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Farah Ahmad
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A PhotoVoice Study with Canadian Immigrant and Racialized Family Caregivers of Children on the Autism Spectrum
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2026
Health and Social Consequences of the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Population in Nigeria: A Scoping Review.
Journal of homosexuality · 2026 · senior author
A scoping review of algorithmic equity, data diversity, and inclusive design in the transformer era of clinical NLP.
Journal of biomedical informatics · 2026
Latest funding
- $150,000
Inuit Youth and Families During COVID-19: A Strengths-Based Focus on Resources Needed to Optimize Post-Pandemic Resilience.
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
- $34,068
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health and Well-being of Caregivers and Families Living with Autism
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
- $79,031
Promising Practices in Accessing Virtual Mental Health: Supporting Refugees during COVID-19
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
57 publications.
A PhotoVoice Study with Canadian Immigrant and Racialized Family Caregivers of Children on the Autism Spectrum
Sam J, Ahmad F, Khalaf T, Sathies A, Dada S
Health and Social Consequences of the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Population in Nigeria: A Scoping Review.
Akadinma EP, Dunkwu LC, Ahmad F
A scoping review of algorithmic equity, data diversity, and inclusive design in the transformer era of clinical NLP.
Grach S, Badawi A, Ahmad F, Dolatabadi E
Concept Mapping the Ways to Support Mental Health and Mental Well-being of Canadian Racialized and Immigrant Communities.
Ahmad F, Culley L, Baldeo N, Haque KA, Suleman A
Mindful Nonreactivity, Anxiety, Depression, and Perceived Stress as Mediators of the Mindfulness Virtual Community Intervention-Pathways to Enhance Mental Health in University Students: Secondary Evaluation of Two Randomized Controlled Trials With Student Participants.
Pirbaglou M, El Morr C, Ahmad F, Ritvo P
Predicting the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness Virtual Community Intervention for University Students: Machine Learning Model.
El Morr C, Tavangar F, Ahmad F, Ritvo P, MVC Team
Autism, Stigma, and South Asian Immigrant Families in Canada.
Shafi F, Karunakaran A, Ahmad F
A Nunavut community-directed Inuit youth mental wellness initiative: making I-SPARX fly.
Bohr Y, Hankey J, Thomas A, Abdelmaseh M, Armour L, McCague H, Barnhardt J, Oskalns M, Garvey N, Singh Y, Danz C, Singoorie C, Qaunaq R, Oshoweetok I, Lucassen M, Merry S, Shepherd M, Bornstein MH, Ahmad F, Shulman S, Weiss J
Access to Virtual Mental Healthcare and Support for Refugee and Immigrant Groups: A Scoping Review
Correction: Access to Virtual Mental Healthcare and Support for Refugee and Immigrant Groups: A Scoping Review.
Hynie M, Oda A, Calaresu M, Kuo BCH, Ives N, Jaimes A, Bokore N, Beukeboom C, Ahmad F, Arya N, Samuel R, Farooqui S, Palmer-Dyer JL, McKenzie K
Inuit Youth and Families During COVID-19: A Strengths-Based Focus on Resources Needed to Optimize Post-Pandemic Resilience.
