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Suzanne Stewart

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ProfessorDivision of Social and Behavioural Health SciencesUniversity of Toronto

Suzanne Stewart

Professor

Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (8 CIHR, 3 SSHRC), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Education

PhD, Counselling Psychology

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Research

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Indigenous Mental Health Indigenous Health Indigenous Knowledges Indigenous Research Methodologies Climate Crisis Anti-Indigenous Racism Indigenous 2-Spirited Health Indigenous 2-Spirited Violence

Latest papers

Identifying potential post-COVID-19 condition among people experiencing homelessness using longitudinal symptom patterns: A prospective cohort study.
Public health · 2026
Disparities in healthcare costs of people experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada in the post COVID-19 pandemic era: a matched cohort study.
BMC health services research · 2024
Health system learning with Indigenous communities: a study protocol for a two-eyed seeing review and multiple case study.
Health research policy and systems · 2022

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Indigenous Mental Health and Healing: Ending Homelessness and Violence Against Indigenous 2-Spirited Peoples
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$700,000
Mental health impacts of the climate crisis among Indigenous Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and other sexually and gender-diverse (2SLGBTQQIA+) Youth
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Climate Crisis and Youth Mental Health: Identifying Local and National Impacts and Solutions
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$1,438,200

All 24 grants and awards

7 publications.

Identifying potential post-COVID-19 condition among people experiencing homelessness using longitudinal symptom patterns: A prospective cohort study.

Richard L, Nisenbaum R, Dyer A, Mergarten D, Brown M, Stewart S, Hwang SW

Public health2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2026.106148 PMID: 41548411

Disparities in healthcare costs of people experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada in the post COVID-19 pandemic era: a matched cohort study.

Richard L, Carter B, Nisenbaum R, Brown M, Gabriel M, Stewart S, Hwang SW

BMC health services research2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11501-2 PMID: 39313822

Health system learning with Indigenous communities: a study protocol for a two-eyed seeing review and multiple case study.

Milligan C, Mantla R, Blake G, Zoe JB, Steinwand T, Greenland S, Keats S, Nash S, Kakfwi-Scott K, Veldhorst G, Mashford-Pringle A, Stewart S, Chatwood S, Berta W, Dobrow MJ

Health research policy and systems2022

DOI: 10.1186/s12961-022-00873-8 PMID: 35710495

Methodology Matters: Designing a Pilot Study Guided by Indigenous Epistemologies.

Juutilainen SA, Jeffrey M, Stewart S

Human biology2020Senior author

DOI: 10.13110/humanbiology.91.3.06 PMID: 32549037

Isolated Second Implant Adaptation Period in Sequential Cochlear Implantation in Adults.

Smilsky K, Dixon PR, Smith L, Shipp D, Ng A, Millman T, Stewart S, Nedzelski JM, Lin VY, Chen JM

Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology2017

DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000001461 PMID: 28806338

Cochlear implantation in patients with autoimmune inner ear disease including cogan syndrome: a comparison with age- and sex-matched controls.

Wang JR, Yuen HW, Shipp DB, Stewart S, Lin VY, Chen JM, Nedzelski JM

The Laryngoscope2010

DOI: 10.1002/lary.21060 PMID: 21082747

A comparison of postcochlear implantation speech scores in an adult population.

Bodmer D, Shipp DB, Ostroff JM, Ng AH, Stewart S, Chen JM, Nedzelski JM

The Laryngoscope2007

DOI: 10.1097/mlg.0b013e318068b57e PMID: 17585277

Indigenous Mental Health and Healing: Ending Homelessness and Violence Against Indigenous 2-Spirited Peoples

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Op Gr Adv 2S_LGBTQI+ Hea Thr Res - Hea Two-Spir, Ind, Gen. Div. F. Nat, In, Mé

Principal investigators: Gabriel, Mikaela D; Acharya, Shiva; McCrady, Keith; Stewart, Suzanne L

Keywords: Anti-Indigenous Racism; Indigenous 2-Spirited Health; Indigenous 2-Spirited Violence; Indigenous Homelessness; Indigenous Violence And Homelessness; Violence And Homelessness

$700,000

Mental health impacts of the climate crisis among Indigenous Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and other sexually and gender-diverse (2SLGBTQQIA+) Youth

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Apt'sqi'gnn, Apt'sqi'gnn

Keywords: 2slgbtqqia+; Climate Crisis; Climate Justice; Indigenous Ethics; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Peoples; Indigenous Youth; Intersectionality; Mental Health; Quantitative Research

