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Joanna (Anneke) Rummens

Associate Professor
EducationPhD
OfficeDCC-575-E, Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex
Phone416-979-5000 ext. 543595
Areas of ExpertiseIdentity/diversity, equity, inclusion; Health of diverse marginalized, disadvantaged, vulnerable populations; Community, urban and global health; Systems of health, care, healing; Health and wellbeing, education, immigration, resettlement, integration; Policy-practice relevant research, mixed research methods and design; Knowledge transfer, mobilization, uptake, implementation, impact.

Joanna Anneke Rummens is a community and health systems research scientist, knowledge mobilizer and educator whose work explores the various links between multiply-diverse identities, health/wellbeing and associated life outcomes, with special focus on marginalized, disadvantaged, vulnerable and often ‘invisible’ populations. 

Her professional experience:

  • Spans the medical/health and social sciences
  • Bridges academia, community and government 
  • Links the health, immigration, and education sectors
  • Integrates research, knowledge mobilization, with teaching, training, mentorship

Rummens’ policy/program/practice relevant research is interdisciplinary, comparative and mixed-methodological, and involves national and international collaborative partnerships across Canada, Europe, Africa, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. 

She works across numerous universities, hospitals, and community healthcare settings; has led several large multidisciplinary, interprofessional, cross-sectoral partnership collaborations;  and is former director of three different integrated research/knowledge transfer/training centres and institutes focused on global development, immigration and resettlement, and child/youth success.

Rummens is passionate about ‘using our collective knowledge to optimally inform what we actually do’ to ensure more equitable and optimal health outcomes for our multiply-diverse populations both here in Canada and abroad.  She has extensive experience in integrated research and knowledge transfer and exchange, networked knowledge mobilization partnerships, and knowledge uptake and implementation to directly inform decision-making and impact actual outcomes. 

A recognized expert in identity/diversity, migrant health and wellbeing, and knowledge transfer governance, Rummens regularly serves in an advisory capacity in the areas of health, education, migration, and social inclusion, to various initiatives, organizations and government ministries at the local, provincial, national and international level.

Anneke Rummens is deeply committed to interdisciplinary and interprofessional education/teaching/training/supervision/mentorship of:

  • Undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students
  • Nursing, health sciences, medical students, interns, residents, international fellows
  • Medical, nursing, allied healthcare professionals and peers

Rummens teaches in the Collaborative, Post-Diploma, and Master's programmes of the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing within the Faculty of Community Services at Toronto Metropolitan University.   

Current Teaching Responsibilities:

  • MN8901: Quantitative Research Methods: Design and Critical Appraisal
  • NUR 80B: Research Design, Measurement, Applications
  • NUR 824: Women’s Health

Anneke Rummens’ programme of research on Multiple Diversities, Health/Wellbeing and Life Outcomes focuses on the links among multiply-diverse identities, social equity, and health to explore how who an individual is and/or is seen to be impacts their health, wellbeing, and overall life outcomes.  

Rummens undertakes integrated policy/programme/practice relevant research, knowledge transfer, and professional training on topics of strategic need in the areas of health, immigration, education, equity, and inclusion, to address pressing issues in population health and wellbeing and achieve more optimal outcomes for diverse marginalized, disadvantaged, vulnerable, and often ‘invisible’ immigrant, refugee and migrant populations.

Her research reflects a strong commitment to applied research, to truly collaborative partnerships that link academia, communities, service providers and government, and to effective knowledge transfer/exchange and uptake/implementation with a broad range of stakeholders and knowledge users.  Its goal is to help inform social and health policy-programming-practice and ensure more equitable health outcomes for all.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Linking multiply-diverse identities, health and wellbeing, overall life outcomes
  • Health equity and social inclusion of marginalized, disadvantaged, vulnerable  populations
  • Health/mental health, immigration/resettlement, educational trajectories
  • Comparative, interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, applied research
  • Qualitative, quantitative, mixed research methods and design
  • Integrated research, knowledge transfer, professional training

Areas of Focus:

