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Roula Markoulakis

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Roula Markoulakis

Researcher

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (10 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Families Navigation Mental Health And/Or Addictions Youth Patient-Oriented Research Caregivers Implementation Mental Health System

Latest papers

Identifying a program's "core components" using a co-design approach: a methodological worked example from a youth mental health and addictions navigation service.
Research involvement and engagement · 2026 · senior author
Pathways to inclusion: A scoping review exploring equity, diversity, and inclusion in mental health and addictions patient navigation programs.
PLOS mental health · 2026 · senior author
Promoting Diversity in the Recruitment of a Youth Advisory Council in the Mental Health and Addictions System.
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025 · senior author

All 26 publications

Latest funding

The NavLearn Network: Establishing a Learning Community toward a Learning Health System for Youth Mental Health and Addictions Navigation Services
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$15,000
An Environmental Scan of Mental Health and Cognitive Screening Processes in Rehabilitation Settings
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$10,000
From Practice to Process: Manualizing the Family Navigation Project through Co-Design and Interest-Holder Engagement
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 14 grants and awards

26 publications.

Identifying a program's "core components" using a co-design approach: a methodological worked example from a youth mental health and addictions navigation service.

Sheldrake E, Joshi KY, Rivas S, Algate N, Levitt AJ, Markoulakis R

Research involvement and engagement2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-026-00876-7 PMID: 41957644

Pathways to inclusion: A scoping review exploring equity, diversity, and inclusion in mental health and addictions patient navigation programs.

Cho AKW, Suri R, Cutler C, Levitt AJ, Markoulakis R

PLOS mental health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000557 PMID: 42348586

Promoting Diversity in the Recruitment of a Youth Advisory Council in the Mental Health and Addictions System.

Anwarzi D, Tran NMJ, Phi T, Markoulakis R

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/hex.70208 PMID: 40025828

The role of navigation services in supporting mental health and addictions care transitions: A qualitative exploration of perspectives from transitional-aged youth, family, and service providers (part 2).

Markoulakis R, Cader H, Wong K, Kodeeswaran S, Addison T, Walsh C, Charles J, Cheung A, Sur D, Willis D, Levitt A

Health care transitions2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.hctj.2024.100082 PMID: 39712476

Experiences of barriers and facilitators in mental health care transitions: A qualitative exploration of perspectives from transitional-aged youth, family, and service providers (part 1).

Markoulakis R, Cader H, Wong K, Kodeeswaran S, Addison T, Walsh C, Charles J, Cheung A, Sur D, Willis D, Levitt A

Health care transitions2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.hctj.2024.100087 PMID: 39712474

Mental health and addiction concerns in northern Ontario: A cross-sectional study of sociodemographic predictors, access barriers, and service needs.

Hirsch M, Levitt A, Markoulakis R

PLOS mental health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000503 PMID: 41662131

The prevalence of mental health and addiction concerns and factors associated with depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A cross-sectional study.

Chang O, Levitt A, Khalid M, Kodeeswaran S, Markoulakis R

PloS one2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305229 PMID: 38865358

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived changes in responsibilities for adult caregivers who support children and youth in Ontario, Canada.

Chiang M, Markoulakis R, Levitt A

BJPsych open2024

DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2023.632 PMID: 38265051

Considering a Need for Dementia-Specific, Family-Centered Patient Navigation in Canada.

Kokorelias KM, Markoulakis R, Hitzig SL

Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2023

DOI: 10.1177/07334648221125781 PMID: 36503280

'Just because we're younger doesn't mean our opinions should be any less valued': A qualitative study of youth perspectives on a Youth Advisory Council in a mental healthcare context.

Young A, Levitt A, Kodeeswaran S, Markoulakis R

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/hex.13794 PMID: 37326418

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Roula Markoulakis

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Identifying a program's "core components" using a co-design approach: a methodological worked example from a youth mental health and addictions navigation service.

Pathways to inclusion: A scoping review exploring equity, diversity, and inclusion in mental health and addictions patient navigation programs.

Promoting Diversity in the Recruitment of a Youth Advisory Council in the Mental Health and Addictions System.

The role of navigation services in supporting mental health and addictions care transitions: A qualitative exploration of perspectives from transitional-aged youth, family, and service providers (part 2).

Experiences of barriers and facilitators in mental health care transitions: A qualitative exploration of perspectives from transitional-aged youth, family, and service providers (part 1).

Mental health and addiction concerns in northern Ontario: A cross-sectional study of sociodemographic predictors, access barriers, and service needs.

The prevalence of mental health and addiction concerns and factors associated with depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: A cross-sectional study.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived changes in responsibilities for adult caregivers who support children and youth in Ontario, Canada.

Considering a Need for Dementia-Specific, Family-Centered Patient Navigation in Canada.

'Just because we're younger doesn't mean our opinions should be any less valued': A qualitative study of youth perspectives on a Youth Advisory Council in a mental healthcare context.

The NavLearn Network: Establishing a Learning Community toward a Learning Health System for Youth Mental Health and Addictions Navigation Services

An Environmental Scan of Mental Health and Cognitive Screening Processes in Rehabilitation Settings

From Practice to Process: Manualizing the Family Navigation Project through Co-Design and Interest-Holder Engagement

Building Capacity for "Social Prescribing" in the Rehabilitation Sector

Development of best practices guidelines for patient navigation programs for older adults with complex care needs

Better access to and integration of mental health and addiction services through navigation - A mixed-methods adaptive pragmatic clinical trial

Better access to and integration of mental health and addiction services through navigation - A mixed-methods adaptive pragmatic clinical trial

Navigating youth mental wellness and the mental health system: a Cafe series by youth, for youth

Exploring the Mental health and Addictions effects, Service impacts, and Care needs of children, youth, and families during the COVID-19 pandemic: The COVID-19 MASC study

Navigation for youth mental health and addictions: A realist review and synthesis of approaches and practices (The NavMAP standards project)

Frequent collaborators

Anthony Levitt

Sugy Kodeeswaran

Amy Cheung

Jocelyn Charles

Cathy Walsh

Toula Kourgiantakis

Mark Sinyor

Kristina Kokorelias

Elena Sheldrake

Naomi Algate

James MacKillop

Tracey Addison

Kristin Cleverley

Donald Redelmeier

Deepy Sur