Sofia Locklear, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest papers

A scoping review of frameworks that guide race and ethnicity data collection in health settings: Learnings for the Canadian health setting.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
How Should Epidemiologists Respond to Data Genocide?
AMA journal of ethics · 2025

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Disentangling colonial equivocation: A national survey to understand the impact of settler colonialism and structural racism on the health of Indigenous and Black populations in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$124,993

All 1 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

A scoping review of frameworks that guide race and ethnicity data collection in health settings: Learnings for the Canadian health setting.

Tinuoye O, Locklear S, Ibrahim S, Kothari A

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01161-6 PMID: 41806083

02

How Should Epidemiologists Respond to Data Genocide?

Echo-Hawk A, Locklear S, McNally S, Baker L, Gurule S

AMA journal of ethics2025

DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2025.44 PMID: 39745913

Disentangling colonial equivocation: A national survey to understand the impact of settler colonialism and structural racism on the health of Indigenous and Black populations in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Moving Upstream - Structural Racism and Health Inequities

Principal investigators: Huyser, Kimberly R; Waldron, Ingrid R

Keywords: Black Health; Health Equity; Indigenous Health; Population Health; Settler Colonialism; Social And Cultural Determinants Of Health

$124,993

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Anita Kothari

School of Health Studies

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Locklear, 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 "A scoping review of frameworks that guide race and ethnicity data collection in health settings: Learnings for the Canadian health setting." (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]