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Julia Smith

ResearcherSimon Fraser University

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Julia Smith

Researcher

Health Sciences

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
32 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 15 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (3 CIHR, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2024.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Intersectional Caregiving Gender Healthcare Workforce Virtual Health Inequities Pandemic Policy

Latest papers

The role of age, sex, and ethnicity in vaccine trust, and sources of information in Canada: Findings from a national survey.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026 · senior author
Religion and vaccination: beyond hesitancy.
Vaccine · 2026 · senior author
Waiting times for primary care appointments among older adults: a scoping review.
BMC public health · 2026 · senior author

All 54 publications

Latest funding

What's the global health governance problem represented to be in feminist foreign policy? An intersectional-based policy analysis of the Canadian Feminist International Assistance Policy
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$2,000
Developing a Regional One Health Communications Platform for Pandemic Preparedness
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Global Health through a Gendered Lens: The Influence and Impact of Feminist Foreign Policy
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$17,790

All 14 grants and awards

54 publications.

The role of age, sex, and ethnicity in vaccine trust, and sources of information in Canada: Findings from a national survey.

Pham A, Tiwana MH, Smith J

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2026.2622198 PMID: 41640305

Religion and vaccination: beyond hesitancy.

Tiwana H, Banerjee AT, Bastos JLD, Smith J

Vaccine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.129182 PMID: 42784872

Waiting times for primary care appointments among older adults: a scoping review.

Pham ANQ, Akram I, Tiwana MH, Smith J

BMC public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-28406-w PMID: 42464199

Trends and inequities in primary and emergency care use among older adults in British Columbia: an analysis across age, sex, income, and rurality (2018-2023).

Pham ANQ, Smith J

International journal for equity in health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-026-02859-2 PMID: 41992316

Associations between demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic factors and mental health in long COVID: A clinic-based cross-sectional study.

Pham ANQ, Smith J, Byers KA, Card KG

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342516 PMID: 41849271

Addressing ableism in healthcare: integrating critical disability theory into health services research.

Gooderham E, Smith J, Lavergne R, McCracken RK, Hedden L

International journal for equity in health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02721-x PMID: 41366678

Correction: Trends in access to primary care among Canadian older adults before, during, and following the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Pham ANQ, Akram I, Tiwana MH, Smith J

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-31178-9 PMID: 41345515

An opportunity for gender transformation? UN Women's policy response to COVID-19.

Herten-Crabb A, Mũrage A, Smith J, Wenham C

Global public health2025

DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2025.2462626 PMID: 39931749

Trends in access to primary care among Canadian older adults before, during, and following the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Pham ANQ, Akram I, Tiwana MH, Smith J

Scientific reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-24365-1 PMID: 41254064

Learning from failure: Simulating pandemic agreement negotiations in a global health classroom.

Smith J, Gooderham E, Piper J

PLOS global public health2025First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003661 PMID: 40864633

What's the global health governance problem represented to be in feminist foreign policy? An intersectional-based policy analysis of the Canadian Feminist International Assistance Policy

SupervisorCIHR2025Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Hollmann, Lara

Keywords: Ics Travel Awards

$2,000

Developing a Regional One Health Communications Platform for Pandemic Preparedness

SupervisorCIHR2025Doctoral Research Award: PA -General Pandemic Prepared./Health Emergen. Research

Principal investigators: Ezeocha, Blessing Amarachi

Keywords: Climate-Related Health Risks; Community-Based Research; Health Systems Research; Implementation Science; Intersectoral Collaboration; One Health; Pandemic Preparedness; Qualitative Methods; Risk Communication; Zoonotic Diseases

$120,000

Global Health through a Gendered Lens: The Influence and Impact of Feminist Foreign Policy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Envisioning Governance Systems that Work

Principal investigators: Smith, Julia

Keywords: health; pandemic; global; feminist; foreign policy; Canada; UK

$17,790

Intersecting Faith and Public Health: Vaccination Decisions Among Canadian Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus

SupervisorCIHR2024DRA: PA - Priority Areas in Pandemic Prepareness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Tiwana, Muhammad Haaris

