91ÑÇÉ«

Research Assistant, GEH Research and Lab Operations Coordinator

Research Team

Click here to send email

Georgina Birago Odoom Owusu, RN is a Research Associate, and Research and Lab Operations Coordinator with the Global Environmental Health (GEH) Lab at 91ÑÇɫ’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Global Health Policy, Management and Systems from 91ÑÇÉ« and is an internationally educated registered nurse (BSN) with clinical experience in Ghana.

Georgina’s research interests include global health, health systems, health equity, mental health, and the social and structural determinants that shape health outcomes. Her nursing background informs her practice-oriented approach to research and her interest in translating evidence into meaningful improvements in health and well-being.

Under the supervision of Dr. Godfred Odei Boateng, Georgina supports research activities within the GEH Lab, contributing to projects examining housing insecurity among people living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya, and Mental health risk and impact among adolescents in Ontario, Canada. Her role involves supporting research coordination, literature and evidence synthesis, data and project organization, team collaboration, and other activities that contribute to the implementation and dissemination of research.

Through her work at the Dahdaleh Institute, Georgina is committed to interdisciplinary research that addresses health inequities and generates evidence to inform policies, programs, and practices that promote health and well-being among underserved and marginalized populations.

In a previous opportunity with the Dahdaleh Institute, Georgina was a Global & Environmental Health Research Lab, Global Health Intern [FW22-23;S24]

You may also be interested in...