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Sean Rourke

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ProfessorDepartment of PsychiatryUniversity of Toronto

Sean Rourke

Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Supervision signals

Professors usually supervise graduate students in their department's programs.
3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 25 research grants (25 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Academic metrics

Publications

364

Citations

h-index

116

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

Counts cover the works listed on the university profile; citation counts come from Dimensions.

Education

PhD, Clinical Neuropsychology
BA, Psychology
BS, Physiology

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Research

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

Sexually transmitted diseases and infections Public and population health Health care access, privilege or marginalization Health care safety and quality improvement

Latest papers

Assessing the Impact of an Sexually Transmitted Infections Nurse on the Delivery of Sexually Transmitted Infections/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Services in an Inner-City Emergency Department Using a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Syphilis Point-of-Care Test During a Syphilis Outbreak in Alberta, Canada.
Sexually transmitted diseases · 2026
Factors Associated with Mobile App Ordering of HIV Self-test Kits and Reporting of Results Among Black People in Canada: Analysis of Data from “I’m Ready” National HIV Self-testing Implementation Study
AIDS and Behavior · 2026 · senior author
Reach and effectiveness outcomes of the “I’m Ready” HIV self-testing program in Black communities in Canada
Canadian Journal of Public Health · 2026 · senior author

All 18 publications

Latest funding

HIV and other STBBI Capacity Building with GeneXpert Machines: Rapid TLC
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$20,000
Rapid TLC: Peer Navigator Capacity Building Symposium
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$20,000
CBR Centre for Health Equity for Black Canadians: Prevention, Testing, Treatment and Care
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,000,000

All 37 grants and awards

18 publications.

Assessing the Impact of an Sexually Transmitted Infections Nurse on the Delivery of Sexually Transmitted Infections/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Services in an Inner-City Emergency Department Using a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Syphilis Point-of-Care Test During a Syphilis Outbreak in Alberta, Canada.

Gratrix J, Ives N, Egan C, Vetland C, Meyer G, Harrington S, Wittmeier R, Velji A, Berenger B, Rourke S, Fonseca K, Singh AE, Syphilis and HIV Point-of-Care Testing in Acute Care and Community (SHACC) Team

Sexually transmitted diseases2026

DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000002333 PMID: 41996301

Factors Associated with Mobile App Ordering of HIV Self-test Kits and Reporting of Results Among Black People in Canada: Analysis of Data from “I’m Ready” National HIV Self-testing Implementation Study

Ajiboye W, Lo Hog Tian JM, Antabe R, Mbuagbaw L, Owino M, Tharao W, Soje L, Anthonyraj R, Este D, McBain K

AIDS and Behavior2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-026-05269-1

Reach and effectiveness outcomes of the “I’m Ready” HIV self-testing program in Black communities in Canada

Ajiboye W, Tian JLH, Tharao W, Owino M, Soje L, McBain K, Ly A, Anthonyraj R, Este D, Ndung’u M

Canadian Journal of Public Health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01183-0

Assessing HIV provider knowledge, screening practices, and training needs for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. A short report.

Gouse H, Masson CJ, Henry M, Marcotte TD, London L, Kew G, Rourke S, Robbins RN

AIDS care2021

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1736256 PMID: 32138523

Universities without Walls: A Blended Delivery Approach to Training the Next Generation of HIV Researchers in Canada.

Ibáñez-Carrasco F, Worthington C, Rourke S, Hastings C

International journal of environmental research and public health2020

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17124265 PMID: 32549263

Potential use of supervised injection services among people who inject drugs in a remote and mid-size Canadian setting.

Mitra S, Rachlis B, Krysowaty B, Marshall Z, Olsen C, Rourke S, Kerr T

BMC public health2019

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6606-7 PMID: 30849946

Willingness to use drug checking within future supervised injection services among people who inject drugs in a mid-sized Canadian city.