Principal investigators: Bohr, Yvonne; Singoorie, Chelsea; Muir, Nicole
Keywords: Community Directed Research; Culture; Mental Wellness; Resilience
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health and Well-being of Caregivers and Families Living with Autism
Principal investigators: Weiss, Jonathan A; Lee, Vivian
Keywords: Autism; Caregivers; Distress; Mental Health; Services Needs; Stressors
Promising Practices in Accessing Virtual Mental Health: Supporting Refugees during COVID-19
Principal investigators: Hynie, Michaela; Agic, Branka; Mckenzie, Kwame J
Keywords: Health Care Access; Refugees; Virtual Mental Health Care
Refugee integration and long-term health outcomes in Canada
Principal investigators: Hynie, Michaela; McGrath, Susan; Mckenzie, Kwame J
Keywords: Chronic Diseases; Community Based Research; Mental Health; Program Evaluation; Refugees; Social Determinants Of Health
Making I-SPARX fly in Nunavut
Principal investigators: Bohr, Yvonne
Keywords: Cognitive Behavioural (Cbt) Strategies; Community Resilience Processes; Computer Games; Cultural Identity; Depression; Inuit Youth; Multi-Generation; Parenting; Psycho-Education; Suicide Prevention
Students Mental Health: Virtual Support on Campus
Principal investigators: El Morr, Christo; Ahmad, Farah; Ritvo, Paul G
Keywords: Campus; Ehealth; Mental Health; Mindfulness; Virtual Community; Youth
Interactive Technologies for Mental Health in Primary care
Principal investigators: Ahmad, Farah
Keywords: Access To Care; Interactive Ehealth; Longitudinal Follow-Up; Mental Health; Mix Method; Primary Care; Qualitative Interviews; Randomized Trial; Risk Assessment; Vulnerable Communities
Toward Equity in Cancer Screening: Multicultural Tools and Strategies for Improving Breast and Cervical Screening Among Canadian Newcomers
Principal investigators: Dunn, Sheila F
Keywords: Breast; Cancer; Cancer Screening; Cervical; Community-Based; Cultural Sensitivity; Health Promotion; Peer Leaders
Interactive Computer-assisted Screening (iCAS) for Depression in Primary Care
Principal investigators: Ahmad, Farah; Ledwos, Cliff
Keywords: Community Health Center; Depression; Ehealth; Interactive Screening; Mental Health; Multi-Language; Primary Care
Socio-cultural and individual determinants of accessing sexual health services among young adults
Principal investigators: Petrovic, Bojana
Keywords: Barriers To Healthcare; Ethnicity; Hiv/Aids; Psychological Distress; Religion; Sexual Health; Young Adults
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
- Patricia O’Campo and Maritt Kirst: 14 shared papers
- Christo El Morr and Paul Ritvo: 10 shared papers
- Paul Ritvo and Farah Ahmad: 10 shared papers
- Aisha Lofters and Rahim Moineddin: 10 shared papers
- Christo El Morr and Farah Ahmad: 9 shared papers
- Kwame Mckenzie and Michaela Hynie: 8 shared papers
- Kwame Mckenzie and Farah Ahmad: 7 shared papers
- Christo El Morr and Rahim Moineddin: 5 shared papers
- Paul Ritvo and Rahim Moineddin: 5 shared papers
- Aisha Lofters and Maritt Kirst: 5 shared papers
- Rahim Moineddin and Farah Ahmad: 5 shared papers
- Nazilla Khanlou and Sheila Dunn: 4 shared papers
- Patricia O’Campo and Aisha Lofters: 4 shared papers
- Ophira Ginsburg and Farah Ahmad: 4 shared papers
- Monique van Lettow and Beth Rachlis: 4 shared papers
- Michaela Hynie and Farah Ahmad: 4 shared papers
- Rahim Moineddin and Catharine Chambers: 4 shared papers
- Patricia O’Campo and Dionne Gesink: 3 shared papers
- Patricia O’Campo and Farah Ahmad: 3 shared papers
- Patricia O’Campo and Catharine Chambers: 3 shared papers
- Kwame Mckenzie and Nicole Ives: 3 shared papers
- Kwame Mckenzie and Nimo Bokore: 3 shared papers
- Wendy Levinson and Farah Ahmad: 3 shared papers
- Michaela Hynie and Nicole Ives: 3 shared papers
- Michaela Hynie and Nimo Bokore: 3 shared papers
