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Josephine Wong

ResearcherSchool of NursingToronto Metropolitan University

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Josephine Wong

Researcher

School of 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.
9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 16 research grants (15 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2024.

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Publications

209

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Research

Capacity Building African Caribbean And Black Community Engagement And Mobilization Gender Relations Heterosexuality Masculinities Resilience

Latest papers

From Intervention to Practice: HIV Anti-Stigma Empowerment Readiness Among Service Providers in Canada.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026
Between cultures and traditions: a qualitative investigation of sexual and reproductive health experiences of immigrant adolescents in Canada.
Culture, health & sexuality · 2025
Uncovering HIV Vulnerabilities Beyond the Usual Layers: Practices of Masculinity and HIV Risk Among Heterosexual Black Men in London, Ontario, Canada.
Community health equity research & policy · 2025

All 21 publications

Latest funding

Animating ecological grief among racialized migrant communities: intergenerational and intercultural dialogues for healing and solidarity
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$89,580
Empowering Mentorship as a Retention Strategy for Internationally Educated Nurses
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$10,000
Culturally Safe and Accessible Digital Mental Health Interventions for Newcomer Youth in Canada's Asian Diasporic Communities
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$24,963

All 19 grants and awards

21 publications.

From Intervention to Practice: HIV Anti-Stigma Empowerment Readiness Among Service Providers in Canada.

Saaka SA, Antabe R, Wong J, Luginaah I

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities2026

DOI: 10.1007/s40615-026-03142-4 PMID: 42538504

Between cultures and traditions: a qualitative investigation of sexual and reproductive health experiences of immigrant adolescents in Canada.

Meherali S, Rehmani AI, Ahmad M, Kauser S, Scott Fiddler P, Pinzon-Hernandez P, Khan Z, Flicker S, Okeke-Ihejirika P, Salami B, Stroulia E, Vandermorris A, Wong J, Norman W, Scott S, Munro S

Culture, health & sexuality2025

DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2024.2436677 PMID: 39648708

Uncovering HIV Vulnerabilities Beyond the Usual Layers: Practices of Masculinity and HIV Risk Among Heterosexual Black Men in London, Ontario, Canada.

Antabe R, Arku G, Lawson E, Wong J, Husbands W, Luginaah I

Community health equity research & policy2025

DOI: 10.1177/2752535x251388603 PMID: 41100894

A province-by-province cost-effectiveness analysis and budget impact analysis of one-time birth cohort screening of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Canada.

Wong WWL, Haines A, Wong J, Hamadeh A, Krahn MD

Scientific reports2023

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39521-8 PMID: 37596309

Impact of direct-acting antiviral treatment on health utility in patients with chronic hepatitis C in hospital and community settings.

Wong WWL, Wong J, Bremner KE, Saeed Y, Mason K, Phoon A, Martel-Laferrière V, Bruneau J, Feld JJ, Feng Z, Baguley E, Lee SS, Powis J, Krahn MD

Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver2023

DOI: 10.1111/liv.15518 PMID: 36606706

Concurrent sexual partnerships and HIV testing among heterosexual Black men in Ontario, Canada: findings from the weSpeak study.

Luginaah NA, Konkor I, Lawson ES, Mkandawire P, Husbands W, Omorodion F, Etowa J, Antabe R, Wong J

Ethnicity & health2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2021.1976395 PMID: 34494926

Immigrant generational status and the uptake of HIV screening services among heterosexual men of African descent in Canada: Evidence from the weSpeak study.

Konkor I, Luginaah I, Husbands W, Omorodion F, Antabe R, Wong J, Kuuire V, Mkandawire P, Etowa J

Journal of migration and health2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmh.2022.100119 PMID: 35668734

Time Costs and Out-of-Pocket Costs in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C in a Publicly Funded Health System.

Wong WWL, Wong J, Bremner KE, Saeed Y, Mason K, Phoon A, Feng Z, Feld JJ, Mitsakakis N, Powis J, Krahn M

Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2021.08.006 PMID: 35094798

Knowledge of sexual partner's HIV serostatus and the practice of safer sex among heterosexual men of African descent in London, Ontario.

Konkor I, Antabe R, Mkandawire P, McIntosh MD, Lawson ES, Husbands W, Wong J, Luginaah I

Ethnicity & health2022

DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2020.1734776 PMID: 32115995

Sexual Debut Among Heterosexual Men of African and Caribbean Descent: Are the Youth Initiating Sex Earlier than the Older Generation?

