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Laura Simich

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Publications

24

Citations

2.1K

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21

Active since

1991

Affiliations

University of Toronto(Current)

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

University of Alberta

Wilfrid Laurier University

Vera Institute of Justice

Laura Simich is an author at University of Toronto specializing in sociology, public health, and immigrant health.

Top concepts

SociologyPublic HealthImmigrant HealthMental HealthSocial PolicyRefugee HealthHuman MigrationEducationSocial SupportSocial Sciences

Publications per year

1991–2015

24

Publications

24

Multicultural Meanings of Social Support among Immigrants and Refugees

Joan M. Anderson, Morton Beiser, Edward Mwakarimba et al. · International Migration · 2008 · 274 citations

Ethnicity, Human Migration, Education +17

Providing Social Support for Immigrants and Refugees in Canada: Challenges and Directions

Laura Simich, Morton Beiser, Edward Mwakarimba · Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health · 2005 · 273 citations

Refugee Status, Social Policy, Sociology +5

Sarah Maiter, Laura Simich, Nora Jacobson et al. · Action Research · 2008 · 269 citations

Education, Social Practice, Ethical Practice +20

Social Support and the Significance of Shared Experience in Refugee Migration and Resettlement

Laura Simich, Morton Beiser, Farah N. Mawani · Western Journal of Nursing Research · 2003 · 212 citations

Human Migration, Shared Experience, Education +17

Mental Distress, Economic Hardship and Expectations of Life in Canada among Sudanese Newcomers

Laura Simich, Hayley A. Hamilton, B. Khamisa Baya · Transcultural Psychiatry · 2006 · 137 citations

Mental Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Mental Distress +16

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