Sophie Yohani, University of Alberta

Research

refugees integration psychosocial community research Syrian migration

Latest papers

Mental Health Supports for SOGIE Asylum Seekers in Canada: A Community-Responsive Scoping Review.
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026 · senior author
Guidance on Community-Based Mental Health Support for Black Youth in Canada.
Community mental health journal · 2026
A Scoping Review of Refugee Children's Health Conditions, Outcomes, and Measures Used in Refugee-Serving Public Health Centres/Clinics in Canada.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026

All 19 publications

Latest funding

A Participatory Action Research Project to Promote the Mental Health of Black Children in Alberta
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$400,000
Hangxiety after a night of drinking: Why do some people experience anxiety during alcohol hangover?
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$64,914
I am because we are - amplifying Sub-Saharan African immigrants' resilience and ability to thrive
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$499,518

All 10 grants and awards

19 publications.

01

Mental Health Supports for SOGIE Asylum Seekers in Canada: A Community-Responsive Scoping Review.

So AY, Caso TJ, Yohani S

Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/bs16091484 PMID: 42792284

02

Guidance on Community-Based Mental Health Support for Black Youth in Canada.

Salami B, Martínez-Vega R, Tunde-Byass M, Alaazi DA, Boatswain-Kyte A, Salami A, Maduforo AN, Price K, Dordunoo D, Hamilton-Hinch BA, Maina G, Massaquoi N, Oluwasina F, Mwansa C, Fajenyo V, Boakye-Yiadom N, Yohani S, Jarvis GE, Orakwue-Ononye N, Ogundare O, Renzaho AMN

Community mental health journal2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10597-026-01703-9 PMID: 42584786

03

A Scoping Review of Refugee Children's Health Conditions, Outcomes, and Measures Used in Refugee-Serving Public Health Centres/Clinics in Canada.

Botwe A, Armoush N, Poth C, Yohani S, Gokiert R

International journal of environmental research and public health2026

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23010092 PMID: 41595885

04

Culturally Adapted Mental Health Education Programs for Migrant Populations: A Scoping Review.

Thayyilayil SA, Yohani S, Cyuzuzo L, Kennedy M, Salami B

International journal of environmental research and public health2026

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23010072 PMID: 41595866

05

Culturally Responsive Approaches to Health Research with Black Canadians: Challenges and Strategies.

Alaazi DA, Yohani S, Salami B

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities2025

DOI: 10.1007/s40615-024-02175-x PMID: 39302565

06

Key Features of Culturally Inclusive, -Affirming and Contextually Relevant Mental Health Care and Healing Practices with Black Canadians: A Scoping Review.

Yohani S, Devereux C

International journal of environmental research and public health2025First author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22091316 PMID: 41007460

07

"The Children Are Not Controllable Because They Follow Western Values" - Narratives of the Parenting Experiences of African Immigrants in Alberta, Canada.

Punjani NS, Okeke-Ihejirika PE, Salami BO, Yohani S, Olukotun M

Journal of immigrant and minority health2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10903-024-01598-2 PMID: 38647630

08

Mental Health of Immigrant Children and Adolescents (6–17 Years) in Canada: Evidence from the Canadian Health Measures Survey

Salami OO, Yaskina M, Georgiades K, Diaz E, Hegadoren K, Meherali S, Yohani S, Senthilselvan A

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health20236 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20216997 PMID: W4388019277

09

Actions needed to promote health equity and the mental health of Canada's Black refugees.

King RU, Este DC, Yohani S, Duhaney P, McFarlane C, Liu JKK

Ethnicity & health2022

DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2021.1955092 PMID: 34392754

10

Health of African Refugee Children Outside Africa: A Scoping Review.

Salami B, Mogale S, Ojo F, Kariwo M, Thompson J, Okeke-Ihejirika P, Yohani S

Journal of pediatric nursing2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2021.06.001 PMID: 34118591

A Participatory Action Research Project to Promote the Mental Health of Black Children in Alberta

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Salami, Bukola O

Keywords: African; Black; Black Children; Caribbean; Children; Health Equity; Immigrant Children; Mental Health

$400,000

Hangxiety after a night of drinking: Why do some people experience anxiety during alcohol hangover?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Kim, Dong Wook

Keywords: alcohol hangover; anxiety; anxiety sensitivity; heavy drinking; scale development

$64,914

I am because we are - amplifying Sub-Saharan African immigrants' resilience and ability to thrive

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: African migrants; resilience; communalism; gendered intersections; transnationals; participatory action research; constructivist grounded theory; mixed methods

$499,518

I am because we are - amplifying Sub-Saharan African immigrants' resilience and ability to thrive

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: African migrants; resilience; communalism; gendered intersections; transnationals; participatory action research; constructivist grounded theory; mixed methods

$20,000

I am because we are - amplifying Sub-Saharan African immigrants' resilience and ability to thrive

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: African migrants; resilience; communalism; gendered intersections; transnationals; participatory action research; constructivist grounded theory; mixed methods

$996,056

Psychosocial adaptation and integration of Syrian refugee communities using community learning empowerment groups

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Yohani, Sophie C.

Keywords: refugees; integration; psychosocial; community research; Syrian; migration

$239,817

Supporting Somali and Syrian refugee adolescents

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Stewart, Miriam J.

Keywords: refugees; social support; technology; intervention; Syria; Somalia

$257,604

Understanding gender relations in African immigrant families: a participatory action research - PAR

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Okeke-Ihejirika, Philomina E.

Keywords: gender relations; migration; African immigrants; transition; integration

$201,981

GLOBAL LANDSCAPE - Addressing domestic violence in post-migration gender relations: a prerequisite for building sustainable, resilient immigrant communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Okeke-Ihejirika, Philomina E.

$24,981

Cultural brokering with Syrian refugee families with young children: an exploration of challenges and best practices in psychosocial adaptation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kirova, Anna

$24,991

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

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