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Aleem Bharwani

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Associate ProfessorDepartment of Community Health SciencesUniversity of Calgary

Aleem Bharwani

Associate Professor

Department of Community Health Sciences

Cumming School of Medicine

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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7 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (7 SSHRC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Pluralism Inclusive Governance Social Innovation Track Two Diplomacy

Latest papers

A community-engaged public health research and outreach program for immigrant and racialized workers in meat processing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BMC public health · 2026
Uncovering systemic barriers related to equity, diversity and inclusion in child health research: a scoping review addressing marginalised communities.
BMJ global health · 2025
Redefining professionalism to improve health equity in competency based medical education (CBME): A qualitative study.
MedEdPublish (2016) · 2024

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Integrating Pluralism into Transdisciplinary Scholarship: Harmonizing Collaboration Across Diverse Disciplines Aiming to Solve Complex Societal Challenges
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$118,800
Inclusive by Design: A Multimedia Pathway to Governance Transformation in Higher Education
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$70,000
Making Sense of Consensus: A Parallel Path Approach to Understanding Consensus-Based Decision-Making to Shape Higher Education and Non-Profit Governance
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$30,000

All 10 grants and awards

19 publications.

A community-engaged public health research and outreach program for immigrant and racialized workers in meat processing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fabreau GE, Norrie E, Holdbrook L, Antonio M, Essar MY, Youssef M, Sahilie A, Yemane M, Ramirez-Cerino E, Hassan N, Grewal R, Hussain Z, Altahsh D, Magwood O, Saad A, Santana M, Bharwani A, Nielssen I, Edwards ST, Spitzer D, Coakley A, Pottie K

BMC public health2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-28210-6 PMID: 42351072

Uncovering systemic barriers related to equity, diversity and inclusion in child health research: a scoping review addressing marginalised communities.

Charles-Rodriguez U, Ngwezi DP, Damag S, Johnson N, Bharwani A, Ladha T, Salami O

BMJ global health2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015824 PMID: 40825607

Redefining professionalism to improve health equity in competency based medical education (CBME): A qualitative study.

Bakunda L, Crooks R, Johnson N, Osei-Tutu K, Bharwani A, Gye E, Okoro D, Hinz H, Nearing S, Peer L, Kassam A, Smyth P, Chu P, Ruzycki S, Joneja M, Rabi D, Barnabe C, Roach P

MedEdPublish (2016)2024

DOI: 10.12688/mep.20489.1 PMID: 39600517

Transforming Intractable Policy Conflicts: A Qualitative Study Examining the Novel Application of Facilitated Discourse (Track Two Diplomacy) to Community Water Fluoridation in Calgary, Canada.

Bharwani A, Van Dyke J, Santamaria-Plaza C, Palmiano Federer J, Jones P

International journal of environmental research and public health2023First author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20146402 PMID: 37510634

Closing the empathy gap towards equitable outcomes: gender equity in the medical workforce.

Bharwani A, Ruzycki SM

BMJ leader2023First author

DOI: 10.1136/leader-2020-000425 PMID: 37200173

We need to work differently in a crisis: peer-professional leadership to redesign physicians' work.

Woiceshyn J, Huq JL, Kannappan S, Fabreau G, Minty E, Pendharkar S, Bharwani A

BMJ leader2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/leader-2021-000490 PMID: 36170524

Identifying leadership in medical trainees: evaluation of a competency-based approach.

Jones SK, Chan KH, Bourdage JS, Bharwani A

BMJ leader2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/leader-2020-000402 PMID: 35537011

Challenges to Navigating Pregnancy and Parenthood for Physician Parents: a Framework Analysis of Qualitative Data.

Freeman G, Bharwani A, Brown A, Ruzycki SM

Journal of general internal medicine2021

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06835-0 PMID: 33959880

Description of a Multi-faceted COVID-19 Pandemic Physician Workforce Plan at a Multi-site Academic Health System.

