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Jasmin Bhawra

ResearcherPublic HealthToronto Metropolitan University

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Jasmin Bhawra

Researcher

Public Health

Health Sciences

Toronto Metropolitan University

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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32 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Climate Change Climate Justice Community Health Community-Based Participatory Research Digital Citizen Science Digital Health Health Equity Socioecological Determinants Of Health

Latest papers

Public sunscreen dispensers and sun-protective behaviours: an observational study in Toronto, Canada.
Preventive medicine reports · 2026 · senior author
Strengthening Culturally Responsive Mental Health Supports for Crises Preparedness: Lessons From Indigenous Educator's Experiences During COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Journal of school health · 2026
Human-centered AI to promote youth mental health: a serendipitous natural experiment enabled by a digital health platform.
PeerJ · 2026 · senior author

All 34 publications

Latest funding

Climate Care Toronto: A digital citizen science initiative to address adverse climate change impacts on health across high-risk communities in Toronto
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$124,972
Moving Upstream: Closing Policy Gaps for Women with Substance Use and Criminal Justice System Involvement
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$125,000
Harnessing collective intelligence in digital government transformation: Enabling sustained inclusion and participation of underserved communities
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$29,443

All 10 grants and awards

34 publications.

Public sunscreen dispensers and sun-protective behaviours: an observational study in Toronto, Canada.

Ravichandran A, Bhawra J

Preventive medicine reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103485 PMID: 42124943

Strengthening Culturally Responsive Mental Health Supports for Crises Preparedness: Lessons From Indigenous Educator's Experiences During COVID-19 Pandemic.

Kannan P, Bhawra J, Katapally TR

The Journal of school health2026

DOI: 10.1111/josh.70130 PMID: 41749495

Human-centered AI to promote youth mental health: a serendipitous natural experiment enabled by a digital health platform.

Katapally TR, Elsahli N, Ibrahim ST, Bhawra J

PeerJ2026Senior author

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.20772 PMID: 41660072

TRIAGE-GS: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a genomics-first approach to rare disease diagnosis for patients awaiting assessment by a clinical geneticist.

Stanley KJ, Chisholm C, Gillespie MK, Caluseriu O, Del Signore N, Elango S, Hartley T, Hewson S, Kim RH, McSheffrey G, Mendoza-Londono R, Sawyer SL, Somerville M, Venkataramanan V, White-Brown A, Telesca S, Shickh S, Marshall CR, Ungar WJ, Hayeems RZ, Bhawra J, Boycott KM, Costain G

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107603 PMID: 40784761

Predictors of gestational weight gain in western India: Findings from a longitudinal study across rural and urban cohorts.

Deshpande M, Kajale N, Shah N, Gondhalekar K, Patwardhan V, Raiturker AP, Gupte S, Patankar L, Bhawra J, Khadilkar A, Katapally TR

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0328081 PMID: 40720412

The effect of yoga and aerobic exercise on children's physical activity in rural India: a randomized controlled trial.

Katapally TR, Patel J, Ibrahim ST, Kasture S, Khadilkar A, Bhawra J

PeerJ2025Senior author

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.19604 PMID: 40656946

Content validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ) in low-, middle-, and high-income countries across 6 continents.

Larouche R, Neves de Oliveira S, Rostami Haji Abadi M, Benavides-Castro JK, Sarmiento OL, Angulo Garay G, Argumedo G, Ashaolu JO, Baghestani A, Bhawra J, Brazo-Sayavera J, Choonak N, Nyström CD, Evance S, Hamrik Z, Jáuregui A, Kaewpikul P, Katewongsa P, Khadilkar A, Kira G, Kuntembwe M, Liu Y, Löf M, Loney T, Lundgren M, Mandlik R, Matapo-Kolisko M, More C, Mwase-Vuma TW, Nilwatta N, Oyeyemi AL, Paudel S, Pomkai N, Richards J, Silva DAS, Smith M, Subedi N, Widyastari DA, Wilson OWA, Aubert S, Carson V, Colley RC, Esliger DW, Kuzik N, Manyanga T, Reilly JJ, Vanderloo LM, Tremblay MS

Journal of sport and health science2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2025.101074 PMID: 40623649

Can kids identify unprocessed fruit as healthier than an ultra-processed sugar-sweetened beverage? Functional versus self-reported nutrition knowledge and dietary intake among youth from six countries: findings from the International Food Policy Study.

