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Rosanra Yoon

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Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Toronto

Rosanra Yoon

Assistant Professor

Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Education

PhD
Post-Master's NP
MN
BScN

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Research

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Mental health nursing Nursing Mental health and wellbeing Health services and systems Health and community services

Latest papers

An Equity-Driven Analysis of the Implications of Attachment and Attachment Readiness Within Primary Care Healthcare Systems in Canada.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
Sociocultural and Structural Determinants of Black Maternal Mental Health: A Scoping Review.
Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2026
Sociocultural factors influencing alcohol use among Korean immigrant women: A scoping review.
PloS one · 2026

All 11 publications

Latest funding

Open Door to Community Co-Designed Cancer Screening Hesitancy: Archetype-Based Segment Matched Strat
CIHR · 2026 · Supervisor
$6,000
Open Door to Address Cancer Screening Hesitancy: a community-based co-design project to address cancer screening hesitancy in Toronto's downtown west priority neighbourhoods
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Climate Care Toronto: A digital citizen science initiative to address adverse climate change impacts on health across high-risk communities in Toronto
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$124,972

All 7 grants and awards

11 publications.

An Equity-Driven Analysis of the Implications of Attachment and Attachment Readiness Within Primary Care Healthcare Systems in Canada.

Alamgir A, Rahman S, Allana S, Yoon R, Filaber K, Ledwos C, Yanzom P, Goldman F, Naimer M, Rayner J

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2026

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare14172840 PMID: 42736997

Sociocultural and Structural Determinants of Black Maternal Mental Health: A Scoping Review.

Boakye PN, Setordzi M, Etowa J, Etowa E, Yoon R, Fung K, Desta F, Tiwaa-Boateng NA, Maxwell C, Byass MT, Yamada J, Clark CT, Wilson-Mitchell K, Mugambi D, Johnson D, Wong JP

Birth (Berkeley, Calif.)2026

DOI: 10.1111/birt.70066 PMID: 41808612

Sociocultural factors influencing alcohol use among Korean immigrant women: A scoping review.

Kim C, Butac M, Kim HS, Yoon R, Wong JP

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0353742 PMID: 42447086

A paradigm shift for health equity in implementation science.

Gordon D, Shahid S, Chandra S, Mehelay S, Abejirinde IO, Clark N, Zakher B, Imtiaz B, Steele Gray C, Yoon R, Shaw J

BMC health services research2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-026-14693-x PMID: 42163246

Co-Design of strategies to enhance access to Virtual Urgent Care models by equity-deserving populations.

Hitzig SL, Ahmed YHE, Alamgir A, Kupka CF, Ledwos C, Sothilingam R, Alitawi R, Motsenok M, Orr J, Reis L, Siqueira I, Sivakumaran S, Brush T, Devotta K, Haseeb MK, Huynh E, Jalil E, Khorasheh T, Ky K, McLeod SL, MacLellan W, Mills S, Pilested K, Rosenstein D, Sheppard CL, Stothers S, Zhang J, Yoon R, Zhang C, Mehta S, Najeeb U, Hall JN

PLOS digital health2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001368 PMID: 41996312

Cross-Pollinators and Boundary Spanners: Contributions of Ontario Health Team Fellows to Quality Improvement and Evaluation Capacity for Health Systems.

Yoon R, Lake J, Chala MB, Chui A, Barnett R, Abdelhalim R, Xiao S, Coté-Boileau É, Anderson C

Healthcare quarterly (Toronto, Ont.)2026First author

DOI: 10.12927/hcq.2026.27862 PMID: 42339633

Identifying the protective and risk factors of perinatal depression and anxiety: A cross-sectional study of Black women in the Greater Toronto Area.

Boakye PN, Setordzi M, Etowa E, Fung K, Maxwell C, Wilson-Mitchell K, Clark CT, Yamada J, Byass MT, Desta F, Tiwaa-Boateng NA, Yoon R, Etowa J, Wong JP

Archives of psychiatric nursing2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2026.152093 PMID: 41956593

Leveraging Cultural-Language Translation Apps to Support and Promote Equitable Older Adult Care: A Scoping Review.

