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Hasina Samji

ResearcherUniversity of British Columbia

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Hasina Samji

Researcher

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.
38 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Publications

152

Citations

126

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Research

Child And Youth Covid-19 Mental Illness Mixed Methods Parent Social Determinants Support Access

Latest papers

Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences in the Relationship Between Social Media Use and Disordered Eating: Results From a Serial Cross-Sectional Youth Survey From 2022 to 2024.
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2026 · senior author
Perceived need for care and treatment-seeking behaviour among ethnic minority groups exhibiting signs of mental illness.
Journal of affective disorders · 2026
The Canadian Lung Outcomes in Users of Vaping Devices (CLOUD) Study: protocol for a prospective, observational cohort study
BMJ Open · 2025

All 87 publications

Latest funding

Identifying service pathways to reduce overdose risk among youth: a multi-method, population-based, and co-design study
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$993,720
IYS Impact 1.0: A multi-methods, qualitative, and population-level study of the impact of Integrated Youth Services (IYS) on youth mental health care access and experiences in British Columbia
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,732,726
Identifying service pathways to reduce overdose risk among youth: a multi-method, population-based, and co-design study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 12 grants and awards

87 publications.

Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences in the Relationship Between Social Media Use and Disordered Eating: Results From a Serial Cross-Sectional Youth Survey From 2022 to 2024.

Delgado-Ron JA, Whitehead J, Kaufmann J, Wu J, de Arruda Maluf G, Dhaliwal H, Coelho JS, Toulany A, Samji H

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.08.022 PMID: 41065628

Perceived need for care and treatment-seeking behaviour among ethnic minority groups exhibiting signs of mental illness.

Obeegadoo I, Engoute O, Sodhi P, Simpson N, Roberts S, Sabourin Jovel MC, Ferro MA, Afifi TO, Edwards J, Anderson KK, Samji H, Colman I

Journal of affective disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120901 PMID: 41407120

The Canadian Lung Outcomes in Users of Vaping Devices (CLOUD) Study: protocol for a prospective, observational cohort study

Burns P, Eddy RL, Li X, Yang J, Dhillon SS, Couillard S, Stickland MK, Guenette J, Svenningsen S, Tulloch T

BMJ Open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100568

Exploring Mental Health Distress, Demographics, and Service Utilization Patterns Among South Asian and Non-South Asian Youth Accessing Integrated Youth Services in British Columbia, Canada: Exploration de la détresse mentale, des données démographiques et des tendances d'utilisation des services chez les jeunes d'origine sud-asiatique et non sud-asiatique qui ont recours aux services intégrés pour les jeunes en Colombie-Britannique, au Canada.

Dhillon AK, Mulligan C, Dao V, Samji H, Huot S, Barbic S

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2025

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251355648 PMID: 40605648

Illicit drug toxicity from opioid, stimulant or sedative use in adolescents: results of a Canadian one-time cross-sectional study.

Carwana M, Moore E, Shariati H, Samji H, Chadi N

Paediatrics & child health2025

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxae104 PMID: 40756552

Impact of secondary health conditions on the quality of life and wellbeing of Canadians living with spinal cord injury: A comparison of preference-weighted index scores derived from generic standardized instruments.

Esfandiari N, Samji H, Whitehurst DGT

The journal of spinal cord medicine2025

DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2024.2391597 PMID: 39225542

Trends of incident adult Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnoses before, during and after the pandemic provincial state of emergency in British Columbia (2013-2023): a population-based study.

Hu K, Desai R, Au S, Zhao B, Barbic S, Marchand K, Nicholls T, Schütz C, Samji H, Hu J, McKee G, Crabtree A, Palis H

Lancet regional health. Americas2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101223 PMID: 41282502

Promoting mental well-being among secondary school students in Vietnam using the Y-MIND app: A protocol for a hybrid type 2, sequence pre-post, quasi-experimental study.

Murphy JK, Nguyen VC, Linh DT, Xie H, Tran TH, Barbic SP, Chau LW, Samji H, Minas H, Nguyen MV, Obrzut A, O'Neil J, Michalak EE, Lam RW

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0332875 PMID: 41056276

Positive childhood experiences serve as protective factors for mental health in pandemic-era youth with adverse childhood experiences.

Samji H, Long D, Herring J, Correia R, Maloney J

Child abuse & neglect2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106640 PMID: 38278687

Coronavirus disease 2019 outcomes in a population-based cohort of people with HIV and a matched cohort of people without HIV during Omicron variant waves

Chambers C, Cooper CL, Kroch AE, Buchan SA, Kendall CE, Kwong JC, Moideddin R, Nguyen L, Arbess G, Benoit AC

AIDS20242 citations

DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003922

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Child And Youth Dear Professor Samji, 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 "Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences in the Relationship Between Social Media Use and Disordered Eating: Results From a Serial Cross-Sectional Youth Survey From 2022 to 2024." (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 "Impact of Social Determinants of Mental Health on Child and Parent Risk, Resilience and Support Access in the COVID-19 Era: A Nested Mixed-Methods Study of Short and Long-Term Outcomes" (2021), 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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Hasina Samji

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Gender and Sexual Orientation Differences in the Relationship Between Social Media Use and Disordered Eating: Results From a Serial Cross-Sectional Youth Survey From 2022 to 2024.

Perceived need for care and treatment-seeking behaviour among ethnic minority groups exhibiting signs of mental illness.

The Canadian Lung Outcomes in Users of Vaping Devices (CLOUD) Study: protocol for a prospective, observational cohort study

Illicit drug toxicity from opioid, stimulant or sedative use in adolescents: results of a Canadian one-time cross-sectional study.

Impact of secondary health conditions on the quality of life and wellbeing of Canadians living with spinal cord injury: A comparison of preference-weighted index scores derived from generic standardized instruments.

Trends of incident adult Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnoses before, during and after the pandemic provincial state of emergency in British Columbia (2013-2023): a population-based study.

Promoting mental well-being among secondary school students in Vietnam using the Y-MIND app: A protocol for a hybrid type 2, sequence pre-post, quasi-experimental study.

Positive childhood experiences serve as protective factors for mental health in pandemic-era youth with adverse childhood experiences.

Coronavirus disease 2019 outcomes in a population-based cohort of people with HIV and a matched cohort of people without HIV during Omicron variant waves

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