Saleema Allana, Western University

Research

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Aging Intersectionality Black Co-Creation Digital Health Tools Ethnicity Heart Failure Care Older Women

Latest papers

A scoping review protocol on digital health equity among immigrant populations: Planning and managing effective digital health services.
PloS one · 2026 · senior author
An Equity-Driven Analysis of the Implications of Attachment and Attachment Readiness Within Primary Care Healthcare Systems in Canada.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
Cocreating the Principles of Compassionate Virtual Care With South Asian Immigrants: Protocol for a Qualitative Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2026 · first author

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Exploring the Intersection of Aging, Ethnicity, Sex, and Gender, and its Influence on Heart Failure (HF) Care and Digital Health Utilization among South-Asian and Black Older Women: Co-Creating Intersectionality-based Culturally Relevant Digital Health Tools for HF Disease Management
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$382,500
Advancing Equity for Immigrant Communities: A Co-design Approach to Understanding and Strengthening Collaboration between Community Organizations Serving Immigrants and Health and Social Care Organizations in Canada
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$82,004
Translation of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Decolonization (EDID) Policies into Practice in the Canadian Healthcare System: Co-creating a Pan-Canadian Research Agenda, Network, and Partnerships
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$14,953

All 6 grants and awards

23 publications.

01

A scoping review protocol on digital health equity among immigrant populations: Planning and managing effective digital health services.

Razaq S, Allana S

PloS one2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0357612 PMID: 42721200

02

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

03

Cocreating the Principles of Compassionate Virtual Care With South Asian Immigrants: Protocol for a Qualitative Study.

Allana S, Razaq S, Denga T, Folahan A, Olumilua P, Smye V, Booth R, Crawford A

JMIR research protocols2026First author

DOI: 10.2196/103397 PMID: 42659646

04

Why are women not online? A study protocol to understand gender-based digital exclusion among marginalized women in Pakistan and promote digital gender inclusion.

Shahil-Feroz A, Asim M, Liaquat S, Meherali S, Allana S, Baruah B

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0356104 PMID: 42623380

05

Enhancing the adoption of patient engagement in critical care research: Insights from a qualitative study.

Kusi-Appiah E, Allana S, Rewa O, Montgomery C, Papathanassoglou E

Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2026.101630 PMID: 42320372

06

Understanding Digital Health Equity: A Conceptual Analysis.

Razaq S, Allana S

Journal of advanced nursing2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/jan.70405 PMID: 41312781

07

Prioritizing Cultural Relevance and Co-Production in Cardiovascular Technologies: A Call for Action.

Allana S, Abejirinde I, Seto E, Pham Q, Montague E, Parry M, Salami B, Turin TC, Taylor J, Asghar R, Oudit G, Alamgir A, Cowan S, Jaffer S

The Journal of cardiovascular nursing2026First author

DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000001313 PMID: 42319838

08

Ensuring Equity in Cardiovascular Health Research via a Co-Produced Research Agenda.

Allana S, Haider RM, Moser DK

The Journal of cardiovascular nursing2026First author

DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000001339 PMID: 41996615

09

Community Agency Health Promotion Capacity for Ethno-Culturally Diverse Immigrant Women: Qualitative Interviews.

Dhakal S, Iziduh S, Weerasinghe S, Allana S, Amodu O, Simpson A, Brennand E, Benlolo S, Ziegler E, Gagliardi AR

Journal of immigrant and minority health2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10903-025-01779-7 PMID: 40960562

10

Exploring acculturative stress and coping mechanisms among pregnant South Asian immigrants in Ontario, Canada: A qualitative study protocol.

Shahil-Feroz A, Jaffer M, Metersky K, Allana S, Meherali S, Modanloo S, George U, Hasan S, Lassi Z

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0345952 PMID: 41894356

Exploring the Intersection of Aging, Ethnicity, Sex, and Gender, and its Influence on Heart Failure (HF) Care and Digital Health Utilization among South-Asian and Black Older Women: Co-Creating Intersectionality-based Culturally Relevant Digital Health Tools for HF Disease Management

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Allana, Saleema; Abejirinde, Ibukun; Seto, Emily

Keywords: Aging; Black; Co-Creation; Digital Health Tools; Ethnicity; Heart Failure Care; Intersectionality; Older Women; Sex And Gender; South-Asian

$382,500

Advancing Equity for Immigrant Communities: A Co-design Approach to Understanding and Strengthening Collaboration between Community Organizations Serving Immigrants and Health and Social Care Organizations in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Allana, Saleema

