Research Interests Dr. Rummens' areas of interest include immigrant/refugee child/youth health and wellbeing, war-affected newcomer communities, cross-culturally competent health service delivery, and international health research. Other areas of interest include cultural pluralism and minority relations; immigration and resettlement issues, ‘third world’ development, medical anthropology and sociology, qualitative research, and mixed-methodological research techniques. Current research projects focus on: the health, mental health and wellbeing of immigrant/refugee children and youth; identity formation and negotiation among newcomer youth, and among children/youth of mixed ethno-cultural heritage; impacts of war-trauma on newcomer children and youth; socio-cultural meanings of distress within war-affected diaspora communities; pathways and barriers to culturally competent health care for ethno-cultural communities; as well as child/youth health, developmental and educational trajectories across diverse populations. Dr. Rummens is also Co-Principal Investigator and Principal Applicant/ Toronto Site Principal Investigator of the New Canadian Children and Youth Study (NCCYS), a national longitudinal health survey of 4,200 immigrant and refugee children representing seventeen different ethno-cultural communities in Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg and Vancouver (2001-2009). The NCCYS is facilitated via the Metropolis Project’s Centres of Excellence for research on immigration and diversity in urban areas, and involves a team of close to 25 researchers based at nine universities and hospitals across Canada (www.metropolis.net). Dr. Rummens is also Co-Principal Investigator of a three year comparative study of limited access to health care of children with precarious migrant status in Ontario and Quebec .