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Wangari Tharao

ResearcherYork University

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Wangari Tharao

Researcher

Health Sciences

York University

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supervision signals

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 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2012.

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Publications

832

Citations

h-index

190

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

Activism Capacity Building Citizen Engagement Community Based Research Immigrant Women Knowledge Translation Mental Health Promotion Policy

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

Finding a Space for Me Outside of the Stereotypes: Creating an Action Plan to Promote the Wellbeing of Immigrant Women Through Activism
CIHR · 2012 · Principal investigator
$24,947

All 1 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

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Wangari Tharao

Research

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

Finding a Space for Me Outside of the Stereotypes: Creating an Action Plan to Promote the Wellbeing of Immigrant Women Through Activism

Frequent collaborators

Wangari Tharao

Mona Loutfy

Angela Kaida

Alexandra de Pokomandy

Rupert Kaul

Winston Husbands

Winston Husbands

Angela Kaida

Valerie Nicholson

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Notisha Massaquoi

Neora Pick

Notisha Massaquoi

Josephine Etowa

Valerie Nicholson

Angela Underhill

Ashley Lacombe-Duncan

Josephine Etowa

Charu Kaushic

Maureen Owino

Saara Greene

Kerrigan Beaver

Fanta Ongoiba

Fiona Smaill

OmiSoore Dryden

Yasmeen Persad

WALE AJIBOYE

Fatimah Jackson-Best

Sean Rourke

Lena Serghides

Gayle Restall

Jacqueline Gahagan

Deborah Money

Janet Raboud

Jacqueline Gahagan

Trevor Hart

Marina Klein

Nazilla Khanlou

Madeleine Durand

Christos Tsoukas

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