  • Community health, urban health, global health
  • Health equity, determinants of health
  • Health status, access to care, service provision, costs, outcomes
  • Responsive health systems, optimal systems of care
  • Cross-culturally competent healthcare
  • Evidence-informed practice
  • Ethno-cultural/racialized/mixed-heritage populations
  • Immigrant, refugee, migrant communities 
  • Children/youth living in challenging contexts

Peer-Reviewed Research Grants (2011 - present)

Transforming Nurses’ Work-Life Environments through Training Clinical Leaders and Managers in Strengths-Based Nursing using Innovative Forms of Story-Sharing.  Co-Investigator, Partnership Grant - Healthy and Productive Work, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), $537,439, 2018-2023

Reconciling the Social Model of Childhood Disability with Pedagogy:  The Effects of Teacher Training to Facilitate Friendship-Building.   Co-Investigator, SSHRC Insight Grant, $221,540  2016-2017

Refugee Integration and Long-Term Health Outcomes in Canada. Co-Investigator, CIHR Operating Grant - Population and Public Health, $1,353,165 2016-2021

Transforming Nurses' Work-Life Environments through Training Clinical Leaders and Managers in Strengths-Based Nursing using Innovative Forms of Story-Sharing.  Sex and Gender Champion Collaborator, Partnership Development Grant - Healthy and Productive Work, CIHR and SSHRC, $148,847, 2016-2018

Rights for Children and Youth Partnership: Strengthening Collaboration in the Americas, RCYP. Co-Investigator, SSHRC Partnership Grant, $2,499,989, 2015-2021

Mobilizing Knowledge:  Partners for Social Inclusion for Children with Disabilities. Co-Principal Investigator, SSHRC Partnership Development Grant – Connection, $182,218, 2014-2017             

Patient Disclosure of Adverse Events in Paediatrics:  Synthesis of Literature and Research Priorities. Co-Principal Investigator, CIHR Planning Grant, $24,924, 2014-2015

Accessibility and Costs of Healthcare for Refugee Claimants under New Interim Federal Health Policies. Co-Principal Investigator, CIHR Operating Grant, $ 777,176, 2013-2017  

Sustaining Recovery: Supporting the Transition from Specialized Services to Community-Based Primary Care for At-Risk Youth Who Have Experienced Early Psychosis. Co-Investigator, CIHR Partnership for Health Systems Improvement, $704,987, 2013-2016

Child Perspectives on Disclosure of Adverse Events:  A Pilot Study. Co-Principal Investigator, Ryerson University Health Research Fund, $6,000, 2013-2014

Engaging Marginalized Youth and Educators for Equity in Public Education in Canada: A Pilot Project. Co-Investigator, SSHRC Insight Development Grant, $75,000, 2012-2014

Migration and Diabetes:  Diabetes Prevention and Management in the Black Caribbean Communities in Toronto. Co-Investigator, CERIS -The Ontario Metropolis Centre, $19,975, 2011-2012

Maternal and Newborn Health Status of Uninsured Women in the Greater Toronto Area. Co-Investigator, Ryerson University Health Sciences Fund, Office of the VP Research and Innovation, $7,000, 2011-2012

Maternal and Newborn Health Status of Uninsured New Immigrant and Refugee Women in the Greater Toronto Area. Co-Investigator, Ryerson University, Faculty of Community Services Seed Grant, $ 5,000, 2011-2012

Trajectories and Decision Making:  A Look at Uninsured Pregnant Women Seeking Healthcare via Community Health Centres in Toronto. Co-Investigator, Ibid, $5,000, 2011-2012

Immigration, Hybridity and Social Integration. Co-Investigator, International collaboration with Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, and the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid, Spain. Obra Social La Caiza|Recercaixa, La Caixa, Spain, [€98,465] $129,600, 2011-2014

Other Research Grants or Contracts (2011 - present)

Developing, Validating, and Implementing a Critical Thinking Skills Measurement Tool for Entrepreneurial Work-Integrated Learning and Programming at Post Secondary Institutions. Senior Researcher on the project for the Impact Centre, University of Toronto. Funded by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario HEQCO, $131,200, 2017-2020

