Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, Western University

Research

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

Decision Aids Help-Seeking Internet-Based Interventions Intimate Partner Violence Mental Health Tailored Interventions Women'S Health

Latest papers

Protection from "any kind of risk" - a qualitative study exploring young women's experiences of safer sex in Canada.
BMC women's health · 2026
Exploring the implementation of an evidence-based health promotion intervention for women experiencing intimate partner violence (iHEAL) in diverse contexts: Study Protocol
PLoS ONE · 2025 · first author
Longitudinal effectiveness of a woman-led, nurse delivered health promotion intervention for women who have experienced intimate partner violence: iHEAL randomized controlled trial
BMC International Health and Human Rights · 2024 · first author

All 47 publications

Latest funding

A Systematic Review of Online Learning and its Variants as Related to Self-Efficacy, Achievement and Attitudes in Pre- and In-service Teacher Education
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$61,043
Longitudinal effects of prenatal exposure to genocide against the Tutsi: a community-based participatory study with and for affected Rwandans
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$52,275
An institutional ethnography of chronic pain among women living with trauma
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$32,695

All 8 grants and awards

47 publications.

01

Protection from "any kind of risk" - a qualitative study exploring young women's experiences of safer sex in Canada.

Kennedy VL, Ford-Gilboe M, Zylak C, Webster F, Berman H, Rabie C, Rude H, Newman-Fogel S

BMC women's health2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12905-026-04389-z PMID: 42152030

02

Exploring the implementation of an evidence-based health promotion intervention for women experiencing intimate partner violence (iHEAL) in diverse contexts: Study Protocol

Ford-Gilboe M, Scott-Storey K, Browne AJ, Varcoe C, Burd C, Campbell K, Garinger C, Jack S, Lynch K, Malcolm J

PLoS ONE20251 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330285

03

Longitudinal effectiveness of a woman-led, nurse delivered health promotion intervention for women who have experienced intimate partner violence: iHEAL randomized controlled trial

Ford-Gilboe M, Varcoe C, Scott-Storey K, Browne AJ, Jack SM, Jackson K, Mantler T, O’Donnell S, Patten-Lu N, Smye V

BMC International Health and Human Rights202414 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17578-4 PMID: W4391606027

04

Using a health equity lens to measure patient experiences of care in diverse health care settings.

Browne AJ, Varcoe C, Ford-Gilboe M, Wathen CN, Wilson E, Bungay V, Perrin N

PloS one2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297721 PMID: 38843218

05

Understanding what shapes the priorities of women who are mothering in the context of intimate partner violence: A qualitative study.

Broughton S, Ford-Gilboe M, Varcoe C

Journal of clinical nursing2024

DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16976 PMID: 38185905

06

Factors influencing the implementation of an intimate partner violence intervention in nurse home visiting: A qualitative descriptive study

Jack SM, Davidov D, Stone C, Ford‐Gilboe M, Kimber M, McKee C, MacMillan HL, Team FTNPIPVR

Journal of Advanced Nursing202310 citations

DOI: 10.1111/jan.15353

07

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Staff in Violence Against Women Services.

Burd C, MacGregor JCD, Ford-Gilboe M, Mantler T, McLean I, Veenendaal J, Wathen N, Violence Against Women Services in a Pandemic Research Team

Violence against women2023

DOI: 10.1177/10778012221117595 PMID: 36002949

08

What About the Men? A Critical Review of Men's Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence.

Scott-Storey K, O'Donnell S, Ford-Gilboe M, Varcoe C, Wathen N, Malcolm J, Vincent C

Trauma, violence & abuse2023

DOI: 10.1177/15248380211043827 PMID: 35094633

09

Trajectories of Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress, and Chronic Pain Among Women Who Have Separated From an Abusive Partner: A Longitudinal Analysis.

Ford-Gilboe M, Varcoe C, Wuest J, Campbell J, Pajot M, Heslop L, Perrin N

Journal of interpersonal violence2023First author

DOI: 10.1177/08862605221090595 PMID: 35512192

10

Mothering in the context of intimate partner violence: A feminist intersectional critique of the nursing literature.

Broughton S, Ford-Gilboe M, Varcoe C

Journal of advanced nursing2022

DOI: 10.1111/jan.15450 PMID: 36196459

A Systematic Review of Online Learning and its Variants as Related to Self-Efficacy, Achievement and Attitudes in Pre- and In-service Teacher Education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Schmid, Richard F.

