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Latest papers
Delivery of health and social programs for temporary and precarious status (TAPS) migrants in Ontario, Canada: A systematic mapping review.
Journal of migration and health · 2026
Building Capacity in Crisis: Evaluating a Health Assistant Training Program for Young Rohingya Refugee Women.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
Caring in crisis: family dynamics and child wellbeing in Rohingya refugee camps.
Frontiers in psychology · 2025 · first author
Latest funding
- $89,426
Reproductive agency in turbulent times: Exploring Palestinians' family-making decisions in the context of political violence
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
- $35,527
Identifying entry points for social prescribing to support temporary and/or precarious-status (TAPS) migrants
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $42,123
The climate-conflict-displacement nexus: How climate change intersects with experiences of home, home loss, and home(re)making for Rohingya refugee families in Bangladesh
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
8 publications.
Delivery of health and social programs for temporary and precarious status (TAPS) migrants in Ontario, Canada: A systematic mapping review.
Bustos M, Brubacher LJ, Chen YYB, Akesson B, Abejirinde IO, Minaker L, Beggs B, Frensch KM, Dodd W
Building Capacity in Crisis: Evaluating a Health Assistant Training Program for Young Rohingya Refugee Women.
Alnaji N, Akesson B, Stewart-Tufescu A, Hafiz MG, Hoque S, Hoque FU, Alyahya RA, Naim C, Alrkabi SZ, ElRayes W, Mahmood I
Caring in crisis: family dynamics and child wellbeing in Rohingya refugee camps.
Akesson B, Stewart-Tufescu A, Sousa C, Frensch K
Parental Resilience in Contexts of Political Violence: A Systematic Scoping Review of 45 Years of Research.
Sousa CA, Akesson B, Siddiqi M
The cultural significance of Syrian refugees' traditional childbirth and postpartum practices.
Alnaji N, Akesson B, Gottlieb A
Reconsidering the role of place in health and welfare services: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and Canada.
Ratliff GA, Sousa CA, Graaf G, Akesson B, Kemp SP
'Most importantly, I hope God keeps illness away from us': The context and challenges surrounding access to health care for Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
Sousa C, Akesson B, Badawi D
Research as intervention? Exploring the health and well-being of children and youth facing global adversity through participatory visual methods.
D'Amico M, Denov M, Khan F, Linds W, Akesson B
Reproductive agency in turbulent times: Exploring Palestinians' family-making decisions in the context of political violence
Principal investigators: Akesson, Bree
Identifying entry points for social prescribing to support temporary and/or precarious-status (TAPS) migrants
Principal investigators: Brubacher, Laura
Keywords: social prescribing; temporary and/or precarious-status (TAPS) migrants; mobility; linkage to care; knowledge synthesis; community resource mapping; qualitative research; Canada
The climate-conflict-displacement nexus: How climate change intersects with experiences of home, home loss, and home(re)making for Rohingya refugee families in Bangladesh
Principal investigators: Akesson, Bree
Keywords: political violence; climate change; Rohingya; family; home; home loss; home(re)making; displacement; cumulative domicide; solastalgia
Reimagining welcoming cities: Cultivating cross-sectoral partnerships to address the wellbeing of temporary and precarious-status (TAPS) migrants
Principal investigators: Akesson, Bree
Youth and Climate (Im)mobilities (Youth CLIMB)
Principal investigators: Dodd, Warren
Keywords: youth; migration; climate change; rural development; rural livelihoods; non-governmental organizations; Central America
The life goes on: Refugee family experiences of psychosocial wellbeing during the perinatal period
Principal investigators: Akesson, Bree
Keywords: psychosocial; pregnancy; war; conflict; perinatal; childbirth; wellbeing; family; early childhood development; parenting; childrearing; qualitative; longitudinal; community engagement
The life goes on: Refugee family experiences of psychosocial wellbeing during the perinatal period
Principal investigators: Akesson, Bree
Keywords: psychosocial; pregnancy; war; conflict; perinatal; childbirth; wellbeing; family; early childhood development; parenting; childrearing; qualitative; longitudinal; community engagement
Comparaison du contrôle cognitif chez les trilingues et les bilingues: vers un 'avantage plurilingue' ?
Principal investigators: Sénécal, Ariane
Keywords: psycholinguistique; bilinguisme; multilinguisme; plurilinguisme; fonctions exécutives; acquisition des langues secondes; contrôle cognitif; traitement du langage
A synthesis review of socio-spatial initiatives to foster belonging among refugee families who have resettled in Canada
Principal investigators: Akesson, Bree
Keywords: family; refugees; immigration; resettlement; belonging; wellbeing; socio-spatial approach; place theory; place attachment; place identity; placemaking; practice; policy
We matter: Exploring the Psychosocial wellbeing of newcomers amid COVID-19 in Southern Ontario
Principal investigators: Mfoafo-M'Carthy, Magnus
Keywords: Immigrants; COVID-19; Wellbeing; Psychosocial; Southern Ontario; Family; Social distancing; Health practices; Racialized; Community
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
- Ashley Stewart-Tufescu and Bree Akesson: 2 shared papers
- Leia Minaker and Warren Dodd: 1 shared paper
- Leia Minaker and Bree Akesson: 1 shared paper
- Warren Dodd and Bree Akesson: 1 shared paper
- Myriam Denov and Bree Akesson: 1 shared paper
- Social work
- School of Planning
- School of Public Health Sciences
- Other
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