Community Health Equity Profile and Needs Validation Synthesis Reports for the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario; Community Health Equity Profile and Needs Validation Synthesis Reports for the Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario. Co-Principal Investigator. Funded by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, $49,600, 2012-2013

Seeking Solutions Symposium: Access to Healthcare for the Uninsured in Canada. Principal Applicant. Funded by The Hospital for Sick Children, Women’s College Hospital, Ryerson University, Mount Sinai Hospital, CERIS -The Ontario Metropolis Centre, Centre for Refugee Studies. $42,075, 2012

Areas of Expertise:

  • Integrated policy/programme/practice relevant research, knowledge transfer and governance, professional training
  • Knowledge exchange, translation, transfer, mobilization, uptake, implementation, impact

Integrated Research, Knowledge Transfer, Training (2011 - present):

  • Founder, Scientific Lead, Executive Director 
    IMPAKT – The Ontario Institute for Child and Youth Success 
    The Hospital for Sick Children and Ryerson University, 2011-2016

Expert Consultancies:    

  • International: Government of Catalunya, Spain| European Dialogues| World Health Organization| International Network of Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services| New Bulgarian University
  • National: Minister of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship| Canadian Heritage| Canadian International Development Agency| Citizenship and Immigration Canada, including Integration Branch, Research and Evaluation Branch| Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Ontario Region| Human Resources and Development Canada| Justice Canada| Statistics Canada| The Metropolis Project| Pathways to Education
  • Provincial: Ontario Region Settlement and Intergovernmental Affairs| Health System Planning and Research Branch, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
  • Regional, municipal, local: Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network; Children and Youth Advisory Table, Non-Insured Initiative |Centre for Addiction and Mental Health| Hospital for Sick Children| Wellesley Institute
  • Non-profit: Canadian Crossroads International| Canadian Education Association| The United Way
  • Professional: Canadian Institutes for Health Research| Canadian Policy Research Networks| Research Alliance on Precarious Status | Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts

Innovation in Knowledge Transfer:

Publications (past seven years)   

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:      

  • Koller D, Le Pouseard M,  Rummens JA.  Defining Social Inclusion for Children with Disabilities:  A Critical Literature Review. Children and Society, 2018 January, 32(1), 1-13
  • Koller D, Rummens A, Le Pouesard, M, Espin S, Friedman J, Coffey T, Kenneally N.  Patient Disclosure of Adverse Events in Paediatrics: A Systematic Literature Review. Paediatrics and Child Health, 2016, 21(4), e32–e38
  • Evans A, Caudarella A, Ratnapalan S, Chan K. Senior Advisor, The Cost and Impact of the Interim Federal Health Program Cuts on Child Refugees in Canada. PLOS One, 2014 May,  9(5), 1-4
  • Hyman I, Gucciardi E, Patychuk D, Rummens JA, Shakya Y, Kljujic D, Bhamani M, Boqaileh F. Self-Management, Health Service Use and Information Seeking for Diabetes Care among Black Caribbean Immigrants in Toronto. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 2014 February 1, 38(1), 32-7
  • Pandalangat N, Rummens JA, Williams C, Seeman M.  Socio-Cultural Perspectives of Health and Illness in the Toronto Sri Lankan Tamil Community. Journal of Preventive Medicine,  2013 November 13, 1(3), 36-42
  • Rousseau C, Laurin-Lamothe A, Rummens JA, Meloni F, Steinmetz N, Alvarez F. Uninsured Immigrant and Refugee Children Presenting to Canadian Paediatric Emergency Departments: Disparities in Help-Seeking Pathways and Service Delivery. Paediatrics and Child Health, 2013 November, 18(9), 465-469
  • Wilson-Mitchell K, Rummens JA.  Perinatal Outcomes of Uninsured Immigrant, Refugee and Migrant Mothers and Newborns Living in Toronto, Canada. International Journal of Environmental Research and  Public Health, 2013 June, 10(6), 2198-2213
  • Ruiz-Casares M, Rousseau C, Laurin-Lamothe A, Rummens JA, Zelkowitz P, Crepeau F, Steinmetz N. Access to Healthcare for Undocumented Migrant Children and Pregnant Women:  The Paradox between Values and Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals. Maternal and Child Health Journal,  2013 February, 17(2), 292-8
  • Hyman I, Patychuk D, Zaidi Q, Kljujic D, Shakya YB, Rummens JA, Creatore M, Vissandjee B.  Self-Management, Health Service Use and Information Seeking for Diabetes Care among Recent Immigrants in Toronto. Chronic Diseases and Injuries Canada, 2012 December 1, 33(1), 12-8
  • Ferrari M, McVey G, Rummens JA. Dialogue with Immigrant Mothers from Chinese and Tamil Communities to Explore Homogenization, Normalization, and Objectification of their Body. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Qualitative Social Research, 2012, 14(1), 21pp
  • Oxman-Martinez J, Rummens JA, Moreau J, Beiser M, Armstrong R, Ogilvie L, Choi YR. Examining the Impact of Perceived Ethnic Discrimination and Social Exclusion on Newcomer Visible Minority Immigrant Children’s Academic Performance and Psychosocial Functioning. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 2012, 82(3), 376-388
  • Hamilton H, Marshall L, Rummens JA, Fenta H, Simich L.  Immigrant Parents’ Perceptions of School Environment and Children’s Mental Health and Behaviour. Journal of School Health, 2011 June, 81(6), 313-319
  • Tilleczek K, Ferguson B, Roth Edney D, Rummens JA, Boydell K, Mueller M.  A Contemporary Study with Early School Leavers:  Pathways and Social Processes of Leaving High School. Canadian Journal of Family and Youth, 2011, 3(1), 1-39

