RECOVER19

Publications

Listing of RECOVER19-funded publications. See below for related publications that were written by RECOVER19 investigators in 2023-2025 but not directly funded by the project.

ARTICLES, CHAPTERS, and ESSAYS:

  1. Rinner, C., Uda, M., & Manwell, L. (2026). Scope and Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Workplace Vaccination Mandates During the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23(1), 37. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/23/1/37
  2. Chaufan, C., Gabbay, B., Manwell, L., Heredia, C., & McDonald, J. (2025). Framing problems, governing practices: A critical scoping review of COVID-19 policy in Canadian post-secondary education. Global Health Economics and Sustainability, 025370063. https://doi.org/10.36922/GHES025370063
  3. Rinner, C. (2025). The Class Gap in Pandemic Attitudes and Experiences. COVID, 5(12), 195. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid5120195
  4. Chaufan, C., Manwell, L., Heredia, C., & McDonald, J. (2025). COVID-19 vaccines and autoimmune disorders: A scoping review. AIMS Medical Science, 12(4), 325–349. https://doi.org/10.3934/medsci.2025023
  5. Chaufan, C., Hemsing, N., Moncrieffe, R. (2025) “If all of this was about health, I’d still be working:” Lived experiences of healthcare workers under COVID-19 vaccine mandates in British Columbia, Canada. Global Health Economics and Sustainability, 025240043. https://doi.org/10.36922/GHES025240043
  6. Chaufan, C., Hemsing, N., & Moncrieffe, R. (2025) COVID-19 vaccination decisions and the impact of vaccination mandates: An exploratory cross-sectional survey of healthcare workers in British Columbia, Canada. Global Health Economics and Sustainability, 025080014. https://doi.org/10.36922/GHES025080014
  7. Rinner, C., Uda, M., & Manwell, L. (2025). A Global Index to Quantify Discrimination Resulting from COVID-19 Pandemic Response Policies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(4): 467. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22040467
  8. Chaufan, C., Hemsing, N., & Moncrieffe, R. (2025). “It isn’t about health, and it sure doesn’t care”: a qualitative exploration of healthcare workers’ lived experience of the policy of vaccination mandates in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Public Health and Emergency, 9: 16. https://jphe.amegroups.org/article/view/10515/html
  9. Chaufan C. (2024) Is Covid-19 “vaccine uptake” in postsecondary education a “problem”? A critical policy inquiry. Health, 28(6): 831-857, https://doi.org/10.1177/13634593231204169
  10. Chaufan, C., Hemsing, N., & Moncrieffe, R. (2024). COVID-19 vaccination decisions and impacts of vaccine mandates: a cross sectional survey of healthcare workers in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Public Health and Emergency, 9: 4. https://jphe.amegroups.org/article/view/10313
  11. Chaufan, C., & Hemsing, N. (2024). Is resistance to Covid-19 vaccination a “problem”? A critical policy inquiry of vaccine mandates for healthcare workers. AIMS Public Health, 11(3): 688-714, https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024035
  12. Chaufan, C., Manwell, L., Heredia, C., & McDonald, J. (2023). COVID-19 vaccines and autoimmune disorders: A scoping review protocol. AIMS Medical Science 10(4): 318-328, https://doi.org/10.3934/medsci.2023025
  13. Chaufan, C., Manwell, L., Gabbay, B., Heredia, C., & Daniels, C. (2023). Appraising the decision-making process concerning COVID-19 policy in postsecondary education in Canada: A critical scoping review protocol. AIMS Public Health, 10(4): 918-933, https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2023059
  14. Rinner, C. (2023). Unexpected patterns in the global COVID-19 pandemic data. International Journal of Scholarly Research in Multidisciplinary Studies, 3(1): 56-68, https://doi.org/10.56781/ijsrms.2023.3.1.0078
  15. Rinner, C. (2023). Pandemic Open Data: Blessing or Curse? In V. Kakulapati (ed.): New Trends and Challenges in Open Data. London, UK: IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1001594

ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, and OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS:

  1. Valente, A.C. (2024) Pandemic Children’s Literature: A question of moral behaviour or biopolitics? Abstract and oral presentation at the International Conference of the Association for Language Awareness (ALA 2024), July 7-10, Karlsruhe, Germany
  2. Rinner, C. (2024) Challenging hate of “the unvaccinated”: An imperative for sustainable post-pandemic recovery. Abstract and oral presentation at CSA 2024, June 17-21, Montreal, Canada. Available at https://www.csa-scs.ca/files/www/Conference_Archives/2024_CSA-SCS_Conference_Program_Archive_REV.pdf (page 446)
  3. Chaufan, C. (2024) Appraising the decision-making process concerning Covid-19 policy in postsecondary education in Canada: A critical scoping review. Abstract and oral presentation at Canadian Sociological Association Conference (CSA 2024), June 17-21, Montreal, Canada
  4. Valente, A.C. (2024) Where’s the Rhetoric in Playing? Embodied Experiences and Symbolic Meanings in Contagio. Abstract and oral presentation at RhetCanada 2024, June 12-14, Montreal, Canada
  5. Rinner, C., & Manwell, L. (2023) The Pandemic Report Cards – Context and Design Proposal for a World Atlas of COVID-19 Restrictions and Mandates. Abstract and poster presentation at Conference of the Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe (AGILE 2023), June 13-16, Delft, The Netherlands. Available at https://rshare.library.torontomu.ca/articles/conference_contribution/The_Pandemic_Report_Cards_Context_and_Design_Proposal_for_a_World_Atlas_of_COVID-19_Restrictions_and_Mandates/23244506
  6. Valente, A.C. (2023) Reckoning the Rhetoric of ‘Pedagogy of Preparedness’ and its Classroom Implications. Abstract and oral presentation at the Conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric (RhetCanada 2023), May 30-June 1, Toronto, Canada
  7. MacDonald, A. (2023) The Semmelweis Hypothesis: Lessons about Hygiene in the Age of Covid-19. Abstract and oral presentation at Canadian Sociological Association Conference (CSA 2023), May 29-June 2 (pre-conference session May 24), Toronto, Canada
  1. Caron, E.E., Drody, A. C., Carriere, J.S.A., & Smilek, D. (2024). The impact of a global pandemic on undergraduate learning experiences: Lifting the restrictions. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 39(3), 2435–2459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-023-00790-6
  2. Chaufan, C. (2025) How did Ontario healthcare institutions implement and legitimize Covid-19 vaccine mandates? A qualitative multi‑method study protocol. PLOS ONE 20(10): e0332589. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332589
  3. Chaufan, C. (2025). Interpreting autoimmune risks in the COVID-19 vaccine literature: A two-phase qualitative coding protocol on biological mechanisms and epistemic integrity. AIMS Allergy and Immunology, 9(3): 190-204. https://doi.org/10.3934/Allergy.2025015
  4. Chaufan, C., Hemsing, N., Heredia, C., & McDonald, J. (2024). Trust Us—We Are the (COVID-19 Misinformation) Experts: A Critical Scoping Review of Expert Meanings of “Misinformation” in the Covid Era. COVID, 4(9), 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid4090101
  5. Chaufan, C., Hemsing, N., Heredia, C., & McDonald, J. (2023). What do experts mean by “misinformation” in the COVID-19 era? A critical scoping review protocol. International Journal of Scholarly Research in Multidisciplinary Studies, 3(2). https://srrjournals.com/ijsrms/content/what-do-experts-mean-%E2%80%9Cmisinformation%E2%80%9D-covid-19-era-critical-scoping-review-protocol
  6. Elisha, E., Guetzkow, J., Shir-Raz, Y., & Ronel, N. (2024). Suppressing Scientific Discourse on Vaccines? Self-perceptions of researchers and practitioners. HEC Forum, 36(1), 71–89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-022-09479-7
  7. Halma, M.T.J., & Guetzkow, J. (2023). Public Health Needs the Public Trust: A Pandemic Retrospective. BioMed, 3(2), 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomed3020023
  8. Heisig, J., Bücker, B., Schmidt, A., Heye, A.-L., Rieckert, A., Löscher, S., Hirsch, O., Donner-Banzhoff, N., Wilm, S., Barzel, A., Becker, A., & Viniol, A. (2023). Efficacy of a computer based discontinuation strategy to reduce PPI prescriptions: A multicenter cluster-randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 21633. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48839-2
  9. Hicks, L.J., Caron, E.E., & Smilek, D. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 and learning: The impact of a global pandemic on undergraduate learning experiences. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 9(3), 235–253. https://doi.org/10.1037/stl0000250