$120,000

Climate Crisis and Youth Mental Health: Identifying Local and National Impacts and Solutions

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Stewart, Suzanne L; Fairman, Kimberly D; Hardy, Billie Jo; Hart, Michael A; Mccormick, Roderick M; Whitinui, Paul

Keywords: Climate Change; Climate Crisis; Health Services Research; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Mental Health; Indigenous Research Methodologies; Mental Health; Traditional Indigenous Knowledges

$1,438,200

Holistic Indigenous Mental Health and Wellness: Transforming Health Care Strengths and Solutions

Nominated PICIHR2024Operating Grant: NEIHR - Ontario

Principal investigators: Stewart, Suzanne L; Shirt, Clayton

Keywords: Indigenous Addictions; Indigenous Community Partners; Indigenous Cultural Safety; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Health Policy; Indigenous Knowledges; Indigenous Mental Health; Indigenous Research Methodologies & Ethics; Indigenous Research Networks; Indigenous Suicide

$4,000,000

Indigenous youth and mental health: Indigenous knowledges solutions for personal and community healing and the climate crisis

Nominated PICIHR2022Cat Gr:Standards for Children/Youth Mental Health Serv.- Indigenous-led settings

Principal investigators: Stewart, Suzanne L; McCrady, Keith

Keywords: Climate Crisis; Indigenous Knowledges Evaluation; Indigenous Knowledges Solutions; Indigenous Mental Health; Indigenous Mental Health And Climate Crisis; Indigenous Methodologies And Ethics; Indigenous Program Development; Indigenous Youth And Elders

$192,000

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness - Mobilizing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: homelessness prevention; policy; knowledge mobilization; Indigenous homelessness; promising practices; youth

$336,992

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness - Mobilizing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: homelessness prevention; policy; knowledge mobilization; Indigenous homelessness; promising practices; youth

$693,526

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness - Mobilizing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: homelessness prevention; research; policy; knowledge mobilization; Indigenous homelessness; promising practices; youth

$20,000

Ab-C Risk: Action to Beat Coronavirus Sub-study on Population Immunity in High-Risk Groups in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr: Emer. COVID Res. Gaps/Prior- Dif. Impacts on Hist. Excl/Underserved Pops

Principal investigators: Jha, Prabhat

Keywords: Determinants Of Risk; Epidemiology; National Antibody Study; Risk Among Vunerable Canadians

$499,302

Holistic Indigenous Mental Health and Wellness: Transforming Health Care Strengths and Solutions

Nominated PICIHR2019Operating Grant: NEIHR - Ontario

Principal investigators: Stewart, Suzanne L; Shirt, Clayton

Keywords: Indigenous Community Partnerships; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Knowledges; Indigenous Mental Health; Indigenous Networks; Indigenous Research Methodologies

$3,500,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on September 25, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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Suzanne Stewart

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Identifying potential post-COVID-19 condition among people experiencing homelessness using longitudinal symptom patterns: A prospective cohort study.

Disparities in healthcare costs of people experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada in the post COVID-19 pandemic era: a matched cohort study.

Health system learning with Indigenous communities: a study protocol for a two-eyed seeing review and multiple case study.

Methodology Matters: Designing a Pilot Study Guided by Indigenous Epistemologies.

Isolated Second Implant Adaptation Period in Sequential Cochlear Implantation in Adults.

Cochlear implantation in patients with autoimmune inner ear disease including cogan syndrome: a comparison with age- and sex-matched controls.

A comparison of postcochlear implantation speech scores in an adult population.

Indigenous Mental Health and Healing: Ending Homelessness and Violence Against Indigenous 2-Spirited Peoples

Mental health impacts of the climate crisis among Indigenous Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and other sexually and gender-diverse (2SLGBTQQIA+) Youth

Climate Crisis and Youth Mental Health: Identifying Local and National Impacts and Solutions

Holistic Indigenous Mental Health and Wellness: Transforming Health Care Strengths and Solutions

Indigenous youth and mental health: Indigenous knowledges solutions for personal and community healing and the climate crisis

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness - Mobilizing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness - Mobilizing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness - Mobilizing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness

Ab-C Risk: Action to Beat Coronavirus Sub-study on Population Immunity in High-Risk Groups in Canada

Holistic Indigenous Mental Health and Wellness: Transforming Health Care Strengths and Solutions

Frequent collaborators

Lucie Richard

Rosane Nisenbaum

Melanie Jeffrey

Mikaela Gabriel

Whitney Berta

Susan Chatwood

Angela Mashford-Pringle