IALH Research Fellow Nancy Clark has co-authored a new scoping review protocol entitled Strategies to support the mental health and well-being of migrant LGBTQIA+ college and university students: a scoping review protocol. Collaborating authors include Roya Haghiri-Vijeh, Christine Huel, Ilo-Katryn Maimets, Janet Montague, Nigel Mantou Lou, and Edward Ou Jin Lee. This protocol was published …
Category Archives: Populations & Health
Adolescents’ Daily Lives (ADL) project: an intensive longitudinal design study protocol examining the associations between physical literacy, movement behaviours, emotion regulation and mental health
IALH Research Fellows Ryan Rhodes, Mauricio Garcia-Barrera, Sam Liu, Jonathan Rush, E Jean Buckler and Megan Ames and IALH Student Affiliate C. Emmett Sihoe have co-authored a new design study entitled Adolescents’ Daily Lives (ADL) project: an intensive longitudinal design study protocol examining the associations between physical literacy, movement behaviours, emotion regulation and mental health. …
Improving prevalence estimates of mental health and well-being indicators among Sexual Minority Men: A Propensity Weighting Approach
IALH Research Fellow and past Acting Director Nathan J. Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled Improving prevalence estimates of mental health and well-being indicators among sexual minority men: a propensity-weighting approach. Collaborating authors include Christoffer Dharma, Peter M Smith, Michael Escobar, Travis Salway, Victoria Landsman, Ben Klassen, and Dionne Gesink. This article was …
Resettlement, Employment, and Mental Health Among Syrian Refugee Men in Canada: An Intersectional Study Using Photovoice
IALH Research Fellow Nancy Clark has co-authored a new study entitled Resettlement, Employment, and Mental Health Among Syrian Refugee Men in Canada: An Intersectional Study Using Photovoice. Collaborating authors include Gökce Yurdakul,Carla Hilario, Heba Elgharbawy, Nedal Izzden, Elias Moses and Muna Zaidalkilani. This study was published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Abstract: …
Promoting trans patient autonomy in surgical preparation for phalloplasty and metoidioplasty: results from a community-based cross-sectional survey and implications for preoperative assessments
IALH Research Fellow and past Acting Director Nathan J. Lachowsky and IALH Student Affiliate Leo L. Rutherford have co-authored a new research article entitled Promoting trans patient autonomy in surgical preparation for phalloplasty and metoidioplasty: results from a community-based cross-sectional survey and implications for preoperative assessments. Other collaborating authors include Elijah R. Castle, Noah Adams, …
Disparities in healthcare, STI testing, and PrEP access among newcomer sexual minority men in Canada’s three largest urban centers
IALH Research Fellow and past Acting Director Nathan J. Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled Disparities in healthcare, STI testing, and PrEP access among newcomer sexual minority men in Canada’s three largest urban centers. Collaborating authors include Paolo A. Palma, Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, Jessie Dawson, Reza Zandi, Terri Zhang, Evan Campbell, Darrell H. S. …
Defining and characterizing the role of the liaison in supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ people to navigate health-service settings: a scoping review protocol
IALH Research Fellows Allie Slemon and Ingrid Handlovsky and IALH Student Affiliate Jaymelyn Hubert have co-authored a new scoping review entitled Defining and characterizing the role of the liaison in supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ people to navigate health-service settings: a scoping review protocol. Other collaborating authors include Bernadette Zakher, Jessica Mussell, Jess Crawford, Dara Gan, and Sage …
Prevalence, Determinants, and Trends in the Experience and Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among a Cohort of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver, Canada (2017–2022)
IALH Research Fellow and past Acting Director Nathan J. Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled Prevalence, Determinants, and Trends in the Experience and Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among a Cohort of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver, Canada (2017–2022). Collaborating authors include Stephen …
A Mixed Method Study of Nursing Students’ Experiences of Discrimination Within Their Programs
