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Ongoing Projects

Our ongoing projects reflect a strong commitment to social justice, community engagement, and meaningful change. Each initiative explores pressing social issues, promotes collaboration across diverse groups, and works toward improving well-being and equity within communities. Through research, advocacy, and partnership, these projects aim to create lasting social impact and contribute to the advancement of the field of social work.

  • Critical Exploration of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Security Status and Wellbeing of the Black Communities in Scarborough. Working with Professor George J. S. Dei and Professor Suzanne R. Sicchia.

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  • Co-Investigator (SSHRC Insight Grant): Building Back Better from Below (B4): Harnessing Innovations in Community Response and Intersectoral Collaboration for Health and Food Justice Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic. [with Dr. Alex Shankland and team, IDS, University of Sussex, UK; Vera Schattan P. Coelho and Team, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Dr. Suzanne Sicchia, Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero, Dr. Bettina von Lieres, Dr. David Roberts, Mr. Liben Gebremikael, University of Toronto.

Work in
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Journal Article under review

  • Ezezika, O. Kotsaftis, T.S., Hines, C., Quibrantar, S, Demi, S. M.4 Ameyaw et al. (2025). Beyond Hesitancy, Uncovering the System-Level Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccination in Africa: A Systematic Review. Under review, British Medical Journal​

  • Demi, S. M (2025). Pairwise and three-country comparisons of high and low COVID-19 vaccination rates in 12 African countries A protocol [with Ezezika, O., Sonko, B., Amponsah-Dacosta, E., Ameyaw, E. K., Omwenga, E. O., Kandala, N. -K, Djuidje, N. M. Raimi, M. O., Surakat, O., Ariyo, O., Malande, O.O., Mong’are, S., Demi, S. M., Ndodo, E, Quibrantar, S., Fatima, K., Abdullahi, M., Edor, J., Elemuwa, C. O., Ibrahim, K. –L., Kalisa, R. Nebe, O. J., Ogunwale, A. O, Afaayo, R., & Zelalem, M. Luginaah, I]. PLOS

Book Chapters under review

  • Demi, S. M & Henttman, S. (2026). Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Wellbeing and Mental Health of the Black Population in Scarborough. Under review, Journal of Critical Social Work.

  • Demi, S. M. (2026). Indigenous food cultures: Pedagogical implications for environmental education. Under review. In Demi, S.M. & Wane, N. Food, Culture, Identity and Environment: A Global Perspective. Springer Nature. In Press

  • Darko, I. N. & Demi, S. M. (2026). African Indigenous Health Practices: Healing beyond the body. In Demi, S.M. & Wane, N. Food, Culture, Identity and Environment: A Global Perspective. Springer Nature. In Press

  • Darko, N. I, Demi, S. M, & Boateng, M. O. (2026). Commercialization of the Sacred: An Emerging Trend in Religious Practices in Ghana. In Demi, S.M. & Wane, N. Food, Culture, Identity and Environment: A Global Perspective. Springer Nature. In Press

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