$82,004

Translation of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Decolonization (EDID) Policies into Practice in the Canadian Healthcare System: Co-creating a Pan-Canadian Research Agenda, Network, and Partnerships

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Allana, Saleema

Keywords: Canadian Healthcare System; Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Decolonization; Implementation Science; Knowledge Translation; Policy Translation To Practice

$14,953

Exploring acculturative stress and coping mechanisms among pregnant South Asian immigrants in Ontario, Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Shahil-Feroz, Anam

Keywords: South Asian Immigrants; Acculturartive Stress; Pregnant Women; Well-being; Cultural Integration;

$24,974

Exploring the Needs, Requirements, and Preferences for a Mobile Application to Facilitate New Immigrant Settlement: A Service-Academic Partnership Project

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Allana, Saleema

Keywords: New Immigrants; Settlement Services; Technology; Mobile Application

$24,926

Exploring Self-Care and Family Caregiving among Older Adults with Heart Failure through an Intersectional Lens: Developing a Research Agenda, Network, and Partnerships

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Allana, Saleema

Keywords: Aging; Cognitive Deficits; Family Caregiving; Frailty; Heart Failure; Intersectionality; Older Adults; Self-Care

$5,755

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

Frequent collaborators

Matthias Hoben and Matthias Hoben: 36 shared papers
Bukola Salami and Bukola Salami: 19 shared papers
Adrian Wagg and Matthias Hoben: 11 shared papers
Salima Meherali and Bukola Salami: 11 shared papers
Adrian Wagg and Whitney Berta: 10 shared papers
Whitney Berta and Matthias Hoben: 7 shared papers
Zahra Goodarzi and Matthias Hoben: 7 shared papers
Adrian Wagg and Matthias Hoben: 6 shared papers
Whitney Berta and Matthias Hoben: 6 shared papers
Matthias Hoben and Zahra Goodarzi: 6 shared papers
Salima Meherali and Anam Shahil-Feroz: 6 shared papers
Matthias Hoben and Kaitlyn Tate: 5 shared papers
Matthias Hoben and Kaitlyn Tate: 5 shared papers
Monica Parry and Colleen Norris: 4 shared papers
Kimberlyn McGrail and Matthias Hoben: 4 shared papers
Kimberlyn McGrail and Matthias Hoben: 4 shared papers
Cliff Ledwos and Akm Alamgir: 4 shared papers
Salima Meherali and Bukola Salami: 4 shared papers
Tamara Daly and Matthias Hoben: 3 shared papers
Kimberlyn McGrail and Colleen Norris: 3 shared papers
Matthias Hoben and Saleema Allana: 3 shared papers
Matthias Hoben and Andrea Ubell: 3 shared papers
Salima Meherali and Saleema Allana: 3 shared papers
Zahra Goodarzi and Saleema Allana: 3 shared papers
Zahra Goodarzi and Andrea Ubell: 3 shared papers
Saleema Allana and Matthias Hoben: 3 shared papers
Saleema Allana and Andrea Ubell: 3 shared papers
Saleema Allana and Anam Shahil-Feroz: 3 shared papers
Adrian Wagg and Kaitlyn Tate: 2 shared papers
Tamara Daly and Kimberlyn McGrail: 2 shared papers
Tamara Daly and Whitney Berta: 2 shared papers
Tamara Daly and Saleema Allana: 2 shared papers
Monica Parry and Saleema Allana: 2 shared papers
Kimberlyn McGrail and Saleema Allana: 2 shared papers
Whitney Berta and Saleema Allana: 2 shared papers
Allison Crawford and Saleema Allana: 2 shared papers
Colleen Norris and Saleema Allana: 2 shared papers
Matthias Hoben and Holly Symonds-Brown: 2 shared papers
Zahra Goodarzi and Holly Symonds-Brown: 2 shared papers
Carmel Montgomery and Saleema Allana: 2 shared papers
Bukola Salami and Bukola Salami: 2 shared papers
Saleema Allana and Erin Ziegler: 2 shared papers
Saleema Allana and Kaitlyn Tate: 2 shared papers
Saleema Allana and Holly Symonds-Brown: 2 shared papers
Saleema Allana and Akm Alamgir: 2 shared papers
Adrian Wagg and Saleema Allana: 1 shared paper
Monica Parry and Emily Seto: 1 shared paper
Monica Parry and Bukola Salami: 1 shared paper
Monica Parry and Bukola Salami: 1 shared paper
Monica Parry and Akm Alamgir: 1 shared paper
Emily Seto and Bukola Salami: 1 shared paper
Emily Seto and Bukola Salami: 1 shared paper
Emily Seto and Saleema Allana: 1 shared paper
Emily Seto and Anam Shahil-Feroz: 1 shared paper
Emily Seto and Bukola Salami: 1 shared paper
Cliff Ledwos and Saleema Allana: 1 shared paper
Colleen Norris and Carmel Montgomery: 1 shared paper
Andrea Simpson and Saleema Allana: 1 shared paper
Andrea Simpson and Erin Ziegler: 1 shared paper
Bukola Salami and Saleema Allana: 1 shared paper
Bukola Salami and Saleema Allana: 1 shared paper
Saleema Allana and Bukola Salami: 1 shared paper

Health Policy and Management
Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
Nursing
Medicine
Clinical Public Health Division
Medicine/Nephrology
Other

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Liane Ginsburg

Health Policy and Management

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Adrian Wagg

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Aging Dear Professor Allana, 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 protocol on digital health equity among immigrant populations: Planning and managing effective digital health services." (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 "Exploring the Intersection of Aging, Ethnicity, Sex, and Gender, and its Influence on Heart Failure (HF) Care and Digital Health Utilization among South-Asian and Black Older Women: Co-Creating Intersectionality-based Culturally Relevant Digital Health Tools for HF Disease Management" (2026), 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]

Saleema Allana

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A scoping review protocol on digital health equity among immigrant populations: Planning and managing effective digital health services.

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

Cocreating the Principles of Compassionate Virtual Care With South Asian Immigrants: Protocol for a Qualitative Study.

Why are women not online? A study protocol to understand gender-based digital exclusion among marginalized women in Pakistan and promote digital gender inclusion.

Enhancing the adoption of patient engagement in critical care research: Insights from a qualitative study.

Understanding Digital Health Equity: A Conceptual Analysis.

Prioritizing Cultural Relevance and Co-Production in Cardiovascular Technologies: A Call for Action.

Ensuring Equity in Cardiovascular Health Research via a Co-Produced Research Agenda.

Community Agency Health Promotion Capacity for Ethno-Culturally Diverse Immigrant Women: Qualitative Interviews.

Exploring acculturative stress and coping mechanisms among pregnant South Asian immigrants in Ontario, Canada: A qualitative study protocol.

Exploring the Intersection of Aging, Ethnicity, Sex, and Gender, and its Influence on Heart Failure (HF) Care and Digital Health Utilization among South-Asian and Black Older Women: Co-Creating Intersectionality-based Culturally Relevant Digital Health Tools for HF Disease Management

Advancing Equity for Immigrant Communities: A Co-design Approach to Understanding and Strengthening Collaboration between Community Organizations Serving Immigrants and Health and Social Care Organizations in Canada

Translation of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Decolonization (EDID) Policies into Practice in the Canadian Healthcare System: Co-creating a Pan-Canadian Research Agenda, Network, and Partnerships

Exploring acculturative stress and coping mechanisms among pregnant South Asian immigrants in Ontario, Canada

Exploring the Needs, Requirements, and Preferences for a Mobile Application to Facilitate New Immigrant Settlement: A Service-Academic Partnership Project

Exploring Self-Care and Family Caregiving among Older Adults with Heart Failure through an Intersectional Lens: Developing a Research Agenda, Network, and Partnerships

Frequent collaborators

Matthias Hoben

Anam Shahil-Feroz

Andrea Ubell

Zahra Goodarzi

Matthias Hoben

Salima Meherali

Erin Ziegler

Kaitlyn Tate

Holly Symonds-Brown

Akm Alamgir

Colleen Norris

Tamara Daly

Whitney Berta

Kimberlyn McGrail

Allison Crawford

Monica Parry

Carmel Montgomery

Nazli Parast

Saleema Allana

Rosanra Yoon

Richard Booth

Shokoufeh Modanloo

Kateryna Metersky

Bukola Salami

Rosanra Yoon

Victoria Smye

Ibukun Abejirinde

Emily Seto

Jennifer Rayner

Kateryna Metersky

Quynh Pham

Erin Brennand

Oleksa Rewa

Andrea Simpson

Bukola Salami

Bukola Salami

Jennifer Rayner

Harriette Van Spall

Liane Ginsburg

Adrian Wagg