Leah Hamilton, University of Calgary

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Calgary profile.

newcomers refugees mental health public health advertising racialized persons

Latest papers

Strategic communication for social inclusion: how immigrant entrepreneurs navigate barriers to markets, services, and spaces
International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship · 2026
Canada is becoming less accepting of gender diversity, new Statistics Canada data shows
2026 · first author
Is Alberta really ‘following the science’ on trans healthcare?
2026 · senior author

All 41 publications

Latest funding

Ethnic Media in Canada at a Crossroads: Challenges, Opportunities and Contributions to Canadian Society
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$115,370
Contested Memories and Revised Myths: How Collective Memory Affects Identity and National Ties in Kenya
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$47,479
Co-Designing Effective Public Health Advertisements with Newcomer Women
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,283

All 7 grants and awards

41 publications.

01

Strategic communication for social inclusion: how immigrant entrepreneurs navigate barriers to markets, services, and spaces

Ran Ju, Leah K. Hamilton, Shanshan Shi

International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1177/02662426261467892

02

Canada is becoming less accepting of gender diversity, new Statistics Canada data shows

Leah Hamilton, Corinne Mason

2026First author

DOI: 10.64628/aam.5ppyxkv5g

03

Is Alberta really ‘following the science’ on trans healthcare?

Corinne Mason, Leah Hamilton

2026Senior author

DOI: 10.64628/aam.7a99wjf9v

04

Addressing social needs to improve health in adults with multiple chronic conditions: A comparative effectiveness trial of two real-world social needs interventions

Emma L. Tucher, Allison L. Steele, Connie S. Uratsu, Leah K. Hamilton, Meagan C. Brown, Joshua R. Nugent, Danielle Hessler Jones, Laura M. Gottlieb, RICHARD W. GRANT

Contemporary Clinical Trials20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2025.108210 PMID: 41453516

05

Improving Comprehension of Consent Forms in Online Research: An Empirical Test of Four Interventions

Naomi K. Grant, Leah K. Hamilton, Jenalyn M. Ormita

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/15562646251321132 PMID: 40084819

06

Antistigma mental health advertisements can create backlash for racialized immigrants.

Leah K. Hamilton, Mohammed El Hazzouri, Esra Arı, Pallavi Banerjee

Stigma and Health20241 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1037/sah0000566

07

Understanding Political Integration Among Syrian Refugees in Calgary

Mathew Vitale, Leah Hamilton

Spectrum2024Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.29173/spectrum227

08

What’s behind the dramatic shift in Canadian public opinion about immigration levels?

Leah K. Hamilton

2024First author

DOI: 10.64628/aam.a57fnqc7q

09

As Canada welcomes historic numbers of immigrants, how can communities be more welcoming?

Leah K. Hamilton, Victoria M. Esses, Pereira Élida Mirella de Barros, Awish Aslam

2023First author

DOI: 10.64628/aam.a3hf9eya7

10

Syrian Refugees’ Experiences of the Pandemic in Canada: Barriers to Integration and Just Solutions

Fawziah Rabiah-Mohammed, Leah K. Hamilton, Abe Oudshoorn, Mohammad Bakhash, Rima C. Tarraf, Eman A. Arnout, Cindy Brown, Sarah Benbow, Sagida Elnihum, Mohammed El Hazzouri, Victoria M. Esses, Luc Thériault

Studies in Social Justice202216 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.26522/ssj.v16i1.2669

Ethnic Media in Canada at a Crossroads: Challenges, Opportunities and Contributions to Canadian Society

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Aguiar, Luis L.M.

Keywords: ethnic media; digital media; digital divide; youth; challenges; future; Canada

$115,370

Contested Memories and Revised Myths: How Collective Memory Affects Identity and National Ties in Kenya

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Aboubakar, Harmata

Keywords: collective memory; national unity; nationalism; identity; tribalism; democracy; nation-building; presidential speeches; commemoration; uprising; colonialism; population; development; myth-making; collective amnesia; qualitative methods; Africa; leadership

$47,479

Co-Designing Effective Public Health Advertisements with Newcomer Women

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Hamilton, Leah K.

Keywords: newcomers; refugees; mental health; public health advertising; racialized persons

$24,283

Long term housing outcomes of under-housed Syrian refugees

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Oudshoorn, Abram

Keywords: housing; refugees; Syrian newcomers; immigration; grounded theory

$94,075

Optimizing the provision of information to facilitate the settlement and integration of refugees in Canada: case studies of Syrian refugees in London, Ontario and Calgary, Alberta

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Esses, Victoria M.

$23,560

Optimizing the provision of information to facilitate the settlement and integration of immigrants in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Esses, Victoria M.

Keywords: immigrants; information seeking; information provision; persuasion; communication; integration; settlement

$279,260

Using Attributional Retraining to Improve Skilled Immigrants’ Labour Market Outcomes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2014Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hamilton, Leah

Keywords: (1) immigrants; (2) integration; (3) attribution theory; (4) job search strategies; (5) underemployment

$74,732

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Department of Psychology
Social/Cultural Geography
Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics
Centre for Research in Sustainable Supply Chain Analytics
Information and Media Studies
Department of Sociology
Other Communication and Media Studies
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their SSHRC grant from 2022

Subject: Prospective PhD student: newcomers Dear Professor Hamilton, 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 "Strategic communication for social inclusion: how immigrant entrepreneurs navigate barriers to markets, services, and spaces" (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 "Co-Designing Effective Public Health Advertisements with Newcomer Women" (2022), 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]