Dominic AlaaziMigration and Settlement Thematic Lead
Dr. Dominic Alaazi, Assistant Professor in the School of Health Studies at Western University, is a public health researcher with research interests in environmental health, population aging, immigrant health, health promotion and health equity. He is also a research coordinator for the Health and Immigration Policies and Practices Research Program at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta. He has held several teaching and research assistantship positions at the University of Alberta (Edmonton), Athabasca University and University of Ghana (Accra). His research addresses a wide range of health issues affecting vulnerable populations, including Indigenous peoples, community-residing older adults, older adults in long-term care and Black immigrants.
His research draws on intersectionality and critical race theories, community-based participatory research, and mixed methods research approaches to uncover the structural determinants of health affecting vulnerable populations. His research contributions include published studies highlighting the mental health of immigrant populations, structural determinants of health inequities experienced by marginalized population groups, role of housing in mental health recovery among homeless Indigenous populations and the health and quality of life of older adults in community settings.
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– Quality Of Life of Older Adults in Two Contrasting Neighbourhoods in Accra, Ghana
– Health Insurance Exemptions for Older Ghanaians: Stakeholder Perspectives on Challenges Confronting an Ambitious Policy
– Mobilizing Communities and Families for Child Mental Health Promotion in Canada: Views of African Immigrants
– Immigrants And the Western Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Newspaper Framings of African Immigrant Parenting in Canada
– Transnationalism, Parenting, And Child Disciplinary Practices of African Immigrants in Alberta, Canada
– Understanding The Slum–Health Conundrum in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Proposal for A Rights-Based Approach to Health Promotion in Slums
– Parenting Challenges of African Immigrants in Alberta, Canada
– Parent–Child Relationships Among African Immigrant Families in Canada
– Factors That Contribute to The Mental Health of Black Youth
– “If You Say You Have Mental Health Issues, Then You Are Mad”: Perceptions of Mental Health in The Parenting Practices of African Immigrants in Canada
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