Research Projects

The project’s focus will be on developing culturally responsive and competent programming inside correctional facilities and in the Black community across Nova Scotia by taking an intersectional approach to addressing the mental health needs of these individuals.

This mixed-methods projects seeks to understand more about the achievement and opportunity gap facing children of African Descent in Nova Scotia. Quantitative analysis will be used to examine literacy and math standardized test scores among grade three students. We will also conduct interviews and focus groups with families to explore the perception and lived experiences of parent(s)/guardian(s) of Black students throughout Nova Scotia to better understand factors that contribute to the opportunity and achievement gap and what challenges arose during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This multi-phase research study is funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada. The purpose of this project is to explore how to collect, analyze, and publish race-based data in a safe, culturally respective manner. This project will include a rapid review of available literature, case analyses, and qualitative interviews with researchers and community organizations conducting research with people of African descent.

Research in the Eurocentric academy has a long and problematic history perpetrating harm and excluding racialized populations from research, policy, and practice. The overarching aim of this study is to develop, in consultation with community, a new supplementary module for the TCPS-2: Course On Research Ethics to educate researchers on culturally safe, appropriate, and inclusive research practices to use when working with people of African Descent across Canada. S

The purpose of this research was to deepen our understanding around the need, as well as the provision, accessibility, and use of school supports and services for marginalized families living within the Prestons and Spryfield. ​

The objectives of this project were to: (1) Contribute to the reporting of university status of students based on racial background by conducting a descriptive analysis of enrolment and retention of students of African descent; (2) To investigate to what extent culturally specific programs at Dalhousie, namely PLANS, contribute to the success of students of African descent in post-secondary education in health professions, and the benefits/challenges associated with these programs; (3) To provide insight into programs and/or initiatives that might prove beneficial to Nova Scotia health professionals of African descent.

This project was funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Initiative (MHBC). This research is working to provide support for people of African descent to reintegrate after being incarcerated. This project will identify knowledge and service gaps in this area, and build a network of advocates, organizations and professionals that will support the development and implementation of culturally relevant programs. The target population is youth of African descent aged 15 to 35 who were incarcerated or in conflict with the law.

The project aims to help those of African descent with a criminal record build sustainable support networks that assist their reintegration into the community. The focus will be on developing culturally responsive and competent programming inside correctional facilities and in the Black community across Nova Scotia by taking an intersectional approach to addressing the mental health needs of these individuals. This project will serve as a continuum between the prison and the community in a substantially different way from the relationships within the correctional system. It emphasizes a holistic and community-centered approach that mobilizes existing resources through partnerships to lessen gaps associated with recidivism, adverse mental health outcomes and violence prevention among those of African descent. The activities would include, among others, developing mental health crisis interventions, trauma-informed counselling, legal outreach support, group-based intervention in correctional facilities and communities, including recreation that cater to individuals of African descent with lived experience of the criminal justice system, and delivering training programs and developing a dissemination plan to raise awareness about mental health and promote the project.

This mixed-methods projects seeks to understand more about the achievement and opportunity gap facing children of African Descent in Nova Scotia. Quantitative analysis will be used to examine literacy and math standardized test scores among grade three students. We will also conduct interviews and focus groups with families to explore the perception and lived experiences of parent(s)/guardian(s) of Black students throughout Nova Scotia to better understand factors that contribute to the opportunity and achievement gap and what challenges arose during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This multi-phase research study is funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada. The purpose of this project is to explore how to collect, analyze, and publish race-based data in a safe, culturally respective manner. This project will include a rapid review of available literature, case analyses, and qualitative interviews with researchers and community organizations conducting research with people of African descent.

Research in the Eurocentric academy has a long and problematic history perpetrating harm and excluding racialized populations from research, policy, and practice. The overarching aim of this study is to develop, in consultation with community, a new supplementary module for the TCPS-2: Course On Research Ethics to educate researchers on culturally safe, appropriate, and inclusive research practices to use when working with people of African Descent across Canada. S

The purpose of this research was to deepen our understanding around the need, as well as the provision, accessibility, and use of school supports and services for marginalized families living within the Prestons and Spryfield. ​

The objectives of this project were to: (1) Contribute to the reporting of university status of students based on racial background by conducting a descriptive analysis of enrolment and retention of students of African descent; (2) To investigate to what extent culturally specific programs at Dalhousie, namely PLANS, contribute to the success of students of African descent in post-secondary education in health professions, and the benefits/challenges associated with these programs; (3) To provide insight into programs and/or initiatives that might prove beneficial to Nova Scotia health professionals of African descent.

This project was funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Initiative (MHBC). This research is working to provide support for people of African descent to reintegrate after being incarcerated. This project will identify knowledge and service gaps in this area, and build a network of advocates, organizations and professionals that will support the development and implementation of culturally relevant programs. The target population is youth of African descent aged 15 to 35 who were incarcerated or in conflict with the law.

The project aims to help those of African descent with a criminal record build sustainable support networks that assist their reintegration into the community. The focus will be on developing culturally responsive and competent programming inside correctional facilities and in the Black community across Nova Scotia by taking an intersectional approach to addressing the mental health needs of these individuals. This project will serve as a continuum between the prison and the community in a substantially different way from the relationships within the correctional system. It emphasizes a holistic and community-centered approach that mobilizes existing resources through partnerships to lessen gaps associated with recidivism, adverse mental health outcomes and violence prevention among those of African descent. The activities would include, among others, developing mental health crisis interventions, trauma-informed counselling, legal outreach support, group-based intervention in correctional facilities and communities, including recreation that cater to individuals of African descent with lived experience of the criminal justice system, and delivering training programs and developing a dissemination plan to raise awareness about mental health and promote the project.

This mixed-methods projects seeks to understand more about the achievement and opportunity gap facing children of African Descent in Nova Scotia. Quantitative analysis will be used to examine literacy and math standardized test scores among grade three students. We will also conduct interviews and focus groups with families to explore the perception and lived experiences of parent(s)/guardian(s) of Black students throughout Nova Scotia to better understand factors that contribute to the opportunity and achievement gap and what challenges arose during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This multi-phase research study is funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada. The purpose of this project is to explore how to collect, analyze, and publish race-based data in a safe, culturally respective manner. This project will include a rapid review of available literature, case analyses, and qualitative interviews with researchers and community organizations conducting research with people of African descent.

Research in the Eurocentric academy has a long and problematic history perpetrating harm and excluding racialized populations from research, policy, and practice. The overarching aim of this study is to develop, in consultation with community, a new supplementary module for the TCPS-2: Course On Research Ethics to educate researchers on culturally safe, appropriate, and inclusive research practices to use when working with people of African Descent across Canada. S

The purpose of this research was to deepen our understanding around the need, as well as the provision, accessibility, and use of school supports and services for marginalized families living within the Prestons and Spryfield. ​

The objectives of this project were to: (1) Contribute to the reporting of university status of students based on racial background by conducting a descriptive analysis of enrolment and retention of students of African descent; (2) To investigate to what extent culturally specific programs at Dalhousie, namely PLANS, contribute to the success of students of African descent in post-secondary education in health professions, and the benefits/challenges associated with these programs; (3) To provide insight into programs and/or initiatives that might prove beneficial to Nova Scotia health professionals of African descent.

This project was funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Promoting Health Equity: Mental Health of Black Canadians Initiative (MHBC). This research is working to provide support for people of African descent to reintegrate after being incarcerated. This project will identify knowledge and service gaps in this area, and build a network of advocates, organizations and professionals that will support the development and implementation of culturally relevant programs. The target population is youth of African descent aged 15 to 35 who were incarcerated or in conflict with the law.