Pendharkar SR, Minty E, Shukalek CB, Kerr B, MacMullan P, Lail P, Cheema K, Alimohamed N, Allen T, Vlasschaert MEO, Kachra R, Ma IWY, Johannson KA, Gibson PS, Elliott MJ, Papini A, Smith S, Lemaire J, Ruzycki SM, Hunter A, Desjardins-Kallar W, Schaefer JP, Zarnke KB, Bharwani A, Fabreau GE

Journal of general internal medicine2021

DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06543-1 PMID: 33564947

Association Between the Proportion of Women on a Conference Planning Committee and the Proportion of Women Speakers at Medical Conferences.

Lithgow KC, Earp M, Bharwani A, Fletcher S, Ruzycki SM

JAMA network open2020

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0677 PMID: 32163164

Integrating Pluralism into Transdisciplinary Scholarship: Harmonizing Collaboration Across Diverse Disciplines Aiming to Solve Complex Societal Challenges

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bharwani, Aleem

$118,800

Inclusive by Design: A Multimedia Pathway to Governance Transformation in Higher Education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Bharwani, Aleem

Keywords: inclusive governance; pluralism; ethical space; public policy; public administration; higher education

$70,000

Making Sense of Consensus: A Parallel Path Approach to Understanding Consensus-Based Decision-Making to Shape Higher Education and Non-Profit Governance

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Envisioning Governance Systems that Work

Principal investigators: Bharwani, Aleem

Keywords: consensus-based decision-making; inclusive governance; Indigenous Knowledge Systems

$30,000

Building the Infrastructure for Indigenous Primary Healthcare: A Comparative Policy Research Study in Alberta and Ontario

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Cat Gr.: Policy Research for HST - IHSPR - Health Care Policy Res./Systems Res.

Principal investigators: Montesanti, Stephanie R; Tailfeathers, Esther; Bharwani, Aleem; Crowshoe, Lynden L; Green, Michael E; Roach, Pamela Marie

Keywords: Funding; Indigenous Models Of Care; Indigenous Primary Healthcare; Indigenous Primary Healthcare Infrastructure; Indigenous Primary Healthcare Workforce; Payment/Remuneration Models

$150,000

Resolving Intractable Policy Conflicts: Applying Track Two Diplomacy to Community Water Fluoridation in Calgary

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Bharwani, Aleem

Keywords: Track Two diplomacy; public health; community water fluoridation; policy conflicts; urban governance

$15,880

Co-Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating an Inclusive Governance Model for the University of Calgary's Faculties of Education and Medicine - in Partnership with Equity-Seeking Communities in Treaty 7 Territory/Métis Nation of Alberta/Southern Alberta

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Bharwani, Aleem

Keywords: inclusive governance; higher education; Indigenous; civil society; pluralism; equity; diversity; inclusion

$151,395

Co-Designing a Track Two Diplomacy Process for University Community Engagement towards a Health in All Policies Imperative

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Bharwani, Aleem

Keywords: track two diplomacy; public health; community engagement; social innovation

$17,176

Investigating COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Strategies for Marginalized Newcomer Communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.:Emerg. COVID Res. Gaps/Priorities - Vaccine Distribution Models

Principal investigators: Fabreau, Gabriel; Teare, Gary F; Pottie, Kevin; Spitzer, Denise L

Keywords: Covid-19; Immigrants And Refugees; Marginalized Communities; Occupational Health; Public Health; Social Determinants Of Health; Temporary Foreign Workers; Undocumented Migrants; Vaccine Delivery Models; Vaccines

$469,235

Co-Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating an Inclusive Governance Model for the University of Calgary's Faculties of Education and Medicine - in Partnership with Equity-Seeking Communities in Treaty 7 Territory/Métis Nation of Alberta/Southern Alberta

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Bharwani, Aleem

Keywords: inclusive governance; higher education; Indigenous; civil society; pluralism; equity; diversity; inclusion

