Position(s)
Associate Professor
Contact Info
Louise D. Acton Building, CEC, Room 207
Internal telephone extension: 36789
External telephone: 613-533-6789
Research:
My research has focused primarily on developing and evaluating interventions to support individuals in gaining the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to manage their health conditions and access and navigate services and opportunities. My research program has focused specifically on two populations: (1) immigrants, a population who experience many access barriers, and (2) people who live with chronic health conditions.
Currently accepting one MSs/PhD student or a postdoctoral fellow in the following area of research:
Immigrants’ health and wellness
Teaching:
I teach Cognitive-neurological Determinants in the Occupational Therapy program.
Research report:
Manuals:
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- Dumlao, K., Amjed, K., Arif, A., Ghahari, S. (2023). Supporting newcomers and refugees: How to get started, OT Start-up Manual, Introduction: the Basic. Version 1.0. Queen's University, Kingston ON, Canada.
- Dumlao, K., Amjed, K., Subhani, A., Ghahari, S. (2023). Supporting newcomers and refugees: How to get started, OT Start-up Manual, Cultural Competency. Version 1.0. Queen's University, Kingston ON, Canada.
- Amjed, K., Dumlao, K., Ghahari, S. (2023). Supporting newcomers and refugees: How to get started, OT Start-up Manual, Common Barriers in Access to Healthcare. Version 1.0. Queen's University, Kingston ON, Canada.
- Dumlao, K., Amjed, K., Ghahari, S. (2023). Supporting newcomers and refugees: How to get started, OT Start-up Manual, Working with an Interpreter. Version 1.0. Queen's University, Kingston ON, Canada.
- Amjed, K., Dumlao, K., Arif, A., Subhani, A., Ghahari, S. (2023). Supporting newcomers and refugees: How to get started, OT Start-up Manual, Supporting Daily Occupations. Version 1.0. Queen's University, Kingston ON, Canada.
- Amjed, K., Dumlao, K., Ghahari, S. (2023). Supporting newcomers and refugees: How to get started, OT Start-up Manual, Supporting Mental Health. Version 1.0. Queen's University, Kingston ON, Canada.
- Dumlao, K., Amjed, K., Subhani, A., Ghahari, S. (2023). Supporting newcomers and refugees: How to get started, OT Start-up Manual, Supporting Disability. Version 1.0. Queen's University, Kingston ON, Canada.
Selected Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
1. Nuri, R., Aldersey, H., Ghahari, S., Dassah, E. (Accepted). Barriers and Facilitators in Accessing Education in Mainstream Schools for Children with Disabilities in Bangladesh. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education.
2. Motaharinezhad F., Ghahari S., Hassani Mehraban A., Lajevardi L. (2023). Development and pilot testing of an occupational therapy intervention program based on Occupational Adaptation Model for caregivers of people with multiple sclerosis. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2023;0(0). doi:10.1177/03080226231154453
3. Tsai, PL., Ghahari, S. (2023). Immigrants’ Experience of Health Care Access in Canada: A Recent Scoping Review. J Immigrant Minority Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-023-01461-w
4. Kessler, D., Boudreau, E., Maitland, G., Lysaght, R., McColl, MA.,Ghahari, S., Alexander, L., Wilson, C., Batorowicz, B., DePaul, V., Donnelly, C.,(under review). Adopting new habits and routines during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy.
5. Chala, M.B., Donnelly, C., Ghahari, S., Wondie, Y., Abebe, A., Miller, J. (2022). An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of living with Chronic Low Back Pain in Ethiopia. Journal of Pain Research. Vol. 15, pges4031-4045, https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S389827
6. Jarus, T., Leclair, LL., Ghahari, S., Chen, S-P., Leung, A., Shaw, L (2023). Profiling the Research Activities of Canadian Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science Faculty Members. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy.