Konkor I, Mkandawire P, Antabe R, Luginaah I, Husbands W, Wong J, Lawson E, Etowa J, Omorodion F, McIntosh MD

Archives of sexual behavior2021

DOI: 10.1007/s10508-020-01855-z PMID: 33538919

Animating ecological grief among racialized migrant communities: intergenerational and intercultural dialogues for healing and solidarity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Nobe-Ghelani, Chizuru

$89,580

Empowering Mentorship as a Retention Strategy for Internationally Educated Nurses

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Prendergast, Nadia; Boakye, Priscilla N; Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing

Keywords: Edi; Health System; Internationally Educated Nurses; Mentorship; Racialized Nurses; Rapid Review

$10,000

Culturally Safe and Accessible Digital Mental Health Interventions for Newcomer Youth in Canada's Asian Diasporic Communities

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Hou, Rui; Li, Alan T; Fung, Kenneth; Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing

Keywords: Asian Newcomer Youth; Community Engagement / Dialogue; Digital Mental Health Promotion; Dissemination Of Existing Knowledge; Lgbtq+ Youth

$24,963

Understanding and taking action on the risk and protective factors of maternal mental health of Black Mothers/Gestational Parents

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Population and Public Health

Principal investigators: Boakye, Priscilla N; Fung, Kenneth; Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing

Keywords: Birthing Parents; Black Mothers; Concept Mapping; Health Equity; Maternal Mental Health

$100,000

Engaging Community Stakeholders to Address Vaccine Hesitancy in Racialized and Diasporic Communities

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Zinaic, Rade; Kteily-Hawa, Roula N; Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing

Keywords: Community Engagement; Community-Centered Pandemic Response; Public Health Communications; Racialized And Diasporic Communities; Vaccine Hesitancy; Vaccine Misinformation

$24,963

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

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr: Emer. COVID Res. Gaps/Prior- Dif. Impacts on Hist. Excl/Underserved Pops

Principal investigators: Vahabi, Mandana; Rayner, Jennifer; Lofters, Aisha K; Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing

Keywords: Cancer; Covid-19; Health Equity; Healthcare Utilization; Hospitalization; Immigrants And Refugees; Mental Health And Addiction Disorders

$426,640

PROTECH - Pandemic Rapid-response Optimization To Enhance Community-resilience and Health

Nominated PICIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Public health response and its impact

Principal investigators: Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing; Li, Alan T; Fung, Kenneth; Vahabi, Mandana

Keywords: Social And Policy Countermeasures

Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment (ACE) Intervention: Reducing HIV Stigma and Promoting Community Resilience Through Capacity Building

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing; dela Cruz, Aniela M; Fung, Kenneth; Hilario, Carla T; Li, Alan T; Narushima, Miya; Vahabi, Mandana

Keywords: Capacity Building; Community Resilience; Evidence-Based Interventions; Implementation Research; Knowledge Uptake; Stigma Reduction

$1,950,752

PROTECH - Pandemic Rapid-response Optimization To Enhance Community-resilience and Health

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019New Frontiers in Research Fund - Rapid Response

Principal investigators: Wong, Josephine

$500,000

Promoting Mental Health of Migrant Caregivers in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: St-Amant, Oona M; Vahabi, Mandana

Keywords: Gender; Mental Health; Migrant Caregivers; Temporary Foreign Workers

$7,000

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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Josephine Wong

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

From Intervention to Practice: HIV Anti-Stigma Empowerment Readiness Among Service Providers in Canada.

Between cultures and traditions: a qualitative investigation of sexual and reproductive health experiences of immigrant adolescents in Canada.

Uncovering HIV Vulnerabilities Beyond the Usual Layers: Practices of Masculinity and HIV Risk Among Heterosexual Black Men in London, Ontario, Canada.

A province-by-province cost-effectiveness analysis and budget impact analysis of one-time birth cohort screening of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Canada.

Impact of direct-acting antiviral treatment on health utility in patients with chronic hepatitis C in hospital and community settings.

Concurrent sexual partnerships and HIV testing among heterosexual Black men in Ontario, Canada: findings from the weSpeak study.

Immigrant generational status and the uptake of HIV screening services among heterosexual men of African descent in Canada: Evidence from the weSpeak study.

Time Costs and Out-of-Pocket Costs in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C in&#xa0;a Publicly Funded Health System.

Knowledge of sexual partner's HIV serostatus and the practice of safer sex among heterosexual men of African descent in London, Ontario.

Sexual Debut Among Heterosexual Men of African and Caribbean Descent: Are the Youth Initiating Sex Earlier than the Older Generation?

Animating ecological grief among racialized migrant communities: intergenerational and intercultural dialogues for healing and solidarity

PROTECH - Pandemic Rapid-response Optimization To Enhance Community-resilience and Health

Frequent collaborators

Winston Husbands

Winston Husbands

Isaac Luginaah

Nicholas Mitsakakis

Paul Mkandawire

Murray Krahn

Josephine Etowa

Josephine Etowa

Gavin Andrews

George Tomlinson

Mina Tadrous

Lusine Abrahamyan

Salima Meherali

Mike Paulden

Shabbir Alibhai

Valeria Rac

Geoffrey Maina

Bukola Salami

Vincent Kuuire

Wendy Norman

Ashley Vandermorris

Maureen Owino

Paul Grootendorst

Sarah Flicker

Time Costs and Out-of-Pocket Costs in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C in a Publicly Funded Health System.