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Bukola Salami, RN, BScN, MN, PhD
Faculty of Nursing
University of Alberta
Level 3, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy
11405 87 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1C9
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 780.248.1801
Fax: 780.492.2551
EDUCATION University of Toronto
PhD (Nursing) Sept 2008 – Dec 2013 Convocation: June 2014
o Dissertation Title: “All for the Family”: A Case Study on the Migration of Philippine
Educated Nurses to Ontario through the Live-in Caregiver Program
o Dissertation Committee Members: Professor Sioban Nelson (Supervisor); Professor
Linda McGillis Hall, Professor Lesleyanne Hawthorne; Professor Carles Muntaner
o International Nursing PhD Program (Certificate)
o CIHR - Ontario Training Centre in Health Service and Policy Research Collaborative
Program (Diploma Equivalent)
o Critical Qualitative Health Research (Certificate)
Masters of Nursing Jan 2006 – Dec 2007 Convocation: June 2008
University of Windsor Sept 2000 – April 2004 Convocation: June 2004
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Honours)
Minor in Psychology
RESEARCH INTERESTS Migration Policy
Immigrant Health: Immigrant Mental Health, Immigrant Child and Youth Health, Immigrant
Women’s Health, Temporary Foreign Workers Health
Nurse Migration
Global Health
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) Jan 2014 to Present
Faculty of Nursing; University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Item Writer and Nurse Examiner – IEN Assessment (Casual) Oct 2012 – Nov 2013
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Center for the Evaluation of Health Professionals Educated Abroad Toronto, Ontario
Teaching Assistant Jan 2009 – June 2013
University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario
Lecturer and Course Coordinator August 2012 – Dec 2012
University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario
Course Instructor August 2010 – April 2012
Trent University Peterborough, Ontario
Research Assistant Sept 2011 – May 2012
University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario
Course Instructor Sept 2011 – Dec 2011
University of Ontario Institute of Technology Toronto, Ontario
Inter-professional Education Specialist Feb 2010 – March 2011
(New Immigrant Support Network)
Registered Nurse (Hematology/Oncology) Sept 7, 2004 – Sept 7, 2010
Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario
Graduate Teaching Assistant Sept 2009 – April 2010
Ryerson University Toronto, Ontario
Public Health Nurse Jan 2008 – June 2008
Toronto Public Health Toronto, Ontario
Registered Nurse (Agency – Diverse Hospitals) Sept 2004 – Dec 2007
Nursing and Homemakers Inc. (NHI) Toronto, Ontario
GRADUATE POLICY PRACTICUM Policy Analysis of Language Requirement for Nurses in Ontario May 2011– May 2012
Office of the Fairness Commissioner of Ontario Toronto, Ontario
Ontario Training Centre in Health Service and Policy Research – PhD Policy Practicum
African HIV/AIDS Initiative Sept 2007 – Dec 2007
RNAO – Health Policy Department Toronto, Ontario
Masters of Nursing (Administration) Practicum
RESEARCH FUNDING 1. Salami, B., Okeke-Ihejirika, P., Yohani, S., Vallianatos, H., Nsaliwa, C., & Ayalew, T.
(Sept 2016 to August 2018). Parenting and mental health promotion practices of African
immigrants in Alberta. M.S.I Foundation. $66,000.
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2. Bruce, A., Salami, B. & Guilcher, G. M. (August 2016 to July 2018). (AD)olescents
(P)ath through (T)ransplant (S)ickle cell disease (ADaPTS). Women and Children’s
Health Research Institute. $50,000
3. Santos Salas, A., Duggleby, W., Watanabe, S., & Salami, B. (June 2016 to June 2017).
Symptom relief needs and preferences of low income residents with advanced cancer: A
case study. University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing Maurice and Edna Marie Minton
Endowment Fund for Cancer Nursing Research. $10,000.
4. Bourgeault, I. L., Adams, O., Ballinger, G., Connell, K., Grimes, K., Barer, M., Covell,
C., Lavoie-Tremblay, M., Mathews, M., McGillis Hall, L., Salami, B., Thiessen, K.,
Tomblin Murphy, G. (May 2016 to April 2017). Canadian Health Workforce Conference
2016: Optimizing the Canadian Health Workforce. Canadian Institute for Health
Research Planning and Dissemination Grant. $25,000.
5. Salami, B., Hegadoren, K., Bautista, L., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Diaz, E., Rammohan, A.,
Meherali, S., Nsaliwa, C., Chiu, Y. Ellison, G. (March 2016 to February 2017).
Relationship between lifestyle behaviours, social determinants of health, and mental
health in Canadian immigrants across the life course. Alberta Center for Child, Family,
and Community Research Grant. $40,000.
6. Salami, B. & Covell, C. (April 2016 to March 2017). Internationally educated nurses
experience of downward occupational mobility in Canada: A pilot transnational feminist
informed qualitative study. University of Alberta Endowment Fund for the Future
Support for the Advancement of Scholarship Research Fund. EFF-SAS. $5,000
7. Okeke-Ihejirika, P., & Salami, B. (April 2016 to March 2017). Creating gender spaces
for African immigrant families’ successful transition and integration into the Canadian
society: Men’s experience. Kule Institute for Advanced Studies. $2,000
8. Okeke-Ihejirika, P., & Salami, B. (April 2016 to March 2017). A scoping review of the
literature on intimate partner violence in Africa and African immigrant communities in
western industrialized countries. Killam Research Operating Grant. $6,024
9. Van de Laar, M., Edwards, L., Opare-Henaku, A., Salami, B., Verspagen, B., Lopez, I.
S., Rehm, M., Azomohou, T. (Jan 2016 to Dec 2016). Community of learning for African
PhD fellows. Worldwide Universities Network. £ 49,646 pounds
10. Diaz, E., Bautista, L., Ramohan, A., Chung, R., Yoav, B., Elison, G., Holdsworth, M.,
Salami, B., Madise, N., Morton, S., Kraaft, T., Padmadas, S. (Sept 2015 to 2016).
