Seena Grewal, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

Implementing Canadian practice guidelines for children and adolescents with eating disorders: a qualitative study on barriers, facilitating factors and implementation strategies
Journal of Eating Disorders · 2026
The COVID-19 pandemic and eating disorders in children, adolescents, and emerging adults: virtual care recommendations from the Canadian consensus panel during COVID-19 and beyond
Journal of Eating Disorders · 2021
From Pandemic to Progression: An Educational Framework for the Implementation of Virtual Mental Healthcare for Children and Youth as a Response to COVID-19.
Journal of contemporary psychotherapy · 2021

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Capacity Building in the Pediatric Eating Disorders Workforce: System Transformation to Improve the Continuum of Care
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$666,667
Implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Treating Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$197,448
Early Intervention for Eating Disorders in Ontario Integrated Youth Services: Best Practices for Implementation, Adaptation, Evaluation and Spread
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,923,607

All 3 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Implementing Canadian practice guidelines for children and adolescents with eating disorders: a qualitative study on barriers, facilitating factors and implementation strategies

Couturier J, Nicula M, Nella E, Yanover T, Kimber M, Coelho J, Dimitropoulos G, Kurji A, Boman J, Isserlin L

Journal of Eating Disorders2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-026-01645-3

02

The COVID-19 pandemic and eating disorders in children, adolescents, and emerging adults: virtual care recommendations from the Canadian consensus panel during COVID-19 and beyond

Couturier J, Pellegrini D, Miller C, Bhatnagar N, Boachie A, Bourret K, Brouwers M, Coelho JS, Dimitropoulos G, Findlay S

Journal of Eating Disorders202168 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-021-00394-9 PMID: W3154279023

03

From Pandemic to Progression: An Educational Framework for the Implementation of Virtual Mental Healthcare for Children and Youth as a Response to COVID-19.

Doan BT, Yang YB, Romanchych E, Grewal S, Monga S, Pignatiello T, Bryden P, Kulkarni C

Journal of contemporary psychotherapy202122 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s10879-020-09478-0 PMID: 33110276

04

Development and Implementation of a Pilot Integrative Day Hospital Program for Youth with Severe Obesity and Mental Health Issues.

Dettmer E, Grewal S, Regina A, Phung N, Steinegger C, Hamilton J, Toulany A

Childhood obesity (Print)20211 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1089/chi.2021.0088 PMID: 34542323

05

Canadian practice guidelines for the treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders

Couturier J, Isserlin L, Norris M, Spettigue W, Brouwers M, Kimber M, McVey G, Webb C, Findlay S, Bhatnagar N

Journal of Eating Disorders2020238 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-020-0277-8 PMID: W3003924712

Capacity Building in the Pediatric Eating Disorders Workforce: System Transformation to Improve the Continuum of Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant : Strengt. the Health Workforce for Sys. Transf.: Pediatric Workforce

Principal investigators: Coelho, Jennifer S; Obee, Patricia; Williams, Kim; Geller, Josie A

Keywords: Burnout; Capacity Building; Clinicians; Eating Disorders; Pediatric; Well-Being

$666,667

Implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Treating Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Catalyst Grant: Standards for Children and Youth Mental Health Services

Principal investigators: Couturier, Jennifer L; Ford, Catherine

Keywords: Children, Adolescents And Emerging Adults; Clinical Practice Guidelines; Eating Disorders; Implementation Science

$197,448

Early Intervention for Eating Disorders in Ontario Integrated Youth Services: Best Practices for Implementation, Adaptation, Evaluation and Spread

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: THINC Implem. Science - Health Services and Policy pool

Principal investigators: Obeid, Nicole; Henderson, Jo; Kowalewicz, Caroline; Dimitropoulos, Gina

Keywords: Early Intervention; Eating Disorders; Implementation Science; Integrated Care; Learning Health System; Patient-Oriented Research

