Over the past several years our research team has been involved in a large number of projects both as principle investigator and as a collaborating organization. This is a comprehensive list of all our publications.

The database below includes our publications with restricted access, if you would like to access them please contact research@accessalliance.ca.

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*Please note: For publications with multiple authors, the system automatically lists them in alphabetical order (as seen in the database below). To view the correct sequence of authors for any publication, please refer to the publication document itself. 

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Mental health of South Asian youth in Peel Region, Toronto, Canada: a qualitative study of determinants, coping strategies and service access Abuelaish, I., Ahmad, F., Ahmadzi, H.M., Khoaja, K., Li. J., Lou, W., Norman, C.D., Shakya, Y.B. 2017 BMJ Open Mental Health Peer Reviewed
Family Relationships of Afghan, Karen, and Sudanese Refugee Youth Guruge, S., Hynie, M., Shakya, Y.B. 2012 Canadian Ethnic Studies Immigrant & Refugee Health Peer Reviewed
Cervical cancer screening among vulnerable women Lofters, A.K., Rashid, M., Wiedmeyer, M. 2012 Canadian Family Physician Immigrant & Refugee Health Peer Reviewed
Burden of common mental disorders in a community health centre sample Ahmad, F., Ferrari, M., Ginsburg, L., Ledwos, C., Lou, W., McKenzie, K., Ng, P.T., Rashid, M., Shakya, Y.B. 2016 Canadian Family Physician Mental Health Peer Reviewed
Evaluation Goals: Implementing Evaluation Audit Practice within a Non-Profit Agency in Toronto. Canadian Government Executive Magazine. Alamgir, A.K.M., Beckford, M., Janczur, A., Nerad, S., Saroli, M. 2016 Canadian Government Executive Magazine, 22(10):9-11 Evaluation Research Open Access, Peer Reviewed
Self-Management, Health Service Use and Information Seeking for Diabetes Care among Black Caribbean Immigrants in Toronto Bhamani, M., Boqaileh, F., Gucciardi, E., Hyman, I., Kljujic, D., Patychuk, D., Rummens, J.A., Shakya, Y.B. 2013 Canadian Journal of Diabetes Healthcare Access & Equity, Immigrant & Refugee Health Peer Reviewed
Validation of the Canadian Diabetes Risk Questionnaire Tool Among Young African, Caribbean, and Black Adults Living in Canada Adarquah, V., Alamgir, A.K.M., Cerutti, S., Cottagiri, S.A., Edjoc, R., Iqbal, A., Jiang, Y., Raghunauth, D., Srugo, S. December 8, 2025 Canadian Journal of Diabetes Black Health, Chronic disease, Diabetes, Equity Open Access
Exploring the perspectives of non-insured individuals utilizing emergency departments in Toronto: a qualitative study Alamgir, A.K.M., Gajaria, A., Hayman, K., Hulme, J., Rao, S., Siu, C. 2025 Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine EDI, Emergency Department care, Non-insured Peer Reviewed, Restricted Access
Status and Health Security: An Exploratory Study of Irregular Immigrants in Toronto Nerad, S., Simich, L., Wu, F. 2007 Canadian Journal of Public Health Immigrant & Refugee Health Peer Reviewed
Self-management, health service use and information seeking for diabetes care among recent immigrants in Toronto Creatore, M., Hyman, I., Kljujic, D., Patychuk, D., Rummens, J.A., Shakya, Y.B., Vissandjee, B., Zaidi, Q. 2012 Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada Healthcare Access & Equity, Immigrant & Refugee Health Peer Reviewed