Mary Goitom
Biographic Data
| ID | 158924 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Goitom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary |
| FAMILY NAME | Goitom |
| SIGNATURE | GOITOM M |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1175-8904 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Disproportionate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on socially vulnerable communities
Objective This work aims to study the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Jane and Finch community, one of the socially vulnerable neighborhoods in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario, Canada, in terms of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare services. Methodology A dataset provided by the Black Creek Community Health Centre (BCCHC), gathered from different health-related portals, covering various health statistics during C…
Reframing Metanarratives on Africa and the Caribbean Through Decolonial Pedagogy
Sustainable development goals and post-pandemic resilience
Countering Stereotypes and Enabling Resilience
This article examines how stereotypes of Black males and Black masculinity operate in the construction of the Black male of African descent in the Canadian educational context. Specifically, the study discussed here examined how this archetypal frame informed the lived experience of second-generation Ethiopian males in relation to race, academic performance, ambition to achieve their desired goals, and integration into Canadian society. From qual…
The Fashioning of the Homo Economicus (Economic Citizen)
Approaches to Practice in Emergency Contexts
Throughout the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the vulnerability of Black and other racialized communities in Canada emerged as a key concern for health and social service providers, policymakers, and researchers. A compounding of structurally generated inequalities affected income, access to health and social services, and susceptibility to contracting COVID-19. Black communities were a focal point that provided evidence to this dispropor…
Religion and post-migration aspirations
This paper explores the ways in which, as part of their settlement process, Ethiopian immigrants in Canada (1) draw on religious beliefs, practices, and communities; (2) how they employ the teachings of their faith to advance their well-being; and (3) how these practices pattern their resilience and frame how they articulate – and the methods by which they ultimately achieve – their post-migration aspirations. Findings underscore how religion fas…
Multilingual Research
The objective of this article is to examine translation dilemmas in cross-cultural qualitative research projects. In particular, I reflect on my experiences of conducting cross-language qualitative research and I examine how the translation techniques I have employed over the years shape the collection and interpretation of non-English to English qualitative data. Centred on the question ‘What aspects of participants’ representation are lost or f…
Living in Our Own World
Multilingual Research
The objective of this article is to examine translation dilemmas in cross-cultural qualitative research projects. In particular, I reflect on my experiences of conducting cross-language qualitative research and I examine how the translation techniques I have employed over the years shape the collection and interpretation of non-English to English qualitative data. Centred on the question ‘What aspects of participants’ representation are lost or f…
The Fashioning of the Homo Economicus (Economic Citizen)
Living in Our Own World
Living in Our Own World
Multilingual Research
The objective of this article is to examine translation dilemmas in cross-cultural qualitative research projects. In particular, I reflect on my experiences of conducting cross-language qualitative research and I examine how the translation techniques I have employed over the years shape the collection and interpretation of non-English to English qualitative data. Centred on the question ‘What aspects of participants’ representation are lost or f…
Religion and post-migration aspirations
This paper explores the ways in which, as part of their settlement process, Ethiopian immigrants in Canada (1) draw on religious beliefs, practices, and communities; (2) how they employ the teachings of their faith to advance their well-being; and (3) how these practices pattern their resilience and frame how they articulate – and the methods by which they ultimately achieve – their post-migration aspirations. Findings underscore how religion fas…
Approaches to Practice in Emergency Contexts
Throughout the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the vulnerability of Black and other racialized communities in Canada emerged as a key concern for health and social service providers, policymakers, and researchers. A compounding of structurally generated inequalities affected income, access to health and social services, and susceptibility to contracting COVID-19. Black communities were a focal point that provided evidence to this dispropor…
Sustainable development goals and post-pandemic resilience
Countering Stereotypes and Enabling Resilience
This article examines how stereotypes of Black males and Black masculinity operate in the construction of the Black male of African descent in the Canadian educational context. Specifically, the study discussed here examined how this archetypal frame informed the lived experience of second-generation Ethiopian males in relation to race, academic performance, ambition to achieve their desired goals, and integration into Canadian society. From qual…
The Fashioning of the Homo Economicus (Economic Citizen)
Disproportionate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on socially vulnerable communities
Objective This work aims to study the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Jane and Finch community, one of the socially vulnerable neighborhoods in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario, Canada, in terms of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare services. Methodology A dataset provided by the Black Creek Community Health Centre (BCCHC), gathered from different health-related portals, covering various health statistics during C…
Reframing Metanarratives on Africa and the Caribbean Through Decolonial Pedagogy
Sociology (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (2 works)