WINTER TERM 2025
Professor Godfred Boateng reflects on recalibrating and reimagining humanitarian action on World Humanitarian Day, as well as speak about School鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;Global Health & Humanitarianism course (GH 4500).
Global health undergraduate student , who received a Dean's Undergraduate Research Award, presented at the Faculty of Health鈥檚 Undergraduate Summer Research Conference.
Professors Godfred Boateng and Mathieu Poirier have been promoted with tenure to Associate Professor, and Professor