- Farah Ahmad and Maritt Kirst: 3 shared papers
- Farah Ahmad and Nicole Ives: 3 shared papers
- Farah Ahmad and Nimo Bokore: 3 shared papers
- Nazilla Khanlou and Farah Ahmad: 2 shared papers
- Sheila Dunn and Aisha Lofters: 2 shared papers
- Sheila Dunn and Farah Ahmad: 2 shared papers
- Cliff Ledwos and Kwame Mckenzie: 2 shared papers
- Cliff Ledwos and Aisha Lofters: 2 shared papers
- Cliff Ledwos and Farah Ahmad: 2 shared papers
- Monique van Lettow and Farah Ahmad: 2 shared papers
- Dorcas Beaton and Farah Ahmad: 2 shared papers
- Paul Ritvo and Dionne Gesink: 2 shared papers
- Aisha Lofters and Farah Ahmad: 2 shared papers
- Dionne Gesink and Rahim Moineddin: 2 shared papers
- Beth Rachlis and Farah Ahmad: 2 shared papers
- Farah Ahmad and Wendy Lou: 2 shared papers
- Nazilla Khanlou and Carly McMorris: 1 shared paper
- Nazilla Khanlou and Andrew Ssawe: 1 shared paper
- Sheila Dunn and Ophira Ginsburg: 1 shared paper
- Kwame Mckenzie and Catharine Chambers: 1 shared paper
- Anna Gagliardi and Farah Ahmad: 1 shared paper
- Ophira Ginsburg and Aisha Lofters: 1 shared paper
- Wendy Levinson and Catharine Chambers: 1 shared paper
- Paul Ritvo and Carly McMorris: 1 shared paper
- Dionne Gesink and Farah Ahmad: 1 shared paper
- Beth Rachlis and Catharine Chambers: 1 shared paper
- Carly McMorris and Farah Ahmad: 1 shared paper
- Andrew Ssawe and Farah Ahmad: 1 shared paper
- Rahim Moineddin and Wendy Lou: 1 shared paper
- Farah Ahmad and Catharine Chambers: 1 shared paper
- Epidemiology Division
- Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
- Health Policy and Management
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Department of Family & Community Medicine
- Clinical Public Health Division
- Department of Medicine
- Other
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Paul Ritvo
Health Policy and Management
10 shared papers, latest 2025
Christo El Morr
Interdisciplinary Studies
9 shared papers, latest 2025
Kwame Mckenzie
Faculty
7 shared papers, latest 2023
Rahim Moineddin
Department of Family & Community Medicine
5 shared papers, latest 2021
Ophira Ginsburg
Faculty
4 shared papers, latest 2017
Michaela Hynie
Faculty
4 shared papers, latest 2023
Nicole Ives
Faculty
3 shared papers, latest 2023
Nimo Bokore
Faculty
3 shared papers, latest 2023
Maritt Kirst
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
3 shared papers, latest 2012
Wendy Levinson
Department of Medicine
3 shared papers, latest 2010
Patricia O’Campo
Epidemiology Division
3 shared papers, latest 2012
Wendy Lou
Biostatistics Division
2 shared papers, latest 2020
Sheila Dunn
Clinical Public Health Division
2 shared papers, latest 2017
Aisha Lofters
Department of Family & Community Medicine
2 shared papers, latest 2017
Cliff Ledwos
Health Policy and Management
2 shared papers, latest 2018
Beth Rachlis
Clinical Public Health Division
2 shared papers, latest 2014
Nazilla Khanlou
Interdisciplinary Studies
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Monique van Lettow
Epidemiology Division
2 shared papers, latest 2014
Dorcas Beaton
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2017
Neville Suskin
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Todd Norwood
Epidemiology Division
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Catharine Chambers
Epidemiology Division
1 shared papers, latest 2011
Izzeldin Abuelaish
Clinical Public Health Division
1 shared papers, latest 2012
Jan Willem Gorter
Department of Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Sukaina Dada
Rehabilitation Science
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Jonathan Weiss
Psychology
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Anna Gagliardi
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2020
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