Kennedy MC, Scheim A, Rachlis B, Mitra S, Bardwell G, Rourke S, Kerr T

Drug and alcohol dependence2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.12.026 PMID: 29475198

Pathways From HIV-Related Stigma to Antiretroviral Therapy Measures in the HIV Care Cascade for Women Living With HIV in Canada

Logie CH, Lacombe-Duncan A, Wang Y, Kaida A, Conway T, Webster K, de Pokomandy A, Loutfy MR, Anema A, Becker D

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)201866 citations

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001589

The Use of Multistate Models to Examine Associations of Stress and Adherence With Transitions Among HIV Care States Observed in a Clinical HIV Cohort.

Blitz S, Antoniou T, Burchell A, Walmsley S, Light L, Gardner S, Rourke S, Cooper C, Kendall C, Loutfy M, Rachlis A, Wobeser W, Benoit A, Raboud J

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2017

DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001493 PMID: 28700406

A Comparison of Virological Suppression and Rebound between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Persons Initiating Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in a Multisite Cohort of Individuals Living with HIV in Canada

Benoit AC, Younger J, Beaver K, Jackson R, Loutfy M, Masching R, Nobis T, Nowgesic E, O'Brien-Teengs D, Whitebird W

Antiviral Therapy20176 citations

DOI: 10.3851/imp3114

HIV and other STBBI Capacity Building with GeneXpert Machines: Rapid TLC

Nominated PICIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grants - Institute/Initiative Community Support

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B

Keywords: Addressing Health Inequities; Capacity Building; Community-Centred; Culturally Appropriate Care; Hiv And Other Stbbis; Implementation Science; Knowledge Mobilization; Outreach; Peer Engagement; Underserved Populations

$20,000

Rapid TLC: Peer Navigator Capacity Building Symposium

Nominated PICIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Illsley, Shohan

Keywords: Capacity Building; Community-Centred; Culturally Appropriate Care; Health Inequities; Hiv And Other Stbbis; Implementation Science; Outreach; Peer Engagement; Test And Treat Interventions; Underserved Populations

$20,000

CBR Centre for Health Equity for Black Canadians: Prevention, Testing, Treatment and Care

Nominated PICIHR2025Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI CBR - African, Caribbean and Black People

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Tharao, Wangari E; AJIBOYE, WALE T

Keywords: Addressing Health Inequities; Awareness And Uptake; Breaking Barriers; Capacity Building; Community-Centred; Hiv And Other Stbbis; Implementation Science; Knowledge Mobilization; Prevention; Underserved Populations

$1,000,000

Black People's Health Matters: Community engagement to implement evidence-based HIV prevention practices in Black communities in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2024Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research - General Key Pop. - LOI

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Brown O'Sullivan, Lounanjio; Gebremikael, Liben M; Owino, Maureen A; Tharao, Wangari E; AJIBOYE, WALE T; Nelson, LaRon E

Keywords: African, Carribean, Black; Awareness And Uptake; Community Engagement; Implementation Science; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Prevention; Racial Inequities; Underserved Populations

$100,000

Ayaangwaamiziwin Centre: Pragmatic Solutions for STBBIs

Nominated PICIHR2024TG: Biomedical Res. for HIV/AIDS and STBBI -Next-Gen. Prev. Technolo.-Large Team

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Kisikaw Piyesis, Margaret L; Owino, Maureen A; AJIBOYE, WALE T; Fleury, Mathew; Keynan, Yoav; Rueda, Zulma V; Singh, Ameeta E; Skinner, Stuart J; Spence, Cara J; Tharao, Wangari E

Keywords: Community-Centred; Culturally Appropriate Care; Diagnostic Devices; Implementation Science; Knowledge Mobilization; Point Of Care And Self-Test Medical Devices; Prevention; Technology Solutions; Test And Treat Interventions; Underserved Populations

$3,750,000

Ayaangwaamiziwin Initiative: Health Navigator Capacity Building Symposium

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Keynan, Yoav; Rueda, Zulma V; Singh, Ameeta E; Skinner, Stuart J

Keywords: Addressing Health Inequities; Breaking Barriers; Building Capacity; Congenital Syphilis; Hiv; Outreach; Peer Engagement; People Lived And Living Experience; Syphilis

$50,000

Dual Syphilis and HIV: Evaluation of POC and Self-Test by Untrained Persons, Peers and Intended Users

