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Christina Wolfson

ResearcherMedicineMcGill University

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Christina Wolfson

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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43 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervisor on 6 trainee awards (6 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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121

Publications

1,499

Citations

111

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Research

Neurological Conditions Veterans Canadian Longitudinal Study On Aging Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Epidemiology Harmonization Knowledge Mobilization Patient Registry

Latest papers

A measurement comparability study to support instrument harmonization in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
American Journal of Epidemiology · 2026
Older age and sex differences in the proportion of vital signs flagged as abnormal.
PloS one · 2026
Lessons learned from longitudinal biomonitoring and birth cohort studies: informing the future of reproductive health research in Canada.
Environmental health : a global access science source · 2026

All 121 publications

Latest funding

Enhancing research and patient care for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Optimizing the potential of patient registries
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$183,600
Mapping Neurological Conditions in Canada: Leveraging A Decade of CLSA Data
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$70,000
Advancing Equity in Dementia Care in Canada: An Intersectional and Participatory Approach
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,074,460

All 19 grants and awards

121 publications.

A measurement comparability study to support instrument harmonization in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Rafiq T, Griffith LE, Raina P, Wolfson C, Kirkland SA, Balion C, Costa AP, Chaudhary V, Duong ML, Glista D

American Journal of Epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwag137

Older age and sex differences in the proportion of vital signs flagged as abnormal.

Emond JP, Cheung VW, Ortiz AM, Goulden R, Saeed S, Desmarais P, Chassé M, Wolfson C, Nguyen QD

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0349936 PMID: 42213740

Lessons learned from longitudinal biomonitoring and birth cohort studies: informing the future of reproductive health research in Canada.

Ashley-Martin J, Fisher M, Khoury C, Sathiyamoorthy A, Borghese MM, England-Mason G, Pollock T, Arbuckle TE, A Wise L, Braun JM, Metcalfe A, Buckley JP, Palmert MR, Ricci C, Phipps E, Banerjee G, Fuller E, Booij L, Hopperton K, Weiler H, MacFarlane AJ, Bertinato J, Rawn DFK, Lavigne E, Timmermann A, Oken E, Wolfson C, Brandlistuen RE, Shutt R

Environmental health : a global access science source2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12940-026-01313-8 PMID: 42210361

Changes in pneumococcal vaccine coverage in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA): An analysis based on the 2018-2021 follow-up 2 survey.

Sulis G, Maredia N, Wolfson C, Basta NE

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0338213 PMID: 41576043

Environmental risk factors for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease dementia, vascular dementia, and mild cognitive impairment: An umbrella review and meta-analysis

Jones A, Ali MU, Mayhew A, Aryal K, Correia RH, Dash D, Manis DR, Rehman A, O'Connell ME, Taler V

Environmental Research202560 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121007

The COVID-19 pandemic's effects on cognition and 24-hour movement behaviours: Findings from the CLSA

Falck RS, O'Connell ME, Taler V, Raina P, Wolfson C, Griffith LE, Smith EE, Liu-Ambrose T, Team CLSOA

Maturitas20253 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2025.108243

Predictors of Retirement Voluntariness Using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Data

MacLean MB, Wolfson C, Hewko S, Tompa E, Sweet J, Pedlar D

Journal of Aging and Health20251 citations

DOI: 10.1177/08982643241229760

Epigenetic age predicts depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: importance of biological sex

Barha CK, Liu-Ambrose T, Inkster AM, Falck RS, Burma JS, Kirkland S, Griffith LE, Thompson M, Basta NE, McMillan JM

Aging2025

DOI: 10.18632/aging.206337

Characterizing influenza vaccine coverage and factors associated with missed vaccination among adults from 2018 to 2021: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) follow-up 2.

