Nashit Chowdhury
Biographic Data
| ID | 6885133 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nashit Chowdhury |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nashit |
| FAMILY NAME | Chowdhury |
| SIGNATURE | CHOWDHURY N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1067-4450 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Impact of Racist Discourse on the Psychosocial Wellbeing of Refugees
Collaborative Research Priority Setting for Enhancing Primary Health Care Access Among the Nepalese Community in Canada
Background: Research concerning potential resolutions to immigrants’ health care access in Canada is limited, and the viewpoint of immigrant communities regarding priorities and feasible solutions remains inadequately captured. The objective of this article is to portray a research endeavor in which grassroots community members assumed the role of priority-setters for research on primary care access concerns. Aim: This cross-sectional study aimed…
The Weight of Intersecting Identities
Gender-based violence (GBV) affects one in three women globally, with visible minority women being at a higher risk due to the intersection of sexism, racism, and xenophobia. Community-level GBV is a form of interpersonal violence that occurs in public spaces and is enacted by strangers, while systemic-level GBV is linked to institutional and public policies and reflected in inequalities in employment, access to resources, and exploitation. This …
Nurturing Acceptance for Research in the Community
BACKGROUND: Community-engaged research with immigrant and visible minority communities requires intentional strategies to foster acceptance, trust and sustained participation. Historically, research in marginalised communities has been extractive and externally driven, leading to mistrust and scepticism. OBJECTIVES: To address this, we applied Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) as a guiding framework to integrate research as a meaningful, communi…
The Unheeded Layers of Health Inequity
Health disparities among marginalized populations persist in many developed countries despite substantial population health advancements, highlighting persistent systemic inequities. Visible minorities, defined as the non-White and non-Indigenous racialized population in Canada, face earlier disease onset, worse outcomes, barriers to care, and shorter life expectancy. Conventional single-axis research frameworks, which examine factors like race, …
Patient-reported primary health care experiences in Canada
This study identifies barriers to accessing PHC in Canada from a group of immigrant men's perspective. It is important to account for these while making any reforms and adding new care services to the existing healthcare system so that they are equitable for these groups of individuals as well
Health literacy among members of the Nepalese immigrant population in Canada
Background: Health literacy is an important public health concern and can be defined as ‘the degree or extent to which the individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions’. Research on health literacy among recent immigrants to Canada is not that extensive. Objective: The purpose of this paper was to describe health literacy status among Nepalese immigrants…
Conceptualising community engagement as an infinite game implemented through finite games of ‘research’, ‘community organising’ and ‘knowledge mobilisation’
Meaningful community engagement process involves focusing on the community needs, building community capacity and employing culturally tailored and community‐specific strategies. In the current practices of community‐engaged health and wellness research, generally, community engagement activities commence with the beginning of a particular research project on a specific topic and end with the completion of the project. The outcomes of the communi…
Alternative Careers toward Job Market Integration
International Medical Graduates (IMGs), who completed their medical degree and training outside Canada constitute a notable portion of the skilled migrants of the country. However, due to a long and uncertain licensure process and limited opportunities many IMGs look for alternative career pathways where they can utilize their learned skills. Alternative careers in the health and wellness sector may offer such opportunities; however, IMGs' succes…
Low Job Market Integration of Skilled Immigrants in Canada
Skilled immigrants are critical assets to the social and economic dynamism of Canada. However, they are less likely to find employment matching their skillset due to a lack of inclusive post-immigration professional integration policies and support. They generally earn less and often live below the low-income cutoff relative to their Canadian-born counterparts. This paper aims to review the current situation of low job market integration (LJMI) o…
Partnering with organisations beyond academia through strategic collaboration for research and mobilisation in immigrant/ethnic-minority communities
Community-engaged research needs involving community organisations as partners in research. Often, however, considerations regarding developing a meaningful partnership with community organisations are not highlighted. Researchers need to identify the most appropriate organisation with which to engage and their capacity to be involved. Researchers tend to involve organisations based on their connection to potential participants, which relationshi…
Enhancing Newcomer Research and Knowledge Mobilization Through a Community-Based Knowledge Engagement Hub
As immigration to Canada increases, the complexities associated with serving newcomers (immigrants, refugees, temporary foreign workers, and international students) of diverse ethnogeographical backgrounds also increase. A range of stakeholder groups including researchers, policy makers, immigrant service provider organizations, and newcomer grassroots community organizations aim to help ease the process of settlement and integration for newcomer…