Invited Book Chapters:

  • Rummens JA , Sefa Dei GJ. Chapter 6, Addressing Marginalization Inside Education: Racialized, Immigrant and Aboriginal Youth. In Tilleczek K and Ferguson BH, editors. Youth, Education and Marginalization:  Local and Global Expressions.  Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfred Laurier Press, 2013, pp. 115-134
  • Rummens, JA.  Building an Effective Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Partnership between Government, Universities and Civil Society to Enhance Decision-Making and Optimize Policy/Practice Outcomes. In Rodriguez-Garcia D, editor. Managing Immigration and Diversity in Canada: A Transatlantic Dialogue in the New Age of Migration. Montreal and Kingston:  McGill - Queen’s University Press, 2012, 357-380
  • Rummens, JA. Creating Spaces: Linking Migration Research with Policy Practice Needs. In: Rodriguez-Garcia D, editor. Managing Diversity and Immigration in Canada. A Transatlantic Dialogue in the New Age of Migration. Queen’s Policy Studies Series, #74. Montreal and Kingston: McGill–Queens University Press, 2012, pp. 357-379

Monographs:

  • Boydell K, Rummens JA, Shapiro G, Hodgins M.  Needs Validation Synthesis Report, Regional Municipality of Peel:  Addressing Child/Youth Mental Health and Addictions - Complex Needs, Transition Points and Sectoral Integration.  Systems Improvement through Service Collaboratives (SISC) initiative response to  the Province of Ontario’s Open Minds, Healthy Minds: Ontario’s Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions  Strategy, 2013 May
  • Rummens JA, Boydell K, Goldberg M.  Children and Youth in Durham - A Community Demographics and Health Equity Profile, Regional Municipality of Durham: Towards Responsive Mental Health and Addiction Service Provision. Ibid
  • Rummens JA, Boydell K, Goldberg M. Children and Youth in Peel - A Community Demographics and Health Equity Profile, Regional Municipality of Peel:  Towards Responsive Mental Health and Addiction Service Provision. Ibid.
  • Boydell  K, Rummens JA, Shapiro G, Hodgins M. Needs Validation Synthesis Report, Regional Municipality of Durham:  Addressing Child/Youth Mental Health and Addictions - Complex Needs, Transition Points and Sectoral Integration. Ibid
  • Hyman I, Gucciardi E, Kljujic D, Patychuk D, Shakya Y, Rummens JA, Bhamani M, Boqaileh F. Migration and Diabetes:  Diabetes Prevention and Management in the Black Caribbean Communities in Toronto. CERIS - The Ontario Metropolis Centre, 2013 May
  • Bernhard J, Rummens JA, Roth Edney D, Grimbos T. Vulnerable Children: Child Development During the Middle Years. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2011 February
  • Rummens JA. Vinculant la immigració i la recerca en diversitat amb les necessitats polítiques i pràctiques: CERIS, el Centre Metropolis d’Ontario. Generalitat de Catalunya. Fòrum sobre la gestió de la immigració i la diversitat al Quebec i al Canadà [Managing Immigration and Diversity in Quebec and Canada Forum]. Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament de Benestar Social i Família, Direcció General per a la Immigració. Collecció Ciutadania i Immigració, no. 7, 2011, 303-327

