Maria Chiu

Staff Scientist

ICES Affiliation

ICES Central
Mental Health & Addictions Research Program

Phone
416-480-4055

Biography

Contact Maria Chiu

@DrMariaChiu

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Public Health Policy, Public Health Ontario
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Built Environment and Health, ICES and Sunnybrook Research Institute
PhD, Health Services and Outcomes Research, University of Toronto
MSc, Epidemiology, University of Toronto
BEd, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
BSc (Hon), Human Biology, Mathematics, University of Toronto

Research Focus

Social determinants of health
Mental health and addictions
Cardiovascular disorders
Chronic diseases and conditions
Statistics and research methods

Other Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
American Heart Association Early Career Committee & Minorities Committee

Recent ICES Grants

The mental wellness of citizens of the Métis Nation: before and during COVID-19

Principal investigators: The Métis Nation of Ontario, Stewart W, Thistle RW
Co-investigators: Beaulieu T, Chiu M, Edwards SA, Humphries S, Michaud T
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant
2022-2023; $250,000
The Cardiac, Vascular, Cognitive Dysfunction (CVCD) cohort alliance

Principal investigators: Anand S, Friedrich M, Tu J
Co-investigators: Booth G, Chiu M, Lee D, Ko D, et al.
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Team Grant
2013-2017; $13,699,636
The Cardiac, Vascular, Cognitive Dysfunction (CVCD) cohort alliance

Principal investigators: Anand S, Friedrich M, Tu J
Co-investigators: Booth G, Chiu M, Lee D, Ko D, et al.
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Team Grant
2013-2017; $1,999,852

Recent Awards & Recognition

DiverseCity Fellow

2017: Dr. Maria Chiu selected by CivicAction as a DiverseCity Fellow of 2017. The DiverseCity Fellows are emerging leaders from various sectors who have made an impact in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. CivicAction’s DiverseCity Fellows program provides opportunities for emerging leaders to further develop leadership and increase their impact.
2/1/2017
Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Young Investigator Award in Epidemiology

2015: Awarded to Dr. Maria Chiu by the American Heart Association for her study “Moving to a highly walkable neighborhood and incidence of hypertension: a propensity-score matched cohort study." The award recognizes excellence in research by early career investigators and trainees.
11/11/2015
CIHR-IHSPR Rising Star Award

Awarded to Maria Chiu for “Deriving ethnic-specific BMI cutoff points for assessing diabetes risk”. Maria’s winning Rising Star article was cited in the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes guidelines by the American Diabetes Association.
6/1/2012

Recent ICES Publications

2/7/2022

Utilization of physician-based mental health care services among children and adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada

Saunders NR, Kurdyak P, Stukel T, Strauss R, Fu L, Guan J, Fiksenbaum L, Cohen E, Guttmann A, Vigod S, Chiu M, Hepburn CM, Moran K, Gardner W, Cappelli M, Sundar P, Toulany A. JAMA Pediatr. 2022; 176(4):e216298. Epub 2022 Feb 7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6298

11/16/2021

Acute mental health service use following onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada: a trend analysis

Saunders NR, Toulany A, Deb B, Strauss R, Vigod SN, Guttmann A, Chiu M, Huang A, Fung K, Chen S, Kurdyak P. CMAJ Open. 2021; 9(4):E988-97. Epub 2021 Nov 16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210100

10/29/2021

Examining variations in the prevalence of diagnosed mood or anxiety disorders among migrant groups in Ontario, 1995-2015: a population-based, repeated cross-sectional study

Edwards J, Chiu M, Rodrigues R, Thind A, Stranges S, Anderson KK. Can J Psychiatry. 2022; 67(2):130-9. Epub 2021 Oct 29. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/07067437211047226

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News coverage

Forbes2/14/2018Article

Single fathers at increased risk of premature death, perhaps due to unhealthy lifestyle

Medscape12/6/2016Article

Single dads also struggle with mental health (log-in required)

Mississauga News10/26/2016Article