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Kwame Mckenzie

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Kwame Mckenzie

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

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.
30 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 15 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (7 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2023.

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Publications

261

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Research

Health Equity Integrated Youth Services Learning Health System Patient-Oriented Approach Youth And Family Engagement Chronic Illness Community-Based Participatory Research Ethno-Racial Populations

Latest papers

Factors Influencing Racial Discrimination and Prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Black Canadian Youths.
Community mental health journal · 2026
Psychiatric Care Systems Are Not Prepared for the Climate Crisis: A Call for Coordination and Evidence.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026 · senior author
Machine learning used to study risk factors for chronic diseases: A scoping review
Canadian Journal of Public Health · 2026

All 99 publications

Latest funding

Unpacking the Pronounced Risks Faced by People with Schizophrenia Spectrum Diagnoses During Heat Extremes: A Feasibility Test and Mechanisms Validation
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$573,750
Strengthening Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario's Learning Health System through Enhancing Measurement Based Care, Data Integration and Equity-focused Practices
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,168,041
Strengthening YWHO's Integrated Service Delivery and Measurement Based Care models: Building standards for a youth-focused learning health system
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$249,133

All 19 grants and awards

99 publications.

Factors Influencing Racial Discrimination and Prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Black Canadian Youths.

Oluwasina F, Renzaho AMN, Mullings D, Henderson J, McKenzie K, Hamilton H, Sajobi T, Senthilselvan A, Rousseau C, Salami B

Community mental health journal2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10597-026-01614-9 PMID: 42081006

Psychiatric Care Systems Are Not Prepared for the Climate Crisis: A Call for Coordination and Evidence.

Kidd SA, Xue S, McKenzie K

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/07067437261428945 PMID: 41784107

Machine learning used to study risk factors for chronic diseases: A scoping review

Shergill M, Durant S, Birdi S, Rabet R, Ziegler C, Ali S, Buckeridge D, Ghassemi M, Gibson J, John-Baptiste A

Canadian Journal of Public Health20269 citations

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01059-9

Machine Learning Used in Communicable Disease Control: A Scoping Review

Birdi S, Patel A, Rabet R, Singh N, Durant S, Vosoughi T, Kapra F, Shergill M, Mesfin E, Ziegler C

Public Health Reviews2026

DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2026.1608074

Heat-Related Health Risks for People Experiencing Homelessness: A Rapid Review.

Noor J, Bezgrebelna M, Kerman N, Farooq M, Green S, Hajat S, Kenny GP, Meade RD, Metz C, Stergiopoulos V, McKenzie K, Daley M, Lacap L, Amoah Y, Kidd SA

Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11524-025-00968-x PMID: 40106210

"Dual Pandemics": Intersecting Influences of Anti-Black Racism and the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Black Youth.

Osman S, Aiello O, Brouillette K, Taylor M, McKenzie K, Renzaho AMN, Henderson J, Hamilton H, Salami B

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2025

DOI: 10.1177/08445621241253116 PMID: 38751058

Public Health Guidelines for Social Connection: An International Delphi Study.

Card KG, Refol J, Hill TG, Benoit C, Coplan RJ, Joordens S, Roddick CM, Oliffe JL, Dej E, Chen FS, Pinel EC, Helm PJ, Skakoon-Sparling S, McKenzie K, Members of the Social Connection Guideline Development Expert Advisory Group

Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105452 PMID: 41176973

Feasibility and Acceptability of Online Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression and Anxiety in Canadians of South Asian Origin: A Randomized Controlled Trial: Faisabilité et acceptabilité de la thérapie cognitivo-comportementale en ligne adaptée à la culture pour traiter la dépression et l'anxiété chez les Canadiens d'origine sud-asiatique : Essai contrôlé à répartition aléatoire.

Naeem F, Husain MI, Husain MO, Mutta B, Thandi G, Kassam A, Abbott M, Sanches M, Vasiliadis HM, Farooq S, McKenzie K

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251337644 PMID: 40370092

The value of mental science: we publish what matters.

Malhi GS, Adlington K, Al-Diwani A, Ali S, Arya R, Baldwin DS, Batley P, Bell E, Berrios G, Beveridge A, Bhat M, Bhugra D, Biswas A, Byford S, Campbell C, Cass H, Chadda RK, Chamberlain SR, Chevance A, Comasco E, Cookson J, Costello H, Critchley HD, Cuijpers P, de Cates AN, De Giorgi R, de Oliveira C, Drummond C, Feng J, Ford T, Forrester A, Geddes JR, Harrison JR, Hayes JF, Henderson S, Ho CSH, Homan P, Horn N, Ioannidis K, Jones E, Karyotaki E, Kaufman KR, Koychev I, Kumari V, Kyriakopoulos M, Lawrie SM, Lee W, Lovik A, McGuire P, McKenzie K, Ostinelli EG, Oyebode F, Peters S, Petkova E, Phillips MR, Pinto da Costa M, Reilly TJ, Roberts E, Rodda J, Rush AJ, Saunders R, Schulze TG, Schultze-Lutter F, Shergill SS, Shivakumar G, Siskind D, Soomro GM, Srinivasan R, Sumathipala A, Szymaniak K, Tan E, Tarokh L, Tracy D, Watson S, Williams R, Wu J, Young AH, Zisman-Ilani Y, Fernandez-Egea E

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2025

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2025.118 PMID: 40485480

App for independence: A feasibility randomized controlled trial of a digital health tool for schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

Kidd SA, D'Arcey J, Tackaberry-Giddens L, Asuncion TR, Agrawal S, Chen S, Wang W, McKenzie K, Zhou W, Luo S, Feldcamp L, Kaleis L, Zedan S, Foussias G, Kozloff N, Voineskos A

Schizophrenia research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.11.011 PMID: 39657429

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Kwame Mckenzie

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Factors Influencing Racial Discrimination and Prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Black Canadian Youths.

Psychiatric Care Systems Are Not Prepared for the Climate Crisis: A Call for Coordination and Evidence.

Machine learning used to study risk factors for chronic diseases: A scoping review

Machine Learning Used in Communicable Disease Control: A Scoping Review

Heat-Related Health Risks for People Experiencing Homelessness: A Rapid Review.

"Dual Pandemics": Intersecting Influences of Anti-Black Racism and the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Black Youth.

Public Health Guidelines for Social Connection: An International Delphi Study.

The value of mental science: we publish what matters.

App for independence: A feasibility randomized controlled trial of a digital health tool for schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

Supporting Somali and Syrian refugee adolescents

Exploring the mental health and service needs of Syrian refugees within their first two years in Canada

Frequent collaborators

Kwame Mckenzie

Michaela Hynie

Farah Ahmad

Farah Ahmad

Branka Agic

Branka Agic

Martin Rotenberg

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Shehzad Ali

Matthew Menear

Simone Dahrouge

David Buckeridge

David Buckeridge

James Shaw

Sharmistha Mishra

Suzanne Archie

Ross Upshur

Jennifer Gibson

Sean Kidd

Hayley Hamilton

Bukola Salami

Bukola Salami

Wei Wang

Melissa McCradden

Bernard Le Foll

Romina Mizrahi

Helen-Maria Vasiliadis

Aristotle Voineskos

Jo Henderson

Pablo Rusjan

Tolulope Sajobi

Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan

Cliff Ledwos

Cecile Rousseau

Patricia O’Campo

Carles Muntaner

George Foussias

Michel Grignon

Ian Colman