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Anushka Ataullahjan

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Assistant ProfessorSchool of Health StudiesWestern University

Anushka Ataullahjan

Assistant Professor

School of Health Studies

Faculty of Health Sciences

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 SSHRC), most recently in 2023.

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Latest papers

Reframing climate disasters through the lens of a climate necropolitics of health.
International health · 2026 · first author
Strengthening access to and confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among equity-deserving populations across Canada: An exploratory qualitative study.
PloS one · 2026
The role of trust in engaging community-based task forces and agencies among minoritized communities during a public health emergency.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Identifying Research Priorities and Developing a Research Agenda to Improve the Health and Well-being of Pregnant South Asian Immigrants in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$19,511
Resilience and Innovation for Supporting Frontline Providers (RISE): a partnership approach for frontline provider resilience and wellbeing in the African Paediatric-Adolescent HIV response
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$99,675
w-VOICE: Women's Voices of Islamophobia in Care Encounters
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$25,000

All 6 grants and awards

13 publications.

Reframing climate disasters through the lens of a climate necropolitics of health.

Ataullahjan A, Gittings L

International health2026First author

DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihaf157 PMID: 41466520

Strengthening access to and confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among equity-deserving populations across Canada: An exploratory qualitative study.

Bashir K, Ouedraogo MO, Dharma C, Sobers M, Atukorale V, Mauer-Vakil D, Ataullahjan A, Fadel SA, Allin S

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301953 PMID: 42044194

The role of trust in engaging community-based task forces and agencies among minoritized communities during a public health emergency.

Blake-Hepburn D, Kadio K, Rahman S, Khan MH, Abdi S, Fadel SA, Allin S, Ataullahjan A, Di Ruggiero E

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01074-w PMID: 40588637

Mental health and workplace wellbeing among Frontline healthcare providers who provide HIV care to children, adolescents and their families: a mixed-methods study from twelve African countries.

Gittings L, Vafaei A, Miller MMR, Hatane L, Ronan A, Toska E, Engelsmann B, Ncube N, Logie CH, Ataullahjan A, Kothari A, Uwizeye G

AIDS care2026

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2595271 PMID: 41420842

Women's health and well-being over the life course: conceptual framing supported by a scoping review.

Iyer A, Sen G, Rao Seshadri S, Snow R, Ataullahjan A, Liang M, Baird S, Drake JK, Sharafi L, Bhutta Z

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107988 PMID: 41698726

Identifying research priorities for pregnant South Asian immigrants in Canada: A James Lind Alliance approach

Shahil-Feroz A, Hajira B, Chandak S, Meherali S, Vedam S, Ataullahjan A, D’Souza R

PLoS ONE2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330628

Community Mobilization to Promote Vaccine Confidence During a Global Public Health Emergency: Insights from Peel Region and Toronto (Ontario, Canada) a Qualitative Study.

Blake-Hepburn D, Kadio K, Rahman S, Abdi S, Khan MH, Fadel SA, Allin S, Ataullahjan A, Di Ruggiero E

Health services insights2025

DOI: 10.1177/11786329251381437 PMID: 41084609

How have Ontario Public Health units engaged with faith-based organizations to build confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among ethno-racial communities.

Kadio K, Song MY, Karbasi A, Blake-Hepburn D, Fadel SA, Allin S, Ataullahjan A, Di Ruggiero E

PLOS global public health2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003924 PMID: 39739652

Facilitators and challenges in collaboration between public health units and faith-based organizations to promote COVID-19 vaccine confidence in Ontario.

Kadio K, Blake-Hepburn D, Song MY, Karbasi A, Noad EE, Abdi S, Peer N, Fadel SA, Allin S, Ataullahjan A, Di Ruggiero E

International journal for equity in health2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-024-02326-w PMID: 39609670

Weighing the risks and benefits: Parental perspectives on COVID-19 vaccines for 5- to 11-year-old children.