Keywords: Pandemic Preparedness; Religious Beliefs; Social Determinant Of Health; Vaccine Hesitancy; Vaccine Programs And Communication

$120,000

Optimising Virtual Health to Empower Caregivers: setting an intersectional research agenda

Nominated PICIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Smith, Julia; Hedden, Lindsay K; Sixsmith, Andrew

Keywords: Caregiving; Gender; Healthcare Workforce; Intersectional; Virtual Health

$39,984

Access to care pre, during and post-COVID for community-dwelling older adults: an intersectional analysis of health, social, and economic impacts

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Engage Grants - Generating Evidence for Public Health Decision Making

Principal investigators: Pham, Nguyen Quynh Anh

Keywords: intersections; access to care; COVID-19; pandemics; older adults; social economics;

$60,995

Do No Harm: Toward the Abolition of Carceral Forms of Perinatal Clinical Care

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Ideas Lab - Joint Initiative

Principal investigators: Rinaldi, Jen

Keywords: community-engaged research; health systems; perinatal care; abolition feminism

$249,509

Advancing Equity-Based Pandemic Preparedness Through Intersectional Analysis

Nominated PICIHR2022Cat. Gr.:CPHO Report - Centre for Res. on Pand. Prepar. and Health Emerg.

Principal investigators: Smith, Julia

Keywords: Inequities; Intersectional; Pandemic; Policy; Social Determinants Of Health

$94,805

Precarious work as a social determinant affecting Black people's health access and health outcomes during health emergencies: Informing health equity efforts in pandemic recovery and pandemic preparedness

SupervisorCIHR2022Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Murage, Alice M

Keywords: Black Population; Intersectionality; Pandemics; Precarious Work And Health; Social Determinant Of Health

$105,000

Understanding, recovering from and mitigating inequities associated with the use of travel measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons for post-pandemic recovery and future preparedness from Canada-US border management

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Calls

Principal investigators: Lee, Kelley

Keywords: travel measures; border management; Canada-US border; pandemic preparedness; health and social inequities

$249,425

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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Julia Smith

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The role of age, sex, and ethnicity in vaccine trust, and sources of information in Canada: Findings from a national survey.

Religion and vaccination: beyond hesitancy.

Waiting times for primary care appointments among older adults: a scoping review.

Trends and inequities in primary and emergency care use among older adults in British Columbia: an analysis across age, sex, income, and rurality (2018-2023).

Associations between demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic factors and mental health in long COVID: A clinic-based cross-sectional study.

Addressing ableism in healthcare: integrating critical disability theory into health services research.

Correction: Trends in access to primary care among Canadian older adults before, during, and following the COVID-19 public health emergency.

An opportunity for gender transformation? UN Women's policy response to COVID-19.

Trends in access to primary care among Canadian older adults before, during, and following the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Learning from failure: Simulating pandemic agreement negotiations in a global health classroom.

What's the global health governance problem represented to be in feminist foreign policy? An intersectional-based policy analysis of the Canadian Feminist International Assistance Policy

Developing a Regional One Health Communications Platform for Pandemic Preparedness

Global Health through a Gendered Lens: The Influence and Impact of Feminist Foreign Policy

Intersecting Faith and Public Health: Vaccination Decisions Among Canadian Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus

Optimising Virtual Health to Empower Caregivers: setting an intersectional research agenda

Access to care pre, during and post-COVID for community-dwelling older adults: an intersectional analysis of health, social, and economic impacts

Do No Harm: Toward the Abolition of Carceral Forms of Perinatal Clinical Care

Advancing Equity-Based Pandemic Preparedness Through Intersectional Analysis

Precarious work as a social determinant affecting Black people's health access and health outcomes during health emergencies: Informing health equity efforts in pandemic recovery and pandemic preparedness

Understanding, recovering from and mitigating inequities associated with the use of travel measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons for post-pandemic recovery and future preparedness from Canada-US border management

Frequent collaborators

Kelley Lee

Hasina Samji

Lindsay Hedden

Hasina Samji

Veena Sriram

Niki Oveisi

Julianne Piper

Katrina Plamondon