Salami akill biography of alberta

A University of Alberta associate professor is channelling her experiences as a black, African immigrant into her current research on black youth mental health.

Bukola Oladunni Salami, a nursing associate professor, immigrated to Canada in 1997 from Nigeria when she was 16 years old.

Salami akill biography of alberta

After watching her parents struggle to use their Canadian degrees because of a lack of Canadian job experience, Salami went on to receive a PhD in nursing from the University of Toronto, allowing her to study issues representing her experiences: immigrant and black youth mental health. 

From her parents’ exclusion from academia to feeling isolated, receiving a post-secondary education was not easy for Salami, mainly due to who she is: a black, African woman.

While getting her degrees, simply encountering another student who looked like her was a big deal. 

“One of the challenges as a black, African immigrant going through academia is there aren’t too many of us. It’s difficult to get m