Bukola Salami
Oluwabukola Salami | |
|---|---|
| Born | Oluwabukola Oladunni Salami Nigeria |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Windsor (BScN) University of Toronto (MN, PhD) |
| Known for | Research on Black health, immigrant health, and health policy |
| Awards | Member, Royal Society of Canada (2024) Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (2023) Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta) (2022) Fellow, Canadian Academy of Nursing (2021) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nursing; Black health; Health policy; Immigrant health |
| Workplaces | University of Calgary University of Alberta |
Oluwabukola Oladunni Salamiⓘ also known as Bukola Salami, is a Nigerian-Canadian nursing scholar. She is a full professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, where she holds the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Black and Racialized Peoples’ Health.[1] Her research focuses on health equity, immigrant health, Black health, and health policy.
Early life and education
Salami was born in Nigeria and immigrated to Canada with her family in 1997 at the age of 16.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Windsor in 2004,[3] followed by a Master of Nursing in 2007 and a PhD in Nursing in 2013 from the University of Toronto.[4]
Academic career
In 2023, Salami joined the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, where she was appointed Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Black and Racialized Peoples’ Health.[1] She is also cross-appointed to the Faculty of Nursing and is a member of the O’Brien Institute for Public Health.[5] She was previously a professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta, where she directed the Intersections of Gender Signature Area and co-led the establishment of the Institute for Intersectionality Studies.[6]
Salami has been principal investigator or co-investigator on more than 90 funded research projects. In 2023, she received a $2.5 million SSHRC Partnership Grant for the project Transforming the Lives of Black Children and Youth in Canada.[7] Her research has been cited in national policy discussions, including testimony before the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Health.[8] Salami serves as co-chair of the Public Health Agency of Canada Advisory Committee on Science.[9]
Selected awards and honors
- University of Windsor Alumni of Distinction Award (2025)[10]
- Member, Royal Society of Canada, College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists (2024)[11]
- University of Calgary Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Award (2024)[12]
- Inaugural recipient, Health Research Foundation Diversity and Equity in Research Award (2023)[13]
- Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (2023)[14]
- Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta) (2022)[15]
- Killam Accelerator Research Award, University of Alberta (2021)[16]
- Fellow, Canadian Academy of Nursing (2021)[17]
- International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, Sigma Theta Tau (2021)[18]
References
- 1 2 "Oluwabukola Salami". Canada Research Chairs.
- ↑ McMaster, Geoff. "Nurse Researcher Honoured with International Hall of Fame Award". University of Alberta.
- ↑ "Nursing alumna pays it forward as health-care inequities expert". Uwindsor.ca.
- ↑ Biason, Rebecca (30 July 2025). "Celebrating the impact of Black philanthropy in nursing education". Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing.
- ↑ "Oluwabukola Salami". University of Calgary.
- ↑ "Dr. Bukola Oladunni Salami, Director | Institute for Intersectionality Studies". Ualberta.ca.
- ↑ "Project aimed at improving well-being of Black children and youth in Canada receives federal funding | News | University of Calgary". Ucalgary.ca. 18 June 2024.
- ↑ "Improving Black Women's Health in Canada" (PDF). House of Commons of Canada.
- ↑ "Advisory Committee on Science Members". Government of Canada.
- ↑ "Alumni gather to celebrate achievements". University of Windsor.
- ↑ "College Council and Committees". The Royal Society of Canada. 6 February 2019.
- ↑ "Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Awards | Office of Institutional Commitments – EDIA". University of Calgary.
- ↑ "Diversity and Equity in Research Award". Health Research Foundation.
- ↑ "American Academy of Nursing Announces the 2023 Class of New Fellows". American Academy of Nursing.
- ↑ "Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta) Recipients 2022" (PDF). Government of Alberta.
- ↑ Dew, Steven. "Congratulations to the 2021 Killam Laureates". University of Alberta.
- ↑ "Fellows". Canadian Nurses Association.
- ↑ "Honorees of the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame and Emerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar Award". Sigma Theta Tau.
- Living people
- Canadian nurses
- Nigerian emigrants to Canada
- University of Windsor alumni
- University of Toronto alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Calgary
- Academic staff of the University of Alberta
- Canadian women academics
- Canada Research Chairs
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
- Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing
- Canadian women nurses