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Peter Donnelly

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Professor Emeritus/EmeritaEpidemiologyUniversity of Toronto

Peter Donnelly

Professor Emeritus/Emerita

Epidemiology

Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Supervision signals

Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (3 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2017.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2019.

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Publications

398

Citations

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Toronto profile.

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Latest papers

Identifying differences between those with suicidal ideation-with-action, compared to ideation alone, using a community representative sample.
PloS one · 2025 · senior author
Reply to Commentary response by Wanigaratne, Mawani, O'Campo, et al.
Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2020
Examining the impact of the Respect in Sport Parent Program on the psychosocial experiences of minor hockey athletes.
Journal of sports sciences · 2020 · senior author

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Advancing cancer and chronic disease prevention in younger adults living with low income: a BETTER Life
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$99,947
Establishing a platform to monitor the performance of public health systems across Canada
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$199,844
Supporting public health applications of artificial intelligence to improve health equity and prevent chronic diseases in the population
CIHR · 2019 · Supervisor
$108,500

All 16 grants and awards

10 publications.

Identifying differences between those with suicidal ideation-with-action, compared to ideation alone, using a community representative sample.

Chan C, Wodchis W, Kurdyak P, Donnelly P

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0317163 PMID: 40440278

Reply to Commentary response by Wanigaratne, Mawani, O'Campo, et al.

O'Neill M, Buajitti E, Donnelly P, Kornas K, Rosella LC

Journal of epidemiology and community health2020

DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-214792 PMID: 32907918

Examining the impact of the Respect in Sport Parent Program on the psychosocial experiences of minor hockey athletes.

Tamminen KA, McEwen CE, Kerr G, Donnelly P

Journal of sports sciences2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1767839 PMID: 32491972

The Death of Confidants and Changes in Older Adults' Social Lives.

Iveniuk J, Donnelly P, Hawkley L

Research on aging2020

DOI: 10.1177/0164027520917061 PMID: 32274965

A community-driven and evidence-based approach to developing mental wellness strategies in First Nations: a program protocol.

Morton Ninomiya M, George NP, George J, Linklater R, Bull J, Plain S, Graham K, Bernards S, Peach L, Stergiopoulos V, Kurdyak P, McKinley G, Donnelly P, Wells S

Research involvement and engagement2020

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-020-0176-9 PMID: 32082614

A population-based approach to integrated healthcare delivery: a scoping review of clinical care and public health collaboration

Shahzad M, Upshur R, Donnelly P, Bharmal A, Wei X, Feng P, Brown AD

BMC International Health and Human Rights2019101 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7002-z

Characterising violent deaths of undetermined intent: a population-based study, 1999-2012.

Lachaud J, Donnelly P, Henry D, Kornas K, Fitzpatrick T, Calzavara A, Bornbaum C, Rosella L

Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention2018

DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042376 PMID: 28986429

Effectiveness of an educational video on concussion knowledge in minor league hockey players: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Cusimano MD, Chipman M, Donnelly P, Hutchison MG

British journal of sports medicine2014

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091660 PMID: 23918445

Sport participation and alcohol and illicit drug use in adolescents and young adults: A systematic review of longitudinal studies

Kwan M, Bobko S, Faulkner G, Donnelly P, Cairney J

Addictive Behaviors2014241 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.11.006

Economic instruments for obesity prevention: results of a scoping review and modified delphi survey

Faulkner GE, Grootendorst P, Nguyen VH, Andreyeva T, Arbour-Nicitopoulos K, Auld MC, Cash SB, Cawley J, Donnelly P, Drewnowski A

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity201156 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-109 PMID: W2124860497

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Peter Donnelly

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Identifying differences between those with suicidal ideation-with-action, compared to ideation alone, using a community representative sample.

Reply to Commentary response by Wanigaratne, Mawani, O'Campo, et al.

Examining the impact of the Respect in Sport Parent Program on the psychosocial experiences of minor hockey athletes.

The Death of Confidants and Changes in Older Adults' Social Lives.

A community-driven and evidence-based approach to developing mental wellness strategies in First Nations: a program protocol.

A population-based approach to integrated healthcare delivery: a scoping review of clinical care and public health collaboration

Characterising violent deaths of undetermined intent: a population-based study, 1999-2012.

Effectiveness of an educational video on concussion knowledge in minor league hockey players: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Sport participation and alcohol and illicit drug use in adolescents and young adults: A systematic review of longitudinal studies

Economic instruments for obesity prevention: results of a scoping review and modified delphi survey

2015 Pan American Sport and Exercise Research Summit

Frequent collaborators

Paul Kurdyak

Julie Bull

Renee Linklater

Xiaolin Wei

Melody Morton Ninomiya

Sara Plain

Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos

Tiffany Fitzpatrick

Paul Grootendorst

Gretchen Kerr

Roberta Ferrence

Samantha Wells

Gerald McKinley

Ross Upshur

Matthew Yiu Kwan

Paul Grootendorst

Guy Faulkner

Walter Wodchis

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Laura Rosella

David Henry

Samantha Wells

Julie George

Kathryn Graham