A5083354839- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Children's Rights and Participation
University of Waterloo
2020-2023
The ability of governments and nations to handle crises protect the lives citizens is heavily dependent on public's trust in their related social institutions. aim present research was understand public government during a time crisis, drawing interview data (N = 56) collected COVID-19 pandemic (2021). In addition general (n 11), participants were sampled obtain diversity as it relates identifying First Nations, Métis, Inuit 7), LGBT2SQ+ 5), low-income 8), Black Canadians young adult...
Vaccine hesitancy exists on a continuum ranging between complete adherence and refusal due to doubts or concerns within heterogeneous group of individuals. Despite widespread acknowledgement the contextual factors influencing attitudes beliefs shaping COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, qualitative research with equity-deserving groups, accounting for unique lived experiences, remains gap in literature. We aim identify begin understand document by groups as it relates relationships government health...
Abstract Newcomers to Canada have been disproportionally affected by COVID-19, with higher rates of infection and severity illness. Determinants may relate social structural inequities that impact newcomers’ capacity follow countermeasures. Our aim was describe document factors shaping acceptance COVID-19 Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted individuals living in for <5 years. Participants asked discuss their pandemic experiences, perceptions measures. Five themes...
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated inequities in health for structurally marginalised Canadians. Their location on society's hierarchies constrained their ability to access healthcare follow recommended behaviours. aim of this article is identify, from the perspective populations, factors influencing acceptance or rejection countermeasures by Interviews were conducted with Canadians 18 + who identified as Black (n = 8), First Nations, Métis, Inuit 7) low-income (<40,000 annual...