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Rosemin Kassam

ResearcherSchool of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British Columbia

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Rosemin Kassam

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.
7 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 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Global Health Health Inequities Public Health Behavior Change Community-Based Research Disadvantaged Populations Health Promotion Lower-Middle-Income-Country

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
Incidence, prevalence and determinants of substance-induced mental disorders in British Columbia, 2022-2023: a population-based study.
Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2026
Youth peer-based mental health programmes and supports in low- and middle-income countries: rapid review.
BJPsych open · 2026 · senior author

All 31 publications

Latest funding

Practices and Perspectives in Post Stroke Swallowing Problems (4P)
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$336,600
Peer-based mental health supports for children and youth in low-resource settings
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Women supporting women using local solutions to improve infant and young child feeding and care practices in Punjab, Pakistan
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$799,425

All 7 grants and awards

31 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

Incidence, prevalence and determinants of substance-induced mental disorders in British Columbia, 2022-2023: a population-based study.

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

Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences2026

DOI: 10.1017/s2045796026100869 PMID: 42516034

Youth peer-based mental health programmes and supports in low- and middle-income countries: rapid review.

Puyat JH, Mohebbian M, Kwak E, Manalo JA, Mago M, Blanco MA, Medina JIJ, Ellis U, Dela Cruz LIB, Uno-Rayco C, Teng-Calleja M, Hilario CT, Lam RW, Kassam R

BJPsych open2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2026.11030 PMID: 42087528

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

Exploring the lived experiences of adults using home enteral nutrition and their caregivers: A meta-aggregation qualitative systematic review.

Sandhu R, Elliott T, Hussain W, Engbers J, Kassam R

Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ncp.11225 PMID: 39450896

Missed opportunities to provide sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections testing in British Columbia: An interpretive description of users' experiences of Get Checked Online's design and implementation.

Iyamu I, Kassam R, Worthington C, Grace D, Pedersen H, Haag D, Bondyra M, Salmon A, Koehoorn M, Gilbert M

Digital health2024

DOI: 10.1177/20552076241277653 PMID: 39233893

Out-of-school time use in Pakistan: A qualitative study featuring youth's voices.

Kerai S, Ibrahim M, Molyneux TM, Hussain U, Gadermann A, Kassam R, Pardhan A, Oberle E

Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence2024

DOI: 10.1111/jora.12916 PMID: 38351654

The reporting of observational studies of drug effectiveness and safety: recommendations to extend existing guidelines

Cragg JJ, Azoulay L, Collins G, De Vera MA, Etminan M, Lalji F, Gershon AS, Guyatt G, Harrison M, Jutzeler C

Expert Opinion on Drug Safety20212 citations

DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2021.1849134

Challenges with accessing health care for young children presumed to have malaria in the rural district of Butaleja, Uganda: a qualitative study.

Rahimi A, Kassam R, Dang Z, Sekiwunga R

Pharmacy practice2019

DOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2019.4.1622 PMID: 31897260

Understanding Unlicensed Drug Vendor Practices Related to Childhood Malaria in One Rural District of Uganda: An Exploratory Study.

Liow E, Kassam R, Sekiwunga R

Journal of tropical medicine2018

DOI: 10.1155/2018/6987435 PMID: 29623095

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Rosemin Kassam

Research

Latest papers

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.

Incidence, prevalence and determinants of substance-induced mental disorders in British Columbia, 2022-2023: a population-based study.

Youth peer-based mental health programmes and supports in low- and middle-income countries: rapid review.

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

Exploring the lived experiences of adults using home enteral nutrition and their caregivers: A meta-aggregation qualitative systematic review.

Missed opportunities to provide sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections testing in British Columbia: An interpretive description of users' experiences of Get Checked Online's design and implementation.

Out-of-school time use in Pakistan: A qualitative study featuring youth's voices.

The reporting of observational studies of drug effectiveness and safety: recommendations to extend existing guidelines

Challenges with accessing health care for young children presumed to have malaria in the rural district of Butaleja, Uganda: a qualitative study.

Understanding Unlicensed Drug Vendor Practices Related to Childhood Malaria in One Rural District of Uganda: An Exploratory Study.

Practices and Perspectives in Post Stroke Swallowing Problems (4P)

Peer-based mental health supports for children and youth in low-resource settings

Women supporting women using local solutions to improve infant and young child feeding and care practices in Punjab, Pakistan

Short and Long Term impact of COVID-19 on mental health and wellbeing of health workers in Pakistan

The Cedar Project: Exploring vulnerabilities to HIV, HCV, and STIs among young Aboriginal people who use drugs in urban and rural settings

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

Reducing malaria related child mortality in Uganda: defining a sustainable community self-management program

Frequent collaborators

Lesley Bainbridge

Arminée Kazanjian

Tetyana Kendzerska

Laurent Azoulay

Eva Oberle

Mieke Koehoorn

Helen Tremlett

Amy Salmon

Fawziah Lalji

Mahyar Etminan

Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Gordon Guyatt

Larry Lynd

Mark Harrison

Catherine Worthington

Catherine Worthington

Anne Gadermann

Daniel Grace

Joseph Puyat

Mark Gilbert

Laurent Azoulay