Florence Anfaara

Research Interests

I am an interdisciplinary feminist scholar working at the intersection of health geography and global health. My research employs a multimethod approach—combining qualitative, quantitative —guided by feminist and gender theories and the social determinants of health framework. I focus on health inequities in sub-Saharan Africa and North America. My work revolves around two main themes: (a) the political ecology of health and healthcare, and (b) the politics of everyday disease prevention work. Under Professor Kathi Wilson's supervision for the U of T Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, I am currently investigating the effects of Long COVID on Black and racialized populations in three Ontario cities. This research prioritizes Black and racialized voices in Long COVID studies, helping to shed light on how race, social position, and health policy interact to influence health disparities in Canada. 

Selected Publications 

Anfaara, F. W., Lawson, E. S., & Luginaah, I. (2025). Similar health emergencies, different commitments: Comparative strategies to end Ebola and COVID-19 in “post-conflict” Liberia. Social Science & Medicine, 365, 117609. 

Anfaara, F. W., Lawson, E. S., Atuoye, K. N., & Luginaah, I. (2025). The influence of women’s groups mobilisation on health emergency response: Evidence from the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. Plos one, 20(6), e0325496. 

Anfaara, F. W., Amoak, D., Kye, N. O., Sano, Y., & Antabe, R. (2024). Exploring the link between household structure and women’s household decision-making autonomy in Mauritania. Journal of biosocial science, 56(5), 831-844. 

Antabe, R., Sano, Y., Amoak, D., Anfaara, F. W., & Braimah, J. (2024). Factors associated with the uptake of HIV testing in Canada: Evidence from a nationally representative study. Social Work in Public Health, 39(6), 534-547. 

Sano, Y., Antabe, R., Kwon, E., Atuoye, K. N., Anfaara, F. W., & Luginaah, I. (2021). Disparities in physical activity descriptive norms: the case of immigrants and racial/ethnic minorities in New York City. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 59(5), 307-317.