Lost in Transition
Skilled migration has been an important part of the socioeconomic development and progression of many industrialised Western countries. However, successful migration includes facilitating sociocultural and professional environments, policies, and practices in a way that utilizes the skills of migrants appropriately. Internationally educated physicians (IEPs) are an important part of the health and wellness care program of these countries. Neverth…
Health-wellness resources on Canadian immigrant service provider organizations’ websites
As immigrants continue to seek information online, immigrant SPOs' websites hold value in increasing the health literacy and health-wellness of immigrants. This research assessed the current state of immigrant SPOs' websites as information infrastructures and reveals areas for improvement. We recommend SPOs add resources for obtaining healthcare card, accessing primary care, sexual and reproductive, parenting, senior's health, mental wellbeing, a…
Involving im/migrant community members for knowledge co-creation
Researchers need to observe complex problems from various angles and contexts to create workable, effective and sustainable solutions. For complex societal problems, including health and socioeconomic disparities, cross-sectoral collaborative research is crucial. It allows for meaningful interaction between various actors around a particular real-world problem through a process of mutual learning. This collaboration builds a sustainable, trust-ba…
Meaningful and deep community engagement efforts for pragmatic research and beyond
Primary healthcare access is one of the crucial factors that ensures the health and well-being of a population. Immigrant/racialised communities encounter a myriad of barriers to accessing primary healthcare. As global migration continues to grow, the development and practice of effective strategies for research and policy regarding primary care access are warranted. Many studies have attempted to identify the barriers to primary care access and …
Community-Driven Prioritization of Primary Health Care Access Issues by Bangladeshi-Canadians to Guide Program of Research and Practice
Research around probable solutions to immigrants accessing health care in Canada is not extensive, and the perspective of immigrant communities on priorities and potential solutions has not been captured effectively. The purpose of this article is to describe a research initiative that involved grassroots community members as producers of research priorities on primary care access issues. This study aimed to seek input from an immigrant community…
Low Job Market Integration of Skilled Immigrants in Canada
Skilled immigrants are critical assets to the social and economic dynamism of Canada. However, they are less likely to find employment matching their skillset due to a lack of inclusive post-immigration professional integration policies and support. They generally earn less and often live below the low-income cutoff relative to their Canadian-born counterparts. This paper aims to review the current situation of low job market integration (LJMI) o…
Involving im/migrant community members for knowledge co-creation
Researchers need to observe complex problems from various angles and contexts to create workable, effective and sustainable solutions. For complex societal problems, including health and socioeconomic disparities, cross-sectoral collaborative research is crucial. It allows for meaningful interaction between various actors around a particular real-world problem through a process of mutual learning. This collaboration builds a sustainable, trust-ba…
Meaningful and deep community engagement efforts for pragmatic research and beyond
Primary healthcare access is one of the crucial factors that ensures the health and well-being of a population. Immigrant/racialised communities encounter a myriad of barriers to accessing primary healthcare. As global migration continues to grow, the development and practice of effective strategies for research and policy regarding primary care access are warranted. Many studies have attempted to identify the barriers to primary care access and …
Community-Driven Prioritization of Primary Health Care Access Issues by Bangladeshi-Canadians to Guide Program of Research and Practice
Research around probable solutions to immigrants accessing health care in Canada is not extensive, and the perspective of immigrant communities on priorities and potential solutions has not been captured effectively. The purpose of this article is to describe a research initiative that involved grassroots community members as producers of research priorities on primary care access issues. This study aimed to seek input from an immigrant community…
Partnering with organisations beyond academia through strategic collaboration for research and mobilisation in immigrant/ethnic-minority communities
Community-engaged research needs involving community organisations as partners in research. Often, however, considerations regarding developing a meaningful partnership with community organisations are not highlighted. Researchers need to identify the most appropriate organisation with which to engage and their capacity to be involved. Researchers tend to involve organisations based on their connection to potential participants, which relationshi…
Enhancing Newcomer Research and Knowledge Mobilization Through a Community-Based Knowledge Engagement Hub
As immigration to Canada increases, the complexities associated with serving newcomers (immigrants, refugees, temporary foreign workers, and international students) of diverse ethnogeographical backgrounds also increase. A range of stakeholder groups including researchers, policy makers, immigrant service provider organizations, and newcomer grassroots community organizations aim to help ease the process of settlement and integration for newcomer…
