Danielle Denwood is a 1st year PhD student in 91ÑÇɫ’s Global Health Program. Under the supervision of Dr. Michaela Hynie, her research explores the health impacts of climate change adaptation, with a focus on the gendered dynamics of displacement and dispossession in Africa and Asia. Trained as a midwife, Danielle holds an MSc in Global Health from McMaster University and brings an interdisciplinary perspective shaped by experience in clinical, academic, and multilateral settings across Canada, India, Jamaica, and East Africa. Her research interests include maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health and rights, climate change, and planetary health. She is committed to advancing equity-driven, community-based, and socially responsive research that bridges academia, policy, and practice.
Research Keywords
Climate change; maternal and child health; health and well-being; social determinants of health
Themes | Global Health & Humanitarianism |
Status | Active |
Related Work |
N/A
|
Updates |
N/A
|
You may also be interested in...
2023 Graduate Research Spotlighted at Annual Dahdaleh Graduate Symposium
The Dahdaleh Institute hosted its 4th Annual Annual Global Health Graduate Scholars Symposium on Wed. December 13, 2023. Joined by 20 attendees, the superb presentation line-up featured research addressing some of the most pressing issues ...Read more about this Post
Global & Environmental Health Lab
As a top-tier research group, the Global & Environmental Health Lab is committed to developing cross-culturally validated resource insecurity tools including housing, good, energy, and water insecurity scales that can be used in most low ...Read more about this Project
91ÑÇÉ« U researchers’ revamped AI tool makes water dramatically safer in refugee camps
As the world’s refugee crisis intensifies and climate change linked natural disasters become more frequent, unique machine-learning enabled tool helps aid workers deliver safe water in displaced-population settlements Woman and children gather at a tapstand ...Read more about this Post