Dr. Farihah Ali is a scientist at CAMH’s Population and Global Health Institute, NPI of the Ontario Node of the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Matters (CRISM), and assistant professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. A qualitative researcher, her work focuses on opioid use, harm reduction, drug policy, and addiction treatment, with particular expertise in evaluating complex substance use policies and programs. Her research aims to generate actionable evidence to inform policy, health systems, and service delivery and improve outcomes for people who use drugs and other structurally marginalized populations.
Areas of Research
Dr. Ali’s research focuses broadly on substance use and addiction, with expertise in drug policy evaluation, program and service evaluation, the opioid crisis, and harm reduction. Her work examines how substance use policies and programs are implemented and experienced in real-world settings, with a particular interest in understanding their intended and unintended impacts. She specializes in qualitative and community-engaged research and works closely with people with lived and living experience of substance use, healthcare and service providers, community organizations, and other partners. Her research aims to generate practical, policy-relevant evidence that can inform the development, implementation, and evaluation of addiction and harm reduction programs, services, and policies.
Publications
View Dr. Ali's publications here.