Workshop for harmonizing datasets for a common grant. Strategic Program for
International Research and Education (SPIRE), University of Bergen. 100,000
Norwegian Krones.
11. Salami, B., Piper, N., Dorow, S., Okeke-Ihejirika, P., Tungohan, E., Byl, Y., Luciano,
M., & Mitra, P. (May 2015 to April 2016). Interrogating the impact of recent changes to
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Canadian temporary foreign workers policy on Canadians and temporary foreign workers
in Alberta: Developing a research team. Kule Institute for Advanced Studies (KIAS)
Research Team Grant. $7,500.
12. Hegadoren, K., Pitre, N., Lasiuk, G., Salami, B. (June 2015 to May 2017). A research
partnership to investigate domestic violence experienced by immigrant women. Women
and Children’s Health Research Institute. $47,480.
13. Okeke-Ihejirika, P., Salami, B., Yohani, S., Pitre, N., Fissha, S. & Africa Centre. (May
2015 to April 2016). Creating gender spaces for African immigrant families’ successful
transition and integration into the Canadian society. Kule Institute for Advanced Studies.
KIAS. $2000
14. Salami, B. (March 2015). Immigration Research West Travel Award for the 2015
National Metropolis Conference. $1,650.
15. Salami, B. (March 2015 to February 2016). Scoping review on the health of temporary
foreign workers in Canada. Killam Research Operating Grant. $6,979.
16. Victoria Esses (P.I.). (2012-2020). Pathways to Prosperity: new policy directions and
innovative local practises for newcomer integration and attraction. SSHRC Partnerships
Grant ($2,513,360.00), Role: Collaborator
17. Ben-Shlomo, Y., Salami, B., Morton, S., Diaz, E., Chung, R., Griffiths, S., Ellison, G.,
Kraft, T., Holdsworth, M., Madise, N., Padmadas, S., Rammohan, A., Bautista, L., Wang,
L. (January 2015 to December 2015). Understanding the impact of migration on health:
Synthesizing the evidence, improving methods and reviewing current policies.
Worldwide Universities Network. £ 25,457 pounds
18. Piper, N., Lewis, H., Grugel, J. B., Salami, B., Zou, M. (January 2015 to December
2015). Addressing multiple forms of migrant precarity – beyond “management” of
migration to an integrated rights-based approach. Worldwide Universities Network. £
18,103 pounds
19. Salami, B., Kirova, A., Hegadoren, K., Nsaliwa, C., Chiu, Y., Pyakuryal, A. (October
2014 to September 2015). The health and well-being of children and families of
temporary foreign workers: A pilot stakeholder consultation. Alberta Center for Child,
Family and Community Research Seed Grant. $9,919.70.
20. Salami, B. (March 2014 to February 2017). Developing a program of research to
strengthen the well-being of live-in caregivers, care recipients, and employers (i.e. family
caregivers): A stakeholder consultation. Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
Establishment Grant $16,500.
21. Salami, B. (May 2014). Publication Grant. STTI Lambda Pi-At Large Chapter. $500
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22. Salami, B. (March 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015). The experience of service recipients and
employers of migrant live-in caregivers: A scoping review. SSHRC Vice President
Research Special competition. $9,097
23. Nelson, S. and Salami, B. (2008- 2010). Barriers to workforce integration of
internationally educated nurses in Ontario. Nursing and Health Service Research Unit
Small Research Grant. $5,200
PUBLICATIONS - REFEREED 1. Salami, B. (2016). Migrant nurses and federal caregiver programs in Canada: Migration
and health human resource policy paradox. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. DOI:
10.1177/0844562116663951
2. Zanchetta, M. S., Edwards, S., Salami, B., Osino, E., Yu, L., Babalola, O., Cooper, L.
(2016). Partnership, trust and leadership among nursing researchers. Canadian Journal of
Nursing Leadership, 29(2), 82-97 doi:10.12927/cjnl.2016.24804
3. Okeke-Ihejirika, P., Salami, B., Ahmad, K. (2016). African immigrant women’s
experience in host societies: A scoping review. Journal of Gender Studies. DOI:
10.1080/09589236.2016.1229175
4. Salami, B., Amodu, O., & Okeke-Ihejirika, P. (2016). Migrant nurses and care worker
rights in Canada. UNRISD Working Paper 2016-9. Geneva: United Nations Research
Institute for Social Development. Available at www.unrisd.org/salami-et-al.
5. Salami, B., Dada, F. & Adelakun, F. (2016). Health human resource challenges in
Nigeria and Nigerian nurse migration. Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice, 17(2), 76-
84.
6. Salami, B., Kirova, A., Hegadoren, K., Meherali, S., Chiu, Y., & Nsaliwa, C. (2016). The
challenges encountered by immigrant serving agencies in addressing the health of
temporary foreign workers. Social Work in Public Health. DOI:
10.1080/19371918.2016.1160347
7. Salami, B., Duggleby, W. & Rajani, F. (2016). The perspective of employers / families
and care recipients of migrant live-in caregivers: A scoping review. Health and Social
Care in the Community. DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12330
8. Salami, B., Meherali, S., & Salami, A. A. (2015). The health of temporary foreign
workers in Canada: A scoping review. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 106(8), e546-
e554. doi: 10.17269/CJPH.106.5182.
