WINTER TERM 2026
Professor has co-authored , published in .
Professor Kerry Scott was a co-author on the paper , published in .
Professor A.M. Viens was a co-author on a commentary , published in the .
Professor received $362,992 from to undertake a cross-cultural validation of housing insecurity scale in slums and informal settlements.
Professor Kerry Scott received $286,282 from to investigate public trust and engagement with Ontario's health system.
We鈥檙e delighted to welcome Eric Williamson to 91亚色! A Registered Dietitian jointly appointed to Global Health and Kinesiology & Health Science, Eric brings expertise in nutrition, physical activity, healthy aging, and chronic disease prevention. Welcome, Eric!
Professor was a co-author on a paper, , published in .
Professor received the Faculty of Health鈥檚 Excellence in Service and Engagement Impact award. Congrats Brad!
A heartfelt thank you to our Program Assistant for her outstanding service and many contributions to our community. Emma, you will be greatly missed, and we wish you every success and happiness in your next adventure!
Professors , A.M. Viens, Steven Hoffman, and were all co-authors on the paper , recently published in .
Research co-authored by Professor Kerry Scott examines 200,000+ births over two decades in urban India, .
New research co-authored by Professor Donya Razavi examines . The study highlights why menstrual health is essential to dignity, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and health equity.
Congratulations to Amina Yaqoob for being awarded the Faculty of Health鈥檚 Gold Medal for Academic Excellence and Outstanding Leadership, recognizing a graduating student for academic excellence and outstanding leadership and contributions to student life.
Congratulations to Nicole Okojie for being awarded the Faculty of Health鈥檚 Silver Medal for Outstanding Leadership, recognizing a graduating student for demonstrated leadership through involvement and initiative in Faculty activities.
Professor Steven Hoffman was quoted in the on in Eastern DRC. He emphasized Canada's research strengths in infectious diseases and the important role of global health organizations.
Professor received a 2026 91亚色 Research Award, in recognition for leading a successful major grant from the .
Congratulations to Sarah Merghani on receiving a @SSHRC_CRSH Undergraduate Student Research Award. Sarah鈥檚 project, 鈥淭ranslating the Friendship Bench into a Peer-Supported Mental Health Model for First-Year Students,鈥 will be supervised by Professor .
Congratulations to Sarah Weekes on receiving a @SSHRC_CRSH Undergraduate Student Research Award. Sarah鈥檚 project, 鈥淐limate-Related Thermal Stress at Work in Canada: A Policy Surveillance Study,鈥 will be supervised by Professors and A.M. Viens.
Congratulations to Professors & Kerry Scott on receiving a grant for Y-MIND Africa, a major project focused on scaling up mental health interventions for adolescents and young people across Africa.
PhD student Michael Davies-Venn has been invited to join an Expert Group on Equitable Access to Water & Sanitation under the , which has been charged with developing guidance to identify and include vulnerable populations in water and sanitation decision-making in order to support implementation of the .
Professor , along with Yasmin Husen (Global Health alumna) & Fatima Zeshan (current Global Health undergrad student), were co-authors on a recent scoping review in .
Professors and Jessica Vorstermans have published new research on in .
Professor was a co-author on in the .
Professor A.M. Viens was appointed as a member of the new (PHEACO), established at the request of the to provide expert advice to on ethical issues related to public health, including emergency response, disease surveillance, health promotion and prevention, program implementation, and the equitable distribution of vaccines and antivirals.
Professors Mary Wiktorowicz and A.M. Viens attended the final project meeting of the Designing One Health Governance for Antimicrobial Stewardship (DESIGN) research project in Paris, where they joined international partners to share findings, reflected on key insights, and discussed next steps for advancing One Health governance approaches to antimicrobial stewardship.
Professors Benedict Weobong & Godfred Boateng are part of a group calling for a .
Undergraduate student Gordane Calloo has been awarded a CIHR Undergraduate Research Student Award. Gordane鈥檚 research project is entitled Conceptualizing Racial Anxiety in Healthcare, which will be supervised by Professor A.M. Viens.
PhD student acted as moderator for a webinar on .
Students in our Healthcare Planning for Communities (GH 3740) course, led by Professor Donya Razavi, recently visited to learn how community-led organizations support health & wellbeing in the Jane-Finch community.
Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Nancy Bedingfield & Professor have published research on in , with collaborators at the at the . This was also featured in YFile.
Professor gave a talk on Bridging Contexts: Using Machine Learning to Explore Environmental Predictors of Noncommunicable Diseases in Low- & High-Income Settings at the 鈥檚 Climate Change and Health Webinar Series.
Students in our Healthcare Planning for Communities (GH 3740) course, led by Professor Donya Razavi, recently visited for an immersive field experience in community-based healthcare planning.
Fourth year undergraduate student Hanna Lum-Gerry, as part of the program, is working with Tuberculosis (TB) survivors worldwide to develop practical guidance on interviewing people affected by TB.
In a recent feature by , Professor Monica Malta reflects on .
Students in our Healthcare Planning for Communities (GH 3740) course, led by Professor Donya Razavi, recently visited the for a field-based learning experience, where they examined how healthcare planning unfolds in the community health sector 鈥 from identifying priority populations to building partnerships, to navigating funding structures, and responding to structural constraints.
Professor delivered a keynote on tuberculosis at McMaster University鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;, organized by and .
Professor Monica Malta is leading a special issue on HIV stigma. This collection invites research examining structural drivers of HIV stigma, health inequities, and evidence- responses.
Professor Steven Hoffman was a co-author on in .
Professor presented on tuberculosis stigma and lessons learned from HIV at the ITK Best Practices Webinar, hosted by in partnership with .
Professor was recently interviewed by on the REEL Health Chat, where they explored some of the
Professor Kerry Scott was a contributor to the new 鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;, supporting high-quality education to strengthen primary health care worldwide.
SGH undergraduate student Gordane Calloo and Professor were co-authors on the paper , published in the .
We are delighted to see our PhD student Rupsha Mutsuddi featured in , highlighting graduate scholars engaged in cutting-edge, socially relevant research and its role in shaping future academic and policy leaders.
Professors , Steven Hoffman, A.M. Viens, and Mary Wiktorowicz were co-authors on , published in the .
Professors , Mary Wiktorowicz, and A.M. Viens were co-authors on the paper , published in .
Professor was a co-author on the recent paper in .