Linda Nguyen, McGill University

Research

Cultural Health Indigenous Marginalized Safety Youth Brain Development Brain-Based Developmental Disabilities

Latest papers

The co-development and pilot evaluation of the Siblings Training, Empowerment, and Advocacy Kit (Siblings TEAKit) to support youth and young adult siblings of individuals with a disability: A participatory action research qualitative study protocol
Research Involvement and Engagement · 2025 · first author
Being a sibling of a youth with a neurodisability: A qualitative study about the roles and responsibilities during the transition to adulthood
Child: Care, Health and Development · 2024 · first author
Navigating meaningful engagement: lessons from partnering with youth and families in brain-based disability research
Research Involvement and Engagement · 2024 · first author

All 6 publications

Latest funding

CHILD-BRIGHT: Child Health Initiatives Limiting Disability- Brain Research Improving Growth and Health Trajectories
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000
Empowering Voices, Shaping Futures: Co-designing and co-implementing a toolkit with Indigenous and Marginalized Youth for culturally safe engagement in research
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,500,000

All 2 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

The co-development and pilot evaluation of the Siblings Training, Empowerment, and Advocacy Kit (Siblings TEAKit) to support youth and young adult siblings of individuals with a disability: A participatory action research qualitative study protocol

Nguyen L, Bellefeuille S, Davis H, Gorter JW, Ketelaar M, Zwicker J, Shikako K

Research Involvement and Engagement2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-025-00731-1

02

Being a sibling of a youth with a neurodisability: A qualitative study about the roles and responsibilities during the transition to adulthood

Nguyen L, Jack SM, Davis H, Bellefeuille S, Arafeh D, Di Rezze B, Ketelaar M, Gorter JW

Child: Care, Health and Development202412 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/cch.13241 PMID: W4392508023

03

Navigating meaningful engagement: lessons from partnering with youth and families in brain-based disability research

Nguyen L, Pozniak K, Strohm S, Havens J, Dawe-McCord C, Thomson D, Putterman C, Arafeh D, Galuppi B, Ley AV-D

Research Involvement and Engagement202411 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-024-00543-9 PMID: W4391541185

04

“Filling in the gap”: A qualitative case study about identity construction of siblings of youth with a neurodisability

Nguyen L, Jack SM, Davis H, Bellefeuille S, Arafeh D, Di Rezze B, Ketelaar M, Gorter JW

Journal of Adolescence20243 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1002/jad.12353

05

Conducting Patient-Oriented Research in Pediatric Populations: A Narrative Review.

Cooper AP, Nguyen L, Irelewuyi O, Miller SP

Children (Basel, Switzerland)2024

DOI: 10.3390/children11101266 PMID: 39457231

06

A commentary on the healthcare transition policy landscape for youth with disabilities or chronic health conditions, the need for an inclusive and equitable approach, and recommendations for change in Canada

Nguyen L, Dawe-McCord C, Frost M, Arafeh M, Chambers K, Arafeh D, Pozniak K, Thomson D, Mosel J, Cardoso R

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences202317 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2023.1305084 PMID: W4389742955

CHILD-BRIGHT: Child Health Initiatives Limiting Disability- Brain Research Improving Growth and Health Trajectories

Principal investigatorCIHR2025SPOR Networks - Knowledge Mobilization and Implementation Science - Extension

Principal investigators: Majnemer, Annette; Banerjee, Ananya T; Brossard-Racine, Marie; Costello, Carrie; Dlamini, Nomazulu; Gilbert, Jenny L; Glegg, Stephanie M; Laur, Celia; Li, Patricia T; Miller, Steven P; Nguyen, Linda; Shikako, Keiko

Keywords: Brain Development; Brain-Based Developmental Disabilities; Children And Youth; Knowledge Mobilization

$2,000,000

Empowering Voices, Shaping Futures: Co-designing and co-implementing a toolkit with Indigenous and Marginalized Youth for culturally safe engagement in research

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: Healthy Youth - 2S, Trans, Non-binary, Gender Diverse

Principal investigators: Shawanda, Amy; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Amany, Raissa; Buchanan, Francine; Chin-see, Robert A; Dong, Yimeng; Li, Patricia T; Mooney, Sarah; Munce, Sarah E; Nguyen, Linda; Sanderson, Landon; Simkin, Georgia

Keywords: Cultural; Health; Indigenous; Marginalized; Safety; Youth

$1,500,000

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

Pediatrics
Medicine
Rehabilitation Science
Nursing
Physical Therapy
School of Physical and Occupational Therapy
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Co-authors at McGill University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Jan Willem Gorter

Pediatrics

5 shared papers, latest 2025

Briano Direzze

Rehabilitation Science

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Shelley Doucet

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Linda Nguyen

Faculty

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Ariane Marelli

Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Susan Jack

Nursing

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Anne Fournier

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Jennifer Zwicker

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Keiko Shikako

School of Physical and Occupational Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Caitlin Cassidy

Physical Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cultural Dear Professor Nguyen, 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 "The co-development and pilot evaluation of the Siblings Training, Empowerment, and Advocacy Kit (Siblings TEAKit) to support youth and young adult siblings of individuals with a disability: A participatory action research qualitative study protocol" (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.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "CHILD-BRIGHT: Child Health Initiatives Limiting Disability- Brain Research Improving Growth and Health Trajectories" (2025), 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]