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Publications

Publications

Dr Nasreen Ali

Articles
  • Ali N (2009) The Making of Kashmiri Identity in Journal of South Asian Diaspora Vol. 1 No. 2 September, pp 181-192.
  • Atkin K, Ali, N and Chu, C.E. (2009) The Politics of Difference: Providing a Cancer Genetic Service in a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Society in Diversity in Health and Care Vol. 6, No. 3, September, pp. 149-157.
  • Ali, N, Atkin K, and Neal R (2006) ‘The Role of Culture in the General Practice Consultation Process’ in Ethnicity and Health Vol. 11, No. 4, November, pp. 389-408.
  • Neal R, Ali, N, Atkin, K, Allgar V.L, Ali S, and Coleman T, (2006) Communication between South Asian Patients and GPs: Comparative Study using the Roter Interactional Analysis System in The British Journal of General Practice Vol. 56, No. 532, November, pp. 530-535.
  • Neal R, Ali N, Allgar V, Phil H, Leese B, (2006) ‘Stage at diagnosis, survival and diagnostic delays for lung, colorectal, prostate and ovarian cancer: comparison between patients referred urgently from primary care and patients diagnosed through other routes’ in British Journal of General Practice, Vol 56, No. 532, pp. 869-75.
  • Ali N and Hussain-Gambles M (2005) ‘Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use among South Asian Patients with Cancer in Britain’ in Diversity in Health and Social Care, Vol 2, No. 1 pp. 41-45.
  • Ali N (2004) ‘Diaspora and Nation: Displacement and the Politics of Kashmiri Identity in Britain’, in Contemporary South Asia, April, pp.471-480.
  • Neal R, Ali N, Allgar V and Coleman T (2004) ‘Consent Rates for Video-recording General Practice Consultations: Effect of Ethnicity and other factors’, in Family Practice, Vol. 21, No. 2 pp. 219-220.
  • Ali N (2003) ‘Fluency in the Consulting Room’, in British Journal of General Practice, July pp.514-515.
  • Ali N (2002) ‘Kashmiri Nationalism beyond the Nation State’, in South Asia Research, Vol. 22.2.
  • Ali N (2002) ‘Kashmiris: Between Ethnicity and Nationality: will the ‘Real’ Kashmiris Please Stand Up?’ in BASAS Bulletin Vol.5, No 1.
  • Ali N and Schild L (1997) 'Listening to Grandparents from a Range of Ethnic Communities: the Methodological Implications', in Generations Review, Vol. 7, No 1 March.
  • Ali N and Northover, M (1997) 'Distinct Identities: South Asian Youth in Britain', in the Proceedings of the IACCP International Association of Cross Cultural Psychology. Montreal 12-16 August 1996.
  • Ali N (1993) ‘Community Identity: Research’, in Progress in Local Economic Quarterly. Vol. 2, Issue 1.
Books

  • Ali N, VS Kalra and B Sayyid (eds.) (2006) Postcolonial People: South Asians in Britain. Hurst & Company: London.
Chapters in Books

  • Ali N, VS Kalra and Sayyid S (2003) ‘British Asian’, in the Encyclopaedia of Race, Cashmore, E (ed.) Routledge: London.
  • Ali N, Ellis P and Khan Z (1996) ‘The 1990’s: A Time to Separate British Punjabi and British Kashmiri Identity’, in Singh and Talbot (eds.) Punjabi Identity: Continuity and Change. Maohar.
Published Reports

  • Craig G, Adamson S, Ali N and Demsash (2010) Mapping Rapidly Changing Minority Ethnic Populations: A Case Study of York. Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
  • Craig G, McNamee S, Adamson S, Ali N, Ali S, Atkins L, Dadze-Arthur, A, Elliott C, Murtuja, B (2007) 330200015 Sure Start and Black and Ethnic Minority Populations. DfES.
  • Ali N, Atkin K, Craig G, Dadze-Arthur A, Elliott C, and Edwards A (2006) Ethnicity, Disability and Work: Examining the Inclusion of People with Sensory Impairments from Black and Minority Ethnic Groups into the Labour Market. The Royal National Institute for the Blind/Big Lottery Fund.
  • Ali N and Mir G (2006) Evaluation of the Dosti Women’s Project. Leeds Social Services.
  • Tozer R and Ali N (2006) Meeting the Cultural Challenges of offering Patient ‘Choice’. North Kirklees Primary Care Trust.
  • Ali N (2004) Experiences of Maternity Services: Muslim Women’s Perspectives. The Maternity Alliance.
  • Carroll R, Ali N, and Azam N (2002) Promoting Physical Activity in South Asian Muslim Women through ‘Exercise on Prescription’. Health Technology Assessment Vol. 6: No. 8
Selected Seminars and Conferences
  • Ali N (2009) Uptake of self-management in patients with Heart Failure and their family / carers, British Heart Foundation Nurses’ and Health Professionals’ Conference. The Belfry, Birmingham. 23 February.
  • Chu C.E, Atkin K, and Ali N (2008) The Politics of Difference: Providing a Cancer Genetic Service in a Multi-Cultural Society. Poster presentation at The British Human Genetics Conference, University of York. 15-17 September.
  • Ali N (2006) Ethnicity, Disability and Work, Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford. The Royal National Institute for the Blind. 27 June.
  • Ali N (2006) Ethnicity, Disability and Work, Jury’s Inn Birmingham. The Royal National Institute for the Blind. 31 May.
  • Ali N (2002) Culture and Communication, The Wolds Primary Care Research Network Conference.
  • Ali N (1999) Kashmiri Identity in the Diaspora. The Kashmiri National Identity Campaign Conference. Bradford 24 January.
  • Ali N (1998) Essentialising Inessential Women: from arranged marriages to Asian Babes. The University of Bradford. May 1998.
  • Ali N (1998) Muslim Voices in the European Union. Practical Approaches to Race Equality in Europe Conference. The University of Aston and Birmingham City Council. 26 March.
  • Ali N (1997) Enculturation and the Maintenance of Ethnic Distinctiveness: Kashmiris in Luton. One day workshop on Pakistanis in Britain, St Anthony’s College, Oxford. 28 February.
  • P & Weinreich P (1996) Kashmiri British Identity: Generational Identifications. The Annual Conference of the British Psychological Association. The Brighton Centre 12-14 April.
  • Ali N, Ellis P and Weinreich P (1996) Kashmiri Redefinition of Identity. The Annual Conference of the British Psychological Association. The Brighton Centre 12-14 April.
  • Ali N (1996) Researching Kashmiri Identity: An Interdisciplinary Methodological Approach. One day workshop on research methodologies and ethnic minorities. The University of Luton. 25th October.
  • Ali N (1995) Kashmiris in the United Kingdom: the Emergence of Political Identity. Indian Studies Seminar Series. The University of Hull. 8 March.
  • Ali N (1995) Community and Individual Identity of the Kashmiri Community in Luton: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Institute of Commonwealth Studies. 7th June.
  • Ali N (1995) The Kashmiri Family: Observations from Research. One day conference on Cultural Awareness, Crime Reduction Programme. Luton 14th September.
  • Ali N, Ellis P and Khan Z (1994) Has British Identity Subsumed Kashmiri Identity? Implications for Modern South Asian Studies. 13th European Conference of Modern South Asian Studies. Toulouse. 31 August 3 September.
  • Ali N, Ellis P and Khan Z (1994) The Impact of Events on British Kashmiri Identity. The Annual Conference of the British Association of South Asian Studies. London School of Economics. 20 September.
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