Rishma Chooniedass

(She, Her, Hers)

Assistant Professor of Teaching

Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing

Other Titles: Advisor to the Dean of FHSD on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Office: ART 341
Email: rishma@mail.ubc.ca

Research Summary

Maternal and child health; food allergy and anaphylaxis; equity and social justice

Courses & Teaching

NRSG 120 Introduction to Nursing Research
NRSG 126 Health and Healing I
NRSG 136 Nursing Practice I
NRSG 313 Relational Practice (Connecting Across Difference)
HINT 320 Global Health
NRSG 338 Nursing Practice with Childbearing Families
NRSG 339 Nursing Practice in Child Health

Biography

Rishma Chooniedass was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and received her BN and MN from the University of Manitoba (UofM). She spent her first 13 years of nursing working in research in the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health at the UofM. At the Manitoba site, she coordinated large national epidemiological studies. Her interest in food allergy and anaphylaxis in children encouraged her to pursue her master’s degree. She moved to Kelowna in 2017 where she teaches in the School of Nursing at UBCO. She enjoys teaching clinical practice where she encourages students to apply evidence-based practice and think critically for their patients. She lectures several classes where she uses a variety of approaches to enhance student learning. In her spare time, she continues to conduct research and volunteers at the Boys and Girls Club as a restorative justice facilitator and a youth mentor.

Degrees

MN University of Manitoba, 2017
RN, BN University of Manitoba, 2004
BSc University of Manitoba, 2000

Research Interests & Projects

Strengthening Global Health Research: Identifying Gaps and Opportunities for Capacity Building

Strategies to integrate cultural safety into a nursing program: A scoping review 

Selected Publications & Presentations

Cheung, K. Y., Petrou, L., Helfer, B., Porubayeva, E., Dolgikh, E., Ali, S., … & Munblit, D. (2023). Health and nutrition claims for infant formula: international cross sectional survey. bmj, 380.

Chooniedass, R., Tarrant, M., Turner, S., Fan, H. S. L., Del Buono, K., Masina, S., … & Azad, M. B. (2022). Factors associated with breast-feeding initiation and continuation in Canadian-born and non-Canadian-born women: a multi-centre study. Public Health Nutrition, 25(10), 2822-2833

West, C. H., Rieger, K. L., Kenny, A., Chooniedass, R., Mitchell, K. M., Winther Klippenstein, A., … & Scott, S. D. (2022). Digital storytelling as a method in health research: A systematic review. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, 16094069221111118.

Chooniedass, R., Soller, L., Hsu, E., To, S., Cameron, S., & Chan, E. (2020). Parents of children with food allergy: A qualitative study describing needs and identifying solutions. ANNALS of Allergy Asthma & Immunology.

Tarrant, M., Chooniedass, R., Fan, H. S. L., Del Buono, K., & Masina, S. (2020). Breastfeeding and postpartum glucose regulation among women with prior gestational diabetes: a systematic review. Journal of Human Lactation, 36(4), 723-738.

Chooniedass, R., Temple, B., Martin, D., & Becker, A. (2018). A qualitative study exploring parents’ experiences with epinephrine use for their child’s anaphylactic reaction. Clinical and Translational Allergy, 8(1), 43.

West, C. H., Rieger, K. L., Chooniedass, R., Adekoya, A. A., Isse, A. A., Karpa, J. V., … & Martin, D. E. (2018). Enlivening a community of authentic scholarship: A faculty-mentored experience for graduate students at the 2016 qualitative health research conference. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 17(1), 1609406918808122.

Chooniedass, R., Temple, B., & Becker, A. (2017). Epinephrine use for Anaphylaxis: Too seldom, too late A Review of Current Practices and Guidelines. ANNALS of Allergy Asthma & Immunology.

Graham, C., Chooniedass, R., Stefura , W., Becker, A., Sears, M., Turvey, S., Mandhane, P., Subbarao, P., HayGlass, K., & CHILD Study Investigators. (2017).  In vivo immune signatures of healthy human pregnancy: Inherently inflammatory or anti-inflammatory? PLoS one. 2017 Jun 21; 12(6):e0177813

Graham, C., Chooniedass, R., Stefura, W., Lotoski, L., Lopez, P., Befus, A., Becker, A., & HayGlass, K. T. (2017). Stability of pro-and anti-inflammatory immune biomarkers for human cohort studies. Journal of Translational Medicine, 15(1), 53.

Moraes, T. J., Lefebvre, D. L., Chooniedass, R., Becker, A. B., Brook, J. R., Denburg, J., … & Sears M. (2015). The Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort study: biological samples and biobanking. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 29(1), 84-92.

Professional Services/Affiliations/Committees

Faculty of Health and Social Development Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee

School of Nursing Equity and Social Justice Committee

School of Social Work Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee

CASN BIPOC Mentorship and Advocacy Interest Group

CASN Social Justice and Anti-Racism Interest Group

Coalition of African, Caribbean and Black Nurses in British Columbia

 

Media

Food Allergy and Your Kiddo Podcast

Parts 1- 3 Themes in Parenting a Child who has Food Allergy

Part 4: Parenting a Child with Food Allergy – Ask the researcher Rishma Chooniedass

https://foodallergyandyourkiddo.com/food-allergy-and-parenting/

Knowledge Nudge: Knowledge translation and patient engagment from a health research and healthcare perspective

The importance of relationship building: Guest blog with Rishma Chooniedass

https://medium.com/knowledgenudge/the-importance-of-relationship-building-guest-blog-with-rishma-chooniedass-ae5348299a04