N Khanlou
Biographic Data
| ID | 47920 |
|---|---|
| NAME | N Khanlou |
| GIVEN NAMES | N |
| FAMILY NAME | Khanlou |
| SIGNATURE | KHANLOU N |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7176-8875 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 98 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Raising awareness about physical activity’s role in reducing cancer risk: Qualitative interviews with immigrant women and community agency managers
We generated insight on the ideal characteristics of a community-based education session that could raise awareness among immigrant women of the importance of PA in reducing cancer risk. Further research is needed to assess the feasibility and impact of PA education sessions designed based on these findings
My multiple cultural backgrounds are pulling me in all directions with my identity: Asian and Latino Canadian youth experiences of cultural identity
Identity, diversity, and inclusion are constantly being reshaped in the face of global migration and resettlement. New research is needed that examines youth identities. In this article, we analyse Asian and Latino youth's understandings and experiences of how their cultural identity has been influenced by exclusion, inequitable access and racism on the part of their host society. We report on a qualitative study; focus groups (2) and individual …
Parent Involvement in Mental Health Treatment for Autistic Children: A Grounded Theory-Informed Qualitative Analysis
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for many autistic children experiencing mental health problems, and parents are particularly involved in their psychotherapy. This study presents a conceptual framework of successful parent involvement in CBT for autistic children. Seventeen therapists (94% female) and 11 mothers were interviewed about their involvement in a CBT program for autistic children ages 8-13 years. The conceptua…
Cannabis use and patterns among middle and older aged Canadians prior to legalization: A sex-specific analysis of the Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey
To our such knowledge, this is the first nationally representative study to outline the prevalence, characteristics, and patterns of past-year cannabis use prior to Canadian legalization, among middle and older aged Canadians. Results from this study are expected to be used to reliably to track changes in usage, behaviours, and related disorders in the years to come
Post-Secondary Student Mental Health and Well-being: A Systems and Intersectionality-Informed Approach
Children are going on a Different Path”: Youth Identity from the Bangladeshi Immigrant Parents’ Perspective
Identity-Related Factors Affecting the Mental Health of African Immigrant Youth Living in Canada
Understanding Mental Health and Identity from Syrian Refugee Adolescents’ Perspectives
Prevalence, Predictors, and Diagnostic Dilemmas: State of Bipolar Disorder in Post-Secondary Students in WHO Emro
Ethnic Identity, Self-Esteem, Resilience and Mental Health Among Immigrant and Canadian-Born Pakistani Youth
An Interview Between a Professor and a Nursing Graduate Student on the Current State of Post-secondary Student Mental Health in Ontario, Canada
Strategies to Promote the Inclusion of Young Adults With Developmental Disabilities in Community-Based Health Studies
We discuss strategies to promote the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities (DDs) in qualitative community-based research studies. Strategies were applied in three projects conducted between 2012 and 2017 that addressed issues of socioeconomic challenges, discrimination, and exclusion of children and young adults with developmental disabilities (YADD). Strategies included partnership with community organizations; inclusion of YADD, f…
Youth Experiences of Cultural Identity and Migration: A Systems Perspective
Chinese Immigrant Mothers of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Stressors and Social Support
The Mental Health Impact of Cyber Sexual Violence on Youth Identity
Protection of Privacy of Information Rights among Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Protection of privacy of information for young adults with developmental disabilities and their families is essential to promote quality of life, well-being, empowerment, and inclusion. Despite this, the young adults' information privacy rights are increasingly at risk. This paper provides a scoping review, applying Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) approach, of all published peer-reviewed journal articles and gray literature to examine the barriers a…
Access Barriers to Services by Immigrant Mothers of Children with Autism in Canada
Equal access for autism services remains suboptimal for diverse groups. In Canada, little is known about the barriers immigrant mothers face accessing services and support for their children with developmental disabilities. In this qualitative study, 21 immigrant mothers of children with Autism, from a diverse ethno cultural background, were interviewed in Toronto, Canada. We apply House's (1981) four domains of social support to analyze findings…
Finding a Space for Me Outside the Stereotypes”: Community Engagement in Policy and Research to Foster Canadian Racialised Immigrant Women’s Mental Health and Well-Being
Mothering children with developmental disabilities: A critical perspective on health promotion