9. Salami, B., Nelson, S., McGillis Hall, L., Muntaner, C., & Hawthorne, L. (2014).
Workforce integration of Philippine educated nurses who migrate to Canada through the
Live-in Caregiver Program. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 46(4).
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10. Salami, B., Nelson, S., Hawthorne, L., Muntaner, C., & McGillis-Hall, L. (2014).
Motivations of nurses who migrate to Canada as domestic workers. International Nursing
Review, 61(4), 479-486. DOI: 10.1111/inr.12125
11. Zanchetta, M. S., Salami, B., Bailey, A., Guruge, S., Ohama, A., Renaud, L., Rheaume,
J., Roger, C., Perrault, M., da Cunha, Z., Maulgue, A., Tel, J., Avila, M. M. (2014).
Enhancing critical reflection of Brazilian community health agents’ awareness of social
determinants of health. Sage Open. DOI: 10.1177/2158244014556632
12. Salami, B., & Nelson, S. (2014). The downward occupational mobility of internationally
educated nurses to domestic workers. Nursing Inquiry, 21(2), 153-161. doi:
10.1111/nin.12029
13. Zanchetta, M., Kolawole-Salami, B., Perreault, M., & Leite, L. C. (2012). Scientific and
popular health knowledge in the education work of community health agents in Rio de
Janeiro shantytowns. Health Education Research, 27(4), 603-623. doi:
10.1093/her/cys072.
14. Kolawole, B. (2010). International nurse migration: Are we missing the bigger picture.
Nursing Leadership, 23(2), 16-20.
15. Kolawole, B. (2010). Nursing and the 1918/1919 influenza pandemic. Journal of
Community Nursing, 24(6), 4-8.
16. Kolawole, B. (2009). Ontario’s internationally educated nurses and waste in human
capital. International Nursing Review, 56(2), 184-190.
PUBLICATIONS - BOOK CHAPTERS 1. Bailey, A., Clarke, J., & Salami, B. (2015). Race-based stigma as a determinant of
access and support in black mothers’ experience of loss to gun violence. In Soheila
Pashang & Sheila Gruner. Roots and routes of displacement and trauma: From analysis to
advocacy and policy to practice. Ontario, Canada: Rock’s Mills Press.
2. Zanchetta, M. S., Salami, B., Galhego-Garcia, W., Belita, E., de Souza, T., Caldas, R., &
Costa, E. (2014). Appraising Brazilian deprived communities’ capitals for planning an
action research project. In Rauch, F., Schuster, A., Stern, T., Pribila, M. & Townsend, A.
(eds). (2014). Promoting change through action research (p. 236- 250). Boston, MA:
Sense Publishers.
PUBLICATIONS – REPORTS 1. Salami, B. Hervieux, E., Dorow, S., Mitra, P., Luciano, M., Okeke-Ihejirika, P.,
Tungohan, E., Piper, N., Byl, Y. (2016). Interrogating the impact of recent changes to the
Temporary Foreign Worker Program on temporary foreign workers in Alberta. Available
at
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/catalog?f%5Bdepositor_ssim%5D%5B%5D=bukola.salami
%40ualberta.ca
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2. Salami, B., Kirova, A., Hegadoren, K., Nsaliwa, C., Chiu, Y., Meherali, S. (2015). The
health and well-being of children and families of temporary foreign workers in Alberta.
Submitted to Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research.
3. Salami, B. (2014). “All for the Family”: A case study on the migration of Philippine
Educated Nurses to Ontario through the Live-in Caregiver Program. CERIS Metropolis
Research Summary.
4. Salami, B. (2012). Proposed change to language requirement for new nurse registrants in
Ontario: A policy analysis. Submitted to the Ontario Office of the Fairness
Commissioner.
5. Kilbride, K., Di Santo, A., Mujahid, G, Farrell, P., Young, J., Timmons, K., But, S.,
Husein, A., Jokarasa, J., Kolawole, B., Liu, L. W., Osolen, R., Pushkar, J., Rosic, I.,
Okafo, J., and Sheese, K. (2011). Speaking with Senior Immigrant Men and Sponsoring
Families in Small Cities. Submitted to Immigrant Services- Guelph Wellington.
Available at: http://www.is-gw.ca/storage/project-wisdom/Kilbride%20-
%20Phase%202%20-%20full%20report.pdf
CLINICAL PRACTICE MANUAL 1. Karmali, K., Grobovsky, L., Levy, J., Martin, S., Wentzel, C., Kolawole, B., Cameron, J.,
Canning, T., Durrant, M., Fleming, K., Macapagal, F., McLennan, A., Srivastava, R.,
Wills, B., Zahavich, L. (2011). Cultural competence train the trainer manual. Toronto,
Canada: Hospital for Sick Children.
PUBLICATIONS - NON-REFEREED 1. Kolawole, B. (2010). Response to rebuttal: “International Nurse Migration: Are we
missing the bigger picture.” Nursing Leadership, 23(3), 7.
2. Kolawole, B. (2009). Ethics of international nurse migration. Canadian Association of
International Nursing News, 1(2)
PUBLICATIONS – SUBMITTED 1. Amodu, O., Salami, B., & Richter, S. M. (Submitted October 2016). Obstetric fistula
policy in Nigeria: A critical discourse analysis. Social Science and Medicine.
