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Nadia Minian

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Nadia Minian

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
24 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Publications

173

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Grants

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Research

Medication Adherence Smoking Cessation Alcohol Cancer Prevention Co-Creation Patient Portal Tobacco Behavioural Interventions

Latest papers

Author reply.
Internal medicine journal · 2026
Commentary on Buss et al.: State endorsement as a driver of vape-assisted smoking cessation: Interpreting early evidence from Swap to Stop.
Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026 · first author
Physical multimorbidity and quit outcomes in a publicly funded smoking cessation programme.
Internal medicine journal · 2026

All 39 publications

Latest funding

MIRA for Adaptive CLinical Evaluation in Depression (MIRACLE-D): Design and Evaluation of an AI-Powered Personalized Virtual Assistant for Depression Care
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$100,000
The SWAGAT Study: Smoking cessation and Weight gain Attenuation with dual Glucagon like Peptide Receptor & Gastric Inhibitory Receptor Agonist- Tirzepatide: A double blinded RCT.
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Assessing ChatV's Feasibility in Promoting Varenicline Adherence: A Hybrid Type 1 Study
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$569,925

All 14 grants and awards

39 publications.

Author reply.

Melamed OC, Kyrychenko P, Wong BKC, Veldhuizen S, Minian N, Zawertailo L, Selby P

Internal medicine journal2026

DOI: 10.1111/imj.70569 PMID: 42478901

Commentary on Buss et al.: State endorsement as a driver of vape-assisted smoking cessation: Interpreting early evidence from Swap to Stop.

Minian N

Addiction (Abingdon, England)2026First author

DOI: 10.1111/add.70425 PMID: 41937550

Physical multimorbidity and quit outcomes in a publicly funded smoking cessation programme.

Kyrychenko P, Wong BKC, Veldhuizen S, Minian N, Zawertailo L, Selby P, Melamed OC

Internal medicine journal2026

DOI: 10.1111/imj.70307 PMID: 41472491

Identifying Behavior Change Techniques for Digital Interventions Addressing Alcohol and Tobacco Co-Use: Findings From a Delphi Consensus Study.

Chandran A, Veldhuizen S, Mehra K, Zawertailo L, Rehm J, Hendershot CS, Selby P, Minian N

JMIR formative research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/88996 PMID: 42398932

Using the behaviour change wheel framework to develop a rule-based chatbot to support varenicline adherence for smoking cessation.

Minian N, Mehra K, Rose J, Veldhuizen S, Zawertailo L, Ratto M, Ting-A-Kee R, Melamed O, Tang V, Selby P

Digital health2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/20552076251380324 PMID: 40995424

Testing the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Gender-Informed Smoking Cessation mHealth App for Women: Mixed Methods Approach.

Melamed OC, Mehra K, Gayapersad A, Panda R, Minian N, Zawertailo L, Buckley L, Maslej M, Greaves L, Brabete AC, Rose J, Ratto M, Selby P

JMIR human factors2025

DOI: 10.2196/71683 PMID: 40997308

Behaviour change techniques reported in intervention studies of alcohol and tobacco use: a rapid review.

Chandran A, Veldhuizen S, Mehra K, Rodak T, Vagharfard D, Pham M, Zawertailo L, Rehm J, Hendershot CS, Selby P, Minian N

Health psychology and behavioral medicine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/21642850.2025.2554182 PMID: 41000194

Conversational agent interventions in diabetes care: a systematic review

Shegal M, Hu LT, Friesen E, Minian N, Maslej M, Rodak T, Whitmore C, Sherifali D, Selby P, Melamed OC

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice20255 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112429

Smoking Cessation Programs for Women in Non-reproductive Contexts: A Systematic Review

Gruber A, Braverman A, deRuiter WK, Rodak T, Greaves L, Poole N, Parry M, Kastner M, Sherifali D, Whitmore C

Women's Health Issues20252 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2025.01.003

Exploring Practices for Implementing Smoking Cessation in Oncology Settings: A Rapid Systematic Review Update

DeVuono IR, Posa S, Lafond NMC, Woodley BD, Coroiu A, Chaiton MO, Evans WK, Veldhuizen S, Zawertailo LA, Melamed OC

Cancer Control2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/10732748251359835

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Nadia Minian

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Author reply.

Commentary on Buss et al.: State endorsement as a driver of vape-assisted smoking cessation: Interpreting early evidence from Swap to Stop.

Physical multimorbidity and quit outcomes in a publicly funded smoking cessation programme.

Identifying Behavior Change Techniques for Digital Interventions Addressing Alcohol and Tobacco Co-Use: Findings From a Delphi Consensus Study.

Using the behaviour change wheel framework to develop a rule-based chatbot to support varenicline adherence for smoking cessation.

Testing the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Gender-Informed Smoking Cessation mHealth App for Women: Mixed Methods Approach.

Behaviour change techniques reported in intervention studies of alcohol and tobacco use: a rapid review.

Conversational agent interventions in diabetes care: a systematic review

Smoking Cessation Programs for Women in Non-reproductive Contexts: A Systematic Review

Exploring Practices for Implementing Smoking Cessation in Oncology Settings: A Rapid Systematic Review Update

Frequent collaborators

Peter Selby

Scott Veldhuizen

Dolly Baliunas

Norman Giesbrecht

Valerie Taylor

Margaret Hahn

Marta Maslej

Osnat Melamed

Andriy Samokhvalov

Bernard Le Foll

Rahim Moineddin

Arun Ravindran

Claire de Oliveira

Leslie Buckley

Heather Manson

Jürgen Rehm

Diana Sherifali

Andrew Sixsmith

Shannon Lange

Lawson Eng

Victor Tang

Juveria Zaheer

Braden O’Neill

Carol Mulder

Carly Whitmore

Sara Kirk

Andrea Tricco

Jessie-Lee McIsaac

Monika Kastner

Monica Parry

Allison Crawford

Gillian Strudwick

William Evans