Lina Di Genova, McGill University

Research

Knowledge Sharing And Dissemination Mental Health Resilience Mental Health Service Provider/User Collaboration Online Outreach Patient Engagement - Service Users Peer Support Programs University Students/Emerging Adults

Latest papers

Web-Based Formal Versus Informal Mindfulness Programs for University Students With and Those Without Recent Self-Injury: Randomized Controlled Trial.
Journal of medical Internet research · 2025
The effectiveness and acceptability of formal versus informal mindfulness among university students with and without recent self-injury: A randomized controlled trial.
Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2025
The effectiveness and acceptability of formal versus informal mindfulness among university students with and without recent nonsuicidal self-injury: Protocol for an online, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial.
Contemporary clinical trials · 2023

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Peer versus Professional Video Outreach to Enhance Mental Health Resilience in University Students
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$40,000

All 1 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Web-Based Formal Versus Informal Mindfulness Programs for University Students With and Those Without Recent Self-Injury: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Petrovic J, Mettler J, Böke BN, Rogers MA, Hamza CA, Bloom E, Di Genova L, Romano V, Heath NL

Journal of medical Internet research2025

DOI: 10.2196/70011 PMID: 41313154

02

The effectiveness and acceptability of formal versus informal mindfulness among university students with and without recent self-injury: A randomized controlled trial.

Petrovic J, Mettler J, Böke BN, Rogers MA, Hamza CA, Bloom E, Di Genova L, Romano V, Heath NL

Applied psychology. Health and well-being2025

DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12613 PMID: 39489621

03

The effectiveness and acceptability of formal versus informal mindfulness among university students with and without recent nonsuicidal self-injury: Protocol for an online, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial.

Petrovic J, Mettler J, Böke BN, Rogers MA, Hamza CA, Bloom E, Di Genova L, Romano V, Arcuri GG, Heath NL

Contemporary clinical trials2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107109 PMID: 36740043

04

Peer-Presented Versus Mental Health Service Provider-Presented Mental Health Outreach Programs for University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Bastien L, Boke BN, Mettler J, Zito S, Di Genova L, Romano V, Lewis SP, Whitley R, Iyer SN, Heath NL

JMIR mental health2022

DOI: 10.2196/34168 PMID: 35762935

Peer versus Professional Video Outreach to Enhance Mental Health Resilience in University Students

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Patient-Oriented Research Collaboration Grants

Principal investigators: Heath, Nancy L; Di Genova, Lina; Iyer, Srividya N; Lewis, Stephen P; Whitley, Rob

Keywords: Knowledge Sharing And Dissemination; Mental Health Resilience; Mental Health Service Provider/User Collaboration; Online Outreach; Patient Engagement - Service Users; Peer Support Programs; University Students/Emerging Adults

$40,000

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

Rob Whitley

Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Knowledge Sharing And Dissemination Dear Professor Di Genova, 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 "Web-Based Formal Versus Informal Mindfulness Programs for University Students With and Those Without Recent Self-Injury: Randomized Controlled Trial." (2025), 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]