Conference Proceedings, Invited Commentary:

  • Robertson A, Hynie M, Rummens JA. Access to Healthcare for the Uninsured in Canada - Linking Ethics, Research Evidence and Policy Practice Change, 2012 February 22
  • Rummens JA. Forging Forward Together: A Reflection on CERIS Evolution. Toronto, Canada:   Centre for Research on Immigration and Settlement, CERIS Blog, Opinions on Immigration and Research in Canada, 2013 May 9 

Presentations (past seven years)   

International:

Invited keynotes, talks and presentations (International)

  • Leveraging Inter-Disciplinary Research and Cross-Sectoral Knowledge Mobilization to Solve Migrant Health Challenges.  Global Health Theme, 4th annual World Cities, World Class (WC2) Symposium, August 13, 2018
  • Refugees in Canada and the European Union:  Health Issues, Children and Youth. Research Group on Immigration, Mixedness, and Social Cohesion (INMIX), Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, February 25, 2016
  • Joanna Anneke Rummens - Migrants, Refugees and Freedom of Movement in the European Union. San Sebastian, Basque Region, Spain, February 17, 2016
  • Perinatal Outcomes of Uninsured Women. MidWives of Colour Committee, American College of Nurse-Midwives. Florida, United States. Wilson-Mitchell K, Rummens JA, September 24, 2011      

Refereed Presentations (International)

  • Impact of the Cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program on Healthcare Utilization of Refugee Claimants and Associated Costs: Preliminary Qualitative Analysis. North American Refugee Health Conference, Toronto, Canada, June 3-6, 2015
  • Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Medical Trainees regarding Healthcare for Refugee Claimants. North American Refugee Health Conference, Toronto, Canada, June 3, 2015       
  • Comparative Study of Chilean Immigrant Children in Montreal, Canada, and Children in Talca, Chile: The Impact of Migration on Psychosocial Functioning and School Performance. 4th International Conference, Celebrating Childhood Diversity, Sheffield, United Kingdom, July 9-10, 2012
  • Maternal and Newborn Health Status of Uninsured New Immigrant and Refugee Women in the Greater Toronto Area: A Midwifery Perspective. Annual Meeting and Exhibition, American College of Nurse-Midwives. San Antonio, Texas, United States, May 24, 2011
  • Report on Maternal Newborn Outcomes of New Immigrant and Refugee Women Study: Midwifery Opportunities for Health Policy Research and Community-based Research.  American College of Nurse-Midwives, Midwives of Color Committee/Caucus. Wilson-Mitchell K, Rummens JA, May 24-28, 2011

National:

Invited keynotes, talks and presentations (National)

