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Overview

Anita Kothari is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Their research activity centers primarily on health professions, social sciences, and medicine, with a strong interdisciplinary approach integrating various subfields such as general health professions, sociology and political science, public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, and communication.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration

Kothari's publication record demonstrates considerable engagement in health systems research and policy. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Health Research Policy and Systems
  • International Journal of Health Policy and Management
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • BMJ Open
  • FACETS

Recent papers from Kothari's body of work illustrate the focus areas and collaborative nature of their research:

  • "How does integrated knowledge translation (IKT) compare to other collaborative research approaches to generating and translating knowledge? Learning from experts in the field," 2020, Health Research Policy and Systems
  • "Building an integrated knowledge translation (IKT) evidence base: colloquium proceedings and research direction," 2020, Health Research Policy and Systems
  • "Diverse perspectives on interdisciplinarity from Members of the College of the Royal Society of Canada," 2020, FACETS
  • "Use of digital technologies for public health surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review," 2023, Digital Health
  • "Evaluating the quality of research co-production: Research Quality Plus for Co-Production (RQ + 4 Co-Pro)," 2023, Health Research Policy and Systems

Kothari often collaborates with a consistent group of coauthors, reflecting close partnerships in the field. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Ian D. Graham
  • Lorie Donelle
  • Chris McCutcheon
  • James Conklin
  • Leigha Comer

Best Publications

  • The dark side of coproduction: do the costs outweigh the benefits for health research?

    Kathryn Oliver;Anita Kothari;Nicholas Mays

  • Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) in health care: a scoping review

    Anna R. Gagliardi;Whitney Berta;Anita Kothari;Jennifer Boyko

  • Defining Integrated Knowledge Translation and Moving Forward: A Response to Recent Commentaries

    Anita Kothari;Chris McCutcheon;Ian D. Graham

  • Moving knowledge into action for more effective practice, programmes and policy: protocol for a research programme on integrated knowledge translation

    Ian D. Graham;Anita Kothari;Chris McCutcheon

  • A critical second look at integrated knowledge translation.

    Anita Kothari;C. Nadine Wathen

  • Using realist evaluation to open the black box of knowledge translation: a state-of-the-art review

    Katherine L Salter;Anita Kothari

  • How does integrated knowledge translation (IKT) compare to other collaborative research approaches to generating and translating knowledge? Learning from experts in the field.

    Tram Nguyen;Tram Nguyen;Ian D. Graham;Ian D. Graham;Kelly J. Mrklas;Kelly J. Mrklas;Sarah Bowen

  • The use of tacit and explicit knowledge in public health: a qualitative study

    Anita Kothari;Debbie Rudman;Maureen Dobbins;Michael Rouse

  • Sustainability of public health interventions: where are the gaps?

    David Roger Walugembe;Shannon Sibbald;Marlene Janzen Le Ber;Anita Kothari

  • Public health decision-makers' informational needs and preferences for receiving research evidence.

    Maureen Dobbins;Susan Jack;Helen Thomas;Anita Kothari

  • “Interaction” and research utilisation in health policies and programs: does it work?

    Anita Kothari;Stephen Birch;Cathy Charles

  • Lessons from the business sector for successful knowledge management in health care: a systematic review.

    Anita Kothari;Nina Hovanec;Robyn Hastie;Shannon Sibbald

  • Uncovering Tacit Knowledge: A Pilot Study to Broaden the Concept of Knowledge in Knowledge Translation

    Anita R Kothari;Julia J Bickford;Nancy Edwards;Maureen J Dobbins

  • Integrated knowledge translation: digging deeper, moving forward

    Anita Kothari;C Nadine Wathen

  • Research agenda for integrated knowledge translation (IKT) in healthcare: what we know and do not yet know

    Anna R Gagliardi;Anita Kothari;Ian D Graham

  • Embracing complexity and uncertainty to create impact: exploring the processes and transformative potential of co-produced research through development of a social impact model

    Kate Beckett;Michelle Farr;Michelle Farr;Anita Kothari;Lesley Wye

  • Indicators at the interface: managing policymaker-researcher collaboration

    Anita Kothari;Lynne MacLean;Nancy Edwards;Allison Hobbs

  • Is research working for you? validating a tool to examine the capacity of health organizations to use research

    Anita Kothari;Nancy Edwards;Nadia Hamel;Maria Judd

  • Multiple intervention research programs in community health

    Nancy Edwards;Judy Mill;Anita R Kothari

  • Evolving the theory and praxis of knowledge translation through social interaction: a social phenomenological study

    Carol L McWilliam;Anita Kothari;Catherine Ward-Griffin;Dorothy Forbes

  • Exploring the frontiers of research co-production: the Integrated Knowledge Translation Research Network concept papers.

    Ian D. Graham;Chris McCutcheon;Anita Kothari

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy Edwards
Nancy Edwards University of Ottawa
C. Nadine Wathen
C. Nadine Wathen University of Western Ontario
Maureen Dobbins
Maureen Dobbins McMaster University
Kelsey Hegarty
Kelsey Hegarty University of Melbourne
Stephen Birch
Stephen Birch University of Queensland
Joy L. Johnson
Joy L. Johnson Simon Fraser University
Kim L. Lavoie
Kim L. Lavoie University of Quebec at Montreal
Philip L. Jackson
Philip L. Jackson Université Laval
Daniel M. Bernstein
Daniel M. Bernstein Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Alidad Amirfazli
Alidad Amirfazli York University

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