University of Toronto

Tahany M. Gadalla

Associate Professor

B.Sc. (Applied Statistics) - Cairo University
Diploma (Demography and Population Studies) - United Nations Demographic Centre
M. Math. (Statistics) - University of Waterloo
M. Sc. (Biostatistics) - University of Toronto
Ph.D. (Measurement) - University of Toronto
Ph.D. - University of Toronto
Phone: (416) 946-0623 
 

Tahany M. Gadalla is an Associate Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto. She teaches research methods, quantitative data analysis, statistics and evidence-based practice. Her research interests include mental health issues as they relate to women. Tahany's publications focus on the identification of determinants,
correlates and risk factors for mental ill-health as well as the impact of mental ill-health on disability and quality of life.

Most recent peer-reviewed publications include:

Gadalla, T. M. (in press). Gender aspects in the comorbidity of eating disorders and alcohol use disorders. In Preedy, V. R. (Ed.). International Handbook of Behavior, Diet and Nutrition.

Gadalla, T. M. (in press). Psychiatric comorbidity in eating disorders. In Preedy, V. R. (Ed.). International Handbook of Behavior, Diet and Nutrition.

Gadalla, T. M. (in press). Ethnicity and seeking treatment for depression: A Canadian national study. Canadian Ethnic Studies.

Brennan, J.D., Carth, R., Hart, A.T., Gadalla, T.M., Gillis, L. (2011). Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating among men who have sex with men in Canada. International Journal of Men's Health.

Mishna, F., Khoury, M., Gadalla, T.M., Daciuk, J. (2011). Risk factors for involvement in cyber bullying: victims, bullies and bully-victims. Children and Youth Services Review. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.08.032.

Gadalla, T.M. (2011). Social aspects of mood disorders. In A. M. Columbus (Ed.). Advances in Psychology Research, Vol(88).

Suarez, E. & Gadalla, T. M. (2010). Stop blaming the victim: A Meta-Analysis on rape myths. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25(11):2010-2035. 

Mishna, F., Cook., C, Gadalla, T. M., Daciuk, J., & Solomon, S. (2010). Cyber bullying behaviours among middle and high school students. Manuscript revised and re-submitted to the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80(3):362-374.

Gadalla, T. M. (2010). The role of mastery and social support in the association between life stressors and psychological distress in older Canadians. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 53(6):512 - 530.

Gadalla, T. M. (2010). Relative body weight and disability in older adults: Results from a national survey. Journal of Aging and Health, 22(4), 403-418.

Gadalla, T. M. (2009). Association between mood and anxiety disorders and self-reported disability: results from a nationally representative sample of Canadians. Journal of Mental Health, 18(6):495-503.

Gadalla, T. M. & Piran, N. (2009). Eating disorders, substance use disorders and major depression in the Canadian population. Journal of Mental Health, 18(2):486-494.

Gadalla, T. M. (2009). Association of obesity with mood and anxiety disorders in the adult general population. Chronic Diseases in Canada, 30(1):29-36.

Gadalla, T. M. (2009). Determinants, correlates and mediators of psychological distress. Social Science and Medicine, 68(12), 2199-2205.

Gadalla, T. M. (2009). Eating disorders in men: A national study. International Journal of Men’s Health, 8(1), 72-81.

Gadalla, T. M. (2009). Impact of marital dissolution on men’s and women’s incomes: A longitudinal study. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 50(1), 55-65.

Gadalla, T. M. (2009). Sense of mastery, social support and health in elderly Canadians. Journal of Aging and Health, 21(4), 581-595

Gadalla, T. M. (2009). Socioeconomic gradient of functional limitations in individuals diagnosed with mood disorders. Women & Health, 49(1), 181-196.

Logie, C. & Gadalla, T. M. (2009). Meta-analysis of health and demographic correlates of stigma towards people living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Care, 21(6), 742-753.

Gadalla TM. (2008). Gender differences in poverty rates after marital dissolution: A longitudinal study. Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 49(3/4):225-238.

Gadalla TM & Piran N. (2008). Psychiatric comorbidity in women with disordered eating behavior. Journal of Women & Health, 48(4):467-484.

Gadalla TM. (2008). Eating disorders and associated psychiatric comobidity in elderly Canadian women. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 11(5):357-362.

Gadalla TM. (2008). Psychiatric comorbidity in eating disorders: A comparison of men and women. Journal of Men's Health, 5(3):209-217.

Gadalla TM. (2008). Association of comorbid mood disorders and chronic illness with disability and quality of life in Ontario, Canada. Chronic Diseases in Canada, 28(4):148-154.

Gadalla TM. (2008). Disability associated with comorbid anxiety disorders in women with chronic physical illness in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Women & Health, 48(1):1-20.

Gadalla TM & Fuller-Thomson E. (2008). Examining the Lag time between State-level income inequality and individual disabilities. American Journal of Public Health, 98(12):1-4.

Gadalla TM. (2008). Comparison of users and non-users of mental health services among depressed women. Journal of Women & Health, 47(1), 1-19.

Gadalla TM. (2007). Cancer patients' utilization of social work services in Canada. Journal of Health and Social Work, 32(3), 189-196.

Gadalla TM. & Piran N. (2007). Co-occurrence of eating disorders and alcohol use Disorders in women: A meta analysis. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 10(4), 133-140.

Gadalla TM. & Piran N. (2007). Eating disorders and substance use in Canadian men and women: A national study. Eating Disorders: the Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 15,189-203.

Fuller-Thomson E. & Gadalla TM. (2007). Income inequality and limitations in activities of daily living: A multilevel analysis of the 2003 American Community Survey. Public Health, 122, 221-228.

Piran, N. & Gadalla, TM. (2006). Co-occurrence of eating disorders and substance abuse in Canadian women, a national study. Journal of Addictions, Vol 102: 105-113.

Childs, R. A., Elgie, S., Gadalla, TM., Jaciw, A. P., & Traub, R. E. (2004). IRT-linked standard errors of weighted composites. Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation,9(13).

Gadalla TM. (2000). Women's representation in scientific disciplines in Canadian universities. The Canadian Journal of Higher Education. Vol 31(1), 1-34.