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Wangari Tharao

ResearcherHealth and SocietyUniversity of Toronto

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Wangari Tharao

Researcher

Health and Society

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.
38 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 13 research grants (13 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Publications

832

Citations

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190

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Grants

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Research

Hiv/Aids Knowledge Mobilization Implementation Science Underserved Populations Capacity Building Black Community Black Health Equity Black Hiv Equity

Latest papers

Delivery of the women-centred HIV care model in Canadian HIV clinics: an environmental scan.
AIDS care · 2026
Post-coital dynamics of the penile and cervico-vaginal genital microbiome.
Microbiome · 2026
The baseline vaginal immune milieu is an important determinant of the inflammatory response induced by penile-vaginal sex.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) · 2026

All 76 publications

Latest funding

From Knowledge to Action: Mobilizing the Women-Centred HIV Care Clinic Implementation Package (W-CIP) in Ontario and Quebec using RE-AIM
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$975,376
Not Business as Usual: Building a Racially and Culturally Appropriate, Evidence-Informed Transformative Approach to Addressing HIV in Black Canadian Communities
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$500,000
CBR Centre for Health Equity for Black Canadians: Prevention, Testing, Treatment and Care
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,000,000

All 46 grants and awards

76 publications.

Delivery of the women-centred HIV care model in Canadian HIV clinics: an environmental scan.

Fong KU, Osborne Z, Povshedna T, Côté HCF, Olaniyan F, Tharao W, Tognazzini S, Kennedy VL, Loutfy M, Murray MCM, King E

AIDS care2026

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2588379 PMID: 41310963

Post-coital dynamics of the penile and cervico-vaginal genital microbiome.

Park DE, Mohammadi A, Nelson SG, Salazar JE, Bagherichimeh S, Aziz M, Onos A, Villani J, Fazel A, Tevlin E, Huibner S, Tharao W, Kaul R, Liu CM

Microbiome2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40168-026-02364-2 PMID: 41782168

The baseline vaginal immune milieu is an important determinant of the inflammatory response induced by penile-vaginal sex.

Tsang J, Mohammadi A, Bagherichimeh S, Choi Y, Fazel A, Tevlin E, Huibner S, Good SV, Tharao W, Coburn B, Kaul R

Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2025.110615 PMID: 42301730

Development of the W-PREV Model: Integrating HIV/STBBI Prevention and Women's Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Using an Intersectional Women-Centered Approach.

Gibson K, Ly A, Kennedy VL, Underhill A, Smith S, Bear E, Spence C, Tharao W, Bannerman M, Mahdi A, Inaganti A, Soud R, Lacombe-Duncan A, Loutfy M

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care2026

DOI: 10.1177/23259582261447168 PMID: 42101167

Awareness, acceptance, and impact of undetectable equals untransmittable (U = U) among people living with HIV across Canada.

Tran A, Watson JR, Lo Hog Tian JM, McBain K, Miller AD, Boni AR, Cioppa L, Murphy M, Norris D, Samson K, Wahpoosewyan D, Demchuk J, Pearl CML, Restall G, Star J, Tharao W, Betts A, Gahagan J, Aman J, Lauscher D, Wong JP, Richman B, Davis R, Bertozzi B, Hui C, Grace D, Arbess G, Rourke SB

AIDS care2026

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2562238 PMID: 41025545

Psychometric Evaluation of the HIV Knowledge Questionnaire-18 in a Black Canadian Population

Nyambi A, Alvarez E, Anderson LN, Jackson-Best F, Tharao W, Etowa EB, Baidoobonso S, Owino M, Djiadeu P, Lawson DO

HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care20261 citations

DOI: 10.2147/hiv.s607376

Healthcare utilization and HIV burden among Black communities in Ontario: a matched cohort study

Mbuagbaw L, Rezene F, Tharao W, Husbands W, Shahin R, Nyambi A, Lawson DO, Kihembo M, Aden M, Ongolo-Zogo C

Canadian Journal of Public Health20261 citations

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01204-y

Empowering communities: a case study of integrated knowledge translation in the A/C study

Nyambi A, Baidoobonso S, Husbands W, Djiadeu P, Ongolo-Zogo C, Aden M, Etowa E, Tharao W, Mbuagbaw L

Health Research Policy and Systems2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12961-026-01513-1

