About the Editor
Dr. Sepali Guruge is an international expert on the complex intersections between health, immigration, gender relations, and aging. Her research foregrounds resilience, agency, and the significance of compounded vulnerabilities in addressing the health and wellbeing of immigrant women and older adults. She has led complex, multidisciplinary, multisector projects in several low-, middle-, and high-income countries.
In Canada, Dr. Guruge has partnered with hundreds of immigrant-serving agencies across the country, and co-designed research projects to address health inequities. The evidence-based interventions she has developed in collaboration with health, social, and settlement sectors, and affected individuals have helped improve the health of immigrants and refugees, their families, and broader communities. Government ministries/agencies have developed meaningful policies based on Dr. Guruge’s research related to mental health, gender-based violence, and aging in immigrant communities.
To ensure local researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers can access her findings, Dr. Guruge often publishes in local journals and newspapers, in local languages. Her community-based knowledge translation efforts encompass presentations at libraries, health fairs, cultural and religious organizations, and at annual general meetings of social and settlement agencies. Dr. Guruge has also completed 300+ refereed publications and conference presentations.
In recognition of her work, Dr. Guruge has received numerous awards and honours, some of which include the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) Leadership Award in Nursing Research (2011); inaugural membership in the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists (2014); fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Nursing (2021); and fellowship in the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (2022).
Other books co-edited by Dr. Sepali Guruge:
Guruge, S., & Collins, E. (Eds.). (2008). Working with Immigrant Women: Issues and Strategies for Mental Health Professionals. Toronto, ON: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
Sethi, B., Guruge, S., & Csiernik, R. (Eds.). (2021). Understanding the Refugee Experience in the Canadian Context. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Further information about Dr. Guruge’s work can be found at: