Shannon L. Sibbald, PhD

Associate Professor

Contact Information

ssibbald@uwo.ca
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Education

MSc, PhD (Toronto)
BHSc (Western)

Graduate Program Supervision

Health and Rehabilitation Sciences MSc | PhD
Health Information Science MSc | PhD
Master of Clinical Science MSc

Research In Profile

Shannon L. Sibbald is an Associate Professor at Western University with appointments in the School of Health Studies (Faculty of Health Sciences), Family Medicine, and the Interfaculty Program in Public Health (Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry).

As a health systems researcher, her work spans the care continuum with a focus on how integrated, team‑based approaches can improve care for people living with chronic conditions. She works from an integrated knowledge translation approach, engaging knowledge‑users and decision-makers throughout all stages of the research process to ensure meaningful, practice‑relevant impact.

Her current research examines the implementation, spread, and long‑term sustainability of integrated models of team-based care, with emphasis on real‑world evaluation and patient and caregiver experiences. She primarily uses qualitative methodologies, including multiple‑case comparative designs, grounded theory, narrative approaches, and content and discourse analysis.

Dr. Sibbald teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate levels across the university, with a focus on health systems, public health, and qualitative methods.

Featured Publications and Projects

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Sibbald, S.L., Misra, V., daSilva, M. et al. A framework to support the progressive implementation of integrated team-based care for the management of COPD: a collective case study. BMC Health Serv Res 22, 420 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07785-x
daSilva, M, ST Hang, Sibbald, S.L., Living documents: A longitudinal data collection method for health services research. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 7 (2025).
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321524001227
Sibbald, S.L., Licskai C, Hussey A, Rowley V, et al. Quantifying sustained health system benefits of primary care-based integrated disease management for COPD: a 6-year interrupted time series study. Thorax, 79(8), 725-734 (2024). https://thorax.bmj.com/content/79/8/725.abstract
Sibbald S.L., Barber M, Urbshott K, Buttar E. Community led lung health support groups: processes, perspectives and roles for researchers. Breathe 21 (2025) https://publications.ersnet.org/content/breathe/21/1/240187
Sibbald S.L., Paciocco S, Fournie M, Van Asseldonk R, Scurr T. Continuing to enhance the quality of case study methodology in health services research. Healthcare Management Forum. 34(5), 291-296. (2021) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/08404704211028857 Continuing to enhance the quality of case study methodology in health services research

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Current Grants and Research Projects

Sibbald, S. (2021-2024). Spread and Sustainability of Integrated Models of Team-Based Care for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Multi-site Case Study. $283,050
Ontario Health Teams Central Evaluation - Formative Evaluation: Document Analysis
WSS-SSHRC: How we live and breathe: Understanding experiences of patients with lung disease and their informal caregivers (awarded 2023)
CIHR: Spread and Sustainability of Integrated Models of Team-Based Care for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Multi-site Case Study (awarded 2020)