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Evelyn Vingilis

Professor Emerita

Centre for Studies in Family Medicine

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
14 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (1 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2009.

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239

Publications

4,543

Citations

102

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Grants

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Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Interrai Youth Justice Custodial Facilities Tool Intervention Justice System Mental Health Screening And Assessment Substance Use Training Service Providers Treatment Needs

Latest papers

A qualitative study of Canadian mental health service providers’ perspectives on mental health guidelines for youth involved in the justice system
Children and Youth Services Review · 2026
Social Media Use and Motivations for Use Among Adults in Ontario, Canada: Exploring Prevalence and Dimensionality in a Cross-Sectional Survey
Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science · 2026
Common driving behaviors in older adults with dementia: Insights from a systematic literature review.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025

All 239 publications

Latest funding

Exploring the untold story of COVID-19: Understanding the wider and future impacts of the pandemic and finding solutions to improve population health, resiliency, and preparedness
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$455,243
Equity in Mental Health Care for Children and Youth
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$650,251
Towards monitoring of driving while impaired by cannabis and/or other drugs
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 13 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 239 publications.

A qualitative study of Canadian mental health service providers’ perspectives on mental health guidelines for youth involved in the justice system

Magier MJ, Blackburn M, Vingilis E, Peterson-Badali M, Watson TM, Scully M, Kouyoumdjian FG, Regenstreif L, Agic B, Skilling TA

Children and Youth Services Review2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108684

Social Media Use and Motivations for Use Among Adults in Ontario, Canada: Exploring Prevalence and Dimensionality in a Cross-Sectional Survey

Christine M. Wickens, Gina Stoduto, Sıla Demir, Marcos Sanches, Anca Ialomiteanu, Branka Agic, Steven Cook, Tara Elton-Marshall, Hayley A. Hamilton, Sayo Ibsa, Evelyn R. Vingilis, Lena Catherine Quilty

Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science2026

DOI: 10.1007/s41347-026-00602-w

Common driving behaviors in older adults with dementia: Insights from a systematic literature review.

Hettiarachchige RO, Rapoport MJ, Naglie G, Vingilis E, Seeley J, Alizadeh S, Bayat S

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association20258 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/alz.70340 PMID: 40465663

Changes in driving after use of alcohol, cannabis, or both substances during the COVID-19 pandemic: Surveying a representative sample of Canadian drivers

Christine M. Wickens, Evelyn R. Vingilis, Branka Agic, Doug Beirness, Jeffrey Reynold Brubacher, Sheng Chen, Jennifer K. Johnson, Brian A. Jonah, Mark Jeffrey Rapoport, Marcos Sanches, Jane S. Seeley, Gina Stoduto

Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour20252 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.103408

Canadian population-based survey of commercial drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Health- and safety-related factors affecting collision risk

Jennifer K. Johnson, Evelyn R. Vingilis, Jane S. Seeley, Doug Beirness, Jeffrey Reynold Brubacher, Brian A. Jonah, Mark Jeffrey Rapoport, Gina Stoduto, Branka Agic, Christine M. Wickens

Journal of Transport & Health20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.102038

Making Mindfulness Matter May Improve Quality of Life in Young Children With Epilepsy: Pilot RCT

Karina N. Tassiopoulos, Klajdi Puka, Karen Bax, Mary Secco, Andrea Venegas Andrade, Margo DeVries-Rizzo, Michelle Scotton Franklin, Hema Gangam, Simon A. Levin, Maryam Nabavi Nouri, Asuri Narayan Prasad, Egidio Spinelli, Guangyong Zou, Evelyn R. Vingilis, Kathy Nixon Speechley

Pediatrics Open Science2025Open Access

DOI: 10.1542/pedsos.2025-000585

Early intervention model for treating mood and anxiety disorders: A realist mixed-methods hypothesis test of emerging adult recovery through the mechanism of agency.

Osuch E, Vingilis E, Wammes M, Demy J, Summerhurst C, Arcaro J

PLOS mental health20242 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000008 PMID: 41661809

Languishing: Experiences of emerging adults in outpatient mental health care one year into the COVID-19 pandemic

Jeremy Chitpin, Michael Wammes, James T. Ross, Aiswarya Chandran Pillai, Jazzmin Demy, Chlöe Carter, Paul F. Tremblay, Evelyn R. Vingilis, Elizabeth A. Osuch

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications20242 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1057/s41599-024-03247-3

COVID-19 and speeding: Results of population-based survey of ontario drivers

Evelyn R. Vingilis, Jane S. Seeley, Christine M. Wickens, Brian A. Jonah, Jennifer K. Johnson, Mark Jeffrey Rapoport, Doug Beirness, Paul H. Boase

Journal of Safety Research20242 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2024.08.005 PMID: 39890357

Development and validation of a rurality index for healthcare research in Japan: a modified Delphi study.