Boyar L, White CM, Vanderlee L, Bhawra J, Hammond D

BMC nutrition2025

DOI: 10.1186/s40795-025-01109-y PMID: 40597323

Mental health challenges and resilience strategies of Indigenous youth citizen scientists living in rural areas during COVID-19 school closures.

Kannan P, Bhawra J, Wright K, Katapally TR

PLOS mental health2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000256 PMID: 41661898

A potential environmental paradox in India: Associations between air pollution precautions and sedentary behaviour among children and youth.

Sandhu S, Patel J, Khadilkar A, Bhawra J, Katapally TR

Health & place2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103440 PMID: 40174461

Climate Care Toronto: A digital citizen science initiative to address adverse climate change impacts on health across high-risk communities in Toronto

Nominated PICIHR2024Catalyst Grant: CBR in Climate Change Priority Area - Climate Justice

Principal investigators: Bhawra, Jasmin; Tait, Kathryn; Katapally, Tarun R

Keywords: Climate Change; Climate Justice; Community Health; Community-Based Participatory Research; Digital Citizen Science; Digital Health; Health Equity; Socioecological Determinants Of Health; Urban Health

$124,972

Moving Upstream: Closing Policy Gaps for Women with Substance Use and Criminal Justice System Involvement

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Moving Upstream - Sex, Gender, and Health Inequities

Principal investigators: Yoon, Rosanra

Keywords: Collaborative Participatory Research; Community; Criminal Justice System; Equity; Gender; Health Equity; Intersectoral Policy Action; Sex-Gender-Race Intersectionality; Trauma-Informed; Women With Substance Use & Criminal Justice System

$125,000

Harnessing collective intelligence in digital government transformation: Enabling sustained inclusion and participation of underserved communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Envisioning Governance Systems that Work

Principal investigators: Katapally, Tarun Reddy

Keywords: Digital government transformation; Collective intelligence; Underserved communities; Sustained inclusion; Global south; Citizen science; Inclusive governance

$29,443

The role of decentralized health systems in operationalizing data sovereignty of citizens and jurisdictions across governance levels: A scoping review

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Knowledge Synthesis Grants - Envisioning Governance Systems that Work

Principal investigators: Thind, Amardeep

Keywords: Decentralized Health Systems; Data Sovereignty; Governance Frameworks; Health Equity; Digital Citizen Science; Digital Health; Knowledge Mobilization

$29,476

In my neighbourhood, in my city: A community engaged, multi-sectoral, equity driven approach to identifying opportunities for improving access and supports for racialized and LGBTQ2S+ women experiencing substance use challenges in the City of Toronto

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Yoon, Rosanra

Keywords: Building Community Relationships And Resilience; Capacity Building; Co-Designing Together With Pwle And Community Stakeholders; Community Engaged Planning And Implementation; Community Engaged, Multisectoral & Equity Driven Planning; Community Resilience And Partnership; Lgbtq2+ Women Who Use Substances & Their Communities; People With Living And Lived Experiences (Pwle); Racialized Women Who Use Substances & Their Communities; Womens Substance Use

$19,725

Dismantling the Status Quo: Wrapping around the Needs of Women with Substance use through Connection and Community

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Yoon, Rosanra

Keywords: gender based needs of women; access and accessibility; substance use; social and community connectedness; trauma-informed; gender-responsive

$63,273

Development and validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ): A multi-country study across six continents

