Lixia Yang, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Social, Cultural, Environmental And Population Health

Latest papers

Personal Discrimination, Group Discrimination, and Associate Factors among Chinese Canadians During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026
Social Belonging in Migrant Older Adults: A Concept Analysis.
ANS. Advances in nursing science · 2026
Circuits of Care in Displacement: Hybrid Transnational Health Care Pathways among Older Syrian Refugees in the Greater Toronto Area.
Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement · 2026

All 58 publications

Latest funding

Aging in a Foreign Land: Filial Piety and Elder Abuse Risks among Chinese Immigrants in Canada
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$166,450
Exploring Barriers to Medical Care Utilization among Senior Chinese Immigrants in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities and Challenges in the E-Health and AI Era
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$45,833
Active Aging with Resilience among Chinese Older Immigrants in the Post-COVID Era
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$24,996

All 8 grants and awards

58 publications.

01

Personal Discrimination, Group Discrimination, and Associate Factors among Chinese Canadians During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Lei N, Cao YH, Vo ATT, Gill KL, Yang L, Najafizada M, Wang PP

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities2026

DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02537-z PMID: 40679778

02

Social Belonging in Migrant Older Adults: A Concept Analysis.

Metersky K, Guruge S, Al-Hamad A, Wang L, Yasin YM, Yang L, Zhuang ZC, Catallo C, Amanzai H, Kirkwood M, Chahine M

ANS. Advances in nursing science2026

DOI: 10.1097/ans.0000000000000656 PMID: 42187301

03

Circuits of Care in Displacement: Hybrid Transnational Health Care Pathways among Older Syrian Refugees in the Greater Toronto Area.

Al-Hamad A, Yasin YM, Guruge S, Metersky K, Yang L, Zhuang Z

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2026

DOI: 10.1017/s0714980826100695 PMID: 42163494

04

Associative memory with value-directed learning in younger and older adults.

Wong BI, Lecompte M, Yang L

Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2025.2539516 PMID: 40727982

05

Transnational Healthcare Practices Among Afghan, Syrian, and Ukrainian Refugee Older Adults in the Greater Toronto Area: A Study Protocol.

Guruge S, Wang L, Metersky K, Al-Hamad A, Zhuang Z, Catallo C, Amanzai H, Yang L, Yasin YM, Illesinghe V

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13202644 PMID: 41154322

06

Developing a Health System Literacy Measure for Chinese Immigrants in Canada: Adapting the HLS19-NAV Scale.

Vo AT, Cao Y, Yang L, Urquhart R, Yi Y, Wang PP

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13192410 PMID: 41095502

07

Assessment of psychometric properties of instruments for measuring health system literacy: A systematic review study protocol using COSMIN guidelines.

Vo AT, Fang L, Yang L, Urquhart R, Yi Y, Wang PP

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102788 PMID: 40953873

08

Virtual Care Perceptions and Experiences of Older Adults During COVID-19 in Canada: A Systematic Review.

Gao D, Xu A, Yang L

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13151937 PMID: 40805970

09

An age and gender stratified interview on emotional experiences and coping of Chinese migrants in Canada amidst the pandemic.

Yang L, Ding Y, Wang M, Xie J, Zhang W, Wang PP

BMC psychology2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s40359-025-02993-6 PMID: 40615935

10

Transnational Healthcare Practices Among Migrants: A Concept Analysis.

Metersky K, Guruge S, Wang L, Al-Hamad A, Yasin YM, Catallo C, Yang L, Salma J, Zhuang ZC, Chahine M, Kirkwood M, Al-Anani A

Journal of advanced nursing2025

DOI: 10.1111/jan.16693 PMID: 39722540

Aging in a Foreign Land: Filial Piety and Elder Abuse Risks among Chinese Immigrants in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zhang, Weiguo

$166,450

Exploring Barriers to Medical Care Utilization among Senior Chinese Immigrants in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities and Challenges in the E-Health and AI Era

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Wang, Peizhong P.

Keywords: immigrant seniors; health care; barriers; e-health; AI; language; Chinese immigrants

$45,833

Active Aging with Resilience among Chinese Older Immigrants in the Post-COVID Era

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Yang, Lixia

Keywords: active aging; resilience; immigrants; pandemic; older adults; training

$24,996

Boundary Conditions for Age-related Associative Deficit: Behavioural Moderators and Neural Mechanisms

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yang, Lixia

$198,000

Spatial and social patterning of COVID-19 prevention and transmission in Canada: Investigating the impacts of risk perception and preventive behaviour on individual activity space

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 - Public health response and its impact

Principal investigators: Wang, Lu; Chen, Dongmei; Yang, Lixia

Keywords: Social, Cultural, Environmental And Population Health

$189,050

The Integration of Emotion and Cognitive Control in the Aging Brain

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yang, Lixia

$150,000

The interaction between emotion and inhibition in the aging brain: behavioural and neuroimaging studies

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yang, Lixia

$105,000

Aging, Culture, and Memory Binding: A Cross-Cultural Comparison between China and Canada

Nominated PICIHR2009China-Canada Joint Health Research Initiative

Principal investigators: Yang, Lixia; Li, Juan

Keywords: Aging; Binding Deficit; Culture; Erp; Memory Binding; Training

$150,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Social, Cultural, Environmental And Population Health Dear Professor Yang, 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 "Personal Discrimination, Group Discrimination, and Associate Factors among Chinese Canadians During the COVID-19 Pandemic." (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 SSHRC-funded project "Active Aging with Resilience among Chinese Older Immigrants in the Post-COVID Era" (2022), 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]

Lixia Yang

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Personal Discrimination, Group Discrimination, and Associate Factors among Chinese Canadians During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Social Belonging in Migrant Older Adults: A Concept Analysis.

Circuits of Care in Displacement: Hybrid Transnational Health Care Pathways among Older Syrian Refugees in the Greater Toronto Area.

Associative memory with value-directed learning in younger and older adults.

Transnational Healthcare Practices Among Afghan, Syrian, and Ukrainian Refugee Older Adults in the Greater Toronto Area: A Study Protocol.

Developing a Health System Literacy Measure for Chinese Immigrants in Canada: Adapting the HLS19-NAV Scale.

Assessment of psychometric properties of instruments for measuring health system literacy: A systematic review study protocol using COSMIN guidelines.

Virtual Care Perceptions and Experiences of Older Adults During COVID-19 in Canada: A Systematic Review.

An age and gender stratified interview on emotional experiences and coping of Chinese migrants in Canada amidst the pandemic.

Transnational Healthcare Practices Among Migrants: A Concept Analysis.

Aging in a Foreign Land: Filial Piety and Elder Abuse Risks among Chinese Immigrants in Canada

Exploring Barriers to Medical Care Utilization among Senior Chinese Immigrants in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities and Challenges in the E-Health and AI Era

Active Aging with Resilience among Chinese Older Immigrants in the Post-COVID Era

Boundary Conditions for Age-related Associative Deficit: Behavioural Moderators and Neural Mechanisms

Spatial and social patterning of COVID-19 prevention and transmission in Canada: Investigating the impacts of risk perception and preventive behaviour on individual activity space

The Integration of Emotion and Cognitive Control in the Aging Brain

The interaction between emotion and inhibition in the aging brain: behavioural and neuroimaging studies

Aging, Culture, and Memory Binding: A Cross-Cultural Comparison between China and Canada

Frequent collaborators

Lu Wang

Areej Al-Hamad

Kateryna Metersky

Kateryna Metersky

Sepali Guruge

Robin Urquhart

Peizhong Wang

Xiaolin Wei

Jordana Salma

Kang Lee