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Research
Latest papers
Attentional bias in young adult tobacco cigarette smokers and e-cigarette users: an eye-tracking study.
Psychopharmacology · 2026
Physical multimorbidity and quit outcomes in a publicly funded smoking cessation programme.
Internal medicine journal · 2026
Craving Induction and Treatment Response in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Tobacco Use Disorder.
Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging · 2026
Latest funding
- $100,000
The SWAGAT Study: Smoking cessation and Weight gain Attenuation with dual Glucagon like Peptide Receptor & Gastric Inhibitory Receptor Agonist- Tirzepatide: A double blinded RCT.
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
- $569,925
Assessing ChatV's Feasibility in Promoting Varenicline Adherence: A Hybrid Type 1 Study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $558,193
Enhancing Motivation for Smoking Cessation in Women Using a Gender-Informed AI Conversational Agent: Development and Feasibility Study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
82 publications.
Attentional bias in young adult tobacco cigarette smokers and e-cigarette users: an eye-tracking study.
Iturralde K, Boparai K, Veldhuizen S, Selby P, Zawertailo L
Physical multimorbidity and quit outcomes in a publicly funded smoking cessation programme.
Kyrychenko P, Wong BKC, Veldhuizen S, Minian N, Zawertailo L, Selby P, Melamed OC
Craving Induction and Treatment Response in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Tobacco Use Disorder.
Mehta DD, Sloan ME, Sas A, Freeman C, George TP, Selby P, Zawertailo L, Zangen A, Blumberger DM, Le Foll B, Veldhuizen S, Tang VM
Author reply.
Melamed OC, Kyrychenko P, Wong BKC, Veldhuizen S, Minian N, Zawertailo L, Selby P
Identifying Behavior Change Techniques for Digital Interventions Addressing Alcohol and Tobacco Co-Use: Findings From a Delphi Consensus Study.
Chandran A, Veldhuizen S, Mehra K, Zawertailo L, Rehm J, Hendershot CS, Selby P, Minian N
Recent changes in effects of predictors of tobacco cessation in formal treatment.
Veldhuizen S, Iturralde K, Zawertailo L, Selby P
Exploring Practices for Implementing Smoking Cessation in Oncology Settings: A Rapid Systematic Review Update
DeVuono IR, Posa S, Lafond NMC, Woodley BD, Coroiu A, Chaiton MO, Evans WK, Veldhuizen S, Zawertailo LA, Melamed OC
The Impact of ChatGPT Exposure on User Interactions With a Motivational Interviewing Chatbot: Quasi-Experimental Study.
Zhu J, Dong A, Wang C, Veldhuizen S, Abdelwahab M, Brown A, Selby P, Rose J
Behaviour change techniques reported in intervention studies of alcohol and tobacco use: a rapid review.
Chandran A, Veldhuizen S, Mehra K, Rodak T, Vagharfard D, Pham M, Zawertailo L, Rehm J, Hendershot CS, Selby P, Minian N
How soon should alternative smoking cessation treatments be offered after incomplete response to nicotine replacement therapy?
Veldhuizen S, Yohannes S, Tang V, Selby P, Zawertailo L
The SWAGAT Study: Smoking cessation and Weight gain Attenuation with dual Glucagon like Peptide Receptor & Gastric Inhibitory Receptor Agonist- Tirzepatide: A double blinded RCT.