We present findings of a qualitative study exploring what constitutes relevant health promotion initiatives for immigrant mothers of children with developmental disabilities. We apply a social ecological approach, with a focus on gender-specific and transformative health promotion, to examine factors impacting mothers' health and wellbeing. Twenty-eight semi-structured and open-ended interviews were conducted with immigrant mothers in the greater…
Mental Health Consultation Among Ontario’s Immigrant Populations
Activism as a feature of mental health and wellbeing for racialized immigrant women in a Canadian context
Although immigrant women bear a disproportionate burden of chronic disease and mental health issues, limited research addresses how to promote their mental wellbeing. The authors first describe grounded theory findings from community-based focus group research with 57 racialized immigrant women in Toronto, Canada that used a critical gender and intersectional lens to explore the links among settlement, wellbeing, and activism. Secondly, a communi…
Use of Vignettes in Qualitative Research on Drug Use: Scoping Review and Case Example from Brazil
Stressors and Barriers to Services for Immigrant Fathers Raising Children with Developmental Disabilities
This narrative review examines research on the experiences of immigrant fathers raising children with developmental disabilities, and considers the findings within the Canadian context. Applying Green, Johnson & Adams' ( Journal of Chiropractic Medicine , 5(3), 101-117, 2006) methodology, a step-by-step process was followed to conduct the review. Four databases (PsychINFO, PubMed, CINAHL and Sociological Abstracts) were used for the search. A tot…
It is an Issue of not Knowing Where to Go”: Service Providers’ Perspectives on Challenges in Accessing Social Support and Services by Immigrant Mothers of Children with Disabilities
In Canada little is known about the challenges immigrant mothers of children with disabilities encounter in accessing formal and informal social support. This paper presents the perspectives of service providers on the mothers' challenges. Data was collected from 27 service providers in Toronto, Canada in 2012 through in-depth interviews. The interview guide was informed by published literature on families of children with special needs. Level on…
Public health policy and social support for immigrant mothers raising disabled children in Canada
A literature review regarding the social support of immigrant mothers of disabled children in Canada was undertaken with a focus on settings where supports need to be shored up. An integrative review of published papers and policy reports concerning key aspects of social supports for immigrant mothers and disabled children was undertaken. Immigrant mothers experience numerous barriers to social supports for themselves and their disabled children.…
Participatory action research: Considerations for ethical review
Cultural Identity and Experiences of Prejudice and Discrimination of Afghan and Iranian Immigrant Youth
Public health policy and social support for immigrant mothers raising disabled children in Canada
A literature review regarding the social support of immigrant mothers of disabled children in Canada was undertaken with a focus on settings where supports need to be shored up. An integrative review of published papers and policy reports concerning key aspects of social supports for immigrant mothers and disabled children was undertaken. Immigrant mothers experience numerous barriers to social supports for themselves and their disabled children.…
Strategies to Promote the Inclusion of Young Adults With Developmental Disabilities in Community-Based Health Studies
We discuss strategies to promote the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities (DDs) in qualitative community-based research studies. Strategies were applied in three projects conducted between 2012 and 2017 that addressed issues of socioeconomic challenges, discrimination, and exclusion of children and young adults with developmental disabilities (YADD). Strategies included partnership with community organizations; inclusion of YADD, f…
Mental Health Consultation Among Ontario’s Immigrant Populations
My multiple cultural backgrounds are pulling me in all directions with my identity: Asian and Latino Canadian youth experiences of cultural identity
Identity, diversity, and inclusion are constantly being reshaped in the face of global migration and resettlement. New research is needed that examines youth identities. In this article, we analyse Asian and Latino youth's understandings and experiences of how their cultural identity has been influenced by exclusion, inequitable access and racism on the part of their host society. We report on a qualitative study; focus groups (2) and individual …
Therapeutic landscapes of the mind: Theorizing some intersections between health geography, health promotion and immigration studies
For over a decade, the concept of therapeutic landscapes has provided health geographers with a useful framework for investigating the dynamics between place and well-being. However, its application has been largely restricted to physical places in which human co-presence is a necessary condition. Through both a review of the literature on therapeutic landscapes and four personal narratives from immigrants to Canada, the concept is extended to in…
Participatory action research: Considerations for ethical review
Post-Migratory Experiences of Newcomer Female Youth: Self-Esteem and Identity Development
Young and New to Canada: Promoting the Mental Wellbeing of Immigrant and Refugee Female Youth
Cultural Identity and Experiences of Prejudice and Discrimination of Afghan and Iranian Immigrant Youth