Reach and effectiveness outcomes of the “I’m Ready” HIV self-testing program in Black communities in Canada

Ajiboye W, Tian JLH, Tharao W, Owino M, Soje L, McBain K, Ly A, Anthonyraj R, Este D, Ndung’u M

Canadian Journal of Public Health2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01183-0

Factors Associated with Mobile App Ordering of HIV Self-test Kits and Reporting of Results Among Black People in Canada: Analysis of Data from “I’m Ready” National HIV Self-testing Implementation Study

Ajiboye W, Lo Hog Tian JM, Antabe R, Mbuagbaw L, Owino M, Tharao W, Soje L, Anthonyraj R, Este D, McBain K

AIDS and Behavior2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-026-05269-1

From Knowledge to Action: Mobilizing the Women-Centred HIV Care Clinic Implementation Package (W-CIP) in Ontario and Quebec using RE-AIM

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Loutfy, Mona R; Boucoiran, Isabelle; Lacombe-Duncan, Ashley; tshinkenke, noemi; Ulusow, Asha M

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Hiv; Implementation Science; Women'S Health

$975,376

Not Business as Usual: Building a Racially and Culturally Appropriate, Evidence-Informed Transformative Approach to Addressing HIV in Black Canadian Communities

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research - Supplementary Funding

Principal investigators: Massaquoi, Notisha; Tharao, Wangari E

Keywords: Black Community; Black Health Equity; Black Hiv Equity; Capacity Building; Hiv Disparities; Hiv Policy; Hiv Surveillance; Hiv/Aids; Participatory Research; Social Determinants Of Health

$500,000

CBR Centre for Health Equity for Black Canadians: Prevention, Testing, Treatment and Care

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI CBR - African, Caribbean and Black People

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Tharao, Wangari E; AJIBOYE, WALE T

Keywords: Addressing Health Inequities; Awareness And Uptake; Breaking Barriers; Capacity Building; Community-Centred; Hiv And Other Stbbis; Implementation Science; Knowledge Mobilization; Prevention; Underserved Populations

$1,000,000

Not Business as Usual: Building a Racially and Culturally Appropriate, Evidence-Informed Transformative Approach to Addressing HIV in Black Canadian Communities

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI CBR - African, Caribbean and Black People

Principal investigators: Massaquoi, Notisha; Tharao, Wangari E

Keywords: Black Community; Black Health Equity; Black Hiv Equity; Capacity Building; Hiv Disparities; Hiv Policy; Hiv Surveillance; Hiv/Aids; Participatory Research; Social Determinants Of Health

$1,000,000

A National Interdisciplinary Community-Based Network Working to Enhance Intersectional and Gender-Affirming HIV/STBBI Prevention and Care Among Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI CBR - Transgender and non-binary people

Principal investigators: Loutfy, Mona R; Davis, Chelsea D; Gunduz, Asya; Lacombe-Duncan, Ashley; Underhill, Angela A

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Gender-Affirming Care; Hiv/Stbbi Prevention And Care; Impact Research; Knowledge Mobilization; Trans And Gender Diverse People

$1,000,000

The Women-Centred HIV Care Hub: Mobilizing and Scaling-up the Women-Centred HIV Care Model across Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Other: NWHRI: Coalition - Hubs - Supplement

Principal investigators: Loutfy, Mona R; Bertozzi, Breklyn E; Community Health Centre, Women's Health in Women's Hands; Murray, Melanie C; Nicholson, Valerie; Olaniyan, Folasade Olaniyan E; Ongoiba, Fanta; Persad, Yasmeen; Tharao, Wangari E; Côté, Hélène; Kennedy, V Logan; King, Elizabeth M; Lacombe-Duncan, Ashley; MacKenzie, Lauren J; Massaquoi, Notisha; Sasakamoose, JoLee; Underhill, Angela A; Wudel, Beverly

Keywords: Cultural Humility; Curriculum Development; Feminist Intersectionality; Healthcare Model; Hiv/Aids; Integrated Care; Interdisciplinary; Knowledge Mobilization; Sexual And Reproductive Health; Women

$11,000

Black People's Health Matters: Community engagement to implement evidence-based HIV prevention practices in Black communities in Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research - General Key Pop. - LOI

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Brown O'Sullivan, Lounanjio; Gebremikael, Liben M; Owino, Maureen A; Tharao, Wangari E; AJIBOYE, WALE T; Nelson, LaRon E