  10. Junger, N., & Hirsch, O. (2024). Ethics of Nudging in the COVID-19 Crisis and the Necessary Return to the Principles of Shared Decision Making: A Critical Review. Cureus 16(4): e57960. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.57960
  11. Kepp, K.P., Bardosh, K., De Bie, T., Emilsson, L., Greaves, J., Lallukka, T., Muka, T., Rangel, J.C., Sandström, N., Schippers, M.C., Schmidt-Chanasit, J., & Vaillancourt, T. (2024). Zero-covid advocacy during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of views on Twitter/X. Monash Bioethics Review, 42(2), 169–199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40592-024-00205-2
  12. Kisielinski, K., Hockertz, S., Hirsch, O., Korupp, S., Klosterhalfen, B., Schnepf, A., & Dyker, G. (2024). Wearing face masks as a potential source for inhalation and oral uptake of inanimate toxins – A scoping review. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 275, 115858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115858
  13. Kisielinski, K., Wagner, S., Hirsch, O., Klosterhalfen, B., & Prescher, A. (2023). Possible toxicity of chronic carbon dioxide exposure associated with face mask use, particularly in pregnant women, children and adolescents – A scoping review. Heliyon, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14117
  14. Kone, A.P., Martin, L., Scharf, D., Gabriel, H., Dean, T., Costa, I., Saskin, R., Palma, L., & Wodchis, W. P. (2023). The impact of multimorbidity on severe COVID-19 outcomes in community and congregate settings. Dialogues in Health, 2, 100128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100128
  15. Kourgiantakis, T., Craig ,S.L., Sur, D., Muskat, B., & and Kirkland, A. (2024). Hospital social workers and mental health: Essential roles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Work in Mental Health, 22(3), 393–411. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2024.2314474
  16. Kourgiantakis, T., Vicknarajah, R., Logan, J., Edwards, T., Lee, E., Craig, S., Kaura, A., Williams, C.C. & Marshall, S. (2024). Understanding youth and young adult cannabis use in Canada post-legalization: a scoping review on a public health issue. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 19(1), 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-024-00615-9
  17. Kourgiantakis, T., Markoulakis, R., Lee, E., Hussain, A., Lau, C., Ashcroft, R., … & Levitt, A. (2023). Access to mental health and addiction services for youth and their families in Ontario: perspectives of parents, youth, and service providers. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 17(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-023-00572-z
  18. Kourgiantakis, T., Markoulakis, R., Hussain, A., Lee, E., Ashcroft, R., Williams, C., Lau, C., Goldstein, A.L., Kodeeswaran, S., & Levitt, A. (2022). Navigating inequities in the delivery of youth mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives of youth, families, and service providers. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 113(6), 806–816. https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-022-00670-4
  19. Naidu, T. (2024) Epistemic disobedience–Undoing coloniality in global health research. PLOS Global Public Health 4(4): e0003033. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003033
  20. Naidu, T., Cartmill, C., Swanepoel, S., & Whitehead, C.R. (2024) Shapeshifters: Global South scholars and their tensions in border-crossing to Global North journals. BMJ Global Health 9: e014420. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014420
  21. Naidu, T., & Ramani, S. (2024) Transforming global health professions education for sustainability. Medical Education 58(1): 129-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15149
  22. Naidu, T. (2023) The personal is political in the struggle for equity in global medical education research and scholarship. Medical Teacher 45(9): 991-996. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2023.2206535
  23. Ogana W., Juma V.O., & Bulimo, W.D. (2024) Mathematical modelling of non-pharmaceutical interventions to control infectious diseases: application to COVID-19 in Kenya. Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics 10:1365184. https://doi.org/10.3389/fams.2024.1365184
  24. Ogana, W. , Juma, V. , Bulimo, W. & Chiteri, V. (2025) A Mathematical and Computational Model for Multiple COVID-19 Waves Applied to Kenya. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics 13(4): 1323-1351. https://doi.org/10.4236/jamp.2025.134072