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Larouche, Richard; Tremblay, Mark S

Keywords: Accelerometer; Global Health; Pediatrics; Physical Activity; Psychometrics; Questionnaire; Surveillance

$1,526,176

CO-Away: Evaluation of a digital platform for Indigenous self-governance, determination, and data sovereignty

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Indigenous COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity - Evaluation/Assessment

Principal investigators: Katapally, Tarun R; Favel, Duane; Green, Brenda L; King, Malcolm; Skinner, Kelly

Keywords: Citizen Science; Community-Based Participatory Research; Data Sovereignty; Digital Health; Indigenous Health; Self-Determination; Self-Governance; Virtual Care

$200,000

CO-Away: Implementation and Evaluation of Digital Health Solutions for Indigenous Self-Determination, Governance, and Data Sovereignty

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Project Grant

Principal investigators: Katapally, Tarun R; King, Malcolm; Skinner, Kelly

Keywords: Citizen Science; Community-Based Participatory Research; Digital Epidemiology; Indigenous Health; Mobile Health; Systems Integration

$554,434

International food policy study: Evaluating the impact of food labelling, marketing, and fiscal nutrition policies.

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hammond, David G

Keywords: Diet; Food Policy; Health Behaviour; Nutrition

$2,994,975

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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Jasmin Bhawra

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Public sunscreen dispensers and sun-protective behaviours: an observational study in Toronto, Canada.

Strengthening Culturally Responsive Mental Health Supports for Crises Preparedness: Lessons From Indigenous Educator's Experiences During COVID-19 Pandemic.

Human-centered AI to promote youth mental health: a serendipitous natural experiment enabled by a digital health platform.

TRIAGE-GS: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a genomics-first approach to rare disease diagnosis for patients awaiting assessment by a clinical geneticist.

Predictors of gestational weight gain in western India: Findings from a longitudinal study across rural and urban cohorts.

The effect of yoga and aerobic exercise on children's physical activity in rural India: a randomized controlled trial.

Content validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ) in low-, middle-, and high-income countries across 6 continents.

Can kids identify unprocessed fruit as healthier than an ultra-processed sugar-sweetened beverage? Functional versus self-reported nutrition knowledge and dietary intake among youth from six countries: findings from the International Food Policy Study.

Mental health challenges and resilience strategies of Indigenous youth citizen scientists living in rural areas during COVID-19 school closures.

A potential environmental paradox in India: Associations between air pollution precautions and sedentary behaviour among children and youth.

Climate Care Toronto: A digital citizen science initiative to address adverse climate change impacts on health across high-risk communities in Toronto

Moving Upstream: Closing Policy Gaps for Women with Substance Use and Criminal Justice System Involvement

Harnessing collective intelligence in digital government transformation: Enabling sustained inclusion and participation of underserved communities

The role of decentralized health systems in operationalizing data sovereignty of citizens and jurisdictions across governance levels: A scoping review

In my neighbourhood, in my city: A community engaged, multi-sectoral, equity driven approach to identifying opportunities for improving access and supports for racialized and LGBTQ2S+ women experiencing substance use challenges in the City of Toronto

Dismantling the Status Quo: Wrapping around the Needs of Women with Substance use through Connection and Community

Development and validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ): A multi-country study across six continents

CO-Away: Evaluation of a digital platform for Indigenous self-governance, determination, and data sovereignty

CO-Away: Implementation and Evaluation of Digital Health Solutions for Indigenous Self-Determination, Governance, and Data Sovereignty

International food policy study: Evaluating the impact of food labelling, marketing, and fiscal nutrition policies.

Frequent collaborators

David Hammond

Lana Vanderlee

Astrid Guttmann

Valerie Carson

Taru Manyanga

Eyal Cohen

Richard Larouche

Taila Hartley

Kelly Skinner

Alene Toulany

Tarun Katapally

Gregory Costain

Eun-Young Lee