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Arminée Kazanjian

ResearcherSchool of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British Columbia

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Arminée Kazanjian

Researcher

School of Population and Public Health

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, 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.
8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2020.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2010.

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Research

Complementary Mental Health Strategies Home-Based Activities Mental Wellness And Resiliency During Covid-19 Pandemic

Latest papers

First-Year Impact of Drug Decriminalization on Mental- and Substance Use Disorder-Related Healthcare Encounters in British Columbia: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026
Sex/gender differences in the association between behavioural factors and cancers: an umbrella review of systematic reviews with quantitative synthesis.
Biology of sex differences · 2025
Exploring the impact of drug decriminalization and legalization policies on mental health outcomes: A scoping review.
PLOS mental health · 2025

All 27 publications

Latest funding

Knowledge Synthesis to Support and Promote Mental Wellness and Resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$48,118
Cancer's Margins and the Choreography of Knowledge: Toward a Queer Biopolitics and the Mobilization of Public Health Knowledge
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$356,377
Cancer's Margins and the Choreography of Knowledge: Genders, Sexualities and the Queer Biopolitics of Access to Health Knowledge Mobilization
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 9 grants and awards

27 publications.

First-Year Impact of Drug Decriminalization on Mental- and Substance Use Disorder-Related Healthcare Encounters in British Columbia: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.

Mohebbian M, Schütz C, Kazanjian A, Kassam R, Puyat JH

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261416387 PMID: 41591848

Sex/gender differences in the association between behavioural factors and cancers: an umbrella review of systematic reviews with quantitative synthesis.

Marozoff S, Li Y, Mithani N, Kuczynski G, Karim ME, Kazanjian A, Dummer TJB

Biology of sex differences2025

DOI: 10.1186/s13293-025-00793-6 PMID: 41276857

Exploring the impact of drug decriminalization and legalization policies on mental health outcomes: A scoping review.

Mohebbian M, Najafi S, Choi YN, Schütz C, Kassam R, Kazanjian A, Puyat J

PLOS mental health2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000358 PMID: 41662013

Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake and Experiences of Black African Immigrant Women in Canada.

Ojerinde AC, Thorne SE, Howard AF, Kazanjian A

Global qualitative nursing research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/23333936241266997 PMID: 39071450

Easing anxiety symptoms through leisure activities during social isolation: Findings from nationally representative samples.

Cheong Q, Kazanjian A, Puyat JH

PloS one2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303585 PMID: 38857216

Community-led, peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning workshops prompt increased Advance Care Planning behaviors among public attendees.

Carter RZ, Siden E, Husband A, Barwich D, Soheilipour S, Kryworuchko J, Sawatzky R, Kazanjian A, Stajduhar K, Hassan E

PEC innovation2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2023.100199 PMID: 37662691

Family physicians' and trainees' experiences regarding cancer screening with patients with intellectual disability: An interpretive description study.

Breau G, Thorne S, Baumbusch J, Hislop TG, Kazanjian A

Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/17446295211044041 PMID: 35189749

Home-based and community-based activities that can improve mental wellness: a protocol for an umbrella review.

Puyat JH, Mohebbian M, Gupta A, Ellis U, Ranote H, Almeida A, Ridgway L, Vila-Rodriguez F, Kazanjian A

BMJ open2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065564 PMID: 36585148

A cross-sectional survey of activities to support mental wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gupta A, Puyat JH, Ranote H, Vila-Rodriguez F, Kazanjian A

Journal of affective disorders reports2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100167 PMID: 34642681

Primary care providers' attitudes towards individuals with intellectual disability: Associations with experience and demographics.

Breau G, Baumbusch J, Thorne S, Hislop TG, Kazanjian A

Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/1744629519860029 PMID: 31272273

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Arminée Kazanjian

Research

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Latest funding

First-Year Impact of Drug Decriminalization on Mental- and Substance Use Disorder-Related Healthcare Encounters in British Columbia: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.

Sex/gender differences in the association between behavioural factors and cancers: an umbrella review of systematic reviews with quantitative synthesis.

Exploring the impact of drug decriminalization and legalization policies on mental health outcomes: A scoping review.

Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake and Experiences of Black African Immigrant Women in Canada.

Easing anxiety symptoms through leisure activities during social isolation: Findings from nationally representative samples.

Community-led, peer-facilitated Advance Care Planning workshops prompt increased Advance Care Planning behaviors among public attendees.

Family physicians' and trainees' experiences regarding cancer screening with patients with intellectual disability: An interpretive description study.

Home-based and community-based activities that can improve mental wellness: a protocol for an umbrella review.

A cross-sectional survey of activities to support mental wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Primary care providers' attitudes towards individuals with intellectual disability: Associations with experience and demographics.

Knowledge Synthesis to Support and Promote Mental Wellness and Resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cancer's Margins and the Choreography of Knowledge: Toward a Queer Biopolitics and the Mobilization of Public Health Knowledge

Cancer's Margins and the Choreography of Knowledge: Genders, Sexualities and the Queer Biopolitics of Access to Health Knowledge Mobilization

Fostering cancer survivorship research in Canada: Building capacity through a research consortium

Health Services for Cancer Survivors in their Adolescent and Young Adult Years

Increasing Equitable Access to Mental Health Services in Rural B.C.: Assessing readiness of emergency shelters to implement telehealth counselling.

The Pan-Canadian Study of Palliative Care Providers: Knowledge to Action

Assessing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) knowledge, beliefs, and health literacy in Chinese Immigrant adults in the Greater Vancouver Area (GVA): A population-based disease management study

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