health; Training

$2,394,219

Addressing the Wider Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Substance Use in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2021Op. Gr.: Addr. Wider Impacts of COVID-Imp. on social/econ/pop iss/pbl outcomes

Principal investigators: Chaiton, Michael O; Hamilton, Hayley A; Shield, Kevin D

Keywords: Cost-Effectiveness; Covid-19; Digital Interventions; Intersectionality; Mental Health; Population-Based; Substance Use

$497,822

Combined and Separate Effects of Cannabis and Tobacco: Psychomotor, Subjective and Physiological Outcomes (CASE-CT)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Di Ciano, Patricia

Keywords: Cannabis; Cognition; Driving; Subjective Effects; Thc; Tobacco

$692,325

Effectiveness of digital interventions in improving mental health during COVID-19: Evaluation of Wellness Together Canada

Nominated PICIHR2021Op. Gr:Emerg. COVID Res. Gaps/Priorities- Social/Behavioural Science Approaches

Principal investigators: Chaiton, Michael O

Keywords: Cost-Effectiveness; Digital Interventions; Mental Health; Population Health; Randomized Trial

$310,200

Mental Health Needs of LGBTQ2S Youth and Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nominated PICIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 MH/SU - Developing Innovative Adaptations of Services/Delivery

Principal investigators: Chaiton, Michael O; Yager, Christina M; Abramovich, Alex

Keywords: Inequities; Lgbtq2s; Mental Health; Substance Use

$199,000

Cigarette taxes, prices and tax evasion in Canada: implications for tobacco control

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Guindon, Godefroy E; Chaiton, Michael O; Montreuil, Annie

Keywords: Contraband; Evasion; Prices; Smoking; Taxation; Tobacco

$420,752

An Experimental Investigation of the Demand for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Catalyst Grant: Health Effects of Vaping

Principal investigators: Guindon, Godefroy E; Blecher, Evan; Montreuil, Annie; Buckley, Neil J; Mentzakis, Emmanouil

Keywords: Choice Experiment; Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (Ends); Health Warning; Plain/Standardized Packaging; Price/Tax; Public Policy

$25,000

Respiratory Effects of Nicotine and THC E-Cigarettes

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Catalyst Grant: Health Effects of Vaping

Principal investigators: Schwartz, Robert M; Glazier, Peter; Chow, Chung-Wai

Keywords: Lung Disease; Vali

$99,995

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Michael Chaiton

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Predictors of vaping relapse based on e-cigarette use measures: A secondary analysis of longitudinal data from the 'Stop Vaping Challenge' cessation application.

Baseline quitting self-efficacy as a predictor of duration of vaping abstinence in a vaping cessation intervention.

The association between e-cigarette use and sleep health: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Predictors of vaping relapse among young e-cigarette users: Machine learning-based survival analysis of a smartphone app-derived longitudinal data.

Smartphone Apps for Cannabis Cessation: Quality Assessment and Content Analysis.

Developing a Machine Learning Model for Personalized, Predictor-Centric, Adaptive Intervention for Vaping Cessation in Young People: Secondary Data Analysis of Smartphone App Data.

Predictors of past 30-day vaping abstinence among young e-cigarette users: Machine learning analysis of a longitudinal cohort.

Drug harms in Canada: A multi-criteria decision analysis.

Evidence update on the respiratory health effects of vaping e-cigarettes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Food Literacy Measure for Use With Young People in Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Robert Schwartz

Peter Selby

Rui Fu

Alex Abramovich

Alex Abramovich

Pamela Kaufman

Nicholas Mitsakakis

Daniel Grace

Daniel Felsky

Maritt Kirst

Jennifer Brunet

Christina Yager

Roberta Ferrence

Christina Yager

Carmen Logie

Jennifer O'Loughlin

David Hammond

Sergio Rueda

Evelyn Constantin

Robert Henry

Shannon Lange

Evelyn Constantin

Farihah Ali

Jennifer Shuldiner

Lisa Kakinami

Karleigh Darnay

Nathalie Auger

Catherine Sabiston

Marie-Pierre Sylvestre

Kwame Mckenzie

Elaine Hyshka

Mark Asbridge

Bernard Le Foll

Patricia O’Campo

Nathalie Auger

Aurelie Labbe

Kwame Mckenzie

Andriy Samokhvalov