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Michelle Nelson

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Assistant ProfessorClinical Public Health DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Michelle Nelson

Assistant Professor

Clinical Public Health Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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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 9 research grants (9 CIHR), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2024.

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Publications

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Research

Stroke Transitions Of Care Mental Health Covid-19 Evidence Synthesis Health Human Resources Pandemic Response Qualitative Research

Latest papers

Feasibility, safety, and potential benefit of a virtual, community-based, task-oriented exercise program (TIMETM at Home) for people with balance and mobility limitations: a pre-post feasibility study.
Disability and rehabilitation · 2026
Analysing comfort with primary care discussions and openness to social prescribing as mediators of the associations between loneliness and wellbeing among Canadians aged 55 and older.
BMC primary care · 2025
Adapt to evaluate: Lessons from a multi-site trial of a digitally enabled care transition intervention.
Healthcare management forum · 2025

All 18 publications

Latest funding

Collaborative Innovation in Dementia Care: Co-Creating and User-Testing a Person-Centred Dementia Navigator Mobile Tool for Enhanced Support
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$520,473
Building Capacity for "Social Prescribing" in the Rehabilitation Sector
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$49,990
Community Based Supports for Caregivers During Hospital-to-Home Transitions Post Stroke
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$140,000

All 27 grants and awards

18 publications.

Feasibility, safety, and potential benefit of a virtual, community-based, task-oriented exercise program (TIMETM at Home) for people with balance and mobility limitations: a pre-post feasibility study.

Barbosa Dos Santos R, Kaur N, Nelson M, Catizzone M, Sheehy L, Munce S, Inness EL, Salbach NM

Disability and rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2538757 PMID: 40741863

Analysing comfort with primary care discussions and openness to social prescribing as mediators of the associations between loneliness and wellbeing among Canadians aged 55 and older.

Gan DRY, Welch V, Hébert P, Nelson M, Mulligan K, Hoverman AS, Allison S, Park G, Card KG

BMC primary care2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-03067-7 PMID: 41315965

Adapt to evaluate: Lessons from a multi-site trial of a digitally enabled care transition intervention.

Tang T, Nelson M, Steele Gray C

Healthcare management forum2025

DOI: 10.1177/08404704251351459 PMID: 40549946

A Rapid Review of Ethical and Equity Dimensions in Telerehabilitation for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.

Veras M, Sigouin J, Auger LP, Auger C, Ahmed S, Boychuck Z, Cavallo S, Lévesque M, Lovo S, Miller WC, Nelson M, Norouzi-Gheidari N, O'Neil J, Perreault K, Urbanowski R, Sheehy L, Singh H, Vincent C, Wang RH, Zidarov D, Hudon A, Kairy D

International journal of environmental research and public health2025

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22071091 PMID: 40724158

Volunteer-supported Care Transition Interventions for People Living with Dementia: A Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review.

Bharmal S, Nelson M, Saragosa M

International journal of integrated care2025

DOI: 10.5334/ijic.9056 PMID: 40417708

A rapid review protocol of physiotherapy and occupational therapy telerehabilitation to inform ethical and equity concerns.

Veras M, Sigouin J, Auger C, Auger LP, Ahmed S, Boychuck Z, Cavallo S, Lévesque M, Lovo S, Miller WC, Nelson M, Norouzi-Gheidari N, O'Neil J, Perreault K, Urbanowski R, Sheehy L, Singh H, Vincent C, Wang R, Zidarov D, Hudon A, Kairy D

Digital health2024

DOI: 10.1177/20552076241260367 PMID: 39229467

PROTOCOL: Effects of social prescribing for older adults: An evidence and gap map.

Ghogomu ET, Welch V, Yaqubi M, Dewidar O, Barbeau VI, Biswas S, Card K, Hsiung S, Muhl C, Nelson M, Salzwedel DM, Saragosa M, Yu C, Mulligan K, Hébert P

Campbell systematic reviews2024

DOI: 10.1002/cl2.1382 PMID: 38434537

A critical appraisal of professional competency frameworks: What guidance is provided for stroke rehabilitation clinicians managing 'complexity'?

Indar A, Nelson M, Berta W, Mylopoulos M

Journal of multimorbidity and comorbidity2023

DOI: 10.1177/26335565231215671 PMID: 38024541

Exploring how Professional Associations Influence Health System Transformation: The Case of Ontario Health Teams.

Indar A, Wright J, Nelson M

International journal of integrated care2023Senior author

DOI: 10.5334/ijic.7017 PMID: 37250764

Assessment of Walking Speed and Distance Post-Stroke Increases After Providing a Theory-Based Toolkit

Salbach NM, MacKay-Lyons M, Howe J-A, McDonald A, Solomon P, Bayley MT, McEwen S, Nelson M, Bulmer B, Lovasi GS

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy20228 citations

DOI: 10.1097/npt.0000000000000406

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Stroke Dear Professor Nelson, 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]. I read your paper "Feasibility, safety, and potential benefit of a virtual, community-based, task-oriented exercise program (TIMETM at Home) for people with balance and mobility limitations: a pre-post feasibility study." (2026), and it 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 "Collaborative Innovation in Dementia Care: Co-Creating and User-Testing a Person-Centred Dementia Navigator Mobile Tool for Enhanced Support" (2024), 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]

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Michelle Nelson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Feasibility, safety, and potential benefit of a virtual, community-based, task-oriented exercise program (TIMETM at Home) for people with balance and mobility limitations: a pre-post feasibility study.

Analysing comfort with primary care discussions and openness to social prescribing as mediators of the associations between loneliness and wellbeing among Canadians aged 55 and older.

Adapt to evaluate: Lessons from a multi-site trial of a digitally enabled care transition intervention.

A Rapid Review of Ethical and Equity Dimensions in Telerehabilitation for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.

Volunteer-supported Care Transition Interventions for People Living with Dementia: A Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review.

A rapid review protocol of physiotherapy and occupational therapy telerehabilitation to inform ethical and equity concerns.

PROTOCOL: Effects of social prescribing for older adults: An evidence and gap map.

A critical appraisal of professional competency frameworks: What guidance is provided for stroke rehabilitation clinicians managing 'complexity'?

Exploring how Professional Associations Influence Health System Transformation: The Case of Ontario Health Teams.

Assessment of Walking Speed and Distance Post-Stroke Increases After Providing a Theory-Based Toolkit

Living Long in the Distillery District: A Photovoice Project on Horizontal NORCs and Community Belonging

Frequent collaborators

Michelle Nelson

David Nicholas

Melanie Penner

Kate Mulligan

Hardeep Singh

Marianne Saragosa

Jennifer O'Neil

Marilyn Mackay-Lyons

Kerry Kuluski

Reg Urbanowski

Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos

Dahlia Kairy

Gina Dimitropoulos

Lennox Huang

Monika Kastner

Carolyn Steele Gray

Terence Tang

Stacey Lovo

Alene Toulany

Kadija Perreault

Vivian Welch

Claude Vincent

Sara Ahmed

Patricia Solomon

Ross Upshur

Dina Brooks

James Wright

Dina Brooks