Dr. Zahra Ali

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Zahra Ali is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, specializing in Forensic Psychiatry. She holds an MD and is board-certified in psychiatry. Zahra completed her Bachelor of Science at McMaster University, after which she attended medical school, with the final two years spent in New York City. She completed her residency in psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Bronx Lebanon Hospital, where she served as the chief resident. Following her residency, Zahra pursued a forensic fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her professional experience includes working with low socioeconomic status patient populations in New York, where she participated in quality improvement initiatives, ACGME accreditation panels, and has contributed to academic presentations and publications, including a book on the neuroscience of schizophrenia. Her research interests focus on violence risk assessment and the issues surrounding confinement in correctional settings.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology