Lubna Daraz, Université de Montréal

Research

Information literacy Information seeking Internet Reliability Knowledge Translation Qualitative Synthesis Diverse population

Latest papers

Developing and Validating a User-Friendly Quality Benchmark: Enhancing the Integrity of Online Health Information for Patients and Clinicians.
Journal of patient experience · 2025 · first author
Assessing Credibility: Quality Criteria for Patients, Caregivers, and the Public in Online Health Information-A Qualitative Study.
Journal of patient experience · 2024 · first author
Can we streamline the concepts of knowledge translation, dissemination and implementation for lay stakeholders? A perspective.
BMJ open · 2023 · first author

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Réponses climatiques inclusives des personnes en situation de handicap malentendantes et entendantes : une recherche participative communautaire pour une justice climatique au Québec
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$125,000
The development of a quality benchmark that identifies and addresses the determinants of online information reliability to inform information-seeking by a diverse population.
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$65,642

All 2 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Developing and Validating a User-Friendly Quality Benchmark: Enhancing the Integrity of Online Health Information for Patients and Clinicians.

Daraz L, Dogu C

Journal of patient experience2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/23743735241309468 PMID: 39896138

02

Assessing Credibility: Quality Criteria for Patients, Caregivers, and the Public in Online Health Information-A Qualitative Study.

Daraz L, Dogu C, Houde V, Bouseh S, Morshed KG

Journal of patient experience2024First author

DOI: 10.1177/23743735241259440 PMID: 38827225

03

Can we streamline the concepts of knowledge translation, dissemination and implementation for lay stakeholders? A perspective.

Daraz L, Morshed KG

BMJ open2023First author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068946 PMID: 36958773

04

Users' Guides to the Medical Literature series on social media (part 1): how to interpret healthcare information available on platforms

D'Souza RS, Daraz L, Hooten WM, Guyatt G, Murad MH

BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine202213 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2021-111817

05

Users' Guides to the Medical Literature series on social media (part 2): how to appraise studies using data from platforms

D'Souza RS, Daraz L, Hooten WM, Guyatt G, Murad MH

BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine20229 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2021-111850

06

Inferior: The Challenges of Gender Parity in the Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem-A Case for Canada.

Daraz L, Chang BS, Bouseh S

Frontiers in artificial intelligence2022First author

DOI: 10.3389/frai.2022.931182 PMID: 35865270

07

Developing a Quality Benchmark for Determining the Credibility of Web Health Information- a Protocol of a Gold Standard Approach.

Daraz L, Bouseh S

Frontiers in digital health2021First author

DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2021.801204 PMID: 35005698

Réponses climatiques inclusives des personnes en situation de handicap malentendantes et entendantes : une recherche participative communautaire pour une justice climatique au Québec

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: CBR in Climate Change Priority Area - Climate Justice

Principal investigators: Mac-Seing, Muriel

Keywords: Accessibilité; Changements Climatiques; Handicap; Inclusion Et Droits; Justice Climatique; Recherche Participative Communautaire; Équité En Santé

$125,000

The development of a quality benchmark that identifies and addresses the determinants of online information reliability to inform information-seeking by a diverse population.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Daraz, Lubna

Keywords: Information literacy; Information seeking; Internet; Reliability; Knowledge Translation; Qualitative; Synthesis; Diverse population; Benchmark; Digital information

$65,642

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

Gordon Guyatt

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

2 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Information literacy Dear Professor Daraz, 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 "Developing and Validating a User-Friendly Quality Benchmark: Enhancing the Integrity of Online Health Information for Patients and Clinicians." (2025), 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 SSHRC-funded project "The development of a quality benchmark that identifies and addresses the determinants of online information reliability to inform information-seeking by a diverse population." (2021), 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]