IALH Research Fellows Allie Slemon and Ingrid Handlovsky have co-authored a new mixed method study entitled A Mixed Method Study of Nursing Students’ Experiences of Discrimination Within Their Programs. Shivinder Dhari is the other collaborating author. This study was published in Journal of Advanced Nursing. Abstract: Aim: This research aimed to explore nursing students’ experiences and …
Deformable Elliptical Particles for Predictive Mesh-Adaptive Crowds
IALH Research Fellow Brandon Haworth has published a new research article entitled Deformable Elliptical Particles for Predictive Mesh-Adaptive Crowds. Collaborating authors include Dominic Ferreira and Liam Shatzel. This article was published in MIG ’24: Proceedings of the 17th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference on Motion, Interaction, and Games. Abstract: Crowd simulation is an essential tool in the …
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Work-related grief and bereavement experiences of social and community service workers working with people experiencing social disadvantage: a rapid scoping review
IALH Research Fellow Kelli I. Stajduhar and IALH Student Affiliate Ashley Mollison have co-authored a new rapid scoping review entitled Work-related grief and bereavement experiences of social and community service workers working with people experiencing social disadvantage: a rapid scoping review. Collaborating authors include Kara Whitlock, Zahra Premji, Carolina Posada, Mauricio Arias-Rojas, and Charlotte Futcher. …
Impact of interventions on mpox transmission during the 2022 outbreak in Canada: a mathematical modeling study of three different cities
IALH Research Fellow and past Acting Director Nathan Lachowksy has co-authored a new mathematical modeling study entitled Impact of interventions on mpox transmission during the 2022 outbreak in Canada: a mathematical modeling study of three different cities. Collaborating authors include Fanyu Xiu, Carla M. Doyle, Jorge Luis Flores Anato, Jesse Knight, Linwei Wang, Joseph Cox, …
What are the experiences of individuals who have larger bodies or obesity seeking fertility care and of clinicians providing care?
IALH Research Fellow Sarah Nutter has co-authored a new scoping review entitled What are the experiences of individuals who have larger bodies or obesity seeking fertility care and of clinicians providing care? Collaborating authors include Marilou Cote, Helena Piccinini-Vallis, Taniya Nagpal, Ariadne Daniel, Julia Craig, Erin Brennand, Jean-Patrice Baillargeon, Kristi Adamo, Hanna Randhawa, Brooke Hebert, …
Navigating Stigma in Romantic Relationships Where One or Both Partners Sell Sexual Services
IALH Postdoctoral Fellow Andrea Mellor has co-authored a new research article entitled Navigating Stigma in Romantic Relationships Where One or Both Partners Sell Sexual Services. Collaborating authors include UVic colleagues Cecilia Benoit, Brett Koenig, Mikael Jansson, Doug Magnuson, and Laura Vetrone. The article was published in The Journal of Sex Research. Abstract: Romantic relationships are …
Problematic Alcohol Use Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in Canada: The Role of Proximal Stressors and Anxiety
IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled Problematic alcohol use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada: the role of proximal stressors and anxiety. Collaborating authors include Adhm Zahran, Sarah S. Dermody, Graham W. Berlin, Paolo A. Palma, Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, Syed W. Noor, Daniel …
Neonatal Nursing Research in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
IALH Research Fellow Nancy Clark has co-authored a scoping review entitled Neonatal nursing research in low-and middle-income countries: A scoping review. Co-authors include colleagues from the University of Victoria, Miranda M.M. Amundsen, Matthew Little and Lenora Marcellus. The review was published in Journal of Neonatal Nursing. Abstract: Neonatal outcomes contribute over 50% to under-five child …
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Current Trends and Future Directions in Internalized Weight Stigma Research: A Scoping Review and Synthesis of the Literature
IALH Research Fellow Sarah Nutter (Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies) has co-authored a scoping review entitled Current trends and future directions in internalized weight stigma research: a scoping review and synthesis of the literature. Collaborating authors include Jessica Saunders and Rachel Waugh. The article was published in Journal of Eating Disorders. Abstract: Background: Since the …
