Presentations
Invited Presentations
Salami, B. (2018). Immigrant health in Canada: Implications for Family Physicians. University of Alberta Department of Family Medicine Resident Academic Days. February 2018 (Invited Presentation).
Salami, B. (2018). Impact of migration on children. Faculty of Medicine Global Health Elective Day. February 2018. (Invited Presentation)
Salami, B. (2018). Mental health of immigrants in Canada: Evidence from the Canadian Health Measures Survey and service provider interviews. Faculty of Medicine Global Health Fair. Edmonton, Alberta. January 2018. (Invited Presentation).
Salami, B. (2018). How to use Smaller Grant Funding to Achieve Success in National Funding. Faculty Learning Community. Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta. November 2017. (Invited Presentation).
Salami, B. (2017). Influence of social determinants of health on the mental health of immigrants and non-immigrants in Canada. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Symposium. University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine. Edmonton, Alberta. November 2017. (Invited Presentation).
Salami, B. (2017). Social determinants of health and the mental health of immigrants in Canada. Edmonton Local Immigrant Partnership Research Day. Edmonton, Alberta. November 2017. (Invited Presentation).
Salami, B. (2017). Immigrant health in Canada. Alberta Immigration Summit -- Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies. November 2017. (Invited Presentation).
Salami, B. (2017). Migration and Precarity. Kule Institute for Advanced Studies Open Mind. November 2017.
Salami, B. (2017). The mental health of immigrants. Canadian Hemoglobinopathy Association Conference. Edmonton, Alberta. September 2017. (Invited Plenary Presentation)
Salami, B. (2017). The impacts of policy changes on temporary foreign workers: Results of focus groups in Alberta. Governor General's Leadership Conference. Edmonton, Alberta. June 2017. (Invited Presentation)
Salami, B. (2017). Downward occupational mobility of baccalaureate prepared, internationally educated nurses to Licensed Practical Nurses. Global Migration, Gender and Professional Credentials: Transnational Value Transfers and Losses Conference. Wilfred Laurier University. Waterloo, Ontario. May 2017 (Invited Presentation).
Salami, B. (2017). Social determinants of health and immigrant health in Canada. Gradual Rising of Women Mother's Day Brunch. Edmonton, Alberta. May 2017 (Invited Presentation).
Salami, B. (2017). The influence of health determinants on the mental health of immigrants and non-immigrants in Canada: Evidence from the Canadian Health Measures Survey and stakeholder interviews. International Association of Psychiatric Nurses of Nigeria Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada. April 2017.
Salami, B. (2017). Be bold for change: An International Women's Day event. Immigrant Initiatives Network, Gradual Rising of Women, and Women Arise. Edmonton, Alberta. March 2017 (Invited Presentation)
Salami, B. (2017). International Women's Day Event: A reflection on the film, "Half the Sky". Junior League of Edmonton. March 2017 (Invited Presentation).
Salami, B. (2017). Immigrant and refugee child health in Canada. Creating welcoming learning communities webinar series. Faculty of Education, University of Alberta. Available at http://welcominglearning.ualberta.ca/recordings
Salami, B., Hegadoren, K., Bautista, L., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Diaz, E., Yaskina, M., Rammohan, A., Meherali, S., Nsaliwa, C., Chiu, Y. (2016). Influence of social determinants of health on the mental health of immigrants and non-immigrants in Canada: Evidence from the Canadian Health Measures Survey and stakeholder consultations. Alberta Ministry of Human Service Knowledge Seminar. Edmonton, Alberta. November 2016 (Invited Presentation).
Salami, B. (2016). Social inclusion of immigrants in Canada: A Personal Story. Edmonton Community Foundation Vital Signs Launch. Edmonton, Alberta. October 2016 (Invited Keynote Speaker).
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).
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)
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).
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).
Salami, B. (2012). Researching migrant care workers in Ontario: Issues and strategies. International Nursing Interest Group Meeting. Toronto, Ontario, December, 2012 (Invited Presentation).
Kolawole, B. (2009). Careers in Health Professions. Invited Speaker at the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Event, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. April 2009.
Conference Presentations
Salami, B. (2019). Building a successful research program. Snakes and Laders Workshop for Black, Indigenous and Visible Minority Graduate Students. Edmonton, Alberta. April 2019.
Salami, B. (2019). Building collaborative and international research teams. Better Together Workshop. Edmonton, Alberta. March 2019
Salami, B. (2019). Three lessons from research on gender and immigrant health. Intersection of Gender Conference. Edmonton, Alberta. April 2019.
Hirani, S., Richter, S., Salami, B., & Vallianatos, H. (2019). Breastfeeding in Disaster Relief Camps. Breastfeeding and Feminism International Conference, Chapel Hills, North Carolina. 2019
Hirani, S., Richter, S., Salami, B., & Vallianatos, H. (2019). Facilitators and Barriers to Breastfeeding Practices of Internally Displaced Mothers Residing in Disaster Relief Camps of Pakistan: A Critical Ethnography. Margaret Scott Wright Research and Innovation Day, Edmonton, Alberta, November 2018.
