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Pia Kontos

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ProfessorSocial & Behavioural Health Sciences DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Pia Kontos

Professor

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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23 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (7 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 6 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

Dementia Education Intimacy Long-Term Care Homes Policy Rural Sexual Expression Urban

Latest papers

Implementing and evaluating culturally relevant dance opportunities for people living with dementia in historically excluded and racialised communities: a qualitative case study protocol.
BMJ open · 2026 · first author
Dementia Citizenship Revisited: New Directions in Theory, Practice, and Lived Experience.
Dementia (London, England) · 2026
How do hospital goals resonate with leaders, clinicians, managers, and patient and family partners? A critical discourse analysis of institutional logics.
PloS one · 2026

All 59 publications

Latest funding

Urban Poverty in the Everyday Lives of Older People: Case Studies of Toronto and Montreal
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$62,007
Semi-nonparametric modelling of multidimensional matching
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$48,973
Scaling up and evaluating Sharing Dance Older Adults with people living with dementia in historically excluded communities
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$750,000

All 23 grants and awards

59 publications.

Implementing and evaluating culturally relevant dance opportunities for people living with dementia in historically excluded and racialised communities: a qualitative case study protocol.

Kontos P, Bar RJ, Grigorovich A, Sethi B, Changfoot N, Skinner MW, Herron RV, Aleong R, Norris M, Colobong R, Kosurko A, Parr Vijinski J, Dubroqua S, Bhattacharya N, Ng Y, Iroanyah N, Jabouin E, Joseph D

BMJ open2026First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112152 PMID: 42711086

Dementia Citizenship Revisited: New Directions in Theory, Practice, and Lived Experience.

Fischer J, Russell C, Kontos P, Hayden J, Nedlund AC

Dementia (London, England)2026

DOI: 10.1177/14713012261471609 PMID: 42499020

How do hospital goals resonate with leaders, clinicians, managers, and patient and family partners? A critical discourse analysis of institutional logics.

Majid U, Kuluski K, Kontos P, Gray CS

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0344582 PMID: 41849283

Disrupting stigma associated with dementia and dance through documentary film.

Kontos P, Grigorovich A, Colobong R, Sodums D, Vijinski JP, Aleong R, Bar RJ

BMC public health2026First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-26881-9 PMID: 41803772

Best Practices for the Design and Evaluation of Bathing Spaces for Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment in Residential Care Settings: A Scoping Review.

Konda V, Arora T, Kontos P, Hinds B, Desai M, Arpiainen L, Babineau J, Boissonneault A, Elliot G, Godson E, Rossit G, Ross T, Talebzadeh A, Iaboni A

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105971 PMID: 41203227

"The living need care": Experiences of bereaved workers in precarious employment.

Joy K, Cadell S, Peter E, Kontos P

Death studies2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2025.2454505 PMID: 39841579

Convergence of neurodegeneration and the arts: a conversation between researchers about stigma, co-creativity, and transformation.

Kuhlmann N, Kontos P, Christensen-Strynø MB, Blain-Moraes S

Research involvement and engagement2025

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-025-00696-1 PMID: 40075542

Using Voice-Activated Technologies to Enhance Well-Being of Older Adults in Long-Term Care Homes.

Grigorovich A, Marcotte AA, Colobong R, Szabo M, MacNeill C, Blais D, Giffin G, Clahane K, Goldman IP, Harris B, Clarke Caseley A, Gaunt M, Vickery J, Torrealba C, Kirkland S, Kontos P

Innovation in aging2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igae102 PMID: 39664605

Technology-Enabled Recreation and Leisure Programs and Activities for Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: Rapid Scoping Review.

Kokorelias KM, McMurray J, Chu C, Astell A, Grigorovich A, Kontos P, Babineau J, Bytautas J, Ahuja A, Iaboni A

JMIR neurotechnology2024

DOI: 10.2196/53038 PMID: 41341243

Conversation for change: engaging older adults as partners in research on gerotechnology.

Bytautas J, Grigorovich A, Carson J, Fowler J, Goldman I, Harris B, Kerr A, Marcotte AA, O'Doherty K, Jenkins A, Kirkland S, Kontos P

Research involvement and engagement2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-024-00557-3 PMID: 38378634

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Dementia Dear Professor Kontos, 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 "Implementing and evaluating culturally relevant dance opportunities for people living with dementia in historically excluded and racialised communities: a qualitative case study protocol." (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 "Scaling up and evaluating Sharing Dance Older Adults with people living with dementia in historically excluded communities" (2023), 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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Pia Kontos

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Latest funding

Implementing and evaluating culturally relevant dance opportunities for people living with dementia in historically excluded and racialised communities: a qualitative case study protocol.

Dementia Citizenship Revisited: New Directions in Theory, Practice, and Lived Experience.

How do hospital goals resonate with leaders, clinicians, managers, and patient and family partners? A critical discourse analysis of institutional logics.

Disrupting stigma associated with dementia and dance through documentary film.

Best Practices for the Design and Evaluation of Bathing Spaces for Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment in Residential Care Settings: A Scoping Review.

"The living need care": Experiences of bereaved workers in precarious employment.

Convergence of neurodegeneration and the arts: a conversation between researchers about stigma, co-creativity, and transformation.

Using Voice-Activated Technologies to Enhance Well-Being of Older Adults in Long-Term Care Homes.

Technology-Enabled Recreation and Leisure Programs and Activities for Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: Rapid Scoping Review.

Conversation for change: engaging older adults as partners in research on gerotechnology.

Urban Poverty in the Everyday Lives of Older People: Case Studies of Toronto and Montreal

Semi-nonparametric modelling of multidimensional matching

Frequent collaborators

Alisa Grigorovich

Angela Colantonio

Gary Naglie

Andrea Iaboni

Arlene Astell

Susan Kirkland

Susan Jaglal

Malcolm Binns

Tatyana Mollayeva

Kevin Rodrigues

Shan Mohammed

Kerry Kuluski

Stephanie Protze

Rosanne Aleong

Verena Menec

Brian Gibson

Julie Gilbert

Ross Upshur

Alex Mihailidis

Dina Brooks

Dina Brooks

Michelle Keightley

Colleen Maxwell

Susan Cadell

Andrew Sixsmith

Marianne Saragosa

Vincy Chan

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Shabbir Alibhai

Ralph Dacosta

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Andrea Furlan