Principal investigators: Selby, Peter L; Agarwal, Sri Mahavir; Melamed, Osnat; Mir, Hassan; Patton, Ian T; Tang, Victor M; Veldhuizen, Scott R; Zawertailo, Laurie A
Keywords: Addiction; Cardiometabolic Risk; Gastric Inhibitory Peptide; Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist; Nicotine Dependence; Obesity; Overweight; Smoking Cessation; Tobacco Use Disorder; Trizepatide
Assessing ChatV's Feasibility in Promoting Varenicline Adherence: A Hybrid Type 1 Study
Principal investigators: Minian, Nadia
Keywords: Behavioural Interventions; Conversational Agents; Hybrid Type 1 Trial; Medication Adherence; Randomized Control Trial; Smoking Cessation
Enhancing Motivation for Smoking Cessation in Women Using a Gender-Informed AI Conversational Agent: Development and Feasibility Study
Principal investigators: Melamed, Osnat; Sikstrom, Laura
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Behavioural Counselling; Conversational Agent; Digital Storytelling; Gender; Health Behaviour Change; Motivational Interviewing; Tobacco Addiction; Women'S Health
Development and evaluation of a theory and evidence-based intervention to reduce hazardous alcohol consumption among treatment seeking smokers
Principal investigators: Minian, Nadia; Veldhuizen, Scott R
Keywords: Alcohol; Cancer Prevention; Co-Creation; Digital Interventions; Direct To Patient Intervention; Patient Portal; Tobacco
Co-creating digital solutions for problem drinking in treatment-seeking smokers to reduce (compounded) risk for cancer.
Principal investigators: Minian, Nadia; Veldhuizen, Scott R
Keywords: Alcohol; Cancer Prevention; Co-Creation; Patient Portal; Tobacco
Using non-invasive brain stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to varenicline for the treatment of tobacco dependence: a randomized controlled trial
Principal investigators: Zawertailo, Laurie A; Rajji, Tarek K
Keywords: Adjunct Treatment; Brain Stimulation; Pharmacology; Smoking Cessation
Helping people adhere to their varenicline treatment by co-creating a conversational agent: A feasibility study
Principal investigators: Minian, Nadia
Keywords: Conversational Agent; Implementation Outcomes; Medication Adherence; Smoking Cessation
Helping people adhere to their varenicline treatment by co-creating a conversational agent: A feasibility study
Principal investigators: Minian, Nadia
Keywords: Cancer
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Peter Selby and Scott Veldhuizen: 41 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Nadia Minian: 34 shared papers
- Nadia Minian and Scott Veldhuizen: 19 shared papers
- Bernard Le Foll and Peter Selby: 16 shared papers
- Karen Urbanoski and Karen Urbanoski: 16 shared papers
- Tim Aubry and Jino Distasio: 15 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Dolly Baliunas: 13 shared papers
- Amy Cheung and Anthony Levitt: 13 shared papers
- Matthew Yiu Kwan and Matthew Kwan: 12 shared papers
- Anthony Levitt and Ayal Schaffer: 11 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Paul Kurdyak: 10 shared papers
- Valerie Taylor and Peter Selby: 9 shared papers
- Nathan Herrmann and Ayal Schaffer: 9 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Margaret Hahn: 9 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Osnat Melamed: 9 shared papers
- David Lloyd Streiner and Scott Veldhuizen: 8 shared papers
- Valerie Taylor and Margaret Hahn: 8 shared papers
- Dolly Baliunas and Nadia Minian: 8 shared papers
- Valerie Taylor and Ayal Schaffer: 7 shared papers
- Paul Kurdyak and Amy Cheung: 6 shared papers
- Paul Kurdyak and Ayal Schaffer: 6 shared papers
- Amy Cheung and Ayal Schaffer: 6 shared papers
- Ayal Schaffer and Scott Veldhuizen: 6 shared papers
- David Lloyd Streiner and Tim Aubry: 5 shared papers
- Karen Urbanoski and Brian Rush: 5 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Rahim Moineddin: 5 shared papers
- Margaret Hahn and Nadia Minian: 5 shared papers
- Margaret Hahn and Scott Veldhuizen: 5 shared papers
- Arun Ravindran and Ayal Schaffer: 5 shared papers
