Ziba Vaghri, University of New Brunswick

Research

child rights social policy child development UN Convention on the Rights of the Child good practices policy transfer enablers of children's rights environmental/social determinants of health

Latest papers

New Brunswick's mental health action plan: A quantitative exploration of program efficacy in children and youth using the Canadian Community Health Survey.
PloS one · 2024 · senior author
Accountability in protection of children against violence: Monitoring and measurement.
Child abuse & neglect · 2020 · first author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Strengthening Rights-Based Pathways to Child Development: A North--South Collaboration
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$399,997
InspiRights: Good Practices to Inspire and Facilitate Children's Rights
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$103,843
GlobalChild: Canadian and Global Outreach
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$50,236

All 4 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

New Brunswick's mental health action plan: A quantitative exploration of program efficacy in children and youth using the Canadian Community Health Survey.

Yang YS, Law M, Vaghri Z

PloS one2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301008 PMID: 38848408

02

Accountability in protection of children against violence: Monitoring and measurement.

Vaghri Z, Samms-Vaughan M

Child abuse & neglect2020First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104655 PMID: 32912753

Strengthening Rights-Based Pathways to Child Development: A North--South Collaboration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Vaghri, Ziba

$399,997

InspiRights: Good Practices to Inspire and Facilitate Children's Rights

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Vaghri, Ziba

Keywords: child rights; social policy; UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; good practices; policy transfer; child development; enablers of children's rights

$103,843

GlobalChild: Canadian and Global Outreach

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Vaghri, Ziba

Keywords: child rights; child development; environmental/social determinants of health; social policy; evidence-informed policies and programs; data collection and monitoring

$50,236

InspiRights: Good Practices to Inspire and Facilitate Children's Rights

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Vaghri, Ziba

Keywords: child rights; social policy; UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; good practices; policy transfer; child development; enablers of children's rights

$155,877

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: child rights Dear Professor Vaghri, 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 "New Brunswick's mental health action plan: A quantitative exploration of program efficacy in children and youth using the Canadian Community Health Survey." (2024), 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 "Strengthening Rights-Based Pathways to Child Development: A North--South Collaboration" (2025), 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]