Colleen Maxwell, York University

Research

Day Programs Dementia Family/Friend Caregivers

Latest papers

Multiple Sclerosis Onset Preceding Epstein-Barr Virus Infection.
JAMA neurology · 2026
Reasons for Healthcare Use Before Onset of Multiple Sclerosis: A Nationwide Matched Cohort Study in Sweden.
European journal of neurology · 2025
Risk factors for incident peripartum mental illness in multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) · 2025 · senior author

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Assessing the Impact of DAy programs on individuals living with Dementia and their family/friend Caregivers (AIDA-DemCare): A prospective, cross-provincial cohort study
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$750,000
Adult DAy Programs and Their effects on individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers (ADAPT-DemCare): Developing program theories on the how and why
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator

All 2 grants and awards

23 publications.

01

Multiple Sclerosis Onset Preceding Epstein-Barr Virus Infection.

Rotstein DL, Maxwell C, Tremlett H, Vyas MV, Everett K, Marrie RA

JAMA neurology2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.2514 PMID: 42545695

02

Reasons for Healthcare Use Before Onset of Multiple Sclerosis: A Nationwide Matched Cohort Study in Sweden.

Manouchehrinia A, Zhao Y, Zhu F, McKay K, Maxwell C, Marrie RA, Tremlett H

European journal of neurology2025

DOI: 10.1111/ene.70464 PMID: 41362127

03

Risk factors for incident peripartum mental illness in multiple sclerosis.

Marrie RA, Bolton JM, Ling V, Bernstein CN, Krysko KM, Li P, McKay KA, Razaz N, Rotstein DL, Deakin-Harb K, Maxwell C

Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/13524585251330109 PMID: 40248853

04

Validation of influenza vaccination status using health administrative databases by integrating pharmacy claims and medical billing databases in Ontario, Canada.

Amoud R, Kwong JC, Maxwell C, Tyas SL, Cooke M, Hernandez A, Alsabbagh W

BMC infectious diseases2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-025-11014-1 PMID: 40320544

05

Healthcare use is elevated two decades before a first demyelinating event and differs by age and sex.

Tremlett H, Zhu F, Everett K, Asaf A, Manouchehrinia A, Li P, McKay KA, Hillert J, Zhao Y, Maxwell C, Marrie RA

Annals of clinical and translational neurology2025

DOI: 10.1002/acn3.52267 PMID: 39887956

06

Peri-Covid-19 Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Older Adults.

MacFadden DR, Maxwell C, Bowdish D, Bronskill S, Brooks J, Brown K, Burrows LL, Clarke AE, Langford BJ, Leung E

20253 citations

DOI: 10.1056/evidoa2400108

07

Investigation of health care use and a possible prodrome before the first attack in NMOSD and MOGAD.

Rotstein DL, Freedman MS, Konig A, Lee L, Luo J, Maxwell C, Morrow SA, Tremlett H, Vyas MV, Marrie RA

Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)2024

DOI: 10.1177/13524585241272939 PMID: 39234853

08

The Effect of COVID-19 Vaccination on Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in Older Adults: A Self-Controlled Risk-Interval Study.

Jorgensen SCJ, Brown K, Clarke AE, Schwartz KL, Maxwell C, Daneman N, Kwong JC, MacFadden DR

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2024

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae182 PMID: 38700036

09

Incidence and prevalence of paediatric-onset multiple sclerosis in two Canadian provinces: a population-based study representing over half of Canada's population.

