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Sawayra Owais

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Sawayra Owais

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Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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No graduate courses on record.
12 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.

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Contact

owaiss3@mcmaster.ca

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine
Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences
COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology
Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine

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19 publications.

Development of an electroconvulsive therapy blended learning curriculum for psychiatry residents

Owais S, Acai A, Duarte D, Levinson AJ, Saperson K

Academic Psychiatry2025First author

DOI: 10.1007/s40596-025-02135-5

Chronicling the transition to competency-based medical education in a small subspeciality program

Simon TA, Owais S, Duarte D, Acai A

Journal of Graduate Medical Education2024

DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-23-00643.1

Determinants of socioemotional and behavioral well‐being among First Nations children living off‐reserve in Canada: A cross‐sectional study

Owais S, Ospina MB, Ford CD, Hill T, Lai J, Krzeczkowski J, Burack JA, Van Lieshout RJ

Child Development20244 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1111/cdev.14192

Screen Time and Socioemotional and Behavioural Difficulties Among Indigenous Children in Canada: Temps d'écran et difficultés socio-émotionnelles et comportementales chez les enfants autochtones du Canada

Owais S, Ospina MB, Ford C, Hill T, Savoy CD, Van Lieshout R

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry20243 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1177/07067437231223333

Diversity in MD–PhD Programs and Factors Affecting Admission and Completion Among Minoritized Groups: A Scoping Review

Cavanagh A, Owais S, Syed SA, Zhang A, Van Lieshout RJ

Academic Medicine202317 citations

DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005010

Mental Health Challenges Among First Nations Adolescents Living Off-Reserve in Ontario, Canada

Owais S, Savoy CD, Hill T, Lai J, Burack JA, Van Lieshout RJ

Child Psychiatry and Human Development20233 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01333-8

Perinatal Mental Health of Indigenous Pregnant Persons and Birthing Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Owais S, Van Lieshout RJ

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada20232 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2023.04.015

Evaluating the effectiveness and quality of mobile applications for perinatal depression and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Tsai Z, Kiss A, Nadeem S, Sidhom K, Owais S, Faltyn M, Lieshout RJV

Journal of Affective Disorders202257 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.106

Diversity of Authors of Publications From the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group*

Mehta S, Ahluwalia N, Heybati K, Burns KEA, Owais S, Cook DJ, Group FTCCCT

Critical Care Medicine202225 citations

DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005284

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Youth Mental Health

Owais S, Tsai Z, Hill T, Ospina MB, Wright AL, Van Lieshout RJ

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry202216 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.03.029

Frequent collaborators

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Medicine
Nursing
Health, Aging & Society
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Other

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