$1,923,607

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Gina Dimitropoulos and Georgina Dimitropoulos: 256 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Melissa Kimber: 43 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Cheryl Lynn Webb: 35 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Gail McVey: 26 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Gina Dimitropoulos: 25 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Gina Dimitropoulos: 24 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Sheri Findlay: 22 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Cheryl Lynn Webb: 21 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Gail McVey: 21 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Natasha Johnson: 19 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Gail McVey: 19 shared papers
Jennifer Coelho and Josie Geller: 19 shared papers
Sheri Findlay and Cheryl Lynn Webb: 18 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Georgina Dimitropoulos: 17 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Sheri Findlay: 16 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Georgina Dimitropoulos: 14 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Alene Toulany: 14 shared papers
Alene Toulany and Georgina Dimitropoulos: 13 shared papers
Nicole Obeid and Gina Dimitropoulos: 12 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Jennifer Coelho: 12 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Nicole Obeid: 9 shared papers
Natasha Johnson and Sheri Findlay: 9 shared papers
Nicole Obeid and Jennifer Coelho: 9 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Ahmed Boachie: 7 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Natasha Johnson: 7 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Ahmed Boachie: 7 shared papers
Jill Hamilton and Alene Toulany: 7 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Ahmed Boachie: 7 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Cathleen Steinegger: 7 shared papers
Alene Toulany and Cathleen Steinegger: 6 shared papers
Georgina Dimitropoulos and Cathleen Steinegger: 6 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Neera Bhatnagar: 5 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Melissa Brouwers: 5 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Josie Geller: 5 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Emilie Lacroix: 5 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Melissa Brouwers: 5 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Josie Geller: 5 shared papers
Neera Bhatnagar and Gail McVey: 5 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Melissa Brouwers: 5 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Neera Bhatnagar: 4 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Jason Bond: 3 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Seena Grewal: 3 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Emilie Lacroix: 3 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Jason Bond: 3 shared papers
Cheryl Lynn Webb and Seena Grewal: 3 shared papers
Nicole Obeid and Emilie Lacroix: 3 shared papers
Nicole Obeid and Jason Bond: 3 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Seena Grewal: 3 shared papers
Melissa Brouwers and Seena Grewal: 3 shared papers
Jennifer Coelho and Seena Grewal: 3 shared papers
Josie Geller and Seena Grewal: 3 shared papers
Gail McVey and Seena Grewal: 3 shared papers
Ahmed Boachie and Seena Grewal: 3 shared papers
Seena Grewal and Cathleen Steinegger: 3 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Seena Grewal: 2 shared papers
Sheri Findlay and Seena Grewal: 2 shared papers
Neera Bhatnagar and Seena Grewal: 2 shared papers
Gina Dimitropoulos and Suneeta Monga: 2 shared papers
Suneeta Monga and Pier Bryden: 2 shared papers
Suneeta Monga and Georgina Dimitropoulos: 2 shared papers
Georgina Dimitropoulos and Seena Grewal: 2 shared papers
Jennifer Couturier and Amanda Ritsma: 1 shared paper
Melissa Kimber and Amanda Ritsma: 1 shared paper
Natasha Johnson and Seena Grewal: 1 shared paper
Sheri Findlay and Amanda Ritsma: 1 shared paper
Amanda Ritsma and Seena Grewal: 1 shared paper
Jill Hamilton and Seena Grewal: 1 shared paper
Jill Hamilton and Cathleen Steinegger: 1 shared paper
Nicole Obeid and Seena Grewal: 1 shared paper
Alene Toulany and Seena Grewal: 1 shared paper
Alene Toulany and Chetana Kulkarni: 1 shared paper
Suneeta Monga and Seena Grewal: 1 shared paper
Suneeta Monga and Chetana Kulkarni: 1 shared paper
Emilie Lacroix and Seena Grewal: 1 shared paper
Pier Bryden and Seena Grewal: 1 shared paper
Pier Bryden and Chetana Kulkarni: 1 shared paper
Jason Bond and Seena Grewal: 1 shared paper
Seena Grewal and Chetana Kulkarni: 1 shared paper

Department of Psychiatry
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Department of Paediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
Psychological Aspects of Medicine and Health Care
School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Jill Hamilton

Department of Nutritional Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Jason Bond

Department of Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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