Nelson Shen, University of Toronto

Research

Design Thinking Digital Health Health Services Research Health System Strategy Integrated Knowledge Translation Knowledge Mobilization Mental Health Mental Health Service Delivery

Latest papers

Adaptation and evaluation of a digital dialectical behaviour therapy for youth at clinical high risk for psychosis: A protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial.
PloS one · 2025
Enabling Digital Compassion in Digital Health Environments: Modified eDelphi Study to Identify Interprofessional Competencies and Technology Attributes.
Journal of medical Internet research · 2025
The BrainHealth Databank: a systems approach to data-driven mental health care and research.
Frontiers in neuroinformatics · 2025

All 32 publications

Latest funding

Measuring Partisan Conflicts on Social Media
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$124,656
Supporting a Compassionate Experience for Transition-Aged Youth Seeking Support through Digital Technologies
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$101,583
How may I help you? Exploring the role of OurNotes for mental health care
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$10,000

All 6 grants and awards

32 publications.

01

Adaptation and evaluation of a digital dialectical behaviour therapy for youth at clinical high risk for psychosis: A protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial.

Hedemann TL, Lu Y, Campitelli S, Hawke LD, Shen N, Saperia S, Jones BDM, Strudwick G, Wilks CR, Wang W, Solmi M, Grossman M, Husain MI, Kozloff N, Foussias G, Husain MO

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0339163 PMID: 41433354

02

Enabling Digital Compassion in Digital Health Environments: Modified eDelphi Study to Identify Interprofessional Competencies and Technology Attributes.

Wiljer D, Charow R, Zhang M, Lo B, Sequeira L, Shen N, Sockalingam S, Rossos P, Crawford A, Strudwick G

Journal of medical Internet research2025

DOI: 10.2196/66547 PMID: 40903000

03

The BrainHealth Databank: a systems approach to data-driven mental health care and research.

Santisteban JA, Rotenberg D, Kloiber S, Maslej MM, Ansari A, Amani B, Courtney D, Farrokhi F, Freeman N, Hassan M, Kwan L, Mozuraitis M, Lau M, Potapova N, Qureshi F, Schoer N, Shen N, Yu J, Coombe N, Hunter K, Selby P, Thomson N, Jankowicz D, Hill SL

Frontiers in neuroinformatics2025

DOI: 10.3389/fninf.2025.1616981 PMID: 40896735

04

Mapping the Navigation of Mental Health Supports for First-Time Seekers.

Sunwoo J, Shen N

Studies in health technology and informatics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3233/shti251334 PMID: 40776351

05

Harnessing digital health data for suicide prevention and care: A rapid review.

Bennett-Poynter L, Kundurthi S, Besa R, Joyce DW, Kormilitzin A, Shen N, Sunwoo J, Szkudlarek P, Sequiera L, Sikstrom L

Digital health2025

DOI: 10.1177/20552076241308615 PMID: 39996066

06

Canadians and Digital Health Data: Privacy Experiences and Perspectives.

Shen N, Kassam I, Kemp J, Chen S, Ma C, Ilkina D, Guervara J, Carter-Langford A

Studies in health technology and informatics2025First author

DOI: 10.3233/shti250009 PMID: 39968543

07

Embracing the Messiness: Reflections on Co-Desiging the Co-Design of a Patient Journey Dashboard.

Shen N, Hiebert M, Apilado A, Campbell B, Guo I, van Kesteren MR, Matan-Lithwick S, Munro C, Narajos A, Rosenmann R, Santisteban JA, Hassan M, Rotenberg D

Studies in health technology and informatics2025First author

DOI: 10.3233/shti250008 PMID: 39968542

08

Knowledge User Engagement for Digital Health Data in Suicide Prevention: Lessons Learned for a Multinational Data Governance Framework.

Kundurthi S, Shen N, Besa R, Bennett-Poynter L, Sikstrom L

Studies in health technology and informatics2025

DOI: 10.3233/shti250006 PMID: 39968540

09

Informed Choice? An Assessment of Privacy Labels for Suicide Prevention Apps.

Bhullar A, Chan R, Kassam I, Roble H, Shen N

Studies in health technology and informatics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3233/shti250004 PMID: 39968538

10

Editorial: World mental health day 2022: key drivers of risk to mental health services and innovative solutions.

Shen N, Jilka S, Sawchuk K

Frontiers in health services2024First author

DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2024.1456603 PMID: 39100959

Measuring Partisan Conflicts on Social Media

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Godbout, Jean-Francois

Keywords: political ideology; partisan conflict; polarization; social media; machine learning; artificial intelligence; social networks; twitter; election; political campaign; open data

$124,656

Supporting a Compassionate Experience for Transition-Aged Youth Seeking Support through Digital Technologies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wiljer, David

Keywords: help-seeking; transition-aged youth; digital technologies; compassion; post-secondary; digital compassion; support

$101,583

How may I help you? Exploring the role of OurNotes for mental health care

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Strudwick, Gillian; Lo, Brian F

Keywords: Digital Health; Documentation; Mental Health; Open Notes

$10,000

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

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning 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

Supporting and optimizing nurses' experiences with electronic health record systems

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Strudwick, Gillian

Keywords: Digital Health; Documentation; Health Informatics; Nursing

$168,300

Prize - 202109PJT - Supporting and optimizing nurses' experiences with electronic health record systems

Co-investigatorCIHR2021PRIZE - Pr Gr. - PA: Health Serv./Policy Res. Rising Star Early Career Award

Principal investigators: Strudwick, Gillian

Keywords: Digital Health; Documentation; Health Informatics; Nursing

$25,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Psychiatry
Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Education
Biostatistics Division
Clinical Public Health Division
Psychiatry
Other

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Design Thinking Dear Professor Shen, 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 "Adaptation and evaluation of a digital dialectical behaviour therapy for youth at clinical high risk for psychosis: A protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial." (2025), 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 "Mapping the navigation of mental health services: a planning proposal for catalyzing innovation with service navigation through collaborative research" (2022), 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]