  • Getting T/here: Navigating Intersecting Diversities and Contextual Realities within/across Global Spaces. Local Clinic, International Care: Health Professions Education Globalized. Wilson Centre and Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, June 2, 2015
  • Multiple Diversities, Diverse Realities: Addressing the Needs of Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Children/Youth. Social Aetiology of Mental Illness (SAMI) Training Program, Health Systems and Equity Research Group, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and The Wellesley Institute, Toronto, November  11, 2014
  • Multiple Diversities, Diverse Realities:  Addressing the Needs of Immigrant, Refugee and Migrant Children/Youth. Knowledge Exchange Forum, The Hospital for Sick Children, Webinar, Toronto, March 25, 2014
  • Precarious Status Children and Access to Care. National Seminar, Migrant and Refugee Children:  Entitlement and Access to Healthcare in Canada, Montreal, March 27, 2013
  • Issues and Impacts of IFH Cuts: Child and Maternal Health. Health Sector Consultation Meeting: Analysis and Impact of Cuts to Interim Federal Health Fund Program for Refugees. Ontario, Canada. Briefing Consultation, Toronto Central - Local Health Integrated Network LHIN, Toronto, July 9, 2012        
  • Forging Forward. CERIS– The Ontario Metropolis Centre. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Celebrating Seventeen Years of Immigration and Settlement Research: Achievements and New Directions, CERIS Symposium, Toronto Canada, April 19, 2013
  • Access to Healthcare for Uninsured Immigrant, Refugee and Migrant Child and Youth in Ontario. Workshop D11 - Limited Access to Healthcare for Uninsured Families and Children: Ontario and Quebec. Future Immigration Policies: Opportunities and Challenges for Canada, 14th National Metropolis Conference, Toronto, February 29  - March 3, 2012
  • Maternal and Newborn Health Status of Uninsured New Immigrant and Refugee Women in the Greater Toronto Area. The Hospital for Sick Children, Women’s College Hospital and Ryerson University. Seeking Solutions Symposium: Access to Healthcare for the Uninsured in Canada – Uninsured Children Youth and Pregnant Women. Toronto, February 22, 2012       
  • Uninsured Pregnant Women: Experiences and Pathways to Healthcare. The Hospital for Sick Children, Women’s College Hospital, Ryerson University. Seeking Solutions Symposium: Access to Healthcare for the Uninsured in Canada  - Uninsured Children Youth and Pregnant Women, Toronto, February 22, 2012
  • Migratory Status of the Child and Limited Access to Healthcare: Toronto Site Child Medical Health Records. The Hospital for Sick Children, Women’s College Hospital and Ryerson University. Seeking Solutions Symposium: Access to Healthcare for the Uninsured in Canada - Uninsured Children Youth and Pregnant Women, Toronto, February 22, 2012
  • Migratory Status of the Child and Limited Access to Healthcare: Toronto Site Online Survey of Healthcare Practitioner Perspectives. The Hospital for Sick Children, Women’s College Hospital and Ryerson University. Seeking Solutions Symposium: Access to Healthcare for the Uninsured in Canada - Uninsured Children Youth and Pregnant Women, Toronto  February 22, 2012
  • An Interdisciplinary Career Trajectory in Policy-Practice Research and Knowledge Transfer. Graduate Development Day. Future Immigration Policies: Opportunities and Challenges for Canada, 14th National Metropolis Conference, Toronto, February 29, 2012
  • Multiple Diversities, Diverse Realities: Immigrant, Refugee, Migrant Children and Youth.  Vulnerable Youth Theme, Second Annual SPARKS Research Conference, Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Toronto, November 22, 2011
  • Life Span Perspective of Settlement Needs. Immigration and Settlement Policies and Diaspora Realities, Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University, Toronto, March 9, 2011
  • Multilingual Child Health Education Materials for Newcomer Families: Community Health Centres - A Needs Assessment in Toronto. The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, 2011

Refereed Presentations (National)