Kaneko M, Ikeda T, Inoue M, Sugiyama K, Saito M, Ohta R, Cooray U, Vingilis E, Freeman TR, Mathews M

BMJ open202334 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068800 PMID: 37336534

Exploring the untold story of COVID-19: Understanding the wider and future impacts of the pandemic and finding solutions to improve population health, resiliency, and preparedness

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.: Addr. Wider Impacts of COVID-Imp. on social/econ/pop iss/pbl outcomes

Principal investigators: Ryan, Bridget L; Terry, Amanda L

Keywords: Covid-19 Pandemic Population Health Impacts; Health Behaviours; Mixed Methods; Resilience; Social Isolation

$455,243

Equity in Mental Health Care for Children and Youth

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Reid, Graham J; Gardner, William

Keywords: Child And Adolescent Mental Health Services; Equity

$650,251

Towards monitoring of driving while impaired by cannabis and/or other drugs

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Catalyst Grant: Pop. Health Intervention Research on Legalization of Cannabis

Principal investigators: Ouimet, Marie Claude

Keywords: Arrests And Convictions; Cannabis; Costs; Crashes; Driving While Impaired; Feasibility; Monitoring; Other Drugs; Outcome And Process Variables; Traffic Safety

$100,000

Examining the importance of dynamic risk factors for predicting recidivism and promoting change among domestically violent offenders

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Scott, Katreena L.

Keywords: domestic violence; family violence; intervention; policing; criminal justice; public health

$264,741

Before, during, and after: Service use in the mental health and health sectors within Ontario for children and youth with mental health problems

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Reid, Graham J

Keywords: Administrative Health Records; Adolescence; Children'S Mental Health; Cross-Sectorial; Data Linkage; Health Service Utilization; Health Services Research; Mental Health Service Utilization; Primary Health Care; Transition

$385,592

Evaluation of ADHD subtypes to better understand the elevated driving risk of young adults diagnosed with ADHD

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Ouimet, Marie Claude

Keywords: Adhd Subtypes; Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd); Inattention; Risky Behaviour; Traffic Safety; Young Adults

$650,484

Automobile of the 21st Century/L'automobile du XXIe siècle

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Networks of Centres of Excellence

Principal investigators: Frise, Peter

$13,487,000

Predicting and understanding patterns of service utilization within children's mental health agencies

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Reid, Graham J; Stewart, Shannon L

Keywords: Children And Youth; Mental Health Services; Service Utilization

$366,160

Adult ADHD: exploring gender, symptoms and social outcomes using a population-based survey

Nominated PICIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Vingilis, Evelyn R

Keywords: Adhd

$328,974

Examination of effects of automobile advertisements and racing video games on street racing and other risky driving behaviours

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Vingilis, Evelyn R.

Keywords: street racing; video games; car ads; driving behaviour

$94,130

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.

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Evelyn Vingilis

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A qualitative study of Canadian mental health service providers’ perspectives on mental health guidelines for youth involved in the justice system

Social Media Use and Motivations for Use Among Adults in Ontario, Canada: Exploring Prevalence and Dimensionality in a Cross-Sectional Survey

Common driving behaviors in older adults with dementia: Insights from a systematic literature review.

Changes in driving after use of alcohol, cannabis, or both substances during the COVID-19 pandemic: Surveying a representative sample of Canadian drivers

Canadian population-based survey of commercial drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Health- and safety-related factors affecting collision risk

Making Mindfulness Matter May Improve Quality of Life in Young Children With Epilepsy: Pilot RCT

Early intervention model for treating mood and anxiety disorders: A realist mixed-methods hypothesis test of emerging adult recovery through the mechanism of agency.

Languishing: Experiences of emerging adults in outpatient mental health care one year into the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 and speeding: Results of population-based survey of ontario drivers

Development and validation of a rurality index for healthcare research in Japan: a modified Delphi study.

Exploring the untold story of COVID-19: Understanding the wider and future impacts of the pandemic and finding solutions to improve population health, resiliency, and preparedness

Equity in Mental Health Care for Children and Youth

Towards monitoring of driving while impaired by cannabis and/or other drugs

Examining the importance of dynamic risk factors for predicting recidivism and promoting change among domestically violent offenders

Before, during, and after: Service use in the mental health and health sectors within Ontario for children and youth with mental health problems

Evaluation of ADHD subtypes to better understand the elevated driving risk of young adults diagnosed with ADHD

Automobile of the 21st Century/L'automobile du XXIe siècle

Predicting and understanding patterns of service utilization within children's mental health agencies

Adult ADHD: exploring gender, symptoms and social outcomes using a population-based survey

Examination of effects of automobile advertisements and racing video games on street racing and other risky driving behaviours

Frequent collaborators

Christine Wickens

Nathan Kolla

Moira Stewart

Miriam Stewart

Piotr Wilk

Elizabeth Osuch

Angus McLeod

Graham Reid

Maggie Toplak

Shannon Stewart

Mark Rapoport

Patricia Erickson

Mark Asbridge

Greg Zaric

Terrance Wade

Gregory Zaric

Judith Brown

Cheryl Forchuk

Robert Mann

Gabriela Ilie

Jurgen Rehm

Jacques Tremblay

Camila de Souza

Alan Leschied