Research, Evaluation, and Ethics
Committee

Who we are
Our Mission
The mission of the Research, Evaluation, and Ethics Committee is to foster refugee health research among members of the Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers and to act as a source of research expertise and support for the broader refugee health community.
Our Vision
The vision of the Research, Evaluation, and Ethics Committee is to create a refugee health evidence base and to support data driven program creation and evaluation in order to improve refugee health outcomes for refugee children, families, individuals and communities.
Publications/Presentations
Examples
Some example publications and presentations that represent collaboration among committee members are listed below.
Publications
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Hauck, F. R., & Brown, C. (Eds.). (2021). Immigrant Health, An Issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, E-Book (Vol. 48, No. 1). Elsevier Health Sciences. https://www.primarycare.theclinics.com/issue/S0095-4543(20)X0005-4
- Zhang, M., Gurung, A., Anglewicz, P., Subedi, P., Payton, C., Ali, A., Ibrahim, A., Haider, M., Hamidi, N., Atem, J., Thang, J., Wang, S., Kim, C., Kimball, S.L., Karaki, F., Nazhat, N., Abouagila, M., & Yun, K. (2021). Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among refugees in the United States. Public Health Reports, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549211045838
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Payton, C., Kumar, G.S., Kimball, S., Clarke, S.K., AlMasri, I., & Karaki, F.M. (2021). A logic model framework for planning an international refugee health research, evaluation, and ethics committee. Health Promotion Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399211035703
- Payton, C. & Kumar, G.S. (2023). Planning an international refugee health research, evaluation, and ethics committee. Sage Perspectives. https://perspectivesblog.sagepub.com/blog/research/planning-an-international-refugee-health-research-evaluation-and-ethics-committee
Presentations
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Payton, C., Kumar, G.S., Kimball, S., Clarke, S.K., AlMasri, I., & Karaki, F. Strategic planning for refugee health research: Prioritizing activities for a research, evaluation, and ethics committee. Workshop at the 2021 North American Refugee Health Conference; 2021, September 11, virtual.
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Zeidan, A., Brewer, S., Payton, C., Dawson-Hahn, B., Agrawal, P., & Talavlikar, R. Future directions and priorities for Refugee Health Research: Building a roadmap. Workshop at the 2022 North American Refugee Health Conference; 2022, June 23, Cleveland, OH.
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Aultman, J., Zaaeed, N., Atem, J., Whiting-Collins, L., Payton, C., & DiVito, B. Applying cultural humility to an ethical review of refugee research. Workshop at the 2022 North American Refugee Health Conference; 2022, June 24, Cleveland, OH.
Logic Model
Download the logic model to learn more about our strategic plan for the SRHP Research, Evaluation, and Ethics Committee.
Note. Logic model template derived from Taylor-Powell, E., & Henert, E. (2008). Developing a logic model: Teaching and training guide. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative Extension, Program Development and Evaluation.

Learn More About Our Objectives
Download the committee charter to learn more about our objectives.

Need assistance?
Complete a Research Collaboration Form to request assistance from the Research, Evaluation, and Ethics Committee.
Leadership & Members
Committee Chairs
Sarah Brewer, PhD MPA
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, ACCORDS
Associate Director, Colorado Children’s Outcomes Network (COCONet)
University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus
Colleen Payton, PhD MPH CPH MCHES
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Moravian University
Vice Chair
Rachel Talavlikar, MD CCFP cTropMed
Family Physician, Mosaic Refugee Health Program
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary
Research Agenda Subcommittee Chairs
Elizabeth Dawson-Hahn, MD MPH
University of Washington
Amy J. Zeidan, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Ethics Subcommittee Chairs
Tim Holland, MD, MA, CCFP(EM)
Head, Department of Bioethics, Dalhousie University
Medical Lead, Newcomer Health Clinic, Nova Scotia
Najah Zaaeed, DrPH, LMSW, MPA, CHES®
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Wellness State University of New York, Oswego
Refugee Review Board
Anisa Ibrahim, MD, University of Washington
Mahri Haider
Ibrahim Almasri, MD
Jacob Atem, PhD, MPH
Noor Flanagan Almusahwi
Yusef Al-Molieh, MSC, University of Toronto
Matilda Rial, MBBS, MPH
Ola Alani, MS, Stanford University
Farduus Y Ahmed, MSW
Russel Jabber
Shams ur Rahman Rahmanzai
Tara Dahal
Rabea Alriffai
Members
Pooja Agrawal, MD MPH
Yale University
Ibrahim AlMasri, MD
University of Calgary
Jacob Atem, PhD MPH
Southern Sudan Healthcare Organization
Julie M. Aultman, PhD
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Sarah Brewer, PhD MPA
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Elizabeth Dawson-Hahn, MD MPH
University of Washington
Brittany DiVito, MPH FNP-BC
Valleywise Health/District Medical Group
Lisa H. Gren, PhD MSPH
University of Utah
Fern R. Hauck, MD MS
University of Virginia
Tim Holland, MD
Dalhousie University
Anisa Ibrahim, MD
University of Washington
Fatima Karaki, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Heval Kelli MD
Georgia State University School of Public Health
Twitter: @hevalkellimd
Website: www.hevalkelli.com
Sarah Kimball, MD
Boston University School of Medicine
Amir Mohareb, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Colleen Payton, PhD MPH CPH MCHES
Moravian University
Duncan Reid, MD
Harborview Medical Center; EthnoMed
Rachel Talavlikar, MD CCFP cTropMed
Mosaic Refugee Health Program
University of Calgary
Lillian Whiting-Collins, PhD MSPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mark L. Wieland, MD MPH
Mayo Clinic
Najah Zaaeed, DrPH, LMSW, MPA, CHES
State University of New York, Oswego
Amy Zeidan, MD
Emory University School of Medicine

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