Keywords: African, Carribean, Black; Awareness And Uptake; Community Engagement; Implementation Science; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Prevention; Racial Inequities; Underserved Populations

$100,000

Ayaangwaamiziwin Centre: Pragmatic Solutions for STBBIs

Principal investigatorCIHR2024TG: Biomedical Res. for HIV/AIDS and STBBI -Next-Gen. Prev. Technolo.-Large Team

Principal investigators: Rourke, Sean B; Kisikaw Piyesis, Margaret L; Owino, Maureen A; AJIBOYE, WALE T; Fleury, Mathew; Keynan, Yoav; Rueda, Zulma V; Singh, Ameeta E; Skinner, Stuart J; Spence, Cara J; Tharao, Wangari E

Keywords: Community-Centred; Culturally Appropriate Care; Diagnostic Devices; Implementation Science; Knowledge Mobilization; Point Of Care And Self-Test Medical Devices; Prevention; Technology Solutions; Test And Treat Interventions; Underserved Populations

$3,750,000

W-PREV: Integrating Precision Medicine and Feminist Principles for Comprehensive Women's Sexual Health Promotion and HIV/STBBI Prevention in Ontario

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Gr.: Embracing Diversity Achieve Prec./Health Equity-HIV/AIDS/STBBI-PHP-LOI

Principal investigators: Loutfy, Mona R; Bannerman, Molly; Kennedy, V Logan; Underhill, Angela A

Keywords: Feminist Precision Medicine; Hiv; Intersectional Feminism; Models Of Care; Ontario; Prevention; Sexual Health; Stbbi; Women

$20,000

Building a National Network to Enhance Intersectional and Gender-affirming HIV/STBBI Prevention and Care Among Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI CBR - Transgender and non-binary people - LOI

Principal investigators: Loutfy, Mona R; Gunduz, Asya; Lacombe-Duncan, Ashley; Underhill, Angela A

Keywords: Community-Based Research; Gender-Affirming Care; Hiv Prevention; Hiv/Stbbi Care; Intersectionality; Stbbi Prevention; Transgender (Trans)

$99,998

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

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Wangari Tharao

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Latest papers

Latest funding

Delivery of the women-centred HIV care model in Canadian HIV clinics: an environmental scan.

Post-coital dynamics of the penile and cervico-vaginal genital microbiome.

The baseline vaginal immune milieu is an important determinant of the inflammatory response induced by penile-vaginal sex.

Development of the W-PREV Model: Integrating HIV/STBBI Prevention and Women's Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Using an Intersectional Women-Centered Approach.

Awareness, acceptance, and impact of undetectable equals untransmittable (U&#x2009;=&#x2009;U) among people living with HIV across Canada.

Psychometric Evaluation of the HIV Knowledge Questionnaire-18 in a Black Canadian Population

Healthcare utilization and HIV burden among Black communities in Ontario: a matched cohort study

Empowering communities: a case study of integrated knowledge translation in the A/C study

Reach and effectiveness outcomes of the “I’m Ready” HIV self-testing program in Black communities in Canada

Factors Associated with Mobile App Ordering of HIV Self-test Kits and Reporting of Results Among Black People in Canada: Analysis of Data from “I’m Ready” National HIV Self-testing Implementation Study

Frequent collaborators

Wangari Tharao

Mona Loutfy

Angela Kaida

Rupert Kaul

Alexandra de Pokomandy

Winston Husbands

Winston Husbands

Angela Kaida

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Valerie Nicholson

Notisha Massaquoi

Notisha Massaquoi

Neora Pick

Valerie Nicholson

Josephine Etowa

Ashley Lacombe-Duncan

Angela Underhill

Josephine Etowa

Charu Kaushic

Maureen Owino

Saara Greene

Fanta Ongoiba

Kerrigan Beaver

Fiona Smaill

Charles Dabone

WALE AJIBOYE

Yasmeen Persad

Elizabeth King

OmiSoore Dryden

Fatimah Jackson-Best

Sean Rourke

Carmen Logie

Rita Shahin

Breklyn Bertozzi

Nicolas Chomont

Tony Mazzulli

Jennifer Rayner

Renee Masching

Gayle Restall

Lena Serghides

Awareness, acceptance, and impact of undetectable equals untransmittable (U = U) among people living with HIV across Canada.