Sophie Yohani
Sophie Yohani is a Psychologist and Professor of Counselling Psychology in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. She is also a Registered Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologist and Canadian Registry of Health Service Psychologists.
She has published on themes relating to immigrant and refugee mental health and wellbeing, including psychosocial adaptation and access to services. As a community-engaged and collaborative researcher, her recent work has examined African and Middle Eastern migrants’ mental health, psychosocial adaptation, and community-engaged practices.
Recent Publications
Yohani, S., Kirova, A., Gokiert, R., Georgis, R., Taylor, M., & Tahir, S. (in press). Creating Community Learning for Empowerment Groups: An innovative model for participatory research partnerships with refugee communities. Frontiers in Education.
Yohani, S. & Kreitzer, L. (2023). Migration, resettlement and integration of survivors of the 1994 genocide against Tutsi of Rwanda in Canada. International Migration, 61(1), 39-54. https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.12920 (external link)
King, R., Este, D., Yohani, S., Haney, P., McFarlane, C., & Liu, J. (2022). Actions needed to promote health equity and the mental health of Canada’s Black refugees. Health & Ethnicity, 27(7). 1518-1536. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2021.1955092 (external link)
Yohani, S., Salami, B., Alaazi, D., Okeke-Ihejirika, P., Vallianatos, H., & Nsaliwa, C. (2021). “If you say you have mental health issues, then you are mad”: Perceptions of mental health in the parenting practices of African immigrants in Canada. Canadian Ethnic Studies, 52(3), 47-66.
Yohani, S. (2020). Culture, mental health, and refugees. In. E. Lee & Moodley, R. (Eds), Routledge International Handbook of Race, Culture & Mental Health. Routledge.