Victoria Smye, Western University

Research

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

Latest papers

Cocreating the Principles of Compassionate Virtual Care With South Asian Immigrants: Protocol for a Qualitative Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2026
How to cultivate equity-oriented health care at an organizational level: lessons from a process evaluation of EQUIP emergency.
BMC health services research · 2026
"Finally my turn to write my story": A convergent mixed methods study exploring the perceptions and experiences of emerging adults who aged out of foster care in Canada.
PloS one · 2025

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Building Safety and Community: Capacity-Building to Address Gender-Based Violence and Homelessness in London, Ontario
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$364,779
Co-design of the Rehabilitation, Equity, and Musculoskeletal Health in Aging (REIMAGINE) research action plan: Mobilizing action towards equitable access to rehabilitation among aging Canadians with musculoskeletal conditions
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$19,990
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness - Mobilizing Partnerships to Prevent and End Homelessness
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$336,992

All 6 grants and awards

23 publications.

01

Cocreating the Principles of Compassionate Virtual Care With South Asian Immigrants: Protocol for a Qualitative Study.

Allana S, Razaq S, Denga T, Folahan A, Olumilua P, Smye V, Booth R, Crawford A

JMIR research protocols2026

DOI: 10.2196/103397 PMID: 42659646

02

How to cultivate equity-oriented health care at an organizational level: lessons from a process evaluation of EQUIP emergency.

Varcoe C, Browne AJ, Bungay V, Wathen N, Barker E, Byres D, Stones C, Dolan S, Slemon A, Black A, Cater C, Comber S, Smye V, Price ER

BMC health services research2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-026-14919-y PMID: 42271368

03

"Finally my turn to write my story": A convergent mixed methods study exploring the perceptions and experiences of emerging adults who aged out of foster care in Canada.

Jackson B, Holland ML, Smye V, Lowe S, Sadler LS

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0338574 PMID: 41460868

04

Establishing a dementia care competency framework for care partners, health and social care providers: A modified Delphi study protocol.

Kay K, Metersky K, Correia RH, Astell A, McGrath C, Sun W, Yurkiv H, Smye V

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336566 PMID: 41212858

05

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 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330285

06

27 Years of retention outcomes for a nine-university primary health care nurse practitioner program in Ontario, Canada

Ormiston A, Semblat G, Gorham R, Carroll S, El-Masri M, Jacob JD, Jones-Bonofiglio K, Mallette C, Boyles CM, Sheppard-LeMoine D

BMC Primary Care2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12875-025-02874-2

07

Evaluating the effectiveness of recovery-oriented interventions for youth who vape nicotine: a systematic review protocol.

Kaltabanis D, Smye V, Oudshoorn A, Jackson KT

BMJ open2024

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090112 PMID: 39488433

08

Self-management Experience of Nurses Living with Migraine: A Qualitative Study.

Dione MN, Donelle L, Smye V, Befus D

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2024

DOI: 10.1177/08445621231199652 PMID: 37700606

09

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 citationsOpen Access

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

10

Experiences of mental health and poverty in high-income countries during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-aggregation

Allen J, Smith-Carrier T, Smye V, Gewurtz R, Isard R, Goldszmidt R, Marshall CA

PLoS Mental Health20242 citations

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000059

Building Safety and Community: Capacity-Building to Address Gender-Based Violence and Homelessness in London, Ontario

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Kteily-Hawa, Roula

$364,779

Co-design of the Rehabilitation, Equity, and Musculoskeletal Health in Aging (REIMAGINE) research action plan: Mobilizing action towards equitable access to rehabilitation among aging Canadians with musculoskeletal conditions

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Wong, Jessica

Keywords: Access; Aging; Co-Design; Dissemination; Equity; Musculoskeletal Health; Patient Engagement; Planning; Rehabilitation; Research Action Plan

$19,990

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

Educating for Equity: Building Culturally Safe Care through Indigenous Narratives

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wylie, Lloy; Ray, Lana

Keywords: Cancer Care; Cultural Safety; Experiential Learning; Health Professional Education; Implementation Science; Indigenous Health; Narratives; Patient Centred Care; Public Health; Reflective Practice

$436,050

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

Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing
School of Nursing
Nursing
Chemistry
School of Health Studies
Clinical Public Health Division
Dietetics and Human Nutrition
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Victoria Bungay

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2017

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