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Sonia Semenic

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Associate ProfessorIngram School of NursingMcGill University

Sonia Semenic

Associate Professor

Ingram School of Nursing

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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19 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Supervisor on 5 trainee awards (5 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Publications

597

Citations

121

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Research

Read how they describe their research on their McGill University profile.

Breastfeeding promotion and support Nursing best-practices in neonatal intensive care Knowledge translation in nursing Implementation of evidence-informed practices in perinatal health Health policy decision-making in perinatal health Cultural diversities in perinatal health behaviours

Latest papers

Neighborhood Environments and Changes in Obesity and in Lifestyle Behaviors Among Children Enrolled in Obesity Management Interventions: A Systematic Review
Obesity Reviews · 2026
The Effectiveness of Online Versus Group Prenatal Education on Breastfeeding Determinants and Outcomes in Nulliparous Women: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Journal of midwifery & women's health · 2026
Residential Neighbourhood Environments and Health Behaviours Among Children and Adolescents Initiating Obesity Management Care: Secondary Analyses of Data From the CANadian Paediatric Weight Management Registry (CANPWR)
Pediatric obesity · 2026

All 38 publications

Latest funding

Using an intersectionality approach to explore breastfeeding determinants and inequities in Canadian breastfeeding rates: Secondary analysis of the 2024 Parental Experience Survey
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Identifying the mechanisms underlying earlier-than-intended breastfeeding cessation among mothers and their partners affected by postnatal depression in different cultural and gendered contexts
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$401,795
PREGTRIAL (Inclusion of PREgnant and lactatinG people in clinical TRIALs)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$598,561

All 12 grants and awards

38 publications.

Neighborhood Environments and Changes in Obesity and in Lifestyle Behaviors Among Children Enrolled in Obesity Management Interventions: A Systematic Review

Tang Y, Tock L, Calleja S, Semenic S, Baillot A, Riva M, Morrison KM, Van Hulst A

Obesity Reviews20263 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/obr.70032

The Effectiveness of Online Versus Group Prenatal Education on Breastfeeding Determinants and Outcomes in Nulliparous Women: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Ponte MV, Prud'homme A, Semenic S, Turcotte S, Laberge M, Chaillet N, Roch G

Journal of midwifery & women's health2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.70156 PMID: 42415530

Residential Neighbourhood Environments and Health Behaviours Among Children and Adolescents Initiating Obesity Management Care: Secondary Analyses of Data From the CANadian Paediatric Weight Management Registry (CANPWR)

Tang Y, Semenic S, Baillot A, Riva M, Ball GDC, Hadjiyannakis S, Hamilton J, Ho J, Legault L, Zenlea I

Pediatric obesity2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.70087

Doctoral students reflect on how to enhance capacity for knowledge translation in Canadian PhD nursing programmes.

Tock WL, Castiglione S, Audet LA, Semenic S

Nurse researcher2026Senior author

DOI: 10.7748/nr.2026.e1994 PMID: 41562886

How well are implementation strategies and target healthcare professional behaviors reported? A secondary analysis of 204 implementation trials using the TIDieR checklist and AACTT framework.

Weight C, Vinette B, Laritz R, Mooney M, Castiglione SA, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Argiropoulos N, Konnyu K, Cassidy CE, Collins SE, Semenic S, Straiton N, Middleton S, Taylor N, Gagnon MP, Liang S, Crump L, Di Lalla O, Meyers T, Elakpa DN, Fontaine G

Implementation science : IS202510 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13012-025-01442-7 PMID: 40457368

Reported use of implementation science theories, models, and frameworks in 151 implementation trials: secondary analysis of a systematic review targeting nursing practice.

Weight C, Laritz R, Collins SE, Mooney M, Vinette B, Castiglione SA, Straiton N, Chicoine G, Liang S, Presseau J, Konnyu K, Gagnon MP, Semenic S, Middleton S, Taylor N, Bitzas VB, Hupé C, Folch N, Vachon B, Rouleau G, Patey A, McCleary N, Porat-Dahlerbruch J, Fontaine G

Translational behavioral medicine20256 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibaf043 PMID: 40930729

Exploring implementation processes of a parent-targeted educational video for improving newborn pain treatment: A sequential exploratory mixed-methods study.

