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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A pilot with computer-assisted psychosocial risk –assessment for refugees Abuelaish, I., Ahmad, F., Ahmadzi, H.M., Khoaja, K., Li. J., Lou, W., Norman, C.D., Shakya, Y.B. 2012 BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making Immigrant & Refugee Health Peer Reviewed
A Practice-based Methodology on Conducting a Collaborative Scoping Review with PRISMA-ScR Model for the Separated Refugee Youth Project Abojedi, A., Alamgir, A.K.M., Nudel, S. 2022 Journal of Scientific Research and Reports Economic Security & Health, Evaluation Research, Healthcare Access, Healthcare Access & Equity, Immigrant & Refugee Health, Mental Health, Refugee Mental Health Open Access
A qualitative study on the Virtual Emergency Department care experiences of equity-deserving populations Alamgir, A.K.M., Arafeh, D., Domb, S., Elman, D., Hall, J.N., Halperin, I.J., Hemphill, J., Hitzig, S.L., Kokorelias, K.M., Ledwos, C., Legere, L., Pattni, N., Prospero, L.D., Reis, L., Sheppard, C.L., Vijayakumar, A. 2024 PLoS One Equity-deserving populations, Virtual care Open Access
Addressing Racialised Disparities in Access to Health Care and Quality of Care: A Literature Review Hyman, I., Shakya, Y.B. 2007 Healthcare Access & Equity Community-based Research
Aspirations for Higher Education among Newcomer Refugee Youth in Toronto: Expectations, Challenges, and Strategies Abiyo, S., Akbari, A., Alley, S., Guruge, S., Htoo. S., Hynie, M., Khogali, A., Malik, M., Murtaza, R., Shakya, Y.B. 2011 Refuge Economic Security & Health Peer Reviewed
Best Practices for Working with Homeless Immigrants and Refugee Phase 2: Action Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services 2011 Immigrant & Refugee Health Community-based Research
Best Practices for Working with Homeless Immigrants and Refugees Phase 1: Research Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services 2003 Immigrant & Refugee Health Community-based Research
Beyond Positive Intentions: Seeking Well-Being and Equity for LGBTQ+ Newcomer Women and Other Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Newcomers Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services 2021 Economic Security & Health, Healthcare Access & Equity, Immigrant & Refugee Health Community-based Research, Open Access
Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers among Immigrants and Refugees: A Mixed-Methods Study at Three Community Health Centres in Toronto, Canada Alamgir, A.K.M., Lofters, A.K., Nitti, N., Shakya, Y.B., Wang, A.M.Q., Yung, E.M. 2020 Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. Healthcare Access & Equity Peer Reviewed, Restricted Access
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