$48,605

The Anatomy, Determinants and Impacts of the Cargill COVID-19 Outbreak Among Newcomers and their Families in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Social Policy and Public Health Responses

Principal investigators: Fabreau, Gabriel; Hinshaw, Deena; Pottie, Kevin

Keywords: Cargill Meat Processing Facility; Community Engaged Research; Covid-19 Outbreak; Covid-19 Transmission Dynamics And Determinants; Immigrant, Refugee And Temporary Foreign Worker Health; Infectious Disease Outbreak; Primary Healthcare Response; Public Health Outbreak Response

$364,913

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Pluralism Dear Professor Bharwani, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "A community-engaged public health research and outreach program for immigrant and racialized workers in meat processing during the COVID-19 pandemic." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Integrating Pluralism into Transdisciplinary Scholarship: Harmonizing Collaboration Across Diverse Disciplines Aiming to Solve Complex Societal Challenges" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Aleem Bharwani

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A community-engaged public health research and outreach program for immigrant and racialized workers in meat processing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Uncovering systemic barriers related to equity, diversity and inclusion in child health research: a scoping review addressing marginalised communities.

Redefining professionalism to improve health equity in competency based medical education (CBME): A qualitative study.

Transforming Intractable Policy Conflicts: A Qualitative Study Examining the Novel Application of Facilitated Discourse (Track Two Diplomacy) to Community Water Fluoridation in Calgary, Canada.

Closing the empathy gap towards equitable outcomes: gender equity in the medical workforce.

We need to work differently in a crisis: peer-professional leadership to redesign physicians' work.

Identifying leadership in medical trainees: evaluation of a competency-based approach.

Challenges to Navigating Pregnancy and Parenthood for Physician Parents: a Framework Analysis of Qualitative Data.

Description of a Multi-faceted COVID-19 Pandemic Physician Workforce Plan at a Multi-site Academic Health System.

Association Between the Proportion of Women on a Conference Planning Committee and the Proportion of Women Speakers at Medical Conferences.

Integrating Pluralism into Transdisciplinary Scholarship: Harmonizing Collaboration Across Diverse Disciplines Aiming to Solve Complex Societal Challenges

Inclusive by Design: A Multimedia Pathway to Governance Transformation in Higher Education

Making Sense of Consensus: A Parallel Path Approach to Understanding Consensus-Based Decision-Making to Shape Higher Education and Non-Profit Governance

Building the Infrastructure for Indigenous Primary Healthcare: A Comparative Policy Research Study in Alberta and Ontario

Resolving Intractable Policy Conflicts: Applying Track Two Diplomacy to Community Water Fluoridation in Calgary

Co-Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating an Inclusive Governance Model for the University of Calgary's Faculties of Education and Medicine - in Partnership with Equity-Seeking Communities in Treaty 7 Territory/Métis Nation of Alberta/Southern Alberta

Co-Designing a Track Two Diplomacy Process for University Community Engagement towards a Health in All Policies Imperative

Investigating COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Strategies for Marginalized Newcomer Communities

Co-Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating an Inclusive Governance Model for the University of Calgary's Faculties of Education and Medicine - in Partnership with Equity-Seeking Communities in Treaty 7 Territory/Métis Nation of Alberta/Southern Alberta

The Anatomy, Determinants and Impacts of the Cargill COVID-19 Outbreak Among Newcomers and their Families in Canada

Frequent collaborators

Allison Brown

Nicole Johnson

Gabriel Fabreau

Oluwabukola Salami

Maria Santana

Aliya Kassam

Neesh Pannu

Sachin Pendharkar

Jaana Woiceshyn

Penelope Smyth

Doreen Rabi

Cheryl Barnabe

Meghan Elliott

Nairne Scott-Douglas

Pamela Roach

Annalee Coakley

Denise Spitzer

Kannin Osei-Tutu

Jane Lemaire

Jo-Louise Huq