OmiSoore Dryden, Dalhousie University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Dalhousie University profile.

Black Health Studies Black Queer, Trans, and Gender-Diverse Health Black Health Justice, Liberation Praxis, and Structural Transformation Community-Led Knowledge Production and Governance Disrupting Anti-Black Racism and Structural Inequities Anti-Racist, Abolitionist Approaches to Health and Medical Education Black Feminist, Africentric, and Decolonial Health Epistemologies Black Methodologies and Knowledge Production in STEMM

Latest papers

Healthcare utilization and HIV burden among Black communities in Ontario: a matched cohort study
Canadian Journal of Public Health · 2026
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
A Manifesto for transformative action on HIV among Black communities in Canada.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2024

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Beyond Race-Neutral Care: Advancing Equitable and Affirming Healthcare for Black 2SLGBTQI+ Communities (BRACE-BQT+)
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$700,000
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$1,400,000
Defining and Developing Black Health National Learning Competencies in Medical and Public Health Education: A Mixed Methods Study
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$125,313

All 6 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Healthcare utilization and HIV burden among Black communities in Ontario: a matched cohort study

Mbuagbaw L, Rezene F, Tharao W, Husbands W, Shahin R, Nyambi A, Lawson DO, Kihembo M, Aden M, Ongolo-Zogo C

Canadian Journal of Public Health20261 citations

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01204-y

02

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

03

A Manifesto for transformative action on HIV among Black communities in Canada.

Owino M, Dryden O, Este D, Etowa J, Husbands W, Nelson L, Ojukwu E, Peters E, Tharao W

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2024

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-024-00856-y PMID: 38389034

04

A/C study protocol: a cross-sectional study of HIV epidemiology among African, Caribbean and Black people in Ontario

Mbuagbaw L, Tharao W, Husbands W, Nelson LE, Aden M, Arnold K, Baidoobonso S, Dabone C, Dryden O, Etowa E

BMJ Open202021 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036259 PMID: W3041775029

05

Open Letter to Editors of Journal of the National Medical Association from the Black Feminist Health Science Studies Collective.

Agénor M, Gill TGR, Bailey M, Benjamin R, Charles N, Dryden O, Edu U, Hammonds E, Rosenkrantz TBG, Harvey S, Judd B, Miles AL, Mobley IA, Oni-Orisan A, Peoples W, Roberts D, Weiss GA, Schalk S, Washington H

Journal of the National Medical Association2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2019.04.003 PMID: 31151695

Beyond Race-Neutral Care: Advancing Equitable and Affirming Healthcare for Black 2SLGBTQI+ Communities (BRACE-BQT+)

Nominated PICIHR2026Op. Gr. Adv. 2S_LGBTQI+ Heal. Thr. Res. - Advancing 2S/LGBTQI+ Health

Principal investigators: Dryden, OmiSoore H; Ndumbe-Eyoh, Sume

Keywords: Anti-Black Homophobia/Transphobia; Anti-Black Racism; Black 2slgbtqi+ Health; Gender Affirming Healthcare; Gender-Affirming Healthcare; Health System Transformation; Intersectionality; Social Determinants Of Health

$700,000

Canada Research Chair - Tier 1

Nominated PICIHR2024Canada Research Chairs - CIHR Funded - Tier 1

Principal investigators: Dryden, OmiSoore H

Keywords: Crc

$1,400,000

Defining and Developing Black Health National Learning Competencies in Medical and Public Health Education: A Mixed Methods Study

Nominated PICIHR2022Cat Gr.: Policy Research for HST - IHSPR - Health Care Policy Res./Systems Res.

Principal investigators: Dryden, OmiSoore H; Viehbeck, Sarah M; Ndumbe-Eyoh, Sume; Nnorom, Onyenyechukwu

Keywords: Anti-Black Racism; Health Equity; Health Workforce; Medical Education And Training; Population Health; Public Health Education And Training

$125,313

Strengthening organizational capacity for health research, data management and knowledge mobilization in ACB communities across Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Joint Initiative

Principal investigators: Etowa, Josephine

Keywords: African, Caribbean and Black Communities; Community Based Participatory Research; Partnership; Data Management; Knowledge Mobilisation; Capacities; Best Practices; Intersectionality; Socio-Ecological Model; Critical Race Theory

$160,000

Strengthening organizational capacity for health research, data management and knowledge mobilization in ACB communities across Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Race, Gender and Diversity Joint Initiative

Principal investigators: Etowa, Josephine

Keywords: African, Caribbean and Black Communities; Community Based Participatory Research; Partnership; Data Management; Knowledge Mobilisation; Capacities; Best Practices; Intersectionality; Socio-Ecological Model; Critical Race Theory

$290,000

Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit Phase II Proposal

Principal investigatorCIHR2020SPOR SUPPORT Unit Phase II - Maritimes

Principal investigators: Anderson, David R; Aubrecht, Catherine M; Bélanger, Mathieu; Burkhardt, Tracey; Campbell, Samuel G; Champod, Anne Sophie; Collin, Stéphanie; Curran, Janet; Dryden, OmiSoore H; Dutton, Daniel J; Hamilton, Marina; Hayden, Jill A; Hickey, Jason; Hogan, Mary H; Jbilou, Jalila; Jenkins, James D; Keefe, Janice M; Kirkland, Susan A; Krause, Juergen; MacSwain Standing, Mary-Ann; McDonald, James T; McIsaac, Corrine G; McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D; Reiman, Tony; Rosen, Natalie O; Shoveller, Jeannie A; Sonier Ferguson, Brigitte; Stewart, Samuel A; Tomblin Murphy, Gail G; Urquhart, Robin L; Verlinden, Linda A; Zhang, Michael

