WHO I Am
Dr. Bukola Salami is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in advancing health equity research and fostering community partnerships in health to improve population health outcomes through innovative research, policy, and institutional strategy.
She works at the intersection of evidence, governance, and community partnership in health to assist organizations in designing systems that drive population health improvement and ensure health equity research has a measurable impact.
She is a Registered Nurse, Full Professor, and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Black and Racialized Peoples’ Health at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, where she focuses on community partnerships in health and health equity research to drive population health improvement.
WHAT I DO
Dr. Bukola Salami is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in advancing health equity research and fostering community partnerships in health to improve population health outcomes through innovative research, policy, and institutional strategy.
LEADERSHIP
Dr. Bukola Salami has held numerous national and international leadership, editorial, and advisory roles that have significantly shaped research, policy, and practice in nursing, migrant health, and health equity. Her contributions to health equity research are particularly noteworthy as she advocates for equitable practices in healthcare delivery.
Since January 2023, Dr. Salami has served on the Editorial Boards of Qualitative Health Research, Nursing Inquiry, and Nursing Philosophy. She also joined the Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Nursing Research in 2023, where she acts as Special Issue Editor (2023 – Present) for a special issue focused on Racism in Nursing. In addition, she has served as Associate Editor of the Canadian Medical Association Journal since 2021. Between March 2024 and December 2024, she contributed as Academic Editor for PLOS Global Public Health in California, USA.
Dr. Salami is widely recognized for her expertise in academic evaluation and promotion review. She has served as an External Examiner for promotion and tenure cases at several leading institutions, including Yale University (April 2023), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (January – March 2023), McMaster University (2023 and 2024), Toronto Metropolitan University (January 2023), University of Victoria (October 2022), and Western University (August 2022).
As the Founder and Lead of the African Child and Youth Migration Network (January 2019 – Present), she has established a vital community partnership in health that aligns with her commitment to advancing health equity. This international research network is affiliated with the Worldwide Universities Network. Dr. Salami also served as a Steering Committee Member of the Worldwide Universities Network Global Africa Group from July 2019 to June 2023, based in Leeds, England. During this period, she led the Migration and Health Research Group at the University of Alberta (January 2019 – June 2023).
Her extensive contributions to national health policy and advisory initiatives reflect her dedication to population health improvement. She currently serves as Co-Chair of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Best Practice Guideline on Anti-Black Racism in Nursing (January 2022 – Present) and as a Committee Member of the Public Health Agency of Canada Black Mental Health Working Group (January 2019 – Present). In July 2025, she began her role as Co-Chair and Committee Member of the Public Health Agency of Canada Advisory Committee on Science.
Dr. Salami's work advancing equity and inclusion in healthcare education includes her membership in the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Anti-Racism Committee (January 2024 – Present). Prior to this, she served as Co-Chair of the EDIA Advisory Committee on Equity, Diversity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility in Team-based Comprehensive Primary Care from October 2022 to February 2024, an initiative supported by Service Canada and the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine.
Additionally, Dr. Salami has contributed extensively to academic governance at the University of Alberta (2014 – Present) through roles on numerous committees, including the Kule Institute for Advanced Studies Advisory Council (2021 – 2023), the Faculty Evaluation Committee (2019 – 2020), the Research Review Committee (Chair, 2019 – 2020), and various faculty hiring, awards, and curriculum review committees.
Beyond academia, she has actively engaged in government and community initiatives, such as the Edmonton Women’s Taskforce (2021) and the Edmonton Black, African, Caribbean Working Group with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (2021).
Earlier in her career, Dr. Salami served as a Board Member of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses of North America (2011 – 2015), where she also held positions as Newsletter Editor (2011 – 2015) and Research Committee Member (2013 – 2015). She also held leadership roles with Sigma Theta Tau International (2010 – 2013) and contributed to several global health and nursing initiatives through the University of Toronto (2008 – 2011) and other professional organizations.
Through these extensive roles spanning over two decades, Dr. Salami continues to influence academic scholarship, healthcare policy, and global health equity initiatives in Canada and internationally.
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