Rozina Somani PhD, MScN, BScN, RN

Dr. Rozina Somani is an Assistant Professor at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) College of Nursing. Her career reflects over 25 years of experience in research, education, and academic leadership, with a strong commitment to equity, inclusion, and interdisciplinary collaboration in healthcare. In 2024, Dr. Somani earned her PhD in Nursing with a Collaborative Specialization in Global Health from the University of Toronto. Her doctoral research focused on workplace violence in healthcare, emphasizing the implementation of a nurse-centred reporting system. Her broader research interests include gender equity, workplace violence, domestic and intimate partner violence, and mental health. These areas align with her dedication to addressing complex social determinants of health and fostering positive change in healthcare systems.

She currently serves as a Curriculum Consultant with the National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS), Canada. Previously, she held roles as a Research Associate (Fellow) and Instructor in the BScN Extended Program at the University of Toronto, as well as Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator for BScN years III and IV at the Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan. Dr. Somani prioritizes strong educational leadership, notably leading the Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Program (2020–2025) at the University of Toronto and serving on the Academic Board of the Governing Council (2019–2020). She currently serves as Co-Chair of the Ismaili Nurses Alliance (INA), supporting internationally educated nurses in navigating licensure pathways in Canada. Her teaching and research excellence have been recognized through multiple awards, including Outstanding Teaching Awards from both the University of Toronto and Aga Khan University, the Bertha Rosenstadt Doctoral Research Dissertation Award, and the Sigma Theta Tau International Publication Award.

• Gender equity
• Workplace violence
• Domestic violence
• Intimate partner violence
• Mental health

• Qualitative
• Quantitative
• Mixed methods
• Implementation Science

• NURS 205: Nursing Research
• NURS 307: Integrating Mental Health and Addiction into Nursing
• NURS 893: Qualitative Research Methods

Orcid Profile

• Member Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) (2019- to date)
• Member Canadian Nurses Association (2022- to date)
• Member STTI Honor Society of Nursing (Lambda Pi- At-Large Chapter (2020- to date)
• Member Nursing Research Interest Group, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) (2020- to date)
• Co-Chair Ismaili Nurses Alliance (INA), Ontario (September 2024- to date)
• Member Award committee Canadian Conference on Global Health (CCGH) (October 24-28, 2025, Halifax - Canada)
• Member abstract review committee - International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress 2024 [June 9- 13, 2025]
• External Reviewer Research Initiative for Scholars Excellence (RISE) Program- Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery (April 2025)
• Member Student Advisory Group, Center for Learning Strategy Support (CLSS), University of Toronto (2024- 2025)
• Coordinator peer-to-peer mentorship committee Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto (2020- 2025)
• External Reviewer Research Strategic Planning, AKUSONAM, Pakistan [for five years] (July 2021)
• Member Global Alumni Reunion Committee, Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery, Pakistan (August to October 2020)

• Publication Award - Sigma Theta Tau International, Lambda Pi-At-Large Chapter (2024)
• Grad Scholar Award, Golden Key International Honour Society (2023)
• Teaching Assistant of the Year Award (2022) Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. https://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/teaching-awards/
• University of Toronto Student Leadership Award (2022)
• My two articles are linked to the United Nations SDGs 8 and 16 by Elsevier, having received 17,439 downloads between 2019 - 2021
• University of Toronto Fellowship- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto (2021, 2020, 2019, 2017)
• Mary Kathleen King Graduate Grant- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto (2020, 2019, 2018)
• PPEF Bluma Appel Community Trust Fellowship Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto (2020, 2019)
• GSEF - Faculty of Nursing Grant- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto (2019, 2018)
• Best Oral Presentation Award- Central South University, Changsha, China (2019)
• Dean’s Scholarship- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto (2018)
• Seymour Schulich Graduate Student Grant (2018)
• Outstanding Teaching Award in Classroom Teaching- Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKU-SONAM) (2016)
• Outstanding Teaching Award in Clinical Teaching, Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKU-SONAM) (2013)