Chung-Lee L, Akbarian A, Yoon R, Abdulai AF, Anoushka A, Zinaic R, Ho M, Stamenova V, Hou R, Wong JP

Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2026

DOI: 10.1177/07334648251404144 PMID: 41499771

Identifying and Taking Action on the Protective and Risk Factors of Black Maternal Mental Health: Protocol for Community-Based Participatory Study.

Boakye PN, Fung K, Setordzi M, Etowa EB, Yoon R, Etowa J, Desta F, Tiwaa-Boateng NA, Tunde-Byass M, Yamada J, Wilson-Mitchell K, Maxwell C, Clark CT, Wong JP

JMIR research protocols2025

DOI: 10.2196/70076 PMID: 40523275

Scoping review protocol: what is the state of evidence for the use of communication apps with immigrant seniors in long-term care and community settings?

Yoon R, Wong JP, Chung-Lee L, Akbarian A, Abdulai AF, Hou R, Ho M, Zinaic R, Anoushka A

BMJ open2024First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089939 PMID: 39174072

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Mental health nursing Dear Professor Yoon, 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 "An Equity-Driven Analysis of the Implications of Attachment and Attachment Readiness Within Primary Care Healthcare Systems in Canada." (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 CIHR-funded project "Open Door to Address Cancer Screening Hesitancy: a community-based co-design project to address cancer screening hesitancy in Toronto's downtown west priority neighbourhoods" (2025), 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]

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Rosanra Yoon

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

An Equity-Driven Analysis of the Implications of Attachment and Attachment Readiness Within Primary Care Healthcare Systems in Canada.

Sociocultural and Structural Determinants of Black Maternal Mental Health: A Scoping Review.

Sociocultural factors influencing alcohol use among Korean immigrant women: A scoping review.

A paradigm shift for health equity in implementation science.

Co-Design of strategies to enhance access to Virtual Urgent Care models by equity-deserving populations.

Cross-Pollinators and Boundary Spanners: Contributions of Ontario Health Team Fellows to Quality Improvement and Evaluation Capacity for Health Systems.

Identifying the protective and risk factors of perinatal depression and anxiety: A cross-sectional study of Black women in the Greater Toronto Area.

Leveraging Cultural-Language Translation Apps to Support and Promote Equitable Older Adult Care: A Scoping Review.

Identifying and Taking Action on the Protective and Risk Factors of Black Maternal Mental Health: Protocol for Community-Based Participatory Study.

Scoping review protocol: what is the state of evidence for the use of communication apps with immigrant seniors in long-term care and community settings?

Open Door to Community Co-Designed Cancer Screening Hesitancy: Archetype-Based Segment Matched Strat

Open Door to Address Cancer Screening Hesitancy: a community-based co-design project to address cancer screening hesitancy in Toronto's downtown west priority neighbourhoods

Climate Care Toronto: A digital citizen science initiative to address adverse climate change impacts on health across high-risk communities in Toronto

In my neighbourhood, in my city: A community engaged, multi-sectoral, equity driven approach to identifying opportunities for improving access and supports for racialized and LGBTQ2S+ women experiencing substance use challenges in the City of Toronto

Advancing Equity-Focused Implementation Science: A Multiple Case Study of Best Practices for Community Health Workers in Primary Health Care

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

Building Psychological Safety in Long-Term Care: Strengthening Equity & Trauma-informed Organizational Capacity to Support Workforce Mental Health & Well-being

Frequent collaborators

Karline Wilson-Mitchell

Kenneth Fung

Josephine Etowa

Akm Alamgir

Rade Zinaic

Abdul-Fatawu Abdulai

Cliff Ledwos

Jennifer Rayner

Jennifer Lake

Rui Hou

Marina Motsenok

Kimberly Devotta

Carolyn Steele Gray

James Shaw

Saleema Allana

Nancy Clark