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Robyn Stremler

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Robyn Stremler

Professor

Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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20 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (10 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Publications

445

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Grants

Publications by year

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Education

PhD
MSc (Applied) Nursing
BSc

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Research

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

Nursing Mobile health (mHealth)Electronic health (e-Health)Health care effectiveness and outcomes Sleep (including sleep behaviour and development)

Latest papers

Coping as a mediator between family stressors and behavioural adjustment in siblings of children with progressive life-limiting conditions: a multilevel longitudinal study.
BMC pediatrics · 2026
Associations between actigraphic and self-reported sleep and mental health in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis.
Journal of pediatric psychology · 2026 · senior author
Professional development experiences and circumstances that prepare nursing faculty to teach anti-racism: An integrative review.
Nurse education today · 2026 · senior author

All 56 publications

Latest funding

SOmNI (Sleep Outcomes, mHealth, wearable sensor and Nudging Intervention): RCT
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$6,000
The SLeep solUtions to proMote Better Early childhood Relationships (SLUMBER) Program: Development of a program to helping families optimize infant mental health by supporting sleep health in early childhood.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$149,890
SOmNI (Sleep Outcomes mHealth, wearable sensor and Nudging Intervention) randomized controlled trial: an mHealth intervention for sleep promotion in adolescents
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$100,000

All 26 grants and awards

56 publications.

Coping as a mediator between family stressors and behavioural adjustment in siblings of children with progressive life-limiting conditions: a multilevel longitudinal study.

Tay J, Widger K, Stremler R, Pole JD

BMC pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-026-07110-z PMID: 42260458

Associations between actigraphic and self-reported sleep and mental health in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis.

McMurray J, Widger K, Stephenson AL, Stremler R

Journal of pediatric psychology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf103 PMID: 41240392

Professional development experiences and circumstances that prepare nursing faculty to teach anti-racism: An integrative review.

Harvey AM, Wright AL, Stremler R

Nurse education today2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2026.107030 PMID: 41707567

The association between maternal depression and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and child sleep patterns at age 3 years.

Saad W, Stremler R, Birken CS, Knight JA, Hung RJ, Lye SJ, Matthews SG, Levitan RD

Journal of affective disorders2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.01.009 PMID: 39778746

Comparison and Validation of Actigraphy Algorithms Using a Large Community Dataset: Algorithm Validation Study.

Panesar D, Vichare A, Goncalves J, Stremler R

JMIR formative research2025Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/70778 PMID: 41380032

The Caring Intensively Study: Three-Year Follow-Up Findings From a Mixed Methods Study of Children's Psychological and Behavioral Responses After PICU Hospitalization.

Rennick JE, Dougherty G, Dryden-Palmer K, Campbell-Yeo M, Knox AM, Chambers CT, Stack DM, Treherne S, Stremler R

Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003701 PMID: 39950877

The negative impact on sleep for caregivers of children with intestinal failure on long-term parenteral nutrition.

Belza C, Wales PW, Fehlings D, Ungar WJ, Avitzur Y, Stremler R

Intestinal Failure (New York, N.Y.)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.intf.2024.100021 PMID: 41648086

Examining emotional and behavioural trajectories in siblings of children with life-limiting conditions.

Tay J, Widger K, Steele R, Stremler R, Pole JD

BMC palliative care2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12904-024-01535-y PMID: 39129022

Mechanisms of sleep disturbances in long-term cancer survivors: a childhood cancer survivor study report.

Daniel LC, Wang H, Brinkman TM, Ruble K, Zhou ES, Palesh O, Stremler R, Howell R, Mulrooney DA, Crabtree VM, Mostoufi-Moab S, Oeffinger K, Neglia J, Yasui Y, Armstrong GT, Krull K

JNCI cancer spectrum2024

DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkae010 PMID: 38366608

Advocating for a sleep-friendly hospital status.

Thomas M, Fidler A, Stremler R, Weiss S, Orlov N

The Lancet. Public health2024

DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(23)00307-9 PMID: 38307683

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Nursing Dear Professor Stremler, 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 "Coping as a mediator between family stressors and behavioural adjustment in siblings of children with progressive life-limiting conditions: a multilevel longitudinal 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 "SOmNI (Sleep Outcomes mHealth, wearable sensor and Nudging Intervention) randomized controlled trial: an mHealth intervention for sleep promotion in adolescents" (2021), 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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Robyn Stremler

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Coping as a mediator between family stressors and behavioural adjustment in siblings of children with progressive life-limiting conditions: a multilevel longitudinal study.

Associations between actigraphic and self-reported sleep and mental health in adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis.

Professional development experiences and circumstances that prepare nursing faculty to teach anti-racism: An integrative review.

The association between maternal depression and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and child sleep patterns at age 3&#xa0;years.

Comparison and Validation of Actigraphy Algorithms Using a Large Community Dataset: Algorithm Validation Study.

The Caring Intensively Study: Three-Year Follow-Up Findings From a Mixed Methods Study of Children's Psychological and Behavioral Responses After PICU Hospitalization.

The negative impact on sleep for caregivers of children with intestinal failure on long-term parenteral nutrition.

Examining emotional and behavioural trajectories in siblings of children with life-limiting conditions.

Mechanisms of sleep disturbances in long-term cancer survivors: a childhood cancer survivor study report.

Advocating for a sleep-friendly hospital status.

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Eyal Cohen

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Summer Haddad

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Reut Gruber

Peter Szatmari

Marsha Campbell-Yeo

Pantelis Andreou

Joanne Tay

Shelly Weiss

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Lianne Jeffs

Sarah Kimmins

Anick Bérard

Magdalena Janus

Stephanie Atkinson

Joel Ray

Michael McGillion

Jennifer Stinson

Astrid Guttmann

Bonnie Stevens

Andrea Feller

Nicole Letourneau

Michael McGillion

Amiram Jacob Gafni

The association between maternal depression and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and child sleep patterns at age 3 years.