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Anusha Kassan
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Research
Latest papers
Intersecting social positions and mental wellbeing in adolescence: A population-based study.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026
Mental well-being trends and school-based protective factors among adolescents in British Columbia (2015-2022): A population-based study.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025
Feminist understandings of newcomer women's embodiment.
Acta psychologica · 2024
Latest funding
- $61,789
An Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography of Newcomer Student Wellness in French and English Institutions of Higher Education in Canada
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $56,823
Trajectories of positive youth development in schools: understanding diversity and assets in population subgroups
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $71,145
Capturing Stories of Child Language Brokering: An Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography with Newcomer Families
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
8 publications.
Intersecting social positions and mental wellbeing in adolescence: A population-based study.
Oberle E, Fan S, Ji XR, Molyneux T, Guhn M, Forer B, Kassan A, Gadermann A
Mental well-being trends and school-based protective factors among adolescents in British Columbia (2015-2022): A population-based study.
Oberle E, Ji XR, Molyneux T, Guhn M, Forer B, Thomson K, Alkawaja M, Kassan A, Gadermann A
Feminist understandings of newcomer women's embodiment.
Green AR, Kassan A, Charania F, Russell-Mayhew S, Goopy S
"You Can Do So Much Better Than What They Expect": An Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography on School Integration With Newcomer Youth.
Matejko E, Saunders JF, Kassan A, Zak M, Smith D, Mukred R
"Falling in love with me means that she can never go back": a case study exploring the cumulative costs of multiple migrations.
Kassan A, Nakamura N, Toews J, Beks T
Access to Support Services for Newcomer Youth Through the Process of School Integration: A Critical Narrative Literature Review.
Kalchos LF, Kassan A, Ford L
Living in Exile: The Experiences of Individuals in Same-Sex Binational Relationships in Latin America.
Nakamura N, Kassan A
Positioning of Weight Bias: Moving towards Social Justice.
Nutter S, Russell-Mayhew S, Alberga AS, Arthur N, Kassan A, Lund DE, Sesma-Vazquez M, Williams E
An Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography of Newcomer Student Wellness in French and English Institutions of Higher Education in Canada
Principal investigators: Kassan, Anusha
Keywords: Newcomer youth; immigration; immigrants' refugees; international students; social justice; comprehensive school health; school integration; higher education; mental health; wellness; arts-based engagement ethnography; qualitative research.
Trajectories of positive youth development in schools: understanding diversity and assets in population subgroups
Principal investigators: Oberle, Eva
Keywords: mental wellbeing in schools; positive youth development; early adolescence; trajectories of wellbeing; peer relationships; supportive adult; population-level research; racial identity; gender identity; intersectionality; socioeconomic background
Capturing Stories of Child Language Brokering: An Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography with Newcomer Families
Principal investigators: Kassan, Anusha
Keywords: Child Language Brokering; Newcomer Families; Immigration; Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography; Social Justice; Qualitative Research; Documentary
A Theory of Digital Portfolio Micropreneurship
Principal investigators: Keyhani, Mohammad
Keywords: digital entrepreneurship; portfolio entrepreneurship; micro-entrepreneurship; side projects; no-code software; small bets
Newcomer Youth and School Integration: An Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography in the French and English Public System
Principal investigators: Kassan, Anusha
Keywords: school integration; public boards of education; immigration; newcomers; newcomer youth; first-generation immigrants; immigrants; refugees; social justice; arts-based engagement ethnography; qualitative research; community engagement; cultural exhibit
Newcomer Youth and School Integration: An Arts-Based Engagement Ethnography in the French and English Public System
Principal investigators: Kassan, Anusha
Keywords: school integration; public boards of education; immigration; newcomers; newcomer youth; first-generation immigrants; immigrants; refugees; social justice; arts-based engagement ethnography; qualitative research; community engagement; cultural exhibit
Enhancing newcomer resettlement through a community engaged knowledge mobilization hub
Principal investigators: Chowdhury, Tanvir
Keywords: newcomer; immigrant; practitioners; academic; partnership; knowledge hub
Optimizing school integration among newcomer families: A summit of French and English boards of education
Principal investigators: Kassan, Anusha
Keywords: school integration; newcomer families; public education; educational boards of education; summit
The Factors that Help, Hinder, and are Necessary for Child Language Brokering in Newcomer Families
Principal investigators: Kassan, Anusha
Keywords: child language brokering; newcomer families; psychosocial impact; qualitative research; research partnership; collaborative partnership
Community Based Health Data Cooperative in an Urban Immigrant Community.
Principal investigators: Chowdhury, Tanvir T; Lasker, Mohammad A
Keywords: Community Driven Research Priority; Community Empowerment; Immigrant Community; Social Determinants Of Health
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
- Martin Guhn and Eva Oberle: 17 shared papers
- Martin Guhn and Anne Gadermann: 15 shared papers
- Anne Gadermann and Eva Oberle: 10 shared papers
- Martin Guhn and Anusha Kassan: 2 shared papers
- Anne Gadermann and Anusha Kassan: 2 shared papers
- Eva Oberle and Anusha Kassan: 2 shared papers
- Nancy Arthur and Anusha Kassan: 1 shared paper
- Nancy Arthur and Monica Sesma Vazquez: 1 shared paper
- Anusha Kassan and Monica Sesma Vazquez: 1 shared paper
- Educational Psychology
- Child and Adolescent Psychology
- School of Population and Public Health
- Life Span Development
- Social Work
- Other
Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Martin Guhn
Life Span Development
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Anne Gadermann
Child and Adolescent Psychology
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Eva Oberle
School of Population and Public Health
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Monica Sesma Vazquez
Social Work
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Nancy Arthur
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2016
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