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Elsa-Lynn Nassar

ResearcherMcGill University

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Elsa-Lynn Nassar

Researcher

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
23 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Patient Engagement Scleroderma Systemic Sclerosis Patient-Oriented Research Rare Diseases Assessment Autoimmune Disease Connective Tissue Disease

Latest papers

Development of a tool to map SSc pain sources, characteristics and management experiences: the SPIN Pain Assessment Tool.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2026
Strengthening rheumatology research through meaningful engagement of people with lived experience
The Lancet Rheumatology · 2026
PROTOCOL: Comparative Effectiveness of Tools for Communicating Health Research Results to Study Participants and Others With Relevant Lived Experience: A Living Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Campbell Systematic Reviews · 2026 · first author

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Course and predictors of patient-reported outcomes from systemic sclerosis onset: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Cohort longitudinal study and individual participant data meta-analysis
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$967,726
Advantages and Disadvantages of Methods for Engaging People with Lived Experience in Health Research: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Improving Dissemination of Research Results to Patients: The Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network - Patients Alongside Investigators in Research-Sharing (SPIN-PAIRS) Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$72,676

All 7 grants and awards

23 publications.

Development of a tool to map SSc pain sources, characteristics and management experiences: the SPIN Pain Assessment Tool.

Dal Santo T, Carrier ME, Nassar EL, Dal Santo C, Hu S, Kwakkenbos L, Bartlett SJ, Fox RS, Lee YC, Varga J, Thombs BD, Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Pain Patient Advisory Team

Rheumatology (Oxford, England)2026

DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keag039 PMID: 41578942

Strengthening rheumatology research through meaningful engagement of people with lived experience

Adams C, Nassar E-L, Rice DB, Wurz A, Thombs BD, Team SP-CINPEA, Cook V, Gietzen A, Gottesman K, Guillot G

The Lancet Rheumatology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/s2665-9913(25)00343-1

PROTOCOL: Comparative Effectiveness of Tools for Communicating Health Research Results to Study Participants and Others With Relevant Lived Experience: A Living Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Nassar E-L, Adams CE, Rice DB, Wurz A, South A, Boruff J, Golberg M, Carrier M-E, Bartlett SJ, Gillies K

Campbell Systematic Reviews2026First author

DOI: 10.1177/18911803261435896

Mental Health Symptom Changes by Sex or Gender Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sung GCY, Wu Y, Fan S, Dal Santo T, González-Domínguez NP, Sun Y, Li L, Li K, Jiang X, Tasleem A

JAMA Network Open2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.27595

Dissemination of study results to participants in rheumatology research: a meta-research review

Nassar E-L, Pierson G, Adams C, Nassar M, Boruff J, Nordlund J, Santo CD, Rice DB, Thombs-Vite M, Co N

The Lancet Rheumatology2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/s2665-9913(26)00113-x

Letter to the editor: "A systematic review of prevalence and predictors of depression in systemic sclerosis based on the CES‑D, BDI, and PHQ-9 self‑assessment questionnaires".

Nassar EL, Thombs BD

Clinical rheumatology2025First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10067-025-07537-2 PMID: 40580413

Factors associated with eHealth literacy among people with systemic sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort cross-sectional study.

Co N, Adams C, Carrier ME, Golberg M, Nassar EL, Kwakkenbos L, Bartlett SJ, Fortuné C, Gietzen A, Guillot G, Lawrie-Jones A, Malcarne VL, Mayes MD, Richard M, Mouthon L, Benedetti A, Thombs BD

Journal of scleroderma and related disorders2025

DOI: 10.1177/23971983251376428 PMID: 41036232

Master protocol for a series of cohort-based randomized controlled trials to test tools to communicate research results to study participants and others with relevant lived experience: the SPIN-CLEAR Trials

Thombs BD, Adams C, Nassar E-L, Carrier M-E, Golberg M, Bharthi K, Wurz A, South A, Kwakkenbos L, Hoa S

Trials20252 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-025-08846-2

Protocol for a two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial to evaluate patient and researcher co-presentation of research results: the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network—Patients Alongside Investigators in Research-Sharing (SPIN-PAIRS) trial

Nassar E-L, Wurz A, Carrier M-E, Golberg M, Adams C, Kwakkenbos L, Hoa S, Benedetti A, Thombs BD

Trials20251 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-025-09256-0

Dissemination of study results to participants in mental health research: a meta-research review of studies published in high-impact psychiatry journals

Pierson G, Nassar E-L, Adams C, Boruff J, Nordlund J, Hu S, Rice DB, Thombs-Vite M, Co N, Cook V

BMJ Open20251 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108888

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Elsa-Lynn Nassar

Research

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Latest funding

Development of a tool to map SSc pain sources, characteristics and management experiences: the SPIN Pain Assessment Tool.

Strengthening rheumatology research through meaningful engagement of people with lived experience

PROTOCOL: Comparative Effectiveness of Tools for Communicating Health Research Results to Study Participants and Others With Relevant Lived Experience: A Living Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Mental Health Symptom Changes by Sex or Gender Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dissemination of study results to participants in rheumatology research: a meta-research review

Letter to the editor: "A systematic review of prevalence and predictors of depression in systemic sclerosis based on the CES&#x2011;D, BDI, and PHQ-9 self&#x2011;assessment questionnaires".

Factors associated with eHealth literacy among people with systemic sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort cross-sectional study.

Master protocol for a series of cohort-based randomized controlled trials to test tools to communicate research results to study participants and others with relevant lived experience: the SPIN-CLEAR Trials

Protocol for a two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial to evaluate patient and researcher co-presentation of research results: the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network—Patients Alongside Investigators in Research-Sharing (SPIN-PAIRS) trial

Dissemination of study results to participants in mental health research: a meta-research review of studies published in high-impact psychiatry journals

Course and predictors of patient-reported outcomes from systemic sclerosis onset: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Cohort longitudinal study and individual participant data meta-analysis

Advantages and Disadvantages of Methods for Engaging People with Lived Experience in Health Research: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

Improving Dissemination of Research Results to Patients: The Scleroderma Patient-centred Intervention Network - Patients Alongside Investigators in Research-Sharing (SPIN-PAIRS) Trial

Enhancing Patient Engagement in Scleroderma Research: A Series of Cohort-Based Randomized Controlled Trials of Tools to Improve Communication of Research Results

Engaging Patients in Dissemination: Planning SPIN's Co-Presentation Trial and Scleroderma Research Day

Towards Understanding Pain Sources, Patterns, and Barriers to Effective Management in Systemic Sclerosis: A Patient-Researcher Partnership

Engaging Patients to Develop a Systemic Program of Patient Engagement in Musculoskeletal and Rare Disease Research: Putting Patients First

Frequent collaborators

Danielle Rice

Andrea Benedetti

Andrea Benedetti

Amanda Wurz

Nader Khalidi

Margaret Larche

Linda Booij

Marie Hudson

Linda Booij

Linda Booij

Amanda Wurz

Palak Desai

Amédé Gogovor

Sabrina Hoa

Vera Granikov

Nancy Maltez

Sabrina Hoa

Lesley Gittings

Christine Cassidy

Merrick Zwarenstein

Anita Kothari

Janet Pope

Letter to the editor: "A systematic review of prevalence and predictors of depression in systemic sclerosis based on the CES‑D, BDI, and PHQ-9 self‑assessment questionnaires".