Maryam Parvez, McGill University

Research

Knowledge Mobilization Co-Creation Community Based Covid-19 Public Health Co-Design Community-Led Health Equity

Latest papers

Community-led vaccine strategies to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake among racialized immigrant groups in Parc Extension, Quebec: a strengths-based exemplar study.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
Paediatrician perspectives and experiences accessing language interpretation services in Paediatric healthcare settings: a POPCORN network qualitative descriptive study
Paediatrics and Child Health · 2026
PROCESS: a multimethods protocol to develop principles to operationalise community engagement, equity and sustainability in South Asian Health Research in Canada
BMJ Open · 2026

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Why has academic public health research on "South Asians" failed to mobilize South Asian knowledge and reduce South Asian health disparities in Canada?
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$19,888
PROCESS - PRinciples to Operationalize Community Engagement, Equity, and Sustainability in South Asian Health Research in Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$309,826
Linking Knowledge to Action: Advocating for Vaccine Confidence and Trust (ACT) in Parc-Extension
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$6,000

All 3 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Community-led vaccine strategies to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake among racialized immigrant groups in Parc Extension, Quebec: a strengths-based exemplar study.

Banerjee AT, Kim JY, Moidu N, Senga J, Parvez M, Hankins C, Bui T, Chirgwin JC, Islam N, Ngel RN, Dyck S, Poirier J

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01228-4 PMID: 42410229

02

Paediatrician perspectives and experiences accessing language interpretation services in Paediatric healthcare settings: a POPCORN network qualitative descriptive study

Guo H, Kim JY, Desai P, Saroufim M, Parvez M, Buchanan F, Carwana M, Costello C, Southward C, Suleman S

Paediatrics and Child Health2026

DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxag019

03

PROCESS: a multimethods protocol to develop principles to operationalise community engagement, equity and sustainability in South Asian Health Research in Canada

Banerjee AT, Ismail I, Sarwar A, Parvez M, Desai P, Arora M, Jayaprakash T, Kalra B, Dulai J, Khan B

BMJ Open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115614

04

Using Human-Centered Design in Community-Based Public Health Research: Insights from the ECHO Study on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Montreal, Canada.

Abalovi KM, Fortin G, Parvez M, Senga J, Abou-Malhab J, Tuong-Nguyen C, Quach C, Vandermorris A, Zinzser K, McKinnon B

International journal of environmental research and public health2025

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22020198 PMID: 40003425

05

Perspectives on COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccine Passports in a Diverse Urban Adolescent Population: A Youth Participatory Mixed Methods Study.

McKinnon B, Abalovi K, Fortin G, Parvez M, Dalal S, Bouabid R, Jasmin D, Zéphrin M, Gupta N, Hasan AT, Andog-Naba Sebastien A, Taheem B, Dubé È, Tuong Nguyen C, Quach C, Vandermorris A, Zinszer K

The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.04.013 PMID: 37294252

06

The Epidemiology of Young People's Work and Experiences of Violence in Nine Countries: Evidence from the Violence against Children Surveys.

Bhatia A, Parvez M, Pearlman J, Kasalirwe F, Kiss L, Kyamulabi A, Walakira EJ, Devries K, Tanton C

International journal of environmental research and public health2022

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416936 PMID: 36554816

07

Using human-centred design to tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy for children and youth: a protocol for a mixed-methods study in Montreal, Canada.

McKinnon B, Abalovi K, Vandermorris A, Dubé È, Tuong Nguyen C, Billou N, Fortin G, Parvez M, Senga J, Abou-Malhab J, Antoine Bellamy M, Quach C, Zinszer K

BMJ open2022

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061908 PMID: 35383090

Why has academic public health research on "South Asians" failed to mobilize South Asian knowledge and reduce South Asian health disparities in Canada?

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Banerjee, Ananya T; Desai, Palak; Parvez, Maryam

Keywords: Co-Design; Community-Led; Health Equity; Knowledge Mobilization; Public Health Research; South Asian

$19,888

PROCESS - PRinciples to Operationalize Community Engagement, Equity, and Sustainability in South Asian Health Research in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Banerjee, Ananya T

Keywords: Community Engagement; Intersectionality; Knowledge Mobilization; Mixed-Methods; Ownership; Research Principles; Social Justice; South Asian Health Equity; Sustainability

$309,826

Linking Knowledge to Action: Advocating for Vaccine Confidence and Trust (ACT) in Parc-Extension

Principal investigatorCIHR2023CIHR Café Scientifique Program - Open Pool

Principal investigators: Banerjee, Ananya T; Moidu, Nora; Parvez, Maryam; Senga, Joyeuse

Keywords: Co-Creation; Community Based; Covid-19; Knowledge Mobilization; Public Health

$6,000

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

Co-authors at McGill University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Caroline Quach

Département de santé buccale

4 shared papers, latest 2026

Joyeuse Senga

School of Population and Public Health

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Palak Desai

School of Population and Public Health

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Britt McKinnon

Médecine sociale et préventive

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Kate Zinszer

Social and Preventive Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Patricia Li

Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Susitha Wanigaratne

Epidemiology Division

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Sasha Dyck

Social and Preventive Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

Physiology and Pharmacology

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Ananya Banerjee

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Nora Moidu

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Gina (Ragini) Agarwal

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Manish Sadarangani

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Knowledge Mobilization Dear Professor Parvez, 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 "Community-led vaccine strategies to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake among racialized immigrant groups in Parc Extension, Quebec: a strengths-based exemplar study." (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 "Why has academic public health research on "South Asians" failed to mobilize South Asian knowledge and reduce South Asian health disparities in Canada?" (2023), 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]

Maryam Parvez

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Community-led vaccine strategies to boost COVID-19 vaccine uptake among racialized immigrant groups in Parc Extension, Quebec: a strengths-based exemplar study.

Paediatrician perspectives and experiences accessing language interpretation services in Paediatric healthcare settings: a POPCORN network qualitative descriptive study

PROCESS: a multimethods protocol to develop principles to operationalise community engagement, equity and sustainability in South Asian Health Research in Canada

Using Human-Centered Design in Community-Based Public Health Research: Insights from the ECHO Study on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Montreal, Canada.

Perspectives on COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccine Passports in a Diverse Urban Adolescent Population: A Youth Participatory Mixed Methods Study.

The Epidemiology of Young People's Work and Experiences of Violence in Nine Countries: Evidence from the Violence against Children Surveys.

Using human-centred design to tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy for children and youth: a protocol for a mixed-methods study in Montreal, Canada.

Why has academic public health research on "South Asians" failed to mobilize South Asian knowledge and reduce South Asian health disparities in Canada?

PROCESS - PRinciples to Operationalize Community Engagement, Equity, and Sustainability in South Asian Health Research in Canada

Linking Knowledge to Action: Advocating for Vaccine Confidence and Trust (ACT) in Parc-Extension

Frequent collaborators

Caroline Quach

Joyeuse Senga

Ashley Vandermorris

Palak Desai

Patricia Li

Britt McKinnon

Kate Zinszer

Patricia Li

Gita Wahi

Susitha Wanigaratne

Ananya Banerjee

Sasha Dyck

Matthew Carwana

Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

Francine Buchanan

Shazeen Suleman

Ananya Banerjee

Nora Moidu

Gina (Ragini) Agarwal

Samina Ali

Kaberi Dasgupta

Kaberi Dasgupta

Manish Sadarangani