Yohani, S., Salami, B., Alaazi, D. (2018). Transnational Influences on Parenting Practices of African Immigrant Families. National Metropolis, Calgary, Alberta. March 2018
Salami, B., Meherali, S., Hirani, S., Amodu, O., & Chambers, T. (2017). Parenting practices of African immigrants in destination country: A meta-synthesis. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Symposium. University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine. Edmonton, Alberta. November 2017.
Hegadoren, K., Salami, B., Mullins, A., & Salma, J. (2017). Incidence of family violence and associated factors in a sample of immigrant women in Edmonton. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Symposium. University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine. Edmonton, Alberta. November 2017.
Salami, B., Kirova, A., Hegadoren, K., & Meherali, S. (2017). Stakeholder perspective on the health of temporary foreign workers in Canada. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Symposium. University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine. Edmonton, Alberta. November 2017.
Hegadoren, K., Salami, B., Mullins, A., & Salma, J. (2017). Incidence of family violence and associated factors in a sample of immigrant women in Edmonton. Women and Children's Health Research Institute Research Day. Edmonton, Alberta. October 2017.
Salami, B. (2017). The impacts of policy changes on temporary foreign workers: Results of focus groups in Alberta. National Metropolis Conference. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 2017.
Salami, B., Hegadoren, K., Meherali, S. & Yaskina, M. (2017). The influence of health determinants on the mental health of immigrants and non-immigrants in Canada: Evidence from the Canadian Health Measures Survey and stakeholder interviews. National Metropolis Conference. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 2017.
Salami, B., Meherali, S., Hirani, S., Amodu, O., & Chambers, T. (2017). Parenting practices of African immigrants in destination country: A meta-synthesis. National Metropolis Conference. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 2017.
Salami, B. (2016). Mental Health of Immigrants and Non Immigrants in Canada: Evidence from the Canadian Health Measures Survey and Qualitative Interviews with Service Providers. PolicyWise Research Showcase Conference. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. November 29, 2016
Diaz, E., Ortiz-Barreda, G., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Holdsworth, M., Salami, B., Rammohan, A., Chung, R. Y., Padmadas, S., Ellison, G., & Krafft, T. (2016). Interventions to improve immigrant health. A scoping review. European Public Health Association (EUPHA) 6th European Conference on Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health. Oslo, Norway. June 2016.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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. Athens Institute for Education and Research Annual International Conference on Nursing. Athens, Greece. May 2015.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Kolawole, B. (2009). Application of postcolonial theory to workforce integration of internationally educated nurses in Ontario. Transcultural Nursing Society Conference, Seattle, Washington, October 2009.
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.
Kolawole, B. & Nelson, S. (2009) Barriers facing internationally educated nurses in Ontario. In Sickness and In Health Conference, Victoria, British Columbia, April 2009
Kolawole, B. (2009) Understanding barriers confronting immigrant nurses in Ontario. Ethnicity, Immigration and Pluralism Student Conference, Toronto, Ontario Jan 2009
Media Interviews
Telus TV. (Nov 2017). Bukola Salami --- Paying Forward the Canadian Dream - Why I Love Edmonton. (Short Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCtOD81s_-U
Rapaport, L. (Sept 9, 2017). DACA tied to better mental health for children of immigrants. Reuters. Retrieved https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-immigrants-daca/daca-tied-to-better-mental-health-for-children-of-immigrants-idUSKCN1BJ2M2
USA News. (Sept 9, 2017). DACA tied to better mental health for children of immigrants. USA News. Retrieved from http://usanews.ca/daca-tied-to-better-mental-health-for-children-of-immigrants/
Africa Centre Youth Group. (April 8, 2017). Melanin Narratives II: Education is Justice. Youtube Video.
Balgobin, P. (March 6, 2017). Edmonton Heroes: Bukola Salami makes mental health support accessible for newcomers. Metro News Edmonton. Retrieved from http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmonton/2017/03/06/edmonton-heroes-bukola-salami.html
Edmonton Community Foundation - The Well Endowed Podcast. (November 2016). Paddling towards Canada 150. Retrieved from http://www.thewellendowedpodcast.com/episodes/253/
Fanfair, R. (November 9, 2016). Mentorship program laid foundation for educators success. Share Magazine. Retrieved from http://sharenews.com/mentorship-program-laid-foundation-for-physicians-success/
Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. (November 2016). Alumni Spotlight: Bukola Salami. Retrieved from https://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/news/29343
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
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
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
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
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.
Black Professional Magazine. (2011). Careers in Nursing. Black Professional Magazine, 2nd Edition, p. 11.
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.