Helping Others Facilitates Well-Being for Indigenous Peoples Living With HIV/AIDS in Canada
IALH Research Fellow Frederick Grouzet (Psychology) has co-authored a new research article entitled Helping Others Facilitates Well-Being for Indigenous Peoples Living With HIV/AIDS in Canada. Collaborating authors include B. Skov, C. Briatico, R. Jackson, R. Masching, M. Parsons, D. Peltier, and D. Turner. The article was published in AIDS and Behavior. Abstract: Research has found …
Navigating Patterns of Oral PrEP use: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study of Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men’s Dynamic Practices of Pausing, On-Demand, and Stopping PrEP in Canada
IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky and IALH Student Affiliate Alex Wells, have co-authored a new research article entitled Navigating patterns of oral PrEP use: A qualitative longitudinal study of gay, bisexual, and queer men’s dynamic practices of pausing, on-demand, and stopping PrEP in Canada. Collaborating authors include Emerich Daroya, Mark Gaspar, Jad Sinno, Mark Hull, Darrell …
“You Can’t Die Here”: An Exploration of the Barriers to Dying-in-Place for Structurally Vulnerable Populations in an Urban Centre in British Columbia, Canada
IALH Research Fellow Kelli Stajduhar, IALH Research Associate Melissa Giesbrecht, and IALH Student Affiliates Ashley Mollison and Kara Whitlock have co-authored a new research article entitled “You can’t die here”: an exploration of the barriers to dying-in-place for structurally vulnerable populations in an urban centre in British Columbia, Canada. Other collaborating authors include Piotr Burek, …
Conformity to Masculinity Norms and Mental Health Outcomes Among Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two-Spirit, and Queer Men and Non-Binary Individuals
IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled Conformity to Masculinity Norms and Mental Health Outcomes Among Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Two-Spirit, and Queer Men and Non-Binary Individuals. Collaborating authors include Sarah Cooper, Tristan Péloquin, Travis Salway, John L. Oliffe, Benjamin Klassen, David J. Brennan, Janie Houle, and Olivier Ferlatte. The article …
“It’s A Lot More Like Family Sunday Dinner Than People Think”: Community, Pleasure, and Other Motivations for Group Sex
IALH Research Fellow Nathan Lachowsky has co-authored a new research article entitled “It’s a lot more like family Sunday dinner than people think”: Community, pleasure, and other motivations for group sex. Collaborating authors include Nini Longoria, Aki Gormezano, and Leah Shumka. The article was published in The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. Abstract: Group sex …
Transforming the Landscape of Obesity Education – The Canadian Obesity Education Competencies
IALH Research Fellow Sarah Nutter has co-authored a new research article entitled Transforming the landscape of obesity education – The Canadian obesity education competencies. The article was published in Obesity Pillars. Abstract: Background: With ongoing gaps in obesity education delivery for health professions in Canada and around the world, a transformative shift is needed to …
Older, Self-Identifying Gay Men’s Conceptualisations of Psychological Well-Being (PWB): A Canadian Perspective
IALH Research Fellow Ingrid Handlovsky and IALH Student Affiliate Anthony T. Amato have co-authored a research article with Tessa Wonsiak entitled Older, self-identifying gay men’s conceptualisations of psychological well-being (PWB): A Canadian perspective. The article was published in Nursing Philosophy. Abstract: Many older gay men experience diminished psychological well-being (PWB) due to unique circumstances including …
The Association of the Quality of Life with Afghan Households’ Food Insecurity Before and After the Recent Political Change in Afghanistan: A Comparative Analysis
IALH Research Fellow Nancy Clark has co-authored a new research article entitled The association of the quality of life with Afghan households’ food insecurity before and after the recent political change in Afghanistan: a comparative analysis. Collaborating authors include Jumakhan Saif-Nijat, Mohammad Reza Pakravan-Charvadeh, Saeed Gholamrezai, Mehdi Rahimian, Ginny Lane, Daniel Béland, Mustafa Koc, Nasrin …