Gravagna K, Wolfson C, Sassi A, Basta NE

BMC public health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23667-3 PMID: 40730971

Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis

Jones A, Ali MU, Kenny M, Mayhew A, Mokashi V, He H, Lin S, Yavari E, Paik K, Subramanian D

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders2024103 citations

DOI: 10.1159/000536643

Enhancing research and patient care for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Optimizing the potential of patient registries

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wolfson, Christina M

Keywords: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Epidemiology; Harmonization; Knowledge Mobilization; Patient Registry

$183,600

Mapping Neurological Conditions in Canada: Leveraging A Decade of CLSA Data

Nominated PICIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data - INMHA Mandate

Principal investigators: Wolfson, Christina M

Keywords: Epilepsy; Multiple Sclerosis; Neurological Conditions; Parkinson'S Disease; Traumatic Brain Injury

$70,000

Advancing Equity in Dementia Care in Canada: An Intersectional and Participatory Approach

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Godard-Sebillotte, Claire; Bergman, Howard; Iroanyah, Ngozi F; Ismail, Zahinoor; Karunananthan, Sathya; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; Vedel, Isabelle

Keywords: Dementia; Equity; Health Services Research; Intersectionality; Minority Language; Patient-Centered; Racialization; Sex And Gender; Socio-Economic Status

$1,074,460

Positive Epidemiology - Pre and Peri-Pandemic Psychological Resilience in Older Veterans in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Nominated PICIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Wolfson, Christina M

Keywords: Cohort; Resilience; Veterans

$70,000

The association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene polymorphisms and Parkinson's disease: Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

SupervisorCIHR2022Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Nepveu, Jean-François

Keywords: Aging; Epidemiology; Longitudinal Data; Neurodegenerative Disease; Neuroepidemiology; Neurological Disease; Observational Study; Parkinson'S Disease

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging as a vehicle for population neuroscience.

Nominated PICIHR2019Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Wolfson, Christina M

Keywords: Canadian Longitudinal Study On Aging; Disease Symptoms; Neurological Conditions; Self Report; Survival

$54,500

Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3): Developing Talent for Population Analytics in Aging Societies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnerships Grants Training Initiatives

Keywords: applied population research; aging population; student training; evidence-based decision-making; population analytics; social data science; big data; knowledge mobilization; cross-sectoral training; multidisciplinary collaboration

$840,170

Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3): Developing Talent for Population Analytics in Aging Societies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnerships Grants Training Initiatives

$824,435

Frailty and Risk Prediction of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases

SupervisorCIHR2017Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Nguyen, Quoc Dinh

Keywords: Aging; Frailty; Risk Prediction

$105,000

A snapshot of the physical and mental health status of older veterans recruited into the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: First analyses of the CLSA Veterans Health Initiative

Nominated PICIHR2016Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data

Principal investigators: Wolfson, Christina M

Keywords: Canadian Longitudinal Study On Aging; Mental Health; Physical Health; Veterans

$70,000

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

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Christina Wolfson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A measurement comparability study to support instrument harmonization in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Older age and sex differences in the proportion of vital signs flagged as abnormal.

Lessons learned from longitudinal biomonitoring and birth cohort studies: informing the future of reproductive health research in Canada.

Changes in pneumococcal vaccine coverage in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA): An analysis based on the 2018-2021 follow-up 2 survey.

Environmental risk factors for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease dementia, vascular dementia, and mild cognitive impairment: An umbrella review and meta-analysis

The COVID-19 pandemic's effects on cognition and 24-hour movement behaviours: Findings from the CLSA

Predictors of Retirement Voluntariness Using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Data

Epigenetic age predicts depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: importance of biological sex

Characterizing influenza vaccine coverage and factors associated with missed vaccination among adults from 2018 to 2021: an analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) follow-up 2.

Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis

Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3): Developing Talent for Population Analytics in Aging Societies

Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making (CAnD3): Developing Talent for Population Analytics in Aging Societies

Frequent collaborators

Christina Wolfson

Parminder Raina

Lauren Griffith

Susan Kirkland

Howard Bergman

Andrew Costa

Vanessa Taler

Helen Tremlett

Cynthia Balion

Jacqueline McMillan

Laura Anderson

Mary Thompson

Helen Tremlett

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Andrew Wister

Nadia Sourial

Gerald Batist

Sathya Karunananthan

Gerald Batist

Aaron Jones

Holly Tuokko

Nadia Sourial

Nathalie Jette

Marla Beauchamp

Isabel Fortier

Jinhui Ma

James Blanchard

Birgit Frauscher

Bryna Shatenstein

Maryam Oskoui

Howard Chertkow

Chris Verschoor

Christopher Patterson

Ayse Kuspinar

Michel Panisset

Ian Shrier

Shelly McNeil

Michel Grignon

Carol Walker Bassim

Varun Chaudhary