Sioban Nelson, University of Toronto

Research

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Nursing Medicine, nursing and health curriculum, pedagogy and didactics Health policy History of medicine and health care

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
Reforming licensure pathways for internationally educated nurses in Canada: A comparative analysis of four provinces
Health Policy · 2026
African nurses on the move: decisions, destinations and recruitment practices - a scoping review.
BMC health services research · 2025

All 31 publications

Latest funding

Advancing equitable and ethical regulatory policy: Evaluating the implementation of new licensure and integration pathways for internationally educated nurses in Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,105,831
Professional Regulation in the Digital Era: Modernizing Regulatory Practices in the Public Interest
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$55,586
The collaborative ideal in Canadian healthcare delivery: Its rise, practice and future
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$300,000

All 6 grants and awards

31 publications.

01

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

02

Reforming licensure pathways for internationally educated nurses in Canada: A comparative analysis of four provinces

Chiu P, Thiessen NJ, Alostaz N, Li R, Hermosisima A, Nelson S, Bourgeault I, Salami B, Iduye D, Ben-Ahmed HE

Health Policy20262 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105708

03

African nurses on the move: decisions, destinations and recruitment practices - a scoping review.

Adam F, Nelson S, Salami BO, Grundy Q, Wahab O

BMC health services research2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-12531-0 PMID: 40119327

04

Perpetrators of gender-based workplace violence amongst nurses and physicians-A scoping review of the literature.

Ayaz B, Dozois G, Baumann AL, Fuseini A, Nelson S

PLOS global public health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003646 PMID: 39240832

05

A gender-based review of workplace violence amongst the global health workforce-A scoping review of the literature.

Nelson S, Ayaz B, Baumann AL, Dozois G

PLOS global public health2024First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003336 PMID: 38954697

06

Professional regulation in the digital era: A qualitative case study of three professions in Ontario, Canada.

Leslie K, Myles S, Alraja AA, Chiu P, Schiller CJ, Nelson S, Adams TL

PloS one2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303192 PMID: 38728239

07

Workplace Violence Against Nurses in Canada: A Legal Analysis.

Nelson S, Leslie K, McCormick A, Gonsalves J, Baumann A, Thiessen NJ, Schiller C

Policy, politics & nursing practice2023First author

DOI: 10.1177/15271544231182583 PMID: 37403491

08

Protecting the public interest while regulating health professionals providing virtual care: A scoping review.

Leslie K, Myles S, Schiller CJ, Alraja AA, Nelson S, Adams TL

PLOS digital health2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000163 PMID: 37115785

09

Regulating During Crisis: A Qualitative Comparative Case Study of Nursing Regulatory Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Leslie K, Myles S, Stahlke S, Schiller CJ, Shelley JJ, Cook K, Stephens J, Nelson S

Journal of nursing regulation2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/s2155-8256(23)00066-2 PMID: 37035776

10

Protecting the public interest when regulating health professionals providing virtual care: a scoping review protocol.

Leslie K, Myles S, Adams TL, Schiller C, Shelley J, Nelson S

Systematic reviews2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s13643-023-02198-1 PMID: 36879324

Advancing equitable and ethical regulatory policy: Evaluating the implementation of new licensure and integration pathways for internationally educated nurses in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Strengthening the Health Workforce:Rural and Remote Health Workforce

Principal investigators: Leslie, Kathleen; Bungay, Douglas A; Carlson, Ashley; Elliot, Elizabeth; Luke, Sabrina; Peacock, Joy; Tilley, Erin; Chiu, Patrick; OLANLESI-ALIU, ADEDOYIN D; Salami, Bukola O

Keywords: Health Workforce; Implementation Science; Internationally Educated Nurses; Licensure; Nursing; Policy Analysis; Registration; Regulation

$1,105,831

Professional Regulation in the Digital Era: Modernizing Regulatory Practices in the Public Interest

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Leslie, Kathleen

Keywords: professional regulation; legal governance; virtual work; legislation; law; COVID-19; public interest; public safety

$55,586

The collaborative ideal in Canadian healthcare delivery: Its rise, practice and future

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Paradis, Elise

Keywords: Collaboration; Comparative Ethnography; Health Professions Education; Healthcare Delivery; Institutional Theory; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Interprofessional Education; Interprofessional Relations; Qualitative Research; Sociology

$300,000

Understanding Nurse Licensing and Mobility in Canada: A Planning Meeting

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Planning Grants-Priority Announcement:Partnerships for Health System Improvement

Principal investigators: Mcgillis Hall, Linda

Keywords: Health Human Resources; Mobility; Nurse Licensing; Regulation

$20,749

Governance and accountability of health care professions in Ontario: A policy analysis of recent amendments to the Regulated Health Professions Act

SupervisorCIHR2011Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Leslie, Kathleen

Keywords: Accountability; Case Study; Governance; Health Policy; Nursing; Policy Analysis; Regulation

$105,000

Ethics and values in health policy: improving care transitions for Ontario patients across the continuum of care

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Gibson, Jennifer; Paprica, P. Alison; Upshur, Ross E

Keywords: Continuity Of Care; Ethical Analysis; Health Policy; Knowledge Translation; Patient Care Transitions; Policy Analysis; Qualitative Methods; System Coordination; Values In Decision-Making

$336,947

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

Nursing
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
Education
Community Health Sciences
Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Sociology
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.

Kathleen Leslie

Nursing

8 shared papers, latest 2026

Quinn Grundy

Education

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Carles Muntaner

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

2 shared papers, latest 2021

Patrick Chiu

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Michael McGillion

Nursing

2 shared papers, latest 2014

Robyn Stremler

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2011

Louise Rose

Critical Care Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2008

Lianne Jeffs

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2011

Karen Cook

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Sandy Welsh

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Doris Howell

Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care

1 shared papers, latest 2012

Kimberley Widger

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2012

Jacob Shelley

School of Health Studies

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Fiona Campbell

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2011

Bukola Salami

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2014

Bukola Salami

Community Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Jelena Atanackovic

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Sophia Myles

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Bukola Salami

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2014

Pablo Galvez-Hernandez

Health and Society

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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