It is an Issue of not Knowing Where to Go”: Service Providers’ Perspectives on Challenges in Accessing Social Support and Services by Immigrant Mothers of Children with Disabilities
In Canada little is known about the challenges immigrant mothers of children with disabilities encounter in accessing formal and informal social support. This paper presents the perspectives of service providers on the mothers' challenges. Data was collected from 27 service providers in Toronto, Canada in 2012 through in-depth interviews. The interview guide was informed by published literature on families of children with special needs. Level on…
Public health policy and social support for immigrant mothers raising disabled children in Canada
A literature review regarding the social support of immigrant mothers of disabled children in Canada was undertaken with a focus on settings where supports need to be shored up. An integrative review of published papers and policy reports concerning key aspects of social supports for immigrant mothers and disabled children was undertaken. Immigrant mothers experience numerous barriers to social supports for themselves and their disabled children.…
Use of Vignettes in Qualitative Research on Drug Use: Scoping Review and Case Example from Brazil
Stressors and Barriers to Services for Immigrant Fathers Raising Children with Developmental Disabilities
This narrative review examines research on the experiences of immigrant fathers raising children with developmental disabilities, and considers the findings within the Canadian context. Applying Green, Johnson & Adams' ( Journal of Chiropractic Medicine , 5(3), 101-117, 2006) methodology, a step-by-step process was followed to conduct the review. Four databases (PsychINFO, PubMed, CINAHL and Sociological Abstracts) were used for the search. A tot…
Activism as a feature of mental health and wellbeing for racialized immigrant women in a Canadian context
Although immigrant women bear a disproportionate burden of chronic disease and mental health issues, limited research addresses how to promote their mental wellbeing. The authors first describe grounded theory findings from community-based focus group research with 57 racialized immigrant women in Toronto, Canada that used a critical gender and intersectional lens to explore the links among settlement, wellbeing, and activism. Secondly, a communi…
Access Barriers to Services by Immigrant Mothers of Children with Autism in Canada
Equal access for autism services remains suboptimal for diverse groups. In Canada, little is known about the barriers immigrant mothers face accessing services and support for their children with developmental disabilities. In this qualitative study, 21 immigrant mothers of children with Autism, from a diverse ethno cultural background, were interviewed in Toronto, Canada. We apply House's (1981) four domains of social support to analyze findings…
Finding a Space for Me Outside the Stereotypes”: Community Engagement in Policy and Research to Foster Canadian Racialised Immigrant Women’s Mental Health and Well-Being
Mothering children with developmental disabilities: A critical perspective on health promotion
We present findings of a qualitative study exploring what constitutes relevant health promotion initiatives for immigrant mothers of children with developmental disabilities. We apply a social ecological approach, with a focus on gender-specific and transformative health promotion, to examine factors impacting mothers' health and wellbeing. Twenty-eight semi-structured and open-ended interviews were conducted with immigrant mothers in the greater…
Mental Health Consultation Among Ontario’s Immigrant Populations
Youth Experiences of Cultural Identity and Migration: A Systems Perspective
Chinese Immigrant Mothers of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Stressors and Social Support
The Mental Health Impact of Cyber Sexual Violence on Youth Identity
Protection of Privacy of Information Rights among Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Protection of privacy of information for young adults with developmental disabilities and their families is essential to promote quality of life, well-being, empowerment, and inclusion. Despite this, the young adults' information privacy rights are increasingly at risk. This paper provides a scoping review, applying Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) approach, of all published peer-reviewed journal articles and gray literature to examine the barriers a…
Post-Secondary Student Mental Health and Well-being: A Systems and Intersectionality-Informed Approach
Children are going on a Different Path”: Youth Identity from the Bangladeshi Immigrant Parents’ Perspective
Identity-Related Factors Affecting the Mental Health of African Immigrant Youth Living in Canada
Understanding Mental Health and Identity from Syrian Refugee Adolescents’ Perspectives
Prevalence, Predictors, and Diagnostic Dilemmas: State of Bipolar Disorder in Post-Secondary Students in WHO Emro
Ethnic Identity, Self-Esteem, Resilience and Mental Health Among Immigrant and Canadian-Born Pakistani Youth
An Interview Between a Professor and a Nursing Graduate Student on the Current State of Post-secondary Student Mental Health in Ontario, Canada
Psychology (26 works) · Medicine (24 works) · Public health (21 works) · Sociology (20 works) · Nursing (19 works) · Immigration (17 works) · Political science (16 works) · Health psychology (14 works) · Mental health (13 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (13 works)