Raywat Deonandan, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest papers

"We were locked in with our trauma" - a mixed-methods study of health pathways among intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors during COVID-19 lockdowns in Ontario.
BMC public health · 2026 · senior author
Exploring the availability and accessibility of medication abortion pills without a prescription: a mystery client study of pharmacies in Mumbai, India.
BMC public health · 2026
Strengthening next generation risk decision-making: A contemporary review.
Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP · 2025

All 38 publications

Latest funding

The National and International Implications of Guyana's Emergence as a Petrostate
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$107,402
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on abortion care in Canada: A mixed-methods study dedicated to service delivery and utilization
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$386,000
GLOBAL LANDSCAPE - Closing the Aboriginal education gap
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$24,860

All 6 grants and awards

38 publications.

01

"We were locked in with our trauma" - a mixed-methods study of health pathways among intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors during COVID-19 lockdowns in Ontario.

Idriss-Wheeler D, El-Khatib Z, Hancock L, Ham M, Bainbridge S, Deonandan R

BMC public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-28032-6 PMID: 42321726

02

Exploring the availability and accessibility of medication abortion pills without a prescription: a mystery client study of pharmacies in Mumbai, India.

Suvarna D, Dixit A, Sekher TV, Deonandan R, Foster AM

BMC public health2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-26414-4 PMID: 41620628

03

Strengthening next generation risk decision-making: A contemporary review.

Bhuller Y, Deonandan R, Krewski D

Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105939 PMID: 40939861

04

Key attributes of health and environmental risk decision-making: A scoping review.

Bhuller Y, Bancroft X, Deonandan R, Grudniewicz A, Wiles A, Krewski D

Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis2025

DOI: 10.1111/risa.17715 PMID: 39894676

05

Ethical principles for regulatory risk decision-making.

Bhuller Y, Avey M, Deonandan R, Hartung T, Hilton GM, Marles RJ, Trombetti S, Krewski D

Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105813 PMID: 40122155

06

Exploring the availability and accessibility of medication abortion pills in Delhi, India: A mystery client study in community pharmacies.

Dixit A, Suvarna D, Deonandan R, Foster AM

Contraception2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110745 PMID: 39522632

07

Resist the Randomized Controlled Trials fetish: different questions require different pyramids of evidence.

Deonandan R

Canadian medical education journal2025First author

DOI: 10.36834/cmej.80355 PMID: 40135134

08

Relevance and feasibility of principles for health and environmental risk decision-making.

Bhuller Y, Deonandan R, Krewski D

Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews2024

DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2024.2338078 PMID: 38743482

09

Barriers and facilitators for interventions to improve ART adherence in Sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Buh A, Deonandan R, Gomes J, Krentel A, Oladimeji O, Yaya S

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295046 PMID: 38032918

10

Barriers and facilitators to ART adherence among ART non-adherence people living with HIV in Cameroon: A qualitative phenomenological study.

Buh A, Deonandan R, Gomes J, Krentel A, Oladimeji O, Yaya S

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291487 PMID: 37699048

The National and International Implications of Guyana's Emergence as a Petrostate

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Deonandan, Kalowatie

$107,402

Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on abortion care in Canada: A mixed-methods study dedicated to service delivery and utilization

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.: Addr. Wider Impacts of COVID-Imp. on social/econ/pop iss/pbl outcomes

Principal investigators: Foster, Angel M

Keywords: Abortion; Canada; Covid-19; Gender-Expansive Populations; Mixed-Methods Research; Qualitative Research; Sexual And Reproductive Health

$386,000

GLOBAL LANDSCAPE - Closing the Aboriginal education gap

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Deonandan, Raywat s.

$24,860

ENERGY - Mining the gap: Aboriginal women and the mining industry

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Presidential Fund for Research, Innovation & Collaboration

Principal investigators: Deonandan, Raywat S.

$24,897

Borders, Babies and Body Parts: The Ethical Dilemmas of Medical Tourism

Co-investigatorCIHR2013CIHR Café Scientifique Program

Principal investigators: Labonté, Ronald

Keywords: Ethics; Medical Tourism; Organ Trade; Reproduction; Reproductive Tourism; Surrogacy

$3,000

"Source" Country Perspectives on the Migration of Highly Trained Health Personnel: Causes, Consequences and Responses

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Bourgeault, Ivy L; Labonté, Ronald; Tomblin Murphy, Gail G

Keywords: Comparative Analysis; Consequences; Health Human Resources; Migration Policy; Policy Responses; Source Countries

$1,116,371

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Medical Imaging
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Médecine sociale et préventive
Pediatrics
Anesthesia
Other

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James Gomes

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

6 shared papers, latest 2023

Daniel Krewski

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

5 shared papers, latest 2025

Alison Krentel

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

4 shared papers, latest 2023

Julian Little

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

3 shared papers, latest 2023

Éric Lavigne

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2013

Patrick Levallois

Médecine sociale et préventive

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Edward Joseph Mills

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2012

Eda Wallace

Medical Imaging

1 shared papers, latest 2007

Shannon Bainbridge

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Deonandan, 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 ""We were locked in with our trauma" - a mixed-methods study of health pathways among intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors during COVID-19 lockdowns in Ontario." (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.] 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]

Raywat Deonandan

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

"We were locked in with our trauma" - a mixed-methods study of health pathways among intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors during COVID-19 lockdowns in Ontario.

Exploring the availability and accessibility of medication abortion pills without a prescription: a mystery client study of pharmacies in Mumbai, India.

Strengthening next generation risk decision-making: A contemporary review.

Key attributes of health and environmental risk decision-making: A scoping review.

Ethical principles for regulatory risk decision-making.

Exploring the availability and accessibility of medication abortion pills in Delhi, India: A mystery client study in community pharmacies.

Resist the Randomized Controlled Trials fetish: different questions require different pyramids of evidence.

Relevance and feasibility of principles for health and environmental risk decision-making.

Barriers and facilitators for interventions to improve ART adherence in Sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Barriers and facilitators to ART adherence among ART non-adherence people living with HIV in Cameroon: A qualitative phenomenological study.

The National and International Implications of Guyana's Emergence as a Petrostate

Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on abortion care in Canada: A mixed-methods study dedicated to service delivery and utilization

GLOBAL LANDSCAPE - Closing the Aboriginal education gap

ENERGY - Mining the gap: Aboriginal women and the mining industry

Borders, Babies and Body Parts: The Ethical Dilemmas of Medical Tourism

"Source" Country Perspectives on the Migration of Highly Trained Health Personnel: Causes, Consequences and Responses

Frequent collaborators

James Gomes

Daniel Krewski

Alison Krentel

Julian Little

Éric Lavigne

Patrick Levallois

Sharon Whiting

Edward Joseph Mills

Peter Humphreys

Eda Wallace

Raphael Riviere

Shannon Bainbridge