Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Faculty Member

Lesley A. Tarasoff

Research Interests

Maternal and child health; perinatal health; reproductive health; mental health; disability; sexual and gender minority populations; health equity; community-based research; qualitative research; mixed methods research

Primary Affiliation:

Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health

Education and Training History:

PhD, Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto (2018)

MA, Women & Gender Studies, University of Toronto (2010)

BA (Honours), History, Sociology, Women’s Studies, Bishop’s University (2009)

Representative Publications:

1. Tarasoff, L.A., Lunsky, Y., Havercamp, S.M., Welsh, K., Vigod, S.N., & Brown, H.K. (2023). The disability-related education and training experiences of perinatal care providers in Ontario. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 45(8), 581-586. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogc.2023.05.032
2. Tarasoff, L.A., Saeed, G., Lunsky, Y., Welsh, K., Proulx, L., Havercamp, S.M., Parish, S.L., & Brown, H.K. (2023). Prenatal care experiences of childbearing people with disabilities in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, 52(3), 235-247. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2023.02.001
3. Tarasoff, L.A., Lunsky, Y., Welsh, K., Proulx, L., Havercamp, S.M., Parish, S.L., & Brown, H.K. (2023). Unmet needs, limited access: A qualitative study of postpartum health care experiences of people with disabilities. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79(9), 3324-3336. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15642
4. Berndl, A., Ladhani, N., Wilson, D., Basso, M., Jung, E., Tarasoff, L.A., Angle, P., & Soliman, N. (2021). SOGC Guideline No. 416: Labour, Delivery, and Postpartum Care for People with Physical Disabilities. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogc.2021.02.111
5. Tarasoff, L.A., Salaeva, D., Ravindran, S., Malik, H., & Brown, H.K. (2020). Maternal disability and risk for pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 222(1), 27-40.e18. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.07.015
6. Flanders, C.E., Anderson, R.E., & Tarasoff, L.A. (2020). Young bisexual people’s experiences of sexual violence: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Bisexuality, 20(2), 202-232. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2020.1791300
7. Tarasoff, L.A., Lunsky, Y., Chen, S., Guttmann, A., Havercamp, S., Parish, S., Vigod, S., Carty, A., & Brown, H.K. (2020). Preconception Health Characteristics of Women with Disabilities in Ontario: A Population-Based, Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Women’s Health, 29(12), 1564-1575. doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2019.8273
8. Tarasoff, L.A., Milligan, K., Le, T.L., Usher, A., & Urbanoski, K. (2018). Integrated treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women with problematic substance use: Service descriptions and client perceptions of care. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 90, 9-18. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2018.04.008
9. Ross, L.E., Salway, T., Tarasoff, L.A., MacKay, J.M., Hawkins, B.W., & Fehr, C.P. (2018). Prevalence of depression and anxiety among bisexual people compared to gay, lesbian, and heterosexual individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Annual Review of Sex Research, 55(4-5), 435-456. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2017.1387755
10. Tarasoff, L.A. (2017). “We don’t know. We’ve never had anybody like you before”: Barriers to perinatal care for women with physical disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, 10(3), 426-433. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.03.017