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Sandy Welsh

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Sandy Welsh

Researcher

Health Sciences

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.
4 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (2 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2016.

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Research

Complementary Medicine Health Care Professions Mixed Methods Professionalization Qualitative Methods Regulation Traditional Medicine

Latest papers

The impacts of gender and race on workplace violence against nurses and nursing assistants: A scoping review of the literature.
International journal of nursing studies · 2026
Who knows where to find mental health help on campus? Structural, psychosocial and need-based predictors of knowledge of campus-based mental health services among post-secondary students.
BMC health services research · 2026
Toward a 'green allopathy'? Naturopathic paradigm and practice in Ontario, Canada.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2022

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Core Outcomes in Disability Accommodations for Students (CODAS): A Delphi Study to Develop and Mobilize Standardized Process and Outcome Indicators for Research and Practice
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$99,239
Integrative Medicine in North America: Paradigm Shift or New Physician Specialty?
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$455,175
Social & Physiological Influences on the Development of PTSD Among Public Safety Communications Personnel (PSCP)
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$26,700

All 10 grants and awards

13 publications.

The impacts of gender and race on workplace violence against nurses and nursing assistants: A scoping review of the literature.

Baumann AL, Nelson S, Grundy Q, Welsh S, Galvez-Hernandez P, Adam F

International journal of nursing studies2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2026.105555 PMID: 42096724

Who knows where to find mental health help on campus? Structural, psychosocial and need-based predictors of knowledge of campus-based mental health services among post-secondary students.

Brennenstuhl S, Ewing L, Kuburi S, Welsh S, Cleverley K

BMC health services research2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-026-14963-8 PMID: 42304382

Toward a 'green allopathy'? Naturopathic paradigm and practice in Ontario, Canada.

Ijaz N, Welsh S, Boon H

Social science & medicine (1982)2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115557 PMID: 36413855

Safety, Effectiveness, and Professional Judgment: A Survey of Training-Related Perspectives Among Physiotherapists Who Practise Acupuncture in Ontario.

Ijaz N, Zhang Q, Welsh S, Boon H

Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada2022

DOI: 10.3138/ptc-2020-0116 PMID: 37325209

A mixed-methods survey of physiotherapists who practice acupuncture and dry needling in Ontario, Canada: practice characteristics, motivations, and professional outcomes.

Ijaz N, Welsh S, Boon H

BMC complementary medicine and therapies2021

DOI: 10.1186/s12906-021-03440-w PMID: 34666749

A cross-sectional workforce survey of three traditional and complementary medicine professions in Ontario, Canada.

Ijaz N, Welsh S, Zhang Q, Brule D, Boon H

PloS one2021

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250223 PMID: 33983955

A Survey of Acupuncture-Providing Registered Massage Therapists in Ontario, Canada: Motivation, Training, and Practice Characteristics.

Ijaz N, Welsh S, Boon H

International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork2020

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-6-24 PMID: 32922578

State risk discourse and the regulatory preservation of traditional medicine knowledge: The case of acupuncture in Ontario, Canada.

Ijaz N, Boon H, Muzzin L, Welsh S

Social science & medicine (1982)2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.08.037 PMID: 27768943

Supportive but "worried": perceptions of naturopaths, homeopaths and Chinese medicine practitioners through a regulatory transition in Ontario, Canada.

Ijaz N, Boon H, Welsh S, Meads A

BMC complementary and alternative medicine2015

DOI: 10.1186/s12906-015-0846-6 PMID: 26347222

Roles and responsibilities of pharmacists with respect to natural health products: key informant interviews.

Olatunde S, Boon H, Hirschkorn K, Welsh S, Bajcar J

Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP2010

DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2009.02.004 PMID: 20188329

Core Outcomes in Disability Accommodations for Students (CODAS): A Delphi Study to Develop and Mobilize Standardized Process and Outcome Indicators for Research and Practice

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth - Promoting Health Equity in Canada's Youth

Principal investigators: Uliaszek, Amanda; Doerr, Rafe J; Cleverley, Kristin D; Hartblay, Cassandra

Keywords: Disability; Postsecondary Students; Social Determinant Of Health

$99,239

Integrative Medicine in North America: Paradigm Shift or New Physician Specialty?

