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Susan Law

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Associate ProfessorSocial & Behavioural Health Sciences DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Susan Law

Associate Professor

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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16 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2024.

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Research

Knowledge Translation Chronic Pain Cross-Jurisdictional Comparison Health Policy Medical Cannabis Patient Experience Stakeholder Meeting Biobanking

Latest papers

Translating palliative care narratives into art: An arts-based knowledge translation pilot with young adult artists.
Palliative care and social practice · 2026
Data Sources and Analytic Approaches Used to Evaluate the Impact of Patient and Public Involvement in Child Health Research: Simple Random Survey of Individual Studies in Published Reviews.
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
The Persistence of Stigma and Other Challenges Experienced by Medical Cannabis Users: A Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.
Medical cannabis and cannabinoids · 2026 · senior author

All 27 publications

Latest funding

Integrating Personalized Risk Visualization to Influence Health Beliefs and Self-Management Behavioural Intentions in Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$642,600
Exploring the Lived Experiences of People with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in Canada and Strategies for Improved Care
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$120,000
Advancing policy, improving access, and understanding patient experiences of medical cannabis for chronic pain - stakeholder perspectives to inform health system improvements in Canada and Australia
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$19,985

All 6 grants and awards

27 publications.

Translating palliative care narratives into art: An arts-based knowledge translation pilot with young adult artists.

Smith KA, Blanchard P, Law S, Stajduhar K

Palliative care and social practice2026

DOI: 10.1177/26323524261423586 PMID: 41767124

Data Sources and Analytic Approaches Used to Evaluate the Impact of Patient and Public Involvement in Child Health Research: Simple Random Survey of Individual Studies in Published Reviews.

Miklaucic I, Borkhoff CM, Akbar S, Buchanan F, Hattangadi N, Giannarakos A, Law S, Macarthur C

Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2026

DOI: 10.1111/hex.70577 PMID: 41721499

The Persistence of Stigma and Other Challenges Experienced by Medical Cannabis Users: A Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.

Breuning M, Nie J, Schlesinger M, Smith L, Lavie-Ajayi M, Babinski S, Law S

Medical cannabis and cannabinoids2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1159/000551584 PMID: 42291479

Using experience-based co-design to explore care experiences and identify practice change priorities for children with medical complexity in the paediatric intensive care unit.

Rennick JE, Southall K, Carnevale F, Dryden-Palmer K, Patel H, Dagenais M, Buchanan F, Avery S, Razack S, St-Sauveur I, Cohen E, Fontela P, Law S

BMJ open2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096181 PMID: 40379350

Long-term care transitions during a global pandemic: Planning and decision-making of residents, care partners, and health professionals in Ontario, Canada.

Carbone S, Berta W, Law S, Kuluski K

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295865 PMID: 38100397

"We have to save him": a qualitative study on care transition decisions in Ontario's long-term care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carbone S, Berta W, Law S, Kuluski K

BMC geriatrics2023

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04295-1 PMID: 37752444

Negotiation of collective and individual candidacy for long Covid healthcare in the early phases of the Covid-19 pandemic: Validated, diverted and rejected candidacy.

Maclean A, Hunt K, Brown A, Evered JA, Dowrick A, Fokkens A, Grob R, Law S, Locock L, Marcinow M, Smith L, Urbanowicz A, Verheij N, Wild C

SSM. Qualitative research in health2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100207 PMID: 36507117

Engaging patients, families and professionals at the bedside using whiteboards.

Law S, Antonacci R, Ormel I, Hidalgo M, Ma J, Dyachenko A, Laframboise D, Doucette E

Journal of interprofessional care2023First author

DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2022.2074379 PMID: 35880772

A qualitative study exploring how patient engagement activities were sustained or adapted in Canadian healthcare organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic

PLoS ONE20233 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282890 PMID: W4327568741

Stakeholder involvement in care transition planning for older adults and the factors guiding their decision-making: a scoping review.

Carbone S, Kokorelias KM, Berta W, Law S, Kuluski K

BMJ open2022

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059446 PMID: 35697455

Integrating Personalized Risk Visualization to Influence Health Beliefs and Self-Management Behavioural Intentions in Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ke, Calvin

Keywords: Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes

$642,600

Exploring the Lived Experiences of People with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in Canada and Strategies for Improved Care

SupervisorCIHR2024Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Dubé, Savannah

Keywords: Gynecological Health; Health Experiences; Mental Health; Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder; Qualitative Methods

$120,000

Advancing policy, improving access, and understanding patient experiences of medical cannabis for chronic pain - stakeholder perspectives to inform health system improvements in Canada and Australia

Nominated PICIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Law, Susan K; Clarke, Hance A

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Cross-Jurisdictional Comparison; Health Policy; Knowledge Translation; Medical Cannabis; Patient Experience; Stakeholder Meeting

$19,985

Long COVID Web: Pan-Canadian Post-COVID Condition Research Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Canadian Post COVID-19 Condition Research Network

