Doris Kakuru, University of Victoria

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Victoria profile.

Violence against children and youth Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights African girlhoods the social context of education Children in marginalized urban spaces young refugees and newcomers African diasporic ethnographies and citizen social science

Latest papers

Determinants of Equitable Data Governance for African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Health Research in High-Income Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review.
JMIR research protocols · 2026

All 1 publications

Latest funding

CHILDREN ON THE MOVE: POST-ARRIVAL EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG REFUGEES IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$50,150
Sustainable healthcare system in Canada: current state and future financial strategies
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$63,295
Child Rights Education in Diverse Global Contexts and Times of Crises - A decolonizing, participatory action research project with educators, children, and community members in Canada and Uganda
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$143,764

All 7 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Determinants of Equitable Data Governance for African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Health Research in High-Income Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Etowa J, Baidoobonso S, Kakuru D, Dryden O, Oraka C, Etowa E, Farrell P, Mba S, Gebremeskel A, Fantaye AW

JMIR research protocols2026

DOI: 10.2196/82403 PMID: 41687096

CHILDREN ON THE MOVE: POST-ARRIVAL EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG REFUGEES IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kakuru, Doris Muhwezi

Keywords: Young refugees; Forced migration; Participatory Action Research; Children and Childhood; Adaptation

$50,150

Sustainable healthcare system in Canada: current state and future financial strategies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Principal investigators: Jones, Donna

Keywords: sustainability management; healthcare; sustainability finance

$63,295

Child Rights Education in Diverse Global Contexts and Times of Crises - A decolonizing, participatory action research project with educators, children, and community members in Canada and Uganda

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Jones, Shelley

Keywords: child rights; education; children's empowerment; decolonizing participatory action research; teachers' professional development; Uganda; Canada

$143,764

Child Rights Education in Diverse Global Contexts and Times of Crises - A decolonizing, participatory action research project with educators, children, and community members in Canada and Uganda

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Jones, Shelley

Keywords: child rights; education; children's empowerment; decolonizing participatory action research; teachers' professional development; Uganda; Canada

$72,600

Understanding Gender-Based Violence against diasporic LGBTQ youth

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Gender-Based Violence

Principal investigators: Kakuru, Doris Muhwezi

Keywords: violence against children and youth; LGBTQ children and youth; family violence; gender-based violence; heteronormativity; LGBTQ2S+; diaspora youth

$29,987

A Pandemic Recovery Response: Expanding Opportunities for Young Ugandan Mothers

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Calls

Principal investigators: Smith-Carrier, Tracy

Keywords: girls/women's empowerment; gender and education; Uganda; Participatory Action Research; educational policy; social services; health and wellbeing; gender equality; adolescent pregnancies; reproductive justice

$214,898

Centering marginal voices: Building research and advocacy skills for young mothers to negotiate for their sexual and reproductive health and rights

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kakuru, Doris Muhwezi

Keywords: young motherhood; youth peer-to-peer participatory research; sexual and reproductive justice; community based participatory research; youth-led advocacy; girlhood

$196,009

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 Child and Youth Care
Nursing Sciences
School of Nursing

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

Josephine Etowa

Nursing Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2026

OmiSoore Dryden

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Violence against children and youth Dear Professor Kakuru, 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 "Determinants of Equitable Data Governance for African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Health Research in High-Income Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review." (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 SSHRC-funded project "CHILDREN ON THE MOVE: POST-ARRIVAL EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG REFUGEES IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO" (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]