Yusuf FLA, Asaf A, Marrie RA, Li P, McKay K, Zhao Y, Zhu F, Maxwell C, Tremlett H

Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry2024

DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-331991 PMID: 37734925

10

Impact of a national dementia research consortium: The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)

Chertkow H, Phillips N, Rockwood K, Anderson N, Andrew MK, Bartha R, Beaudoin C, Bélanger N, Bellec P, Belleville S

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease20249 citations

DOI: 10.1177/13872877241290990

Assessing the Impact of DAy programs on individuals living with Dementia and their family/friend Caregivers (AIDA-DemCare): A prospective, cross-provincial cohort study

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Op. Grant: Eval.of Dementia Prog-Strm 2-Azrieli Found. in any relevant res. Area

Principal investigators: Hoben, Matthias; Ubell, Andrea L; Allana, Saleema; Baumbusch, Jennifer L; Doupe, Malcolm B; Maxwell, Colleen J; Symonds-Brown, Holly J

Keywords: Day Programs; Dementia; Family/Friend Caregivers

$750,000

Adult DAy Programs and Their effects on individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers (ADAPT-DemCare): Developing program theories on the how and why

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Op Gr: BHCIA: KS/Mobiliz. Grants-Caregivers/Care Prov./Aging with Neurodiversity

Principal investigators: Hoben, Matthias; Ubell, Andrea L; Goodarzi, Zahra S

Keywords: Adult Day Program; Aging In Place; Dementia; Family/Friend Caregivers; Mental Health; Program Theory; Realist Review

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

Medicine
Health Policy and Management
School of Pharmacy
Medicine/Neurology
Community Health Sciences
Infectious Diseases/Internal Medicine
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
Other

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

Colleen Maxwell

School of Pharmacy

23 shared papers, latest 2026

Helen Tremlett

Medicine/Neurology

5 shared papers, latest 2026

Nick Daneman

Infectious Diseases/Internal Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Alyson Mahar

Community Health Sciences

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Sharmistha Mishra

Epidemiology Division

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Susan Bronskill

Epidemiology Division

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Allison McGeer

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Lori Burrows

Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Amit Bar-Or

Rheumatology

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Carol Greenwood

Department of Nutritional Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Bradley Langford

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Day Programs Dear Professor Maxwell, 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 "Multiple Sclerosis Onset Preceding Epstein-Barr Virus Infection." (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 "Assessing the Impact of DAy programs on individuals living with Dementia and their family/friend Caregivers (AIDA-DemCare): A prospective, cross-provincial cohort study" (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]

Colleen Maxwell

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Multiple Sclerosis Onset Preceding Epstein-Barr Virus Infection.

Reasons for Healthcare Use Before Onset of Multiple Sclerosis: A Nationwide Matched Cohort Study in Sweden.

Risk factors for incident peripartum mental illness in multiple sclerosis.

Validation of influenza vaccination status using health administrative databases by integrating pharmacy claims and medical billing databases in Ontario, Canada.

Healthcare use is elevated two decades before a first demyelinating event and differs by age and sex.

Peri-Covid-19 Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Older Adults.

Investigation of health care use and a possible prodrome before the first attack in NMOSD and MOGAD.

The Effect of COVID-19 Vaccination on Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing in Older Adults: A Self-Controlled Risk-Interval Study.

Incidence and prevalence of paediatric-onset multiple sclerosis in two Canadian provinces: a population-based study representing over half of Canada's population.

Impact of a national dementia research consortium: The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA)

Assessing the Impact of DAy programs on individuals living with Dementia and their family/friend Caregivers (AIDA-DemCare): A prospective, cross-provincial cohort study

Adult DAy Programs and Their effects on individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers (ADAPT-DemCare): Developing program theories on the how and why

Frequent collaborators

Colleen Maxwell

Colleen Maxwell

Helen Tremlett

Nick Daneman

Alyson Mahar

Alyson Mahar

Dallas Seitz

Alyson Mahar

Miranda So

Caroline Nott

Sharmistha Mishra

Colleen Maxwell

Elizabeth Leung

Susan Bronskill

Dallas Seitz

Allison McGeer

Lori Burrows

Caroline Nott

Brenda Banwell

Amit Bar-Or

Amit Bar-Or

Natalie Phillips

Colleen Webber

Carol Greenwood

Bradley Langford