Principal investigators: Cheung, Angela M; Goulding, Susie E; Graves, Donna Lorraine; Archambault, Patrick; Awadalla, Philip; Bakal, Jeffrey A; Bhéreur, Anne; Brotto, Lori Anne; Busse, Jason W; Cameron, Jill I; Churchill, Katie; Crawley, Angela M; Décary, Simon; Durand, Madeleine; Falcone, Emilia L; Fowler, Robert A; Gommerman, Jennifer L; Graham, Kathryn E; Graham, Simon J; Groot, Gary; Gross, Douglas P; Guyatt, Gordon H; Halas, Gayle; Ho, Chester; Hohl, Corinne M; Holroyd, Brian R; Janjua, Naveed Z; Johnson, Pauline; Juando Prats, Clara; Kashuba, Sherri; Katz, Alan; Kho, Michelle E; Lam, Grace Y; Lamontagne, Francois; Langlois, Marc-Andre; Lavis, John N; Law, Susan K; LeBlanc, Annie; Levin, Adeera; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Liu, Peter P; Lix, Lisa M; Mandhane, Piush; Mann, Balraj; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; McNagny, Kelly M; Miciak, Maxi A; Mishra, Sharmistha; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Mukherjee, Manali; Mushquash, Christopher J; Nacul, Luis; O'Brien, Kelly K; Osgood, Nathaniel D; Papathanasoglou, Elisavet; Penninger, Josef; Piche, Alain; Pinto, Andrew D; Quinn, Kieran L; Rafferty, Ellen; Raj, Satish R; Razak, Fahad; Russell, James A; Sander, Beate H; Sekuler, Allison B; Soares, Claudio D; Tailfeathers, Esther; Tomlinson, George A; Tricco, Andrea C; Valdez, Yanet; Verma, Amol; Vohra, Sunita; Walmsley, Sharon L; Walsh, Jillian; Weeks, Laura C; Williams, Kienan; Wu, Jianhong; Yeung, Rae S

Keywords: Biobanking; Knowledge Translation; Long Covid; Mechanism Of Disease; National Network; Patient Engagement; Patient Registries; Post-Covid Condition; Research Communications; Social Determinants Of Health

$19,999,614

Patient-Researcher Partnerships: Evaluating the Impact of an Online Module Featuring Video Narratives of Partnership Experiences

SupervisorCIHR2019Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Plett, Donna

Keywords: Ics Travel Awards

$1,500

Caring for Caregivers of Aging Canadians: Assessing and Prioritizing Promising Practices and Selecting Interventions for Future Implementation

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Kuluski, Kerry H; Fairclough, Lee

Keywords: Aging; Caregiver Experience; Caregivers; Community Engagement; Health Services

$20,000

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: Knowledge Translation Dear Professor Law, 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 "Translating palliative care narratives into art: An arts-based knowledge translation pilot with young adult artists." (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 "Advancing policy, improving access, and understanding patient experiences of medical cannabis for chronic pain - stakeholder perspectives to inform health system improvements in Canada and Australia" (2023), 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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Susan Law

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Translating palliative care narratives into art: An arts-based knowledge translation pilot with young adult artists.

Data Sources and Analytic Approaches Used to Evaluate the Impact of Patient and Public Involvement in Child Health Research: Simple Random Survey of Individual Studies in Published Reviews.

The Persistence of Stigma and Other Challenges Experienced by Medical Cannabis Users: A Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.

Using experience-based co-design to explore care experiences and identify practice change priorities for children with medical complexity in the paediatric intensive care unit.

Long-term care transitions during a global pandemic: Planning and decision-making of residents, care partners, and health professionals in Ontario, Canada.

"We have to save him": a qualitative study on care transition decisions in Ontario's long-term care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Negotiation of collective and individual candidacy for long Covid healthcare in the early phases of the Covid-19 pandemic: Validated, diverted and rejected candidacy.

Engaging patients, families and professionals at the bedside using whiteboards.

A qualitative study exploring how patient engagement activities were sustained or adapted in Canadian healthcare organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Stakeholder involvement in care transition planning for older adults and the factors guiding their decision-making: a scoping review.

Integrating Personalized Risk Visualization to Influence Health Beliefs and Self-Management Behavioural Intentions in Young-Onset Type 2 Diabetes

Exploring the Lived Experiences of People with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in Canada and Strategies for Improved Care

Advancing policy, improving access, and understanding patient experiences of medical cannabis for chronic pain - stakeholder perspectives to inform health system improvements in Canada and Australia

Long COVID Web: Pan-Canadian Post-COVID Condition Research Network

Patient-Researcher Partnerships: Evaluating the Impact of an Online Module Featuring Video Narratives of Partnership Experiences

Caring for Caregivers of Aging Canadians: Assessing and Prioritizing Promising Practices and Selecting Interventions for Future Implementation

Frequent collaborators

Kerry Kuluski

Neil Andersson

Whitney Berta

Jeannie Haggerty

Neil Andersson

Susan Law

Francine Buchanan

Hardeep Singh

Patricia Fontela

Eyal Cohen

Mona Loutfy

Franco Carnevale

Alexandra de Pokomandy

Carolyn Steele Gray

Angela Kaida

Kednapa Thavorn

Patricia Fontela

Kednapa Thavorn

Kristina Kokorelias

David Loutfi

Matthew Hunt

Saara Greene