Sitka, Madissen
Simpson, Kaeley M.
Paton, Allyson
MacKinnon, Anna
Afifi, Tracie O.
Cameron, Emily E.
Hai, Tasmia
Stewart-Tufescu, Ashley
Gonzalez, Andrea
Toombs, Elaine
Unger, Jo Ann
Giuliano, Ryan
Mushquash, Aislin
Archibald, Mandy
Tomfohr-Madsen, Lianne
Roos, Leslie E.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2023-0637)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2023-0637)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2023-0637)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2023-0637)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2023-0637)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2023-0637)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2023-0637)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2023-0637)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2023-0637)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2023-0637)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2023-0637)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2023-0637)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (435-2023-0637)
Article History
Received: 23 July 2025
Accepted: 18 August 2025
First Online: 2 February 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was received from the University of Manitoba Research Ethics Board 1. All procedures and data collection methods will adhere to ethical guidelines. Participants will provide written to consent prior to engaging in the LightBEAM program. Furthermore, participants will be informed of their right to withdraw consent at any time throughout the study.
: Not applicable.
: Dr. Leslie Roos and Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen are co-owners of a company that is working with the University of Manitoba to license the BEAM program for possible future use. To mitigate any conflict of interest, Dr. Roos and Dr. Tomfohr-Madsen were not directly involved in the consent process, data processing or collection.