(Submitted).
2. Salami, B., & Meherali, S. (Submitted September 2016). “One of the family”?: Familial
and professional relationships between migrant live-in caregivers and their employers.
International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care. (Submitted).
3. Playfair, R. L. R., Salami, B., & Hegadoren, K. (Submitted October 2016). Detecting
prenatal and postnatal depression in immigrant women: A scoping review. International
Journal of Mental Health Nursing. (Submitted)
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4. Salami, B., Hegadoren, K., Kirova, A., Meherali, S., Nsaliwa, C., & Chiu, Y. (Submitted
October 2016). And when a certain health issue happen, they try to cover it’: Stakeholder
perspectives on the health of temporary foreign workers and their families in one
Canadian province. Health and Social Care in the Community
5. Amodu, O., Salami, B., & Richter, S. M. (Submitted – June 2016). Obstetric fistula and
socio-cultural practices in Hausa community of northern Nigeria. Women and Birth
Journal.
6. Diaz, E., Ortiz-Barreda, G. O., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Holdsworth, M., Salami, B.,
Rammohan, A., Chung, R. Y., Ellison, T. H., Padmadas, S. S., & Krafft, T. (Submitted –
Aug 2016). Interventions to improve immigrant health: A scoping review. European
Journal of Public Health.
7. Salami, B., Hervieux, E., Dorow, S. & Okeke-Ihejirika, P. (Submitted - October 2016).
Intensified exploitation and mental stress as impacts of changes to the Temporary Foreign
Worker Program in Alberta, Canada. Journal of International Migration and Integration
(Submitted).
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 1. Salami, B. & Amodu, A. (2015). Interrogating care worker rights within the changing
terrain of immigration policy in Canada. Addressing Multiple Forms of Migrant Precarity
– Beyond “Management” of Labour to an Integrated Rights Based Approach. United
Nations Research Institute for Social Development. Geneva, Switzerland. September
2015.
2. Salami, B. (2015). The well-being and health of children and families of temporary
foreign workers in Alberta: Stakeholder Perspectives. National Metropolis Conference,
Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 27, 2015
3. Pyakuryal, A., & Salami, B. (2015). A scoping review on the perspective of families and
care recipients of live-in caregivers. International Institute for Qualitative Methods
Conference, Melbourne, Australia. April 2015
4. Salami, B. (2015). “All for the Family”: Migration of internationally educated nurses to
Canada through the Live-in Caregiver Program. National Metropolis Conference.
Vancouver, BC, Canada. March 27, 2015.
5. Zanchetta, M., Edwards, S., Salami, B., Osino, E., Yu, L., Babalola, O., & Cooper, L.
(2015). Professional development of a research cluster: Unveiling issues of partnership
and trust. Leadership in Nurses Everywhere from the Bedside to the Boardroom.
University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada. May 1, 2015
6. Bailey, A., Clarke, J., & Salami, B. (2015). The influence of race-based stigma on
resource access and support for black mothers who loose children to gun violence.
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Athens Institute for Education and Research Annual International Conference on
Nursing. Athens, Greece. May 2015.
7. Salami, B., Dada, F., & Adelakun, F. (2014). Health human resource challenges in
Nigeria and health professionals migration. National Association of Nigerian Nurses in
North America Conference: Optimizing Innovation towards Meeting Global Health
Needs. Atlanta, Georgia. November 2014.
8. Salami, B. (2014). “All for the family”: A case study on the migration of Philippine
Educated Nurses to Ontario through the Live-in Caregiver Program. CERIS Metropolis
Workshop. Toronto, Canada. June 2014
9. Salami, B. (2014). Challenges to workforce integration of internationally educated nurses
who migrate to Canada through the Live-in Caregiver Program: An Ontario case study.
Partners in Education and Integration of Internationally Educated Nurses Conference.
Toronto, Canada. May 2014
10. Ogiehoror-Enoma, G., Aloba, O., Mbibi, N., Salami, B., Ukaigwe, P., Anosike, A., and
Iwu, E. (2014). Strengthening nursing education and practice through reverse brain drain.
Nursing Leadership in Global Health Symposium. Nashville, Tennessee. Feb 2014
11. Iwu, E. & Salami, B. (2013). Writing conference abstracts and manuscripts. National
Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America Conference: Transcending Barriers to
Achieve Excellence in Nursing and Healthcare. Houston, Texas. Nov 2013
12. Salami, B. & Nelson, S. (2013). Discursive obligations in the migration of nurses as
Live-in Caregivers. In Sickness and in Health Conference. Montreal, Canada. July 2013
13. Salami, B. (2013). Motivations and expectations of Philippine educated nurses who
migrate to Ontario through the Live-in caregiver Program: A Case Study. Ethnic
Immigration and Pluralism Student Conference. Toronto, Ontario. January 2013.
14. Salami, B. (2012). Health human resource in Nigeria: Navigating challenges and
opportunities. National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America Conference.
Newark, New Jersey. November 2012
15. Salami, B., & Nelson, S. (2012). Methodological implications of studying migrant
Philippine Educated Nurses working as Live-in caregivers in Canada. Qualitative Health
Research Conference, Montreal, Quebec, October 2012
16. Salami, B. (2011). Internationally educated nurse migrating to Canada through the Live-
in caregiver Program, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing – University of
Toronto Research Week, Toronto, Ontario. May 2011.
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17. Salami, B., & Nelson, S. (2011). Global care chains and the migration of nurses to
Canada through the Live-in caregiver Program. Internationally Educated Nurses
Educator Conference, Toronto, Ontario. April 2011.