  • Error Disclosure in Paediatrics:  Ethical Challenges and Future Directions.  Bio-Ethics Week, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, November 9, 2015
  • Knowledge, Attitudes and Perspectives of Medical Trainees Regarding Health Ccare for Refugee Claimants. Determinants of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, April 7, 2015
  • Migration and Diabetes: Diabetes Management in Black Caribbean Communities in Toronto. Moving Public Health Forward:  Evidence, Policy, Practice, Canadian Public Health Association Annual Conference, Ottawa, June 9, 2013
  • Impacts of IFH Changes on Health and Access to Care of Refugee Claimants Living in Toronto. Spaces of Refuge: Exploring Practices, Perceptions and Policies in Forced Migration and (Re)Settlement, 6th Annual Conference, Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Halifax, March 9, 2013
  • On the Ground: Access to Healthcare Issues for Uninsured Women and their Canadian Babies. Workshop D11 - Limited Access to Healthcare for Uninsured Families and Children: Ontario and Quebec. Future Immigration Policies: Opportunities and Challenges for Canada, 14th National Metropolis Conference,  Toronto, February 29, 2012
  • Maternal/Newborn Health Status of Uninsured New Immigrant and Refugee Women in the Greater Toronto Area: Midwifery Perspective on Social Determinants of Health. Beyond Boundaries:  Joint Annual North American Midwifery Conference. Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) and American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNW), in collaboration with Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA), Niagara Falls, November 11, 2011          

Provincial, Regional, Local:

Invited keynotes, talks and presentations (Provincial, regional, local)

  • Strategies, Practices, Principles:  Leveraging Interdisciplinary Research, Cross-Sectoral Partnerships and Knowledge Mobilization to Solve Real-World Global Health Challenges.  Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, March 10, 2018
  • Debating Migrants’ Inclusion in Healthcare Solidarity - YY Brandon Chen, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa.  Health Law, Ethics and Policy Seminar Series, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, Toronto, February 15, 2018
  • Achieving Uptake:  From Policy Practice Relevant Research to Real-World Impact.  Seminar Series, Centre for Refugee Studies, January 24, 2018
  • Getting T/here: Navigating Intersecting Diversities and Contextual Realities within/across Global Spaces. Local Clinic, International Care: Health Professions Education Globalized,  Wilson Centre and Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, June 2, 2015
  • Multiple Diversities, Diverse Realities:  Addressing the Needs of Immigrant, Refugee and Migrant Children/Youth. Social Aetiology of Mental Illness (SAMI) Training Program, Health Systems and Health Equity Research Group, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and The Wellesley Institute, Toronto, November 11, 2014
  • Conceptualizing Identity and Diversity. About Kids Health, The Hospital for Sick Children. Toronto, May 3, 2014             
  • Refugee Claimants with Interim Federal Health: The Hospital for Sick Children, 2008-2011. IFH/Uninsured Working Group, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, May 1, 2014
  • Linking Identities and Life Outcomes: Mental Health and Wellbeing of Immigrant, Refugee, Migrant Children and Youth. Social Aetiology of Mental Illness (SAMI) Training Program, Health Systems and Health Equity Research Group, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, October 23, 2013
  • Making IMPAKT – The Ontario Institute for Child and Youth Success. Department of Psychology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, June 24, 2013
  • Uninsured Women and their Newborns: Access to Care and Perinatal Outcomes - What Does the Research Tell Us? Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto / Mount Sinai Hospital. Refresher in Primary Maternity Care Conference - Continuing Education, Toronto, May 3, 2013
  • Presenting IMPAKT – The Ontario Institute for Child and Youth Success. Educational Café, Medical Education, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, April 17, 2013
  • Presenting IMPAKT – The Ontario Institute for Child and Youth Success. Medical Education, The Hospital for Sick Children. Toronto, April 17, 2013
  • Communities of Practice: From Clinical Education to Policy-Relevant Research. Journal Club, Medical Education, The Hospital for Sick Children. Toronto, April 15, 2013
  • Impacts of Limited Access to Healthcare for Immigrant and Refugee Children: An Analysis of Pediatric Emergency Department Medical Records. Dentistry Staff General Meeting, The Hospital for Sick Children, December 6, 2012
  • Policies, Practices and Paradoxes: Health Practitioners’ Perspectives on Access to Care for Uninsured Children and Pregnant Women. Joint Research Seminar on Citizenship and Non-Citizenship, Centre for Refugee Studies and CERIS – The Ontario Metropolis Centre, Toronto, November 16, 2012
  • Impacts and Implications of Limited Access to Healthcare for Immigrant and Refugee Children. Bio-Ethics Rounds, Session - Changes in Interim Federal Health (IFH): Ethical, Legal and Practical Considerations,  The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, November 7, 2012
  • Linking Identities and Life Outcomes: Mental Health and Wellbeing of Immigrant, Refugee, Migrant Children and Youth. Social Aetiology of Mental Illness (SAMI) Training Program, Health Systems and Health Equity Research Group, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, November 1, 2012
  • Impacts and Implications of Limited Access to Healthcare for Uninsured Immigrant and Refugee Children. Clinical Directors and Associate Chiefs of Nursing and Interprofessional Practice, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, October 11, 2012
  • Impacts of Limited Access to Healthcare for Uninsured Immigrant and Refugee Children. Interprofessional Practice and Client Care Committee, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, October 5, 2012
  • Research Findings - Migratory Status of the Child and Limited Access to Healthcare: Equity and Ethical Challenges. Joint Centre of Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, April 18, 2012
  • Migratory Status of the Child and Limited Access to Healthcare: Initial Survey Findings Regarding Healthcare Perspectives at Mount Sinai Hospital. Grand Rounds in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, November 25, 2012
  • Ontario’s Diverse Children and Youth: Health Statuses/Outcomes and Culturally Competent Healthcare Provision. Ontario Multicultural Health Applied Research Network, Multicultural Health Conference, Toronto, March 17, 2012
  • Our Invisible Children: Access to Education and Healthcare for Uninsured Immigrant, Refugee and Migrant Newcomer Children and Youth.  Immigrant and Settlement Policies and Diaspora Realities Graduate Course, Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University, Toronto, March 7, 2012
  • Uninsured Pregnant Women and Children: What Do We Know, What Do We Think, and What We Should Do Next? Grand Rounds in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital. Toronto, November 25, 2011
  • Maternal and Newborn Health Status of Uninsured New Immigrant and Refugee Women in Toronto. Grand Rounds in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, November 25, 2011
  • Uninsured Pregnant Women and Children: What Do We Know, What Do We Think, and What Should We Do Next? Grand Rounds in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital. Toronto, November 25, 2011
  • Multiple Diversities: Child/Youth Identity and Life Outcomes. Social Aetiology of Mental Illness (SAMI) CIHR Strategic Training Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Toronto, November 9, 2011

