Publications
Publications
My research examines how institutional policies and structural conditions shape population-level inequalities. Below is a selection of published work and ongoing scholarship focused on equity, data-driven decision-making, and policy implications.
Ahmed, M., Frank, K., Guevremont, A., Kohen, D., & Yoon, J. (2026). Use of Large Language Models for Occupational Classification: Early Learning & Child Care Workers. International Journal of Population Data Science, 11(1). doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v11i1.3367.
Evaluates the application of large language models for occupational coding and the importance of human expertise.
Ahmed, M., Lam, A., & Ogbodo, S. (2026). Bridging the Summer Learning Gap: Advancing Educational Equity in Ontario. In Consortium on Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-Making, McGill University. CAnD3 Brief.
This policy brief reviews the impacts of summer learning gap on children from marginalized backgrounds and provides practical policy recommendations.
Ahmed, M. (2025). "Telling a Data Story: How to Develop a Compelling Data-Driven Narrative." In Sage Research Methods: Data and Research Literacy. Sage Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781036222758.
This chapter outlines strategies for translating complex quantitative findings into accessible, persuasive narratives for policy and public audiences, with emphasis on clarity, visualization, and equity-informed framing.
Statistics Canada (2022). Analysis: Total Population. In Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2022. Catalogue no. 91-215-X.
Contributed to national demographic analysis supporting Canada’s official population estimates program and public reporting.
Ahmed, M., & Shuey, K., (Forthcoming). Unequal Risks: Caesarean Deliveries among Marginalized Populations in the U.S. Population Research and Policy Review.
Examines racial and socioeconomic disparities in C-section delivery across clinically stratified birth groups using U.S. natality data.
Ahmed, M. Systemic Bias and Impact on Trust in Public Health: Perspectives from Women’s Birthing Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario.
(Preparing for submission to the Canadian Journal of Public Health.)
Investigates how institutional maternity-care policies influenced interpersonal, institutional, and epistemic trust in public health.
Shuey, K., & Ahmed, M. Context of Disadvantage in Caregiving Families in Canada.
(Preparing for submission to the Canadian Journal on Aging.)
Examines how caregiving responsibilities intersect with social class, disability, and visible-minority status to shape cumulative disadvantage.