18. Kolawole, B. (2010). Internationally educated nurses migrating to Canada through the
Live-in Caregiver Program, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing – University of
Toronto Research Week, Toronto, Ontario. May 2010.
19. Kolawole, B. & Nelson, S. (2009). Barriers confronting internationally educated nurses
in Integrating into the Ontario healthcare system. Sigma Theta Tau Biennial Convention,
Indianapolis, Indiana, November 2009.
20. Kolawole, B., Starr. A., & Fleming, K. (2009). Cultural competency and family centered
care in pediatric oncology nursing. Transcultural Nursing Society Conference, Seattle,
Washington, October 2009
21. Kolawole, B. (2009). Application of postcolonial theory to workforce integration of
internationally educated nurses in Ontario. Transcultural Nursing Society Conference,
Seattle, Washington, October 2009.
22. Kolawole, B., Fleming, K., & Starr, A. (2009). Cultural competency and family centered
care in pediatric oncology. Pediatric Nurses Interest Group Conference, Toronto, Ontario,
October, 2009.
23. Kolawole, B. & Nelson, S. (2009) Barriers facing internationally educated nurses in
Ontario. In Sickness and In Health Conference, Victoria, British Columbia, April 2009
24. Kolawole, B. (2009) Understanding barriers confronting immigrant nurses in Ontario.
Ethnicity, Immigration and Pluralism Student Conference, Toronto, Ontario Jan 2009
INVITED PRESENTATIONS 1. Salami, B. (2016). Social inclusion of immigrants in Canada. Edmonton Community
Foundation Vital Signs Launch. Edmonton, Alberta. October 2016 (Invited Keynote
Speaker).
2. Salami, B., Okeke-Ihejirika, P., & Meherali, S. (2016). The health and well being of
temporary foreign workers in Alberta within the changing terrain of immigration policy
in Canada. Alberta Inter-professional Conference: Global Health: Home and Abroad.
Edmonton, Alberta. February 2016 (Invited Presentation).
3. Salami, B. (2015). Working conditions and credential recognition for nurses who migrate
to Canada as “lower-skilled” care workers. Moving beyond the silos: Women, migration
and work of care. Migration Policy Institute and SSHRC Program on Gender, Migration
and Work of Care. Washington, DC, USA, March 2015 (Invited Presentation)
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4. Salami, B. (2014). Nurse Migration to Canada through the Live-in Caregiver Program:
Lessons for Nurse Educators. CARE Center for Internationally Educated Nurses.
Toronto, Ontario, February 2014 (Invited Presentation).
5. Salami, B. (2014). Surviving your PhD: 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Learn from
Us'. Canadian Doctoral Nursing Network Conference. Regina, Saskatchewan. June 2014.
(Invited Presentation).
6. Salami, B. (2012). Researching migrant care workers in Ontario: Issues and strategies.
International Nursing Interest Group Meeting. Toronto, Ontario, December, 2012
(Invited Presentation).
7. Kolawole, B. (2009). Careers in Health Professions. Invited Speaker at the Canadian
Medical Hall of Fame Event, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. April 2009.
GUEST LECTURES 1. Salami, B. (2016). Locating health policy to research design. University of Ghana
Masters Students at the University of Alberta Workshop Series. July 2016
2. Salami, B. (2016). Immigrant and refugee child and family health in Canada. NUR 405 –
Community Health Nursing, University of Alberta. April 2016.
3. Salami, B. (2016). Immigrants’ health in Canada. NURS 103 – Introduction to Nursing
Theory, University of Alberta. March 2016.
4. Salami, B. (2015). Immigrant health in Canada. EPDY 595 - Settlement/adjustment
issues for ESL immigrants to Canada. October 2015
5. Salami, B. (2015). Primary healthcare. NUR 303 – Introduction to Nursing Theory,
University of Alberta. October 2015.
6. Salami, B. & Amodu, K. (2015). Transition and integration of internationally educated
nurses into practice in Canada. NUR 409 – Leadership and Issues in Nursing, University
of Alberta. November 2015.
7. Salami, B. (2015). Locating health policy to research design. University of Ghana
Masters Students at the University of Alberta Workshop Series. July 2015.
8. Salami, B. (2015). Evidence-based public policy. INTD 690 - Topics in Knowledge
Utilization, University of Alberta. January 2015
9. Salami, B. (2012). The migration of internationally educated nurses to Ontario through
the Live-in Caregiver Program: Preliminary ideas from first 10 interviews. Work
Learning and Migration, Ontario Institute of Studies in Education (OISE), University of
Toronto, March 2012 (Invited Presentation)
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10. Zanchetta, M. & Salami, B. (2011). Planning action research in deprived Brazilian
communities: Community Capital under conditions of social inequities. MN8902 –
Qualitative Research, Ryerson University, August 2011 (Invited Presentation).
MEDIA INTERVIEWS 1. Lazzarino, D. (October 4, 2016). Community foundation sheds light on the immigrant
experience in Edmonton. Edmonton Journal. Retrieved from
http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/community-foundation-sheds-light-on-the-
immigrant-experience-in-edmonton
2. Government of Alberta. (September 21, 2016). Public agency appointments now open to
all Albertans. Retrieved from http://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=4345606F7F2A1-
06B3-DA8D-479A6C6D3AB72906
3. Asian Pacific Post (March 29, 2016). Anxiety and stress plague temporary foreign
workers. Retrieved from http://www.asianpacificpost.com/article/7425-anxiety-and-
stress-plague-temporary-foreign-workers.html
4. de la Cruz, Jhong (Philippine Inquirer, March 23, 2016). Rule changes stress out Canada
temp foreign workers — study. Retrieved from
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/137999/137999
5. Pulse Magazine. (2014). Choosing nursing as a career – entry and exit strategies: Why
individuals can’t wait to be a nurse and then drop out of the profession. University of
Toronto, Faculty of Nursing Pulse Magazine, Spring/Summer 2014, p. 7-8.
