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Confronting and Reimagining the Orientation of International Graduate Students: A Collaborative Autoethnography Approach
(University of Windsor, 2022-09-08)This paper uses lived experiences to critically examine the orientation of international graduate students at research-intensive Canadian universities. We, five co-authors, embody diverse ethnic, racial, sexual, religious, ... -
Familial Tensions: Morphing Gender Relations of Power Among Tajik Migrant Workers in Russia
(SAGE Publications, 2022)International labor migration impacts gender relations between migrant workers and their families. Social workers need a more nuanced understanding of the gendered aspects of international migration for developing ethical ... -
Mitigating risks and building resilience to HIV/AIDS: Perspectives of HIV-negative, middle-aged and older men who have sex with men.
(Community Psychology in Global Perspective, 2021-09-12)Purpose: Although ample research has been conducted on resilience to HIV/AIDS, most studies have utilized quantitative methods and focused almost exclusively on people living with HIV/AIDS. A relatively untapped source of ... -
Project #queery: The influence of information and communication technologies on the resilience and coping of sexual and gender minority youth in the United States and Canada.
(JMIR Research Protocols, 2017-09-28)Background: Sexual and gender minority youth are a population in peril, exemplified by their disproportionate risk of negative experiences and outcomes. Sexual and gender minority youth may be particularly active users of ... -
Barriers to addressing HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND): Perspectives of community-based service providers
(Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, 2018-02-23)HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND) is an emergent public health issue in developed countries. Consequently, people living with HIV who experience HAND will increasingly require support from community-based HIV ... -
Strategies employed by community-based service providers to address HIV-associated neurocognitive challenges: A qualitative study
(Journal of the International Association of Providers in AIDS Care, 2019-01-23)Background: HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders and other causes of neurocognitive challenges experienced by people living with HIV (PLWH) persist as public health concerns in developed countries. Consequently, PLWH ... -
An affirmative coping skills intervention to improve the mental and sexual health of sexual and gender minority youth (Project Youth AFFIRM): Protocol for an implementation study
(JMIR Research Protocols, 2019-06-06)Background: Sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY, aged 14-29 years) face increased risks to their well-being, including rejection by family, exclusion from society, depression, substance use, elevated suicidality, and ... -
The ART of conversation: Feasibility and acceptability of a pilot peer intervention to help transition complex HIV-positive people from hospital to community
(BMJ Open, 2019-03-30)Objectives To pilot a peer-based intervention for people living with HIV who used substances, had challenges with antiretroviral adherence and would be discharged from hospital to community. Study design A community-based, ... -
Protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial evaluating feasibility and acceptability of cognitive remediation group therapy compared with mutual aid group therapy for people ageing with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) in Toronto, Canada.
(BMJ Open, 2019-10-31)Introduction HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) may affect 30%–50% of people ageing with HIV. HAND may increase stress and anxiety, and impede coping. Psychosocial group therapy may ameliorate HAND’s symptoms, ... -
Describing a Clinical Group Coding Method for Identifying Competencies in an Allied Health Single Session
(Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2020-10-09)Introduction: Competencies that integrate research findings and practice expertise are necessary to maintain comprehensive evidence-based practice for allied health professions, such as social work. The context of modern ... -
QueerVIEW: Protocol for a Technology-Mediated Qualitative Photo Elicitation Study With Sexual and Gender Minority Youth in Ontario, Canada
(JMIR Publications, 2020-08-20)Background: The experiences of resilience and intersectionality in the lives of contemporary sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) are important to explore. SGMY face unique experiences of discrimination in both online ... -
Can Social Media Participation Enhance LGBTQ+ Youth Well-Being? Development of the Social Media Benefits Scale
(Social Media + Society, 2021-01-23)Social media sites offer critical opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and other sexual and/or gender minority (LGBTQ+) youth to enhance well-being through exploring their identities, accessing resources, ... -
Engaging the Senses in Qualitative Research via Multimodal Coding: Triangulating Transcript, Audio, and Video Data in a Study With Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
(SAGE Publications, 2021-04-30)The variety of formats in which qualitative data may be collected have been explored within the methodological literature. Yet, the multiple options for coding these data formats have not been comprehensively detailed. ... -
Efficacy of affirmative cognitive behavioural group therapy for sexual and gender minority adolescents and young adults in community settings in Ontario, Canada
(BMC Psychology, 2021-06-07)Objective This study tested the efficacy of AFFIRM, a brief affirmative cognitive-behavioural group intervention tailored to reduce psychosocial distress and improve coping among sexual and gender minority adolescents ... -
Towards an integrative self: a digital photo elicitation study of resilience among key marginalized populations of sexual and gender minority youth
(Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group., 2021-08-10)Purpose: Sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) experience unique challenges related to identity and disclosure, and cope in vibrant ways. Qualitative research has not yet fulsomely explored the risk, resilience, and ... -
Community engagement in Canadian health and social science research: Field reports on four studies
(University of Saskatchewan, 2021-04-15)Community engagement is a hallmark of Canadian health and social science research, yet we lack detailed descriptions of pragmatic peer engagement possibilities. People personally affected by a study’s topic can actively ...
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