Lost in Transition
Skilled migration has been an important part of the socioeconomic development and progression of many industrialised Western countries. However, successful migration includes facilitating sociocultural and professional environments, policies, and practices in a way that utilizes the skills of migrants appropriately. Internationally educated physicians (IEPs) are an important part of the health and wellness care program of these countries. Neverth…
Health-wellness resources on Canadian immigrant service provider organizations’ websites
As immigrants continue to seek information online, immigrant SPOs' websites hold value in increasing the health literacy and health-wellness of immigrants. This research assessed the current state of immigrant SPOs' websites as information infrastructures and reveals areas for improvement. We recommend SPOs add resources for obtaining healthcare card, accessing primary care, sexual and reproductive, parenting, senior's health, mental wellbeing, a…
Health literacy among members of the Nepalese immigrant population in Canada
Background: Health literacy is an important public health concern and can be defined as ‘the degree or extent to which the individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions’. Research on health literacy among recent immigrants to Canada is not that extensive. Objective: The purpose of this paper was to describe health literacy status among Nepalese immigrants…
Conceptualising community engagement as an infinite game implemented through finite games of ‘research’, ‘community organising’ and ‘knowledge mobilisation’
Meaningful community engagement process involves focusing on the community needs, building community capacity and employing culturally tailored and community‐specific strategies. In the current practices of community‐engaged health and wellness research, generally, community engagement activities commence with the beginning of a particular research project on a specific topic and end with the completion of the project. The outcomes of the communi…
Alternative Careers toward Job Market Integration
International Medical Graduates (IMGs), who completed their medical degree and training outside Canada constitute a notable portion of the skilled migrants of the country. However, due to a long and uncertain licensure process and limited opportunities many IMGs look for alternative career pathways where they can utilize their learned skills. Alternative careers in the health and wellness sector may offer such opportunities; however, IMGs' succes…
Low Job Market Integration of Skilled Immigrants in Canada
Skilled immigrants are critical assets to the social and economic dynamism of Canada. However, they are less likely to find employment matching their skillset due to a lack of inclusive post-immigration professional integration policies and support. They generally earn less and often live below the low-income cutoff relative to their Canadian-born counterparts. This paper aims to review the current situation of low job market integration (LJMI) o…
Patient-reported primary health care experiences in Canada
This study identifies barriers to accessing PHC in Canada from a group of immigrant men's perspective. It is important to account for these while making any reforms and adding new care services to the existing healthcare system so that they are equitable for these groups of individuals as well
The Weight of Intersecting Identities
Gender-based violence (GBV) affects one in three women globally, with visible minority women being at a higher risk due to the intersection of sexism, racism, and xenophobia. Community-level GBV is a form of interpersonal violence that occurs in public spaces and is enacted by strangers, while systemic-level GBV is linked to institutional and public policies and reflected in inequalities in employment, access to resources, and exploitation. This …
Nurturing Acceptance for Research in the Community
BACKGROUND: Community-engaged research with immigrant and visible minority communities requires intentional strategies to foster acceptance, trust and sustained participation. Historically, research in marginalised communities has been extractive and externally driven, leading to mistrust and scepticism. OBJECTIVES: To address this, we applied Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) as a guiding framework to integrate research as a meaningful, communi…
The Unheeded Layers of Health Inequity
Health disparities among marginalized populations persist in many developed countries despite substantial population health advancements, highlighting persistent systemic inequities. Visible minorities, defined as the non-White and non-Indigenous racialized population in Canada, face earlier disease onset, worse outcomes, barriers to care, and shorter life expectancy. Conventional single-axis research frameworks, which examine factors like race, …
The Impact of Racist Discourse on the Psychosocial Wellbeing of Refugees
Collaborative Research Priority Setting for Enhancing Primary Health Care Access Among the Nepalese Community in Canada
Background: Research concerning potential resolutions to immigrants’ health care access in Canada is limited, and the viewpoint of immigrant communities regarding priorities and feasible solutions remains inadequately captured. The objective of this article is to portray a research endeavor in which grassroots community members assumed the role of priority-setters for research on primary care access concerns. Aim: This cross-sectional study aimed…
Political science (13 works) · Business (8 works) · Health care (8 works) · Immigration (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Public relations (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Global Health Workforce Issues (6 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (6 works) · Community engagement (5 works)