6. Stacey Hale (2009). Decoding a diagnosis and translating through Trauma: RNs find
new ways to communicate with families coping with a child’s illness. Registered Nurse
Journal, Nov/Dec 2009, 18-19.
AWARDS AND HONORS 2014 - STTI Lambda-Pi-At-Large Award of Merit for an Outstanding PhD Thesis
2013 - Registered Nurses Foundation of Ontario Dorothy Ferguson Scholarship $2,000
2012/2013 – Ontario Graduate Scholarship $15,000
Rosenstadt Nursing Fellowship Ontario Graduate Scholarship
2012/2013 – Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Nursing Tuition Award $8,000
2012/2013 – Julia Alice Saddington Memorial Award in Nursing $5,000
2012 – National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America Leadership Award
2011/2012– Social Science and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Award $20,000
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2011/2012 – Ontario Graduate Scholarship (DECLINED) $15,000
Declined due to incompatibility with SSHRC
2011/2012 – Ministry of Training, Colleges and University Nursing Tuition Award $8,000
2011/2012 – University of Toronto Top-Up Fellowship – Nursing $1,000
2010/2011 – Dorothy Grace Riddell Fellowship $15,000
2010/2011 – Mary Gertrude L’ Anson Scholarship $1,500
2010/2011 – University of Toronto Top-Up Fellowship – Nursing $1,000
2010/2011 – University of Toronto Tuition Fellowship $738.18
2010/2011 – Ministry of Training Colleges and University Nursing Tuition Award $8,000
2009/2010 – University of Toronto Fellowship – Nursing Science $7,939.04
2009/2010 – Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Class of 6T0 Award $2,500
2010 – Pediatric Nursing Interest Group of Ontario International Travel Bursary $1,500
2009- International Nursing PhD Program Travel Bursary $1,000
2009-2011-Ontario Training Center in Health Service and Policy Research Fellowship $14,000
2009 – Sigma Theta Tau – Dr. Lillian Young Leadership Education Grant $400
2008/2009 – University of Toronto Fellowship – Nursing Science $1,000
2008/2009 – Helen Carpenter Doctoral Fellowship $17,655.50
2004 – University of Windsor Student Alliance Nursing Award $1,000
2004 – University of Windsor, Jennifer Gignac Award $600
2004 – University of Windsor, Papich Memorial Award $500
2003 – University of Windsor, Fall Recognition of Achievement Award $1,000
2003 – Sceptre Investment Award for Excellence $1,200
2001- 2004 – University of Windsor, Faculty of Nursing Deans Honor Roll
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COURSES TAUGHT NUR 660 – Migration and Health in the Canadian Context Sept 2016 to Dec 2016
Role: Course Instructor PhD – 7 Students
University of Alberta In Class
NUR 560 – Public Policy and Nursing Leadership Sept 2016 to Dec 2016
Role: Course Instructor Masters of Nursing
University of Alberta In Class
INT-D 410 – Interprofessional Health Team Development Jan 2016 to April 2016
Immigrant and Refugee Health Section
Role: Course Facilitator Diverse Professions – 47 Students
University of Alberta In Class
NUR 405 – Community Health Nursing Sept 2015 to Dec 2015
Role: Seminar Tutor BScN – 40 Students
University of Alberta In Class
NUR 560 – Public Policy and Nursing Leadership Sept 2015 – Dec 2015
Role: Course Instructor Master of Nursing – 9 Students
University of Alberta In Class
NUR 405 – Community Health Nursing Jan 2015 to April 2015
Role: Seminar Tutor BScN – 44 Students
Fixed Resource Session and Course Lead BScN – 90 Students
University of Alberta In Class
INT-D 410 – Interprofessional Health Team Development Jan 2015 to April 2015
Immigrant and Refugee Health Section
Role: Course Facilitator Diverse Professions – 46 Students
University of Alberta In Class
NUR 560 – Public Policy and Nursing Leadership Sept 2014 – Dec 2014
Role: Course Instructor Master of Nursing – 9 Students
University of Alberta In Class
NUR 405 – Community Health Nursing Sept 2014 – Dec 2014
Role: Seminar Tutor BScN – 46 Students
Fixed Resource Session and Course Lead BScN – 88 Students
University of Alberta In Class
NUR 405 – Community Health Nursing Jan 2014 – April 2014
Role: Seminar Tutor BScN – 27 students
University of Alberta In Class
NUR 1034 – Program Planning and Evaluation in Nursing April 2013 – June 2013
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Role: Teaching Assistant Masters of Nursing – 28 Students
University of Toronto In Class
NUR 410 – Nursing and Health System: Policy, Ethics and Politics Jan 2013 – April 2013
Role: Teaching Assistant BScN – 160 Students
University of Toronto In Class
NUR 430 – Research and Scholarship in Nursing Sept 2012 - Dec 2012
Role: Course Coordinator BScN – 162 Students
University of Toronto In Class
NURS 4103 -Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing of the Nurse Jan 2012 – April 2012
Role: Course Instructor BScN – 20 Students
Trent University Online
NUR 1028 - Introduction to Qualitative Research: Methodologies, Methods and Knowledge
Translation Jan 2012 – April 2012
Role: Teaching Assistant Masters of Nursing – 25 Students
University of Toronto In Class
NURS 1100 - Introduction to Health and Healing Sept 2011 – Dec 2011
Role: Course Instructor BScN – 42 Students
University of Ontario Institute of Technology In Class
NURS 430 – Research and Scholarship in Nursing Sept 2011 – December 2011
