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Surita Parashar

ResearcherSimon Fraser University

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Surita Parashar

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.
6 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 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Hiv/Aids Aging Home And Community Care Community Services Hiv Community Consultation Community Based Research Addictions

Latest papers

HIV and drug overdose: perspectives on risk of overdose and access to health care among people living with HIV in Vancouver, British Columbia.
AIDS care · 2026
A rapid review of the effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists on opioid and stimulant use-related outcomes.
Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2026
Healthcare Provider Strategies and Approaches to Supporting People Living With HIV Who Are Experiencing HIV Treatment Disengagement in British Columbia, Canada.
Qualitative health research · 2026

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Partners in knowledge exCHANGE: Building a Community of Practice for Healing, Harm Reduction, and Healthcare Training in Substance Use & HIV
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$124,655
EnGendering community-led research at the intersection of HIV and the substance poisoning crisis: Developing a framework for collaborative administrative data research
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$677,025
Connecting Communities: building partnerships to identify and strengthen supports for Older Adults Living with HIV in British Columbia's Fraser Health region
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$19,850

All 19 grants and awards

23 publications.

HIV and drug overdose: perspectives on risk of overdose and access to health care among people living with HIV in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Hansen S, Parashar S, Muirhead M, Campbell W, Gill NK, Townson G, Medina MG, Cardinal H, Kooij KW, Gregg D, Budu MO, Lambert S, Cardinal C, Nicholson V, Hogg RS, Inglis K

AIDS care2026

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2026.2717492 PMID: 42671469

A rapid review of the effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists on opioid and stimulant use-related outcomes.

Leach M, Marziali ME, Parashar S, Bondy G, Guillemi S, Harris M, Hull M, Stone S, Kooij KW, Hogg RS, Montaner JSG

Drug and alcohol dependence reports2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2026.100440 PMID: 42111969

Healthcare Provider Strategies and Approaches to Supporting People Living With HIV Who Are Experiencing HIV Treatment Disengagement in British Columbia, Canada.

Pakhomova TE, Parry R, Wesseling T, Moore DM, Cardinal C, Dawydiuk N, Nicholson V, Tam C, Parashar S, Hogg R, Barrios R, Montaner JSG, Salters K

Qualitative health research2026

DOI: 10.1177/10497323251318218 PMID: 40170323

Associations between psychosocial factors and antiretroviral therapy outcomes differ by gender and sexual orientation among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada.

Closson K, Nicholson V, Lee M, McLinden T, Cassidy-Matthews C, G Card K, E Marziali M, Trigg J, Wang L, Parashar S, S G Montaner J, Gibbs A, Hart TA, Kaida A, Hogg RS

AIDS care2023

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2022.2126959 PMID: 36169492

Finding the Balance: Embracing the Two-Eyed Seeing Approach to Understand what Cultural Safety in Care Means to Older Adults Living with HIV.

Vorobyova A, Marante A, Cardinal C, Magagula P, Lyndon S, Braley M, Inglis K, Parashar S

Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/07334648221100803 PMID: 35582747

Depressive symptoms among people living with HIV in permanent supportive housing: Findings from a community-based participatory study in Vancouver, Canada.

Vorobyova A, Braley MS, Burgess H, Grieve S, Lyndon S, Wesseling T, Parashar S

Journal of community psychology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22871 PMID: 35579573

The "Sticky Notes" Method: Adapting Interpretive Description Methodology for Team-Based Qualitative Analysis in Community-Based Participatory Research.

Burgess H, Jongbloed K, Vorobyova A, Grieve S, Lyndon S, Wesseling T, Salters K, Hogg RS, Parashar S, Pearce ME

Qualitative health research2021

DOI: 10.1177/10497323211002489 PMID: 33825561

Correlates of social isolation among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada.

Marziali ME, Card KG, McLinden T, Closson K, Wang L, Trigg J, Salters K, Lima VD, Parashar S, Hogg RS

AIDS care2021

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1757607 PMID: 32342701

The opioid crisis is driving mortality among under-served people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada.

Salters KA, Parent S, Nicholson V, Wang L, Sereda P, Pakhomova TE, Kibel M, Chau W, Closson K, Parashar S, Barrios R, Montaner JSG, Hogg RS

BMC public health2021

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10714-y PMID: 33832472

Social Isolation and Mortality Among People Living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada.

Marziali ME, McLinden T, Card KG, Closson K, Wang L, Trigg J, Salters K, Lima VD, Parashar S, Hogg RS

AIDS and behavior2021

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03000-2 PMID: 32797358

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Hiv/Aids Dear Professor Parashar, 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 "HIV and drug overdose: perspectives on risk of overdose and access to health care among people living with HIV in Vancouver, British Columbia." (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 CIHR-funded project "Connecting Communities: building partnerships to identify and strengthen supports for Older Adults Living with HIV in British Columbia's Fraser Health region" (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]

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Surita Parashar

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HIV and drug overdose: perspectives on risk of overdose and access to health care among people living with HIV in Vancouver, British Columbia.

A rapid review of the effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists on opioid and stimulant use-related outcomes.

Healthcare Provider Strategies and Approaches to Supporting People Living With HIV Who Are Experiencing HIV Treatment Disengagement in British Columbia, Canada.

Associations between psychosocial factors and antiretroviral therapy outcomes differ by gender and sexual orientation among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada.

Finding the Balance: Embracing the Two-Eyed Seeing Approach to Understand what Cultural Safety in Care Means to Older Adults Living with HIV.

Depressive symptoms among people living with HIV in permanent supportive housing: Findings from a community-based participatory study in Vancouver, Canada.

The "Sticky Notes" Method: Adapting Interpretive Description Methodology for Team-Based Qualitative Analysis in Community-Based Participatory Research.

Correlates of social isolation among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada.

The opioid crisis is driving mortality among under-served people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada.

Social Isolation and Mortality Among People Living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada.

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