7. Adugna, M., Ghahari, S., Merkley, S., & Rentz, K. (2022). Children with disabilities in Eastern Africa face significant barriers to access education: a scoping review. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 1-17. Doi:10.1080/13603116.2022.2092656
8. Chala, MB., Miller, J., Ghahari, S., Wondie, Y., Abebe, A., Donnelly C. (2022). Health care providers' understanding of self-management support for people with chronic low back pain in Ethiopia: an interpretive description. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Feb 14;22(1):194. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-07610-5.
9. Morassaei S, Irvin E, Smith PM, Wilson K, Ghahari S. (2022). The Role of Immigrant Admission Classes on the Health and Well-being of Immigrants and Refugees in Canada: A Scoping Review. J Immigr Minor Health. 2022 Aug;24(4):1045-1060. doi: 10.1007/s10903-022-01352-6.
10. Zaman, MS, Ghahari, S, McColl, MA (2022). Empowered patient: A program to improve people with Parkinson's communication with health care professionals. Clin Park Relat Disord. 2022 Jul 16;7:100156. doi: 10.1016/j.prdoa.2022.100156
11. Hastings-Truelove, A., Ghahari, S., Coderre-Ball, A., Kessler, D., Turnnidge, J., Lester, B., Auais, M., Dalgarno, N., DePaul, V., Donnelly, C., Finlayson, M., Hopkins-Rosseel, D., Kolomitro, K., Norman, K., Lawson, T. L., Stockley, D., Van Wylick, R., & Woo, K. (2022). Barriers and facilitators to older adults’ engagement in healthy aging initiatives. Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.36150/2499-6564-n407
12. Aterman, S., Ghahari, S., Kessler, D. (2022). Characteristics of peer-based interventions for individuals with neurological conditions: A scoping review. Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation. 27, p.1-31, doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2028911
13. Ghahari, S., Widmer, M., Heneghan, Tom, Naganathan, M., and Kathiravel, T. (2022). Adults on the Autism Spectrum Face Significant Challenges Accessing Health Care Services. Global Journal of Health Science; Vol. 14, No. 1, 53-84 2022; doi:10.5539/gjhs.v14n1p53
14. Nuri, RP., Aldersey HM., Ghahari, S. & Huque, AS. (2022) Experience of families in accessing government-led support for children with disabilities in Bangladesh, Disability and Rehabilitation, 44:8, 1354-1366, DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1804000
15. Nuri, R. P., Aldersey, H. M., Ghahari, S., & Huque, A. S. (2022). Service providers’ perspectives in providing services to children with disabilities and their families in Bangladesh. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44:17, 4700-4708. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1916629
Current students
Molalign Adugna (PhD – Rehabilitation Science Program): The Influence of Stigma on Educational Participation among Children with Physical Disabilities in Northwest Ethiopia
Sara Morassaei (PhD – Aging and Health Program): Characteristics of aging immigrants who live with chronic conditions and are planning to have early retirement in comparison to their Canada-born counterparts
Terry Landry (DSc – Rehabilitation and Health Leadership Program) - Strategies for Delivery of Collaborative Mental Health Services in Rural Ontario Primary Care Settings: an Exploratory Study
Selamawit Workeneh Kassa (PhD – Rehabilitation Science Program) - Exploring Recovery-Oriented Practice and Recovery Trajectory Among Individuals with
Sharon Randhawa (DSc – Rehabilitation and Health Leadership Program) - Exploring the decision-making experiences of providers and culturally and linguistically diverse caregivers in autism services: an interpretative description study
Thanusha Kathiravel (PhD – Rehabilitation Science Program) – An exploration of South Asian older adults’ access to diabetes-related health care in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Sandra Ezepue (DSc – Rehabilitation and Health Leadership Program) - Developing and Pilot Testing an Online Stigma Reduction Education Program to Improve Access to Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Support and Treatment for People Who Inject Drugs
Current projects
- Identifying impact of COVID-19 crisis on income and food security of newcomers to Canada
- Accessing Community Help for Immigrants: Empowerment, Voice & Enablement