Role: Teaching Assistant BScN – 172 Students
University of Toronto In Class
NURS 4201 - Primary Healthcare June 2011 – August 2011
Role: Course Instructor BScN – 25 Students
Trent University Online
NUR 1034 - Program Planning and Evaluation in Nursing May 2011 – Aug 2011
Role: Teaching Assistant Masters of Nursing – 25 Students
University of Toronto Online
NUR 430 – Research and Scholarship in Nursing Jan 2011 – April 2011
Role: Teaching Assistant BScN – 155 Students
University of Toronto In Class NURS 4100 - Concept of Marginalization and At-Risk Population Sept 2010 – Dec 2010
Role: Course Instructor BScN – 25 Students
Trent University Online
NURS 3905 - Role Transition RPN to RN August 3, 2010 – Sept 10, 2010
Role: Course Instructor BScN – 35 Students
Trent University / George Brown Hybrid: Classroom/Online
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NUR 1034 - Program Planning and Evaluation in Nursing Sept 2010 – Dec 2010
Role: Teaching Assistant Masters of Nursing – 25 Students
University of Toronto Online
NUR 1034 - Program Planning and Evaluation in Nursing April 2010 – August 2010
Role: Teaching Assistant Masters of Nursing – 35 Students
University of Toronto In Class
NSE 31 – Community Health Nursing Sept 2009 – April 2010
Role: Teaching Assistant BScN – 65 Students
Ryerson University In Class
NUR 1017 - History of Ideas in Nursing Jan 2009 – April 2009
Role: Teaching Assistant Masters of Nursing – 25 Students
University of Toronto Online
NUR 1017 - History of Ideas in Nursing Sept 2009 – December 2009
Role: Teaching Assistant Masters of Nursing – 25 Students
University of Toronto Online
NURS 63 – 321 - Conceptual Models for Nursing Practice Jan 2004 - April 2004
Role: Teaching Assistant - Marker BScN
University of Windsor
NURS 63 -271 - Family Health Sept 2003 – Dec 2003
Role: Teaching Assistant - Marker BScN
University of Windsor
INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES NURS 661 - Workplace Bullying among Registered Nurses: Policy, Politics and Nursing
Leadership Sep 2016 – Dec 2016
Student: Sheila Blackstock PhD
University of Alberta
NURS 661 - Understanding Cultural Influences in Chronic Illness Sep 2016 – Dec 2016
Student: Sandra Iregbu PhD
University of Alberta
STUDENT SUPERVISION / MENTORSHIP PhD Dissertation Co-Supervisor Sept 2015 to Present
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Shela Hirani PhD in Nursing
Topic: Facilitators and barriers to breastfeeding practices of internally displaced mothers residing
in disaster relief camps in Pakistan
Awards:
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CIHR Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship $150,000
Honorary Izzak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship Award and President's Doctoral Prize of
Distinction from U of A
University of Alberta Isobel Secord Graduate Scholarship Award 2015 $4,100
Aga Khan Foundation International 2015 $19,000
University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment 2015 $10,000
PhD Dissertation Co-Supervisor Sept 2016 - Present
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Oluwakemi Amodu PhD in Nursing
Topic: Immigrant women’s health
Awards
Peggy and Ivor Field Scholarship for Maternity Nursing, Midwifery, or Women's Health $1,300
Masters of Nursing Thesis Co-Supervisor February 2015 to August 2016
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Oluwakemi Amodu Masters of Nursing
Topic: Critical discourse analysis of the National Strategic Framework for the Elimination of
Obstetric Fistula in Nigeria (2011-2015).
Awards
The MacKinnon Bursary for International Students $3,000.00
Canadian Federation of University Women Edmonton Academic Awards $2,000.00
University of Alberta 3 Minute Thesis Winner
Western Canadian Finals 3 Minute Thesis 2nd Place Finisher
Faculty of Nursing Publication Grant $2000
Masters of Science External Examiner August 2016
Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia
Laura Lee Madden Masters of Science (Community Health and Epidemiology)
Topic: Health, safety, and access to health care of foreign seasonal farm workers in Nova Scotia
PhD Dissertation Committee Member June 2016 to Present
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Onoumma Thummapol (Palmy) PhD in Nursing
Topic: Access to healthcare for hill tribe women in Thailand
PhD Dissertation Committee Member Sept 2015 to Present
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Sandra Iregbu PhD in Nursing
Topic: Diabetes Self-management in Nigeria
PhD Dissertation Internal Examiner July 2016
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Kimberly Dawn Jarvis PhD in Nursing
Topic: An exploration of a culture of reintegration with women who have experienced obstetrical
fistula repair in Northern Ghana, West Africa.
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Masters of Nursing Advisor Jan 2016 to Present
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Sameera Jagan Masters of Nursing
Masters of Nursing Capstone Project Supervisor Sept 2015 to June 2016
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Robyn Playfair Masters of Nursing
Topic: Depression and anxiety screening in pregnant and postpartum immigrant women.