Larocque C, Venegas CL, Dunn S, Campbell-Yeo M, Gilmore L, Harrold J, Hu J, McArthur L, Modanloo S, Nicholls SG, O'Flaherty P, Premji SS, Reszel J, Semenic S, Squires JE, Stevens B, Taljaard M, Trepanier MJ, Venter K, Wilding J, Harrison D

Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community20255 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/13674935231176888 PMID: 37351924

Using the behavior change technique ontology to characterize the content of implementation strategies: a secondary analysis of 151 trials targeting evidence-based nursing practice.

Weight C, Laritz R, Collins SE, Mooney M, Vinette B, Castiglione SA, Straiton N, Chicoine G, Liang S, Konnyu K, Gagnon MP, Semenic S, Middleton S, Taylor N, Bitzas VB, Folch N, Vachon B, Rouleau G, Patey A, McCleary N, Porat-Dahlerbruch J, Fontaine G

Translational behavioral medicine20253 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibaf046 PMID: 40986819

Migrant-friendly maternity care in Montreal, Canada: A cross-sectional study on migrant women's care perspectives.

Baltzan I, Merry L, Fraser W, Semenic S, Pelaez S, Edington A, Baig A, Gagnon A

PloS one20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330830 PMID: 40839699

A stepwise approach to designing and delivering the SCHeLTI trial community-family-mother-child obesity prevention intervention.

De-Jongh González O, Fan J, Marc I, Jiang H, Van Hulst A, Tugault-Lafleur CN, Wu Y, Hao Y, Wang L, Hu X, Wang C, Sun W, Semenic S, Yu Y, Chen L, Wu W, Zhou Y, Li T, Fang W, Liu Y, Zhang R, Zhu Q, Peng A, Dubois L, Chen Z, Tayier R, Xu J, Liu H, Luo ZC, Vaillancourt C, Landry M, Allard C, Zhan J, Ouyang F, Abdelouahab N, Bouchard L, Baillargeon JP, Fraser WD, Huang H, Mâsse LC

MethodsX20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2025.103493 PMID: 40687358

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Sonia Semenic

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Neighborhood Environments and Changes in Obesity and in Lifestyle Behaviors Among Children Enrolled in Obesity Management Interventions: A Systematic Review

The Effectiveness of Online Versus Group Prenatal Education on Breastfeeding Determinants and Outcomes in Nulliparous Women: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Residential Neighbourhood Environments and Health Behaviours Among Children and Adolescents Initiating Obesity Management Care: Secondary Analyses of Data From the CANadian Paediatric Weight Management Registry (CANPWR)

Doctoral students reflect on how to enhance capacity for knowledge translation in Canadian PhD nursing programmes.

How well are implementation strategies and target healthcare professional behaviors reported? A secondary analysis of 204 implementation trials using the TIDieR checklist and AACTT framework.

Reported use of implementation science theories, models, and frameworks in 151 implementation trials: secondary analysis of a systematic review targeting nursing practice.

Exploring implementation processes of a parent-targeted educational video for improving newborn pain treatment: A sequential exploratory mixed-methods study.

Using the behavior change technique ontology to characterize the content of implementation strategies: a secondary analysis of 151 trials targeting evidence-based nursing practice.

Migrant-friendly maternity care in Montreal, Canada: A cross-sectional study on migrant women's care perspectives.

A stepwise approach to designing and delivering the SCHeLTI trial community-family-mother-child obesity prevention intervention.

Identifying the mechanisms underlying earlier-than-intended breastfeeding cessation among mothers and their partners affected by postnatal depression in different cultural and gendered contexts

Frequent collaborators

William Fraser

Guillaume Fontaine

Marie-Pierre Gagnon

Isabelle Marc

Sadrudin Premji

Nils Chaillet

Anita Gagnon

Christine Cassidy

Shahirose Premji

Lisa Merry

Deborah Da Costa

Geneviève Rouleau

Andraea Van Hulst

Catherine Allard

Danielle Groleau

Shokoufeh Modanloo

Stuart Nicholls

Bonnie Stevens

Jean-Patrice Baillargeon

Louise Masse

Lise Dubois

Denise Harrison

Luigi Bouchard

Marsha Campbell-Yeo

Erna Snelgrove-Clarke

Prakesh Shah

Joanne Olson

Li-Anne Audet

Alexandra Lapierre

Tanya Mailhot

Billy Vinette

Jennifer Dick