Keywords: self-efficacy; online learning; blended learning; flipped classrooms; meta-analysis; qualitative synthesis

$61,043

Longitudinal effects of prenatal exposure to genocide against the Tutsi: a community-based participatory study with and for affected Rwandans

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Uwizeye, Glorieuse

Keywords: Human violence; Historical trauma; Intergenerational legacy of Genocide; Quality of life; Socioeconomic status; Mental Health; Resilience; Biological pathways of stress

$52,275

An institutional ethnography of chronic pain among women living with trauma

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Connoy, Laura

Keywords: chronic pain; women; trauma; social aspects of trauma; trauma and violence informed care; gender; institutional ethnography; health equity; social inequity; social justice

$32,695

Toward democratization of health: a sociological exploration of patient engagement in pain research

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: patient engagement; institutional ethnography; people with lived experience; equity; chronic pain

$463,304

Toward democratization of health: a sociological exploration of patient engagement in pain research

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: patient engagement; institutional ethnography; people with lived experience; equity; chronic pain

$20,000

Toward democratization of health: a sociological exploration of patient engagement in pain research

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: patient engagement; institutional ethnography; people with lived experience; equity; chronic pain

$998,740

Let's Talk About Sex....ual Health: Exploring Young Women's Sexual Health in the Canadian Context

SupervisorCIHR2019Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Kennedy, V Logan

Keywords: Action-Oriented Research; Hiv/Stbbi Prevention; Qualitative Research; Sexual Health; Sexual Health Promotion; Young Women

$105,000

Effectiveness of an internet-based decision aid in enhancing safety behaviors, reducing exposure to violence and improving mental health among women experiencing intimate partner violence

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Ford-Gilboe, Marilyn V; Varcoe, Colleen M; Wuest, Judith A

Keywords: Decision Aids; Help-Seeking; Internet-Based Interventions; Intimate Partner Violence; Mental Health; Tailored Interventions; Women'S Health

$959,651

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

Michael Boyle and Harriet MacMillan: 61 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Harriet MacMillan: 49 shared papers
Susan Jack and Harriet MacMillan: 46 shared papers
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Colleen Varcoe: 21 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Michael Boyle: 15 shared papers
Kelly Scott-Storey and Judith Wuest: 14 shared papers
Susan Jack and Michael Boyle: 13 shared papers
Susan Jack and Melissa Kimber: 12 shared papers
Cheryl Forchuk and Helene Berman: 11 shared papers
Susan Jack and Colleen Varcoe: 10 shared papers
Harriet MacMillan and Colleen Varcoe: 10 shared papers
Harriet MacMillan and Marilyn Ford-Gilboe: 8 shared papers
Colleen Varcoe and Victoria Smye: 8 shared papers
Susan Jack and Marilyn Ford-Gilboe: 7 shared papers
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Kelly Scott-Storey: 7 shared papers
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Victoria Smye: 7 shared papers
Kelly Scott-Storey and Colleen Varcoe: 7 shared papers
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Tara Mantler: 6 shared papers
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Judith Wuest: 5 shared papers
Judith Wuest and Colleen Varcoe: 5 shared papers
Colleen Varcoe and Bruce Wallace: 5 shared papers
Susan Jack and Karen Campbell: 4 shared papers
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Judith Wuest: 4 shared papers
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Helene Berman: 4 shared papers
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Carol Wong: 4 shared papers
Sandra Regan and Carol Wong: 4 shared papers
Melissa Kimber and Marilyn Ford-Gilboe: 3 shared papers
Michael Boyle and Marilyn Ford-Gilboe: 3 shared papers
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Colleen Varcoe: 3 shared papers
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Bruce Wallace: 3 shared papers
Colleen Varcoe and Judith Wuest: 3 shared papers
Kelly Scott-Storey and Tara Mantler: 3 shared papers
Colleen Varcoe and Tara Mantler: 3 shared papers
Susan Jack and Victoria Smye: 2 shared papers
Colleen Varcoe and Helene Berman: 2 shared papers
Colleen Varcoe and Karen Campbell: 2 shared papers
Bruce Wallace and Victoria Smye: 2 shared papers
Panagiota Tryphonopoulos and Tara Mantler: 2 shared papers
Harriet MacMillan and Karen Campbell: 1 shared paper
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Sepali Guruge: 1 shared paper
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Piotr Wilk: 1 shared paper
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Sandra Regan: 1 shared paper
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Cheryl Forchuk: 1 shared paper
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Amélie Blanchet Garneau: 1 shared paper
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Roberta Price: 1 shared paper
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Fiona Webster: 1 shared paper
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Amélie Blanchet Garneau: 1 shared paper
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Karen Campbell: 1 shared paper
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Panagiota Tryphonopoulos: 1 shared paper
Colleen Varcoe and Piotr Wilk: 1 shared paper
Judith Wuest and Piotr Wilk: 1 shared paper
Sepali Guruge and Colleen Varcoe: 1 shared paper
Colleen Varcoe and Amélie Blanchet Garneau: 1 shared paper
Colleen Varcoe and Roberta Price: 1 shared paper
Colleen Varcoe and Amélie Blanchet Garneau: 1 shared paper
Sandra Regan and Cheryl Forchuk: 1 shared paper
Bruce Wallace and Amélie Blanchet Garneau: 1 shared paper
Bruce Wallace and Amélie Blanchet Garneau: 1 shared paper
Roberta Price and Victoria Smye: 1 shared paper
Fiona Webster and Helene Berman: 1 shared paper
Karen Campbell and Panagiota Tryphonopoulos: 1 shared paper
Helene Berman and Carol Wong: 1 shared paper

