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Simon Bacon

ResearcherPsychologieUniversité du Québec à Montréal

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Simon Bacon

Researcher

Psychologie

Health Sciences

Université du Québec à Montréal

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.
6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2010.

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Research

Health Disparities/Health Equity Policy Impacts Resiliency Covid-19 Preventive Behaviours Health And Policy Communication Health Attitudes, Intentions And Behaviours Infectious Disease Preventive Behaviours Mental And Physical Health

Latest papers

The Characteristics and Criteria Used to Define Persisting Symptoms in Children with Concussion: A Scoping Review.
Journal of neurotrauma · 2026
Methods to assess ambivalence towards food and diet: a scoping review.
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2023
Need and Interest in Nature Prescriptions to Protect Cardiovascular and Mental Health: A Nationally-Representative Study With Insights for Future Randomised Trials.
Heart, lung & circulation · 2023

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Optimising pandemic and emergency preparedness through better coordination and uptake of behavioural science evidence and tools: Extending the iCARE Platform
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$3,000,000
The association between COVID-19-related attitudes, concerns and behaviours in relation to public health policies: A behavioural science approach to optimising policy strategies to improve health, economic and quality of life outcomes (the iCARE Study).
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$638,775
Facteurs psychosociaux, Niveau de contrôle de l'asthme, Adhérence à la médication et Utilisation des services de santé chez les patients souffrant d'Asthme se présentant au département des urgences.
CIHR · 2010 · Supervisor
$17,500

All 3 grants and awards

9 publications.

The Characteristics and Criteria Used to Define Persisting Symptoms in Children with Concussion: A Scoping Review.

Iuliano SG, Coupal J, Bacon S, Teel EF

Journal of neurotrauma2026

DOI: 10.1177/08977151261438947 PMID: 41943482

Methods to assess ambivalence towards food and diet: a scoping review.

Hayashi D, Carvalho SDL, Ribeiro PAB, Rodrigues RCM, São-João TM, Lavoie K, Bacon S, Cornélio ME

Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association2023

DOI: 10.1111/jhn.13192 PMID: 37226601

Need and Interest in Nature Prescriptions to Protect Cardiovascular and Mental Health: A Nationally-Representative Study With Insights for Future Randomised Trials.

Astell-Burt T, Hipp JA, Gatersleben B, Adlakha D, Marselle M, Olcoń K, Pappas E, Kondo M, Booth G, Bacon S, Lem M, Francois M, Halcomb E, Moxham L, Davidson P, Feng X

Heart, lung & circulation2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.11.008 PMID: 36588036

Identifying priority questions regarding rapid systematic reviews’ methods: protocol for an eDelphi study

Vieira AM, Szczepanik G, de Waure C, Tricco AC, Oliver S, Stojanovic J, Ribeiro PAB, Pollock D, Akl EA, Lavis J

BMJ Open20233 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069856 PMID: W4383535117

Assessing Physician's Motivational Communication Skills: 5-Step Mixed Methods Development Study of the Motivational Communication Competency Assessment Test.

Gosselin Boucher V, Bacon S, Voisard B, Dragomir AI, Gemme C, Larue F, Labbé S, Szczepanik G, Corace K, Campbell T, Vallis M, Garber G, Rouleau C, Diodati JG, Rabi D, Sultan S, Lavoie K, Network For Health Behavior Change And Promotion (CAN-Change)

JMIR medical education2022

DOI: 10.2196/31489 PMID: 35749167

Understanding national trends in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Canada: results from five sequential cross-sectional representative surveys spanning April 2020-March 2021.

Lavoie K, Gosselin-Boucher V, Stojanovic J, Gupta S, Gagné M, Joyal-Desmarais K, Séguin K, Gorin SS, Ribeiro P, Voisard B, Vallis M, Corace K, Presseau J, Bacon S, iCARE Study Team

BMJ open2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059411 PMID: 35383087

Ending the Pandemic: How Behavioural Science Can Help Optimize Global COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake.

Vallis M, Bacon S, Corace K, Joyal-Desmarais K, Sheinfeld Gorin S, Paduano S, Presseau J, Rash J, Mengistu Yohannes A, Lavoie K

Vaccines2021

DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10010007 PMID: 35062668

Strategies to Optimize Participation in Diabetes Prevention Programs following Gestational Diabetes: A Focus Group Study

Dasgupta K, Da Costa D, Pillay S, De Civita M, Gougeon R, Leong A, Bacon S, Stotland S, Chetty VT, Garfield N

PLoS ONE201373 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067878 PMID: W2127599485

Altered arterial stiffness and subendocardial viability ratio in young healthy light smokers after acute exercise.

Doonan RJ, Scheffler P, Yu A, Egiziano G, Mutter A, Bacon S, Carli F, Daskalopoulos ME, Daskalopoulou SS

PloS one2011

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026151 PMID: 22028821

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Disparities/Health Equity Dear Professor Bacon, 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 Characteristics and Criteria Used to Define Persisting Symptoms in Children with Concussion: A Scoping Review." (2026), 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 "Optimising pandemic and emergency preparedness through better coordination and uptake of behavioural science evidence and tools: Extending the iCARE Platform" (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]

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Simon Bacon

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The Characteristics and Criteria Used to Define Persisting Symptoms in Children with Concussion: A Scoping Review.

Methods to assess ambivalence towards food and diet: a scoping review.

Need and Interest in Nature Prescriptions to Protect Cardiovascular and Mental Health: A Nationally-Representative Study With Insights for Future Randomised Trials.

Identifying priority questions regarding rapid systematic reviews’ methods: protocol for an eDelphi study

Assessing Physician's Motivational Communication Skills: 5-Step Mixed Methods Development Study of the Motivational Communication Competency Assessment Test.

Understanding national trends in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Canada: results from five sequential cross-sectional representative surveys spanning April 2020-March 2021.

Ending the Pandemic: How Behavioural Science Can Help Optimize Global COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake.

Strategies to Optimize Participation in Diabetes Prevention Programs following Gestational Diabetes: A Focus Group Study

Altered arterial stiffness and subendocardial viability ratio in young healthy light smokers after acute exercise.

Optimising pandemic and emergency preparedness through better coordination and uptake of behavioural science evidence and tools: Extending the iCARE Platform

The association between COVID-19-related attitudes, concerns and behaviours in relation to public health policies: A behavioural science approach to optimising policy strategies to improve health, economic and quality of life outcomes (the iCARE Study).

Facteurs psychosociaux, Niveau de contrôle de l'asthme, Adhérence à la médication et Utilisation des services de santé chez les patients souffrant d'Asthme se présentant au département des urgences.

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Simon Bacon

Kim Lavoie

Kim Lavoie

Kim Lavoie

Kimberly Corace

Justin Presseau

Gary Garber

Elie Akl

Kaberi Dasgupta

Tavis Campbell

Kaberi Dasgupta

Gary Garber

John Lavis

V Tony Chetty

Deborah Da Costa

Doreen Rabi

Samir Gupta

Gillian Booth