Keywords: Capacity Development; Data Services; Learning Health System; Patient Oriented Research; Patient Partner

$7,327,627

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

Wangari Tharao and Winston Husbands: 13 shared papers
Josephine Etowa and Winston Husbands: 11 shared papers
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Winston Husbands: 9 shared papers
Josephine Etowa and Sanni Yaya: 9 shared papers
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Wangari Tharao: 8 shared papers
Josephine Etowa and Paul Mkandawire: 8 shared papers
Josephine Etowa and Charles Dabone: 8 shared papers
Wangari Tharao and Josephine Etowa: 6 shared papers
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Maureen Owino: 5 shared papers
Wangari Tharao and Maureen Owino: 5 shared papers
Paul Mkandawire and Winston Husbands: 5 shared papers
Wangari Tharao and Fanta Ongoiba: 4 shared papers
Josephine Etowa and Bagnini Kohoun: 4 shared papers
Maureen Owino and Winston Husbands: 4 shared papers
Fatimah Jackson-Best and Lawrence Mbuagbaw: 3 shared papers
Fatimah Jackson-Best and Wangari Tharao: 3 shared papers
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Sheila Boamah: 3 shared papers
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Sanni Yaya: 3 shared papers
Wangari Tharao and OmiSoore Dryden: 3 shared papers
Wangari Tharao and Charles Dabone: 3 shared papers
Wangari Tharao and Sanni Yaya: 3 shared papers
Josephine Etowa and OmiSoore Dryden: 3 shared papers
OmiSoore Dryden and Winston Husbands: 3 shared papers
Bagnini Kohoun and Charles Dabone: 3 shared papers
Fatimah Jackson-Best and OmiSoore Dryden: 2 shared papers
Fatimah Jackson-Best and Rita Shahin: 2 shared papers
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Aisha Lofters: 2 shared papers
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and OmiSoore Dryden: 2 shared papers
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Rita Shahin: 2 shared papers
Sheila Boamah and Winston Husbands: 2 shared papers
Wangari Tharao and Rita Shahin: 2 shared papers
OmiSoore Dryden and Rita Shahin: 2 shared papers
OmiSoore Dryden and Charles Dabone: 2 shared papers
Bagnini Kohoun and Winston Husbands: 2 shared papers
Fatimah Jackson-Best and Sheila Boamah: 1 shared paper
Fatimah Jackson-Best and Aisha Lofters: 1 shared paper
Fatimah Jackson-Best and Paul Mkandawire: 1 shared paper
Fatimah Jackson-Best and Fanta Ongoiba: 1 shared paper
Fatimah Jackson-Best and Mary Ndungu: 1 shared paper
Fatimah Jackson-Best and Jemila Hamid: 1 shared paper
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Fanta Ongoiba: 1 shared paper
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Mary Ndungu: 1 shared paper
Lawrence Mbuagbaw and Jemila Hamid: 1 shared paper
Sheila Boamah and Aisha Lofters: 1 shared paper
Sheila Boamah and OmiSoore Dryden: 1 shared paper
Aisha Lofters and OmiSoore Dryden: 1 shared paper
Aisha Lofters and LaRon Nelson: 1 shared paper
Wangari Tharao and LaRon Nelson: 1 shared paper
Wangari Tharao and OmiSoore Dryden: 1 shared paper
Wangari Tharao and Mary Ndungu: 1 shared paper
Wangari Tharao and Emmanuela Ojukwu: 1 shared paper
Wangari Tharao and Jemila Hamid: 1 shared paper
Josephine Etowa and LaRon Nelson: 1 shared paper
Josephine Etowa and OmiSoore Dryden: 1 shared paper
Josephine Etowa and Emmanuela Ojukwu: 1 shared paper
Josephine Etowa and Doris Kakuru: 1 shared paper
OmiSoore Dryden and Bagnini Kohoun: 1 shared paper
OmiSoore Dryden and Paul Mkandawire: 1 shared paper
OmiSoore Dryden and LaRon Nelson: 1 shared paper
OmiSoore Dryden and Fanta Ongoiba: 1 shared paper
OmiSoore Dryden and Maureen Owino: 1 shared paper
OmiSoore Dryden and OmiSoore Dryden: 1 shared paper
OmiSoore Dryden and Mary Ndungu: 1 shared paper
OmiSoore Dryden and Emmanuela Ojukwu: 1 shared paper
OmiSoore Dryden and Doris Kakuru: 1 shared paper
OmiSoore Dryden and Jemila Hamid: 1 shared paper
OmiSoore Dryden and Nicole Charles: 1 shared paper
OmiSoore Dryden and Sanni Yaya: 1 shared paper

Centre for Urban Health Solutions
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Clinical Public Health Division
School of Nursing
Nursing Sciences
Department of Health & Society
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Aisha Lofters

Department of Family & Community Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Black Health Studies Dear Professor Dryden, 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 "Healthcare utilization and HIV burden among Black communities in Ontario: a matched cohort study" (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 "Beyond Race-Neutral Care: Advancing Equitable and Affirming Healthcare for Black 2SLGBTQI+ Communities (BRACE-BQT+)" (2026), 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]