Refereed Presentations (Provincial, regional, local)

  • Knowledge, Attitudes and Perspectives of Medical Trainees Regarding Healthcare for Refugee Claimants. Determinants of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Toronto, April 7, 2015
  • Migration and Diabetes: Diabetes Management in Black Caribbean Communities in Toronto. Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University, Toronto, April 4, 2013
  • Maternal and Newborn Health Status of Uninsured New Immigrant and Refugee Women in Toronto. Faculty Achievement Celebration, Faculty of Community Services, Ryerson University, Toronto, October 2012
  • Access to Healthcare for Precarious Status and Undocumented Children and Pregnant Women: Equity and Ethical Challenges. Children’s Rights in Relation to Health, Promoting Health Equity: Action on the Social Determinants of Health Conference, Ryerson University, Toronto, February 11-12, 2011

  • Champion of Sex/Gender, Institute for Gender and Health, Canadian Institutes for Health Research, 2016-present
  • Visiting Scholar of Practice in Residence, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University 2017-2018
  • Profiled Expert on Refugee Migration, European Dialogues-EU, San Sebastian, Spain, 2016
  • Expert Affiant, Federal Court and Court of Appeal, 2013-2016
  • Profiled Research Scientist, Knowledge Translation in Action, The Hospital for Sick Children/SickKids, 2014
  • Identified Thought Leader, by Chief of Professional Practice, The Hospital for Sick Children, 2013
  • Recipient, Certificate of Recognition in Appreciation of Valuable Contribution to Clinical Education, by the Chief of Professional Practice and Nursing and the Associate Chief of Nursing and Interprofessional Education, The Hospital for Sick Children/SickKids, 2014