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing
School of Nursing
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Nursing
School of Health Studies
Chemistry
Dietetics and Human Nutrition
Other

Co-authors at Western University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Colleen Varcoe

School of Nursing

21 shared papers, latest 2025

Harriet MacMillan

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

8 shared papers, latest 2023

Victoria Smye

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing

7 shared papers, latest 2025

Tara Mantler

School of Health Studies

6 shared papers, latest 2025

Carol Wong

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing

4 shared papers, latest 2022

Helene Berman

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Judith Wuest

School of Nursing

4 shared papers, latest 2011

Colleen Varcoe

School of Nursing

3 shared papers, latest 2011

Melissa Kimber

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Michael Boyle

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Sepali Guruge

Geography and Environmental Studies

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Roberta Price

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Fiona Webster

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Viviane Josewski

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Amélie Blanchet Garneau

Dietetics and Human Nutrition

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Karen Campbell

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Sandra Regan

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Piotr Wilk

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1 shared papers, latest 2009

Panagiota Tryphonopoulos

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Decision Aids Dear Professor Ford-Gilboe, 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 "Protection from "any kind of risk" - a qualitative study exploring young women's experiences of safer sex in Canada." (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.] 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]

Marilyn Ford-Gilboe

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Protection from "any kind of risk" - a qualitative study exploring young women's experiences of safer sex in Canada.

Exploring the implementation of an evidence-based health promotion intervention for women experiencing intimate partner violence (iHEAL) in diverse contexts: Study Protocol

Longitudinal effectiveness of a woman-led, nurse delivered health promotion intervention for women who have experienced intimate partner violence: iHEAL randomized controlled trial

Using a health equity lens to measure patient experiences of care in diverse health care settings.

Understanding what shapes the priorities of women who are mothering in the context of intimate partner violence: A qualitative study.

Factors influencing the implementation of an intimate partner violence intervention in nurse home visiting: A qualitative descriptive study

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Staff in Violence Against Women Services.

What About the Men? A Critical Review of Men's Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence.

Trajectories of Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress, and Chronic Pain Among Women Who Have Separated From an Abusive Partner: A Longitudinal Analysis.

Mothering in the context of intimate partner violence: A feminist intersectional critique of the nursing literature.

A Systematic Review of Online Learning and its Variants as Related to Self-Efficacy, Achievement and Attitudes in Pre- and In-service Teacher Education

Longitudinal effects of prenatal exposure to genocide against the Tutsi: a community-based participatory study with and for affected Rwandans

An institutional ethnography of chronic pain among women living with trauma

Toward democratization of health: a sociological exploration of patient engagement in pain research

Toward democratization of health: a sociological exploration of patient engagement in pain research

Toward democratization of health: a sociological exploration of patient engagement in pain research

Let's Talk About Sex....ual Health: Exploring Young Women's Sexual Health in the Canadian Context

Effectiveness of an internet-based decision aid in enhancing safety behaviors, reducing exposure to violence and improving mental health among women experiencing intimate partner violence

Frequent collaborators

Colleen Varcoe

Harriet MacMillan

Victoria Smye

Kelly Scott-Storey

Susan Jack

Tara Mantler

Judith Wuest

Carol Wong

Helene Berman

Judith Wuest

Colleen Varcoe

Bruce Wallace

Melissa Kimber

Michael Boyle

Sepali Guruge

Amélie Blanchet Garneau

Roberta Price

Fiona Webster

Viviane Josewski

Amélie Blanchet Garneau

Karen Campbell

Sandra Regan

Piotr Wilk

Panagiota Tryphonopoulos