- Paul Kurdyak and Scott Veldhuizen: 5 shared papers
- Karen Urbanoski and Brian Rush: 5 shared papers
- Osnat Melamed and Scott Veldhuizen: 5 shared papers
- David Lloyd Streiner and Nathan Herrmann: 4 shared papers
- Matthew Yiu Kwan and Scott Veldhuizen: 4 shared papers
- Bernard Le Foll and Dolly Baliunas: 4 shared papers
- Bernard Le Foll and Nadia Minian: 4 shared papers
- Bernard Le Foll and Scott Veldhuizen: 4 shared papers
- Amy Cheung and Scott Veldhuizen: 4 shared papers
- Tim Aubry and Scott Veldhuizen: 4 shared papers
- Nadia Minian and Osnat Melamed: 4 shared papers
- David Lloyd Streiner and Jino Distasio: 3 shared papers
- Matthew Yiu Kwan and Cheryl Missiuna: 3 shared papers
- Matthew Yiu Kwan and John Cairney: 3 shared papers
- Cheryl Missiuna and Scott Veldhuizen: 3 shared papers
- Valerie Taylor and Nathan Herrmann: 3 shared papers
- Valerie Taylor and Arun Ravindran: 3 shared papers
- Valerie Taylor and Scott Veldhuizen: 3 shared papers
- Valerie Taylor and Rahim Moineddin: 3 shared papers
- Nathan Herrmann and Scott Veldhuizen: 3 shared papers
- Karen Urbanoski and Scott Veldhuizen: 3 shared papers
- Peter Selby and Arun Ravindran: 3 shared papers
- John Cairney and Scott Veldhuizen: 3 shared papers
- Margaret Hahn and Rahim Moineddin: 3 shared papers
- Dolly Baliunas and Scott Veldhuizen: 3 shared papers
- Anthony Levitt and Scott Veldhuizen: 3 shared papers
- Karen Urbanoski and Scott Veldhuizen: 3 shared papers
- Matthew Kwan and Scott Veldhuizen: 3 shared papers
- Jino Distasio and Scott Veldhuizen: 3 shared papers
- Scott Veldhuizen and Rahim Moineddin: 3 shared papers
- Scott Veldhuizen and Brian Rush: 3 shared papers
- John Cairney and Matthew Kwan: 2 shared papers
- Arun Ravindran and Scott Veldhuizen: 2 shared papers
- Cheryl Missiuna and John Cairney: 1 shared paper
- Department of Family and Community Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Epidemiology Division
- Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
- Children, Youth and Families
- Family Medicine
- Rehabilitation Science
- Other
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Peter Selby
Department of Family and Community Medicine
41 shared papers, latest 2026
Nadia Minian
Faculty
19 shared papers, latest 2026
David Lloyd Streiner
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
8 shared papers, latest 2016
Ayal Schaffer
Faculty
6 shared papers, latest 2010
Margaret Hahn
Faculty
5 shared papers, latest 2024
Osnat Melamed
Faculty
5 shared papers, latest 2025
Paul Kurdyak
Psychiatry
5 shared papers, latest 2010
Bernard Le Foll
Department of Family and Community Medicine
4 shared papers, latest 2026
Tim Aubry
Faculty
4 shared papers, latest 2019
Matthew Yiu Kwan
Family Medicine
4 shared papers, latest 2024
Amy Cheung
Children, Youth and Families
4 shared papers, latest 2010
Rahim Moineddin
Department of Family and Community Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2024
Brian Rush
Epidemiology Division
3 shared papers, latest 2015
Nathan Herrmann
Psychiatry
3 shared papers, latest 2007
Karen Urbanoski
Psychology
3 shared papers, latest 2015
Karen Urbanoski
Social and Epidemiological Research
3 shared papers, latest 2015
Anthony Levitt
Faculty
3 shared papers, latest 2010
Dolly Baliunas
Epidemiology Division
3 shared papers, latest 2023
Jino Distasio
Faculty
3 shared papers, latest 2016
Cheryl Missiuna
Rehabilitation Science
3 shared papers, latest 2014
Valerie Taylor
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
3 shared papers, latest 2024
John Cairney
Health Sciences
3 shared papers, latest 2015
Eric Latimer
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2016
Lawson Eng
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Mahavir Agarwal
Department of Psychiatry
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Norman Giesbrecht
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Sean Hill
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Marta Maslej
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2024
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