Faculty of Nursing Publication Grant $2000
Masters of Nursing Capstone Project Co-Supervisor March 2015 to June 2016
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Aminmohamed Hirji Masters of Nursing
Topic: Confronting the inequity of access to the healthcare system: Developing a tool to help
new immigrants to Canada to navigate the healthcare system.
PhD Comprehensive Examination Committee December 2014
PhD Dissertation Internal Examiner July 2015
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Mary Asirifi PhD in Nursing
Topic: Using action research to optimize clinical teaching in baccalaureate nursing education in
Ghana
Masters of Nursing Advisor Sept 2014 to May 2015
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Janice Pyne Masters of Nursing
PhD Dissertation Committee Member Sept 2014 to August 2015
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Edward Cruz PhD in Nursing
Topic: Transitioning experience of internationally educated nurses in Canada
PhD Dissertation Internal Examiner September 2014
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Lori Harwood PhD in Nursing
Topic: Conceptualizing chronic kidney disease dialysis modality decision-making and home-
dialysis service usage
Masters of Nursing Capping Exercise Examiner March 2014 – Sept 2014
University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta
Soniya Chech Mathew Masters of Nursing
Topic: Characteristics of healthcare aides working in Edmonton and implications for an aging
workforce: A secondary data analysis
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SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES Book Reviewer – All Chapters May to July 2016
Srivastava, R. The healthcare professional’s guide to clinical cultural competence. (2nd Edition).
Toronto, Canada: Elsevier
Grant Proposal Reviewer March 2016
AIHS Summer Studentship
Grant Proposal Reviewer April 2015 – May 2015
Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research
Publication Reviewer March 2015 – April 2015
Human Resource for Health
Publication Reviewer Jan 2015 – Present
Advances in Nursing Science
Publication Reviewer Sept 2014 – Present
International Journal of Nursing Studies
Publication Reviewer Nov 2014
• International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare
Publication Reviewer June 2008 – Present
International Nursing Review
Publication Reviewer May 2009 - Present
Nursing Inquiry
Publication Reviewer March 2013
International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Abstract Reviewer Jan 2014
Canadian Association of Health Service and Policy Research Conference
Book Reviewer – Chapter 1 to 11 July 2013
Yoder-Wise, P. S. & Grant, L. G. (eds.). Leading and Managing in Canadian Nursing. (1st
Canadian Edition). Toronto, Canada: Elsevier
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP / REGISTRATION College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta Dec 2013 – Present
Registered Nurse
Immigration Research West November 2014 to Present
Research Affiliate
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International Migration Research Centre 2009 – Present
Research Affiliate
Women and Children’s Health Research Institute Oct 2014 to Present
Academic Member
Ontario Health Human Resource Research Network Jan 2010 – Present
Canadian Health Human Resource Research Network Oct 2011 - Present
Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society June 2008 – Present
Transcultural Nursing Society Jan 2008 – Present
National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America February 2011 - Present
Golden Key International Honor Society 2005- Present
College of Nurses of Ontario July 2004 – Dec 2013
Registered Nurse
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Jan 2005 – Sept 2013
International Nursing Interest Group Jan 2005 – Sept 2013
Nursing Research Interest Group Jan 2005 – Sept 2013
Provincial Nurse Educators Interest Group Sept 2008- Sept 2013
Nursing Leadership Network of Ontario Nov 2011 – Sept 2013
Pediatric Nurses Interest Group Jan 2005 – Oct 2011
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE/ COMMITTEES/ LEADERSHIP Alberta College of Social Workers Oct 2015 – April 2017
Council Member (Public Member)
Canadian Health Workforce Conference Planning Committee May 2015 - Oct 2016
Canadian Health Human Resources Research Network
College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) Jurisprudence Exam
Committee March 2015 – Present
College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
Research Review Committee – Member Jan 2015 – Present
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
Graduate Admissions Committee – Member July 2015 – Present
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
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Advisory Selections Committee (New Faculty Selection) – Member July 2016 – Present
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
CARNA Centennial Awards Selection Committee May 2015 – Oct 2015
College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
National Association of Nigerian Nurses of North America Jan 2011 – Present
Board Member March 2011 – Dec 2015
Newsletter Editor June 2011 – Dec 2015
Research Committee Member Nov 2013 - Present
Chinese Professional Association of Canada July 2011 – Dec 2014
Internationally Educated Nurses Project Advisory Committee Member
Sigma Theta Tau International (Lambda-Pi-At-Large) April 2010 – June 2013
Board Member, Co-Chair of Membership Involvement Committee
International Nursing Interest Group
Working Committee on Global Health Manual May 2013 – December 2013
Chair Elect April 2010 – April 2011
Canadian Association of International Nursing Rep Feb 2011 - May 2011
Membership and Education Officer Jan 2008 – April 2010
Member, Symposium Planning Committee Nov 2009 – Sept 2011
o Health Equity: The Stories Uncapped
Member, Symposium Planning Committee Feb 2008 – December 2008
o Pandemic Planning: Interdisciplinary Perspective
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER SERVICE Board of Directors, Member April 2015 – Present
Community Engagement and Programs Committee, Member
Africa Center Edmonton, Alberta
Vital Signs Committee – Immigration and Social Inclusion April 2016 – November 2016
Edmonton Community Foundation Edmonton, Alberta
Board of Directors, Member June 2007 – May 2012
Project Esperance – Abused Women’s Housing Toronto, Ontario
Board of Directors, Member August 2008 – December 2010
Montage Family Support Services Toronto, Ontario
LANGUAGES English: Read, Speak and Write
Yoruba (Nigerian): Read, Speak and Write