Mariama Zaami

Education
2017 PhD (Sociology), Canada
2012 MA (Geography), Canada
2010 MPhil (Geography), Norway
2006 BA (Geography and Resource Development), Ghana

Areas of specialisation

• Gender and Migration
• Research methodologies
• Globalization and development
• Population and health

Courses Taught
Geog 326: Introductory Social Research Methods
Geog 211: Introduction to Geographic Thought
Geog 601: Introduction to Geographic Thought
Geog 603: Research Techniques
Geog 112: Introduction to Human Geography
Geog 328: Geography of Gender and Development in Africa

PUBLICATIONS

1. Madibbo, A., & Zaami, M. (2021). Education Policy in the Age of Global Migration: African Immigrants and ESL Education in Canada In J. Zajda (Ed.), Third International Handbook on Globalisation, Education and Policy Research (pp.649-665). Springer: New York
2. Tenkorang, E. Y., Zaami, M., Kimuna, S., Owusu, A, & Rohn, E. (2021). Help-seeking behaviors of male victims of intimate partner violence in Kenya. Journal of family Issues.
3. Zaami, M. & Madibbo, A. (2021). “You don’t sound Black”: Challenges of African Youth Integration in Calgary, Alberta. International Journal of Intercultural Studies, 83, 128-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.06.003
4. Zaami, M. (2020). Strategizing to Strengthen Social Inclusion: The Agency of Black African Immigrant Youth in Alberta, Canada. Canadian Ethnic Studies, 52(3), 87-106. https://doi.org/10.1353/ces.2020.0017
5. Zaami, M. (2020). Gendered Strategies among Northern Migrants in Ghana: The Role of Social Networks. Ghana Journal of Geography, 12(2), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.4314/gjg.v12i2.1
6. Arain, M., Rostami, M., Zaami, M., Kiss, V., & Ward, R. (2020). Specialist LINK and primary care network clinical pathways-a new approach to patient referral: a cross- sectional survey of awareness, utilization, and usability among family physicians in Calgary. BMC Family Practice, 21, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01159-0
7. Baiden, P., Graaf, G., Zaami, M., Acolatse, C., & Adeku, Y. (2019). Examining the association between prescription opioid misuse and suicidal behaviors among adolescent high school students in the United States. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 112, 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.02.018
8. Zaami, M. (2015). ‘I Fit the Description’: Experiences of Social and Spatial Exclusion among Ghanaian Immigrant Youth in the Jane and Finch Neighbourhood of Toronto. Canadian Ethnic Studies, 47(3), 69-89. https://doi.org/10.1353/ces.2015.0032