Priscilla Boakye, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Black mothers Concept mapping Transition motherhood Intersectional Intensive mothering Qualitative methods Racism Socio ecological model

Latest papers

Addressing anti-black racism - advancing equity and empowering black registered practical nurses: A multiple method research design.
International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026
Effects of negative psychosocial experiences and sociodemographic factors on mental health literacy: A community-based inquiry among Black Canadians.
Archives of psychiatric nursing · 2026
Telling Our Stories of Yesterday and Today, and Creating a New Tomorrow: Black Nurses in Canada.
Creative nursing · 2026

All 12 publications

Latest funding

Understanding Black Registered Practical Nurses' Experiences to Improve Advocacy, Engagement, and Professional Advancement
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$22,145
Empowering Mentorship as a Retention Strategy for Internationally Educated Nurses
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$10,000
Exploring Black Mothers Transition to Motherhood in the First-year Following Childbirth
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$31,375

All 5 grants and awards

12 publications.

01

Addressing anti-black racism - advancing equity and empowering black registered practical nurses: A multiple method research design.

Prendergast N, Boakye P, Borges A, Ahmed E, Calver J, Oliver M, Reid K

International journal of nursing studies advances2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2026.100645 PMID: 42633348

02

Effects of negative psychosocial experiences and sociodemographic factors on mental health literacy: A community-based inquiry among Black Canadians.

Adu J, Wong JP, Boakye P, Etowa EB, Gyamfi S, Owusu MF

Archives of psychiatric nursing2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2025.152026 PMID: 41864700

03

Telling Our Stories of Yesterday and Today, and Creating a New Tomorrow: Black Nurses in Canada.

Prendergast N, Boakye P, Munroe GC, Thomas Obewu OA

Creative nursing2026

DOI: 10.1177/10784535251410279 PMID: 41512095

04

Understanding and addressing whiteness in health assessment: Nursing education.

Prendergast N, Lapum J, Saunders Hill J, Hughes M, Chung-Lee L, Boakye P, Lashley R

Nurse education today2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2025.106830 PMID: 40706321

05

Understanding the Multi-Faceted Nature of the Public Stigma of Mental Illness: Insights and Implications From a Structural Violence Perspective.

Gyamfi S, Boakye P, Giannotti N, Cruz E

International journal of mental health nursing2025

DOI: 10.1111/inm.70121 PMID: 40831243

06

Addressing the Stigma of Mental Illness in Black Families and Communities in Ontario, Canada: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

Adu J, Wong JPH, Boakye P, Gyamfi S, Etowa EB, Owusu MF

JMIR research protocols2025

DOI: 10.2196/66851 PMID: 40344666

07

Navigating the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Nursing: Voices of Black Canadian Male Nurses.

Prendergast N, Boakye P, Saunders Hill J, Lewis L, Gbadebo S, Ahmed E

Nursing inquiry2025

DOI: 10.1111/nin.70019 PMID: 40235292

08

Racialized and Immigrant Status and the Pursuit of Living Donor Kidney Transplant - a Canadian Cohort Study.

Lui E, Gill J, Hamid M, Wen C, Singh N, Okoh P, Xu X, Boakye P, James CE, Waterman AD, Edwards B, Mucsi I

Kidney international reports2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.01.044 PMID: 38765593

09

Anti-Black racism: Gaining insight into the experiences of Black nurses in Canada.

Prendergast N, Boakye P, Bailey A, Igwenagu H, Burnett-Ffrench T

Nursing inquiry2024

DOI: 10.1111/nin.12604 PMID: 37805821

10

Knowledge About Renal Transplantation Among African, Caribbean, and Black Canadian Patients With Advanced Kidney Failure.

Hamid M, Gill J, Okoh P, Yanga N, Gupta V, Zhang JC, Singh N, Matelski J, Boakye P, James CE, Waterman A, Mucsi I

Kidney international reports2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.09.018 PMID: 38106596

Understanding Black Registered Practical Nurses' Experiences to Improve Advocacy, Engagement, and Professional Advancement

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Prendergast, Nadia

Keywords: Registered Practical Nurses; Black nurses; Advocacy; engagement; nursing profession; nursing career;

$22,145

Empowering Mentorship as a Retention Strategy for Internationally Educated Nurses

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Prendergast, Nadia; Boakye, Priscilla N; Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing

Keywords: Edi; Health System; Internationally Educated Nurses; Mentorship; Racialized Nurses; Rapid Review

$10,000

Exploring Black Mothers Transition to Motherhood in the First-year Following Childbirth

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Boakye, Priscilla

Keywords: Black mothers; Transition motherhood; Intersectional; Intensive mothering; Qualitative methods; Racism; Socio ecological model

$31,375

Understanding and taking action on the risk and protective factors of maternal mental health of Black Mothers/Gestational Parents

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Population and Public Health

Principal investigators: Boakye, Priscilla N; Fung, Kenneth; Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing

Keywords: Birthing Parents; Black Mothers; Concept Mapping; Health Equity; Maternal Mental Health

$100,000

Identifying health research and knowledge mobilization priorities for promoting health equity in Canada's youth

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Catalyst Grant: Healthy Youth

Principal investigators: Hilario, Carla T; Amany, Raissa; Smith, Stacie; Boakye, Priscilla N; Cassidy, Christine E; Foster-Boucher, Caroline H

Keywords: Health Equity; Knowledge Mobilization; Youth

$100,000

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

School of Nursing
Social Processes
Medicine/Nephrology
Other

Co-authors at Toronto Metropolitan University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Nadia Prendergast

School of Nursing

5 shared papers, latest 2026

Edward Cruz

Social Processes

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Jagbir Gill

Medicine/Nephrology

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Jennifer Lapum

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Annette Bailey

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Black mothers Dear Professor Boakye, 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 "Addressing anti-black racism - advancing equity and empowering black registered practical nurses: A multiple method research design." (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 "Empowering Mentorship as a Retention Strategy for Internationally Educated Nurses" (2024), 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]

Priscilla Boakye