  25. Ormea, V., Evaristo, R., Durand, S., Lover, A., & Rüegg, S.R. (2023) COVID-19 exposes weaknesses in public health in the Peruvian Amazon and highlights opportunities for a One Health approach. CABI One Health 2: ohcs20230006. https://doi.org/10.1079/cabionehealth.2023.000
  26. Rashid, M. A., Naidu, T., Wondimagegn, D., & Whitehead, C. (2024) Reconsidering a Global Agency for Medical Education: Back to the Drawing Board? Teaching and Learning in Medicine 36(5): 676-683. https://doi.org/10.1080/10401334.2023.2259363
  27. Rinner, C. (2025) Peer Review Report for: Conflict between freedom and health in the COVID-19 pandemic: An appraisal of China’s zero-COVID-19 policy [version 1; peer review: 1 not approved]. F1000Research 13: 1548, https://doi.org/10.5256/f1000research.173445.r360018
  28. Rojas, D., Tailor, J., Fournier, K., Cheung, J.J., & Rangel, J.C. (2023). Zoomification of medical education: Can the rapid online educational responses to COVID-19 prepare us for another educational disruption? A scoping review. Canadian Medical Education Journal / Revue Canadienne de l’éducation Médicale, 14(5), 33–48. https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.74697
  29. Roy, M., & and Gandsman, A. (2023). Polarizing figures of resistance during epidemics. A comparative frame analysis of the COVID-19 freedom convoy. Critical Public Health, 33(5), 788–802. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2023.2284633
  30. Roy, M., Gandsman, A., & Plante, N. (2024). The polarized “naturalizations” of the 2022 Freedom Convoy. Discover Global Society, 2(1), 83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44282-024-00107-y
  31. Rüegg, S.R., Traore, T., Pettan-Brewer, C., et al. (2024) One Health Implementation Cycle, Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement. In Häsler, B., Tvarijonaviciute, A., & Savić, S. (eds.), Principles of One Health for a better planet, Chapter 10, pp. 229-250. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800623002.0011
  32. Shir-Raz, Y., Elisha, E., Martin, B., Ronel, N., & Guetzkow, J. (2023). Censorship and Suppression of Covid-19 Heterodoxy: Tactics and Counter-Tactics. Minerva, 61(3), 407–433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11024-022-09479-4
  33. Simandan, D., Rinner, C., & Capurri, V. (2023) The academic left, human geography, and the rise of authoritarianism during the COVID-19 pandemic. Geografiska Annaler B: Human Geography 106(2): 175-195, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04353684.2023.2168560
  34. Smith, A. C., Filice, D. C. S., Poole, H., Khan, A., Whalen, K., & Smilek, D. (2025) Indicators of student well-being in Canadian undergraduates before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology 11(2): 174-187. https://doi.org/10.1037/stl0000338
  35. Smith, T.D. (2024). On Never Explaining Anything and Forgetting Almost Everything. International Political Anthropology Journal, 17(1): 41-54, http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12187599
  36. Speicher, D.J., Rose, J., & McKernan, K. (2025). Quantification of residual plasmid DNA and SV40 promoter-enhancer sequences in Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna modRNA COVID-19 vaccines from Ontario, Canada. Autoimmunity, 58(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/08916934.2025.2551517
  37. Thunder, D. (2023). How the Attempt to Cleanse Public Discourse of ‘Misinformation’ Undermines Science and Rational Inquiry. Journal for Critical Society Studies, 2. https://www.criticalsocietystudies.com/Journal/Article/65/53
  38. Thunder, D. (2025). The Polycentric Republic: A Theory of Civil Order for Free and Diverse Societies. Routledge/Taylor & Francis, https://www.routledge.com/The-Polycentric-Republic-A-Theory-of-Civil-Order-for-Free-and-Diverse-Societies/Thunder/p/book/9781032888897.
  39. Vickers, D.M., Hardie, J., Eberspaecher, S., Chaufan, C., & Pelech, S. (2023). Counterfactuals of effects of vaccination and public health measures on COVID-19 cases in Canada: What could have happened? Frontiers in Public Health, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1173673
  40. Wilson, J., Rinner, C., Kone, A.P., & Bosveld, E. (2023). Vaccine hesitancy was not shown to be associated with traffic safety or driver behavior. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1204205