Nominated PICIHR2024Other: Enhancing knowledge mobilization for syphilis research

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Kisikaw Piyesis, Margaret L; Keynan, Yoav; Rueda, Zulma V; Singh, Ameeta E

Keywords: Knowledge Mobilization; Syphilis

$150,000

Development and implementation of peer-facilitated decision-making and referral support to increase uptake and adherence to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in African Caribbean and Black communities in Ontario

SupervisorCIHR2023CIHR REDI Early Career Transition Award - HIV/AIDS and STBBI

Principal investigators: AJIBOYE, WALE T

Keywords: African Caribbean And Black Communities; Hiv Prevention; Intervention Study; Peer-Facilitated Decision-Making And Referral Support; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (Prep)

$180,000

Exploration of Peer-led HIV Prevention, Testing, and Referrals to Care Among People Experiencing Homelessness in Toronto

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General Stream

Principal investigators: Orkin, Aaron M; Baral, Stefan D; Rourke, Sean B

Keywords: Community Health; Community-Based Research; Evaluation And Measurment; Health Equity; Hiv Prevention And Connection To Care; Hiv Self-Testing; Peer Support; People Experiencing Homelessness

$99,859

REACHing underserved and undiagnosed populations living with STBBIs to test and link them to care: Implementing innovative clinical trials (iCTs) designs to "test and treat" and bring new rapid point-of-care and self-tests to market in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2023Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant - LOI

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Owino, Maureen A; Tharao, Wangari E; Fleury, Mathew; Meyers, Adrienne F; Sandstrom, Paul A; Singh, Ameeta E; Skinner, Stuart J

Keywords: Diagnostic Devices; Implementation Science; Innovative Clinical Trial (Ict); Intersectionality; Multi-Site; Patient Oriented; Test And Treat Interventions; Underserved Populations

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Sexually transmitted diseases and infections Dear Professor Rourke, 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 "Assessing the Impact of an Sexually Transmitted Infections Nurse on the Delivery of Sexually Transmitted Infections/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Services in an Inner-City Emergency Department Using a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Syphilis Point-of-Care Test During a Syphilis Outbreak in Alberta, Canada." (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 "HIV and other STBBI Capacity Building with GeneXpert Machines: Rapid TLC" (2025), 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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Sean Rourke

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Factors Associated with Mobile App Ordering of HIV Self-test Kits and Reporting of Results Among Black People in Canada: Analysis of Data from “I’m Ready” National HIV Self-testing Implementation Study

Reach and effectiveness outcomes of the “I’m Ready” HIV self-testing program in Black communities in Canada

Assessing HIV provider knowledge, screening practices, and training needs for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. A short report.

Universities without Walls: A Blended Delivery Approach to Training the Next Generation of HIV Researchers in Canada.

Potential use of supervised injection services among people who inject drugs in a remote and mid-size Canadian setting.

Willingness to use drug checking within future supervised injection services among people who inject drugs in a mid-sized Canadian city.

Pathways From HIV-Related Stigma to Antiretroviral Therapy Measures in the HIV Care Cascade for Women Living With HIV in Canada

The Use of Multistate Models to Examine Associations of Stress and Adherence With Transitions Among HIV Care States Observed in a Clinical HIV Cohort.

A Comparison of Virological Suppression and Rebound between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Persons Initiating Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in a Multisite Cohort of Individuals Living with HIV in Canada

Frequent collaborators

Janet Raboud

Curtis Cooper

Sharon Walmsley

Wangari Tharao

Sergio Rueda

Wangari Tharao

Notisha Massaquoi

Sean Rourke

Maureen Owino

Thomas Kerr

Kerrigan Beaver

Beth Rachlis

Ann Burchell

WALE AJIBOYE

Mona Loutfy

Notisha Massaquoi

Curtis Cooper

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Marek Smieja

Renee Masching

Mona Loutfy

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Saara Greene

Charu Kaushic

Randall Jackson

Paul Links

Lori Brotto

Joanne Otis

Jacqueline Gahagan

Gregory Pond