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Dr. Diana Sherifali is an Associate Professor at McMaster University's School of Nursing and Joint Faculty in Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact. She serves as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Diabetes Care and Research Program at Hamilton Health Sciences and an Associate Researcher at the Population Health Research Institute. Her scholarship focuses on designing, implementing, and evaluating diabetes self-management strategies across patient, provider, and population levels, with particular emphasis on e-health technologies, health services research, and integrated care models.
- Co-Lead, McMaster Evidence Review and Synthesis Team
- Co-Director, Health Coach Institute at York University
As Deputy Editor of the Canadian Journal of Diabetes, she shapes knowledge dissemination in diabetes care. Her research has produced over 200 publications in the last decade, including clinical practice guidelines and innovative programs like the ADAPT-M trial for postpartum diabetes prevention. She has contributed extensively to technology-enabled care models, systematic reviews on diabetes remission, and health equity studies for immigrant populations.
Dr. Sherifali's academic work spans diabetes technology implementation, cardiovascular comorbidity management, and mental health integration in diabetes care, with recent studies examining Reddit-based qualitative analysis of patient experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has also developed co-designed interventions for elderly diabetes patients with frailty and multimorbidity, and leads national efforts in diabetes health coaching standardization.