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Boon, Heather S

Keywords: Complementary And Alternative Medicine; Health Professions; Integative Medicine; Medical Specialties; North America; Physicians; Sociology Of Professions

$455,175

Social & Physiological Influences on the Development of PTSD Among Public Safety Communications Personnel (PSCP)

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Mental Wellness in Public Safety Team Grants - LOI

Principal investigators: Regehr, Cheryl; Birze, Arija

Keywords: Acute Stress; Cortisol; Emotional Labour; Gender Stress; Hrv; Organizational Support; Oxytocin; Ptsd

$26,700

Statutory Regulation and Emerging Traditional/Complementary Health Care Professions

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Boon, Heather S; Welsh, Sandy G

Keywords: Complementary Medicine; Health Care Professions; Mixed Methods; Professionalization; Qualitative Methods; Regulation; Traditional Medicine

$279,224

The impact of domestic violence on workers and workplaces

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Grants

Keywords: domestic violence; workplace; unions; employers; knowledge mobilization; interventions; international network

$20,000

Track, report, connect, exchange--The TRaCE Project--transforming humanities graduate education for the future of Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Yachnin, Paul

Keywords: tracking humanities PhDs; reporting PhD careers; connecting non-ac PhDs, faculty, and PhD students; fostering exchanges of humanities-based knowledge and knowhow

$49,858

Putting human resource policies into practice: the adoption and implementation of HR policies in Canadian workplaces

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Research Development Initiatives

Principal investigators: Welsh, Sandy

Keywords: human resource policies; organizations; professions; legalization of the workplace; law and society

$32,115

Professionalism revisited: the tension between biomedicine and complementary and alternative medicine

Co-investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Kelner, Merrijoy S.

Keywords: professionalization; work and occupations; complementary and alternative medicine; biomedicine; scientific method; professional boundaries and jurisdictions

$123,705

Complementary and alternative practitioners and the professionalization process: a comparative analysis of four health occupations

Co-investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Kelner, Merrijoy

Keywords: occupations; professions; complementary and alternative medicine; power; conflict; professionalization

$100,000

Defining and resolving sexual harassment: sexual harassment complaints, the Canadian Human Rights Commission and court decisions

Principal investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Welsh, Sandy

Keywords: Sexual harassment; women, men and work; gender inequality; complaint resolution

$13,172

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

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Sandy Welsh

Research

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The impacts of gender and race on workplace violence against nurses and nursing assistants: A scoping review of the literature.

Who knows where to find mental health help on campus? Structural, psychosocial and need-based predictors of knowledge of campus-based mental health services among post-secondary students.

Toward a 'green allopathy'? Naturopathic paradigm and practice in Ontario, Canada.

Safety, Effectiveness, and Professional Judgment: A Survey of Training-Related Perspectives Among Physiotherapists Who Practise Acupuncture in Ontario.

A mixed-methods survey of physiotherapists who practice acupuncture and dry needling in Ontario, Canada: practice characteristics, motivations, and professional outcomes.

A cross-sectional workforce survey of three traditional and complementary medicine professions in Ontario, Canada.

A Survey of Acupuncture-Providing Registered Massage Therapists in Ontario, Canada: Motivation, Training, and Practice Characteristics.

State risk discourse and the regulatory preservation of traditional medicine knowledge: The case of acupuncture in Ontario, Canada.

Supportive but "worried": perceptions of naturopaths, homeopaths and Chinese medicine practitioners through a regulatory transition in Ontario, Canada.

Roles and responsibilities of pharmacists with respect to natural health products: key informant interviews.

Core Outcomes in Disability Accommodations for Students (CODAS): A Delphi Study to Develop and Mobilize Standardized Process and Outcome Indicators for Research and Practice

Integrative Medicine in North America: Paradigm Shift or New Physician Specialty?

Social & Physiological Influences on the Development of PTSD Among Public Safety Communications Personnel (PSCP)

Statutory Regulation and Emerging Traditional/Complementary Health Care Professions

The impact of domestic violence on workers and workplaces

Track, report, connect, exchange--The TRaCE Project--transforming humanities graduate education for the future of Canada

Putting human resource policies into practice: the adoption and implementation of HR policies in Canadian workplaces

Professionalism revisited: the tension between biomedicine and complementary and alternative medicine

Complementary and alternative practitioners and the professionalization process: a comparative analysis of four health occupations

Defining and resolving sexual harassment: sexual harassment complaints, the Canadian Human Rights Commission and court decisions

Frequent collaborators

Heather Boon

Quinn Grundy

Pablo Galvez-Hernandez

Zubin Austin

Sioban Nelson

Merrijoy Kelner

Kristin Cleverley