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Aisha Lofters

ResearcherNursingToronto Metropolitan University

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Aisha Lofters

Researcher

Nursing

Health Sciences

Toronto Metropolitan University

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
82 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 13 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Academic metrics

134

Publications

347

Citations

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217

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Cancer Covid-19 Health Equity Healthcare Utilization Hospitalization Immigrants And Refugees Mental Health And Addiction Disorders Cervical Cancer Screenong

Latest papers

Reporting and enrollment disparities in hematologic malignancy trials between 2000-2023.
Leukemia & lymphoma · 2026
Integrating key interest-holder perspectives on the use of patient-reported experience measures for medications: a mixed methods study.
Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP · 2026
Primary care continuity and breast cancer survival: a retrospective cohort study.
Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026

All 134 publications

Latest funding

Compounding Disadvantage: Impact of COVID-19 among Immigrants living with Cancers and with Mental Health & Addictions Disorders in Ontario
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$426,640
Toward developing effective cervical cancer screening programs for hard-to-reach women
CIHR · 2015 · Principal investigator
$10,000

All 2 grants and awards

134 publications.

Reporting and enrollment disparities in hematologic malignancy trials between 2000-2023.

Gong IY, Rafinejad-Farahani B, Majeed H, Soto MJ, Oza A, Ehrlich T, Fernandez Lynch H, Guerra CE, Lofters A, Unger JM, Conti RM, Rosenthal M, Rodin D

Leukemia & lymphoma2026

DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2025.2579735 PMID: 41178673

Integrating key interest-holder perspectives on the use of patient-reported experience measures for medications: a mixed methods study.

Crawshaw J, El-Kotob R, Cadel L, McCarthy LM, Dolovich L, Hitzig SL, Zidarov D, MacKay C, Cimino SR, Milligan J, Lofters A, Guilcher SJT

Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2026.04.004 PMID: 42014278

Primary care continuity and breast cancer survival: a retrospective cohort study.

Walsh R, Lofters A, Groome P, Moineddin R, Krzyzanowska MK, Griffiths R, Grunfeld E

Cancer causes & control : CCC2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10552-026-02176-7 PMID: 42189262

EMPOWHPVR: exploring the factors that impact HPV self-sampling uptake amongst Black women and people with a cervix in Peel region, Ontario - a qualitative study protocol.

Lee-Foon NK, Lofters A, Dias K, Ogilvie GS, Massaquoi N, Kuluski K, Reid RJ

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110930 PMID: 42020121

Exploring equity in audit and feedback trials: Secondary analysis of a systematic review.

Ladak Z, Williams C, Ojo T, Renee C, Senthilmurugan A, Willis TA, Rentes VC, Dabbagh A, Shepherd HA, Khan T, Gnanvi J, Carter M, Sayani A, Moore L, Lofters A, Ivers NM

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0339361 PMID: 41801915

The use of deliberative dialogue in health services research: a scoping review.

Saka AK, Godhwani K, Ramasamy V, Soh BL, Lingam M, Lofters A, Gerstle D, Selby P, LeBlanc A, Pritlove C, Sayani A

Research involvement and engagement2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-026-00938-w PMID: 42618940

"We treat the symptom, not the system": a qualitative study exploring connections between food insecurity and disease-related malnutrition in Canada.

Quayyum F, Rao A, Ford KL, John JC, Rayane Braga J, Nicholas Angl E, Lofters A, Gramlich L, Kelly A, Jain R, Ray S, Laur C

BMJ nutrition, prevention & health2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjnph-2025-001480 PMID: 42534836

The decision to disclose to your child they are a childhood cancer survivor: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators using the theoretical domain framework.

Shuldiner J, Lord B, Rinaldo E, Shah N, Nguyen P, Lam E, Corrado AM, Wasserman JD, Lofters A, Pereira L, Goulbourne E, Heisey R, Guger SL, Tourigny J, Nathan P

Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11764-024-01725-w PMID: 39673027

"I just don't want to take up people's time" - A qualitative study exploring psychological safety during patient-healthcare provider conversations about medications.

El-Kotob R, Cadel L, Crawshaw J, Farzeen S, Ahmad A, Dolovich L, McCarthy LM, Hitzig SL, Zidarov D, MacKay C, Cimino SR, Milligan J, Lofters A, Guilcher SJT

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0356476 PMID: 42623369

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 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01204-y

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Aisha Lofters

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Reporting and enrollment disparities in hematologic malignancy trials between 2000-2023.

Integrating key interest-holder perspectives on the use of patient-reported experience measures for medications: a mixed methods study.

Primary care continuity and breast cancer survival: a retrospective cohort study.

EMPOWHPVR: exploring the factors that impact HPV self-sampling uptake amongst Black women and people with a cervix in Peel region, Ontario - a qualitative study protocol.

Exploring equity in audit and feedback trials: Secondary analysis of a systematic review.

The use of deliberative dialogue in health services research: a scoping review.

"We treat the symptom, not the system": a qualitative study exploring connections between food insecurity and disease-related malnutrition in Canada.

The decision to disclose to your child they are a childhood cancer survivor: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators using the theoretical domain framework.

"I just don't want to take up people's time" - A qualitative study exploring psychological safety during patient-healthcare provider conversations about medications.

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

Compounding Disadvantage: Impact of COVID-19 among Immigrants living with Cancers and with Mental Health & Addictions Disorders in Ontario

Toward developing effective cervical cancer screening programs for hard-to-reach women

Frequent collaborators

Aisha Lofters

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Mandana Vahabi

Ambreen Sayani

Eva Grunfeld

Rahim Moineddin

Peter Selby

Tara Kiran

Jennifer Shuldiner

Marisa Battistella

Kris Aubrey-Bassler

Ketan Shankardass

Laura Desveaux

Kimberly Devotta

Ketan Shankardass

Linda Rabeneck

Kerry McBrien

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Noah Ivers

Rinku Sutradhar

Crystal Mackay

Maritt Kirst

Julie Hallet

Andrew Pinto

Noah Ivers

Denise Campbell-Scherer

Patricia O’Campo

Jill Tinmouth

Lauren Lapointe-Shaw

Jennifer Rayner

Jennifer Rayner

Daniel Grace

Monica Taljaard

Ron Rosenes

Carles Muntaner

Deborah Marshall

J Michael Paterson

Alies Maybee

Gina Ogilvie

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