Ataullahjan A, Piche-Renaud PP, Shahrbabak EK, Fadaleh SA, Di Chiara C, Rodriguez DA, Peresin J, Morris SK

Vaccine2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126154 PMID: 39060203

Identifying Research Priorities and Developing a Research Agenda to Improve the Health and Well-being of Pregnant South Asian Immigrants in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Shahil-Feroz, Anam; D'Souza, Rohan D

Keywords: Canada; Health Needs; Planning Meeting; Pregnant South Asian Immigrants; Research Agenda; Research Priorities

$19,511

Resilience and Innovation for Supporting Frontline Providers (RISE): a partnership approach for frontline provider resilience and wellbeing in the African Paediatric-Adolescent HIV response

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Gittings, Lesley

Keywords: frontline provider wellbeing; organizational development; Africa

$99,675

w-VOICE: Women's Voices of Islamophobia in Care Encounters

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Ross, Lori E.

Keywords: Islamophobia; gender; health care access; mental health; qualitative research; community-based research

$25,000

Collaborative Newcomer-Serving Programs Between Settlement and Community Health Services: An Exploration of the Lived Experiences Of Government-Assisted Refugees, Service Providers, And Program Leads

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Modanloo, Shokoufeh

Keywords: Social Support; Government Assisted Refugees; Newcomer Integration Program; Equitable care; Settlement Services; Community Health Services

$31,250

The Face of Care: Connecting and supporting frontline social and health workers in the paediatric-adolescent HIV response through art-based knowledge translation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Gittings, Lesley

Keywords: Sub-Saharan Africa; South-South knowledge mobiliation; art-based knowledge translation; frontline paediatric-adolescent HIV worker support; dialogue; connection; knowledge for action

$102,943

The Gendered Impacts of Climate Change: A Case Study of the 2022 Floods in Swat Valley, Pakistan

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ataullahjan, Anushka

Keywords: gender; climate change; health; qualitative methods; participatory methods; Pakistan

$69,962

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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Anushka Ataullahjan

Research

Latest papers

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Reframing climate disasters through the lens of a climate necropolitics of health.

Strengthening access to and confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among equity-deserving populations across Canada: An exploratory qualitative study.

The role of trust in engaging community-based task forces and agencies among minoritized communities during a public health emergency.

Mental health and workplace wellbeing among Frontline healthcare providers who provide HIV care to children, adolescents and their families: a mixed-methods study from twelve African countries.

Women's health and well-being over the life course: conceptual framing supported by a scoping review.

Identifying research priorities for pregnant South Asian immigrants in Canada: A James Lind Alliance approach

Community Mobilization to Promote Vaccine Confidence During a Global Public Health Emergency: Insights from Peel Region and Toronto (Ontario, Canada) a Qualitative Study.

How have Ontario Public Health units engaged with faith-based organizations to build confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among ethno-racial communities.

Facilitators and challenges in collaboration between public health units and faith-based organizations to promote COVID-19 vaccine confidence in Ontario.

Weighing the risks and benefits: Parental perspectives on COVID-19 vaccines for 5- to 11-year-old children.

Identifying Research Priorities and Developing a Research Agenda to Improve the Health and Well-being of Pregnant South Asian Immigrants in Canada

Resilience and Innovation for Supporting Frontline Providers (RISE): a partnership approach for frontline provider resilience and wellbeing in the African Paediatric-Adolescent HIV response

w-VOICE: Women's Voices of Islamophobia in Care Encounters

Collaborative Newcomer-Serving Programs Between Settlement and Community Health Services: An Exploration of the Lived Experiences Of Government-Assisted Refugees, Service Providers, And Program Leads

The Face of Care: Connecting and supporting frontline social and health workers in the paediatric-adolescent HIV response through art-based knowledge translation

The Gendered Impacts of Climate Change: A Case Study of the 2022 Floods in Swat Valley, Pakistan

Frequent collaborators

Sara Allin

Anushka Ataullahjan

Samiya Abdi

Lesley Gittings

Saraswathi Vedam

Salima Meherali

Barry Pakes

Afshin Vafaei

Anam Shahil-Feroz

Pierre-Philippe Piche-Renaud

Nazia Peer

Rohan D'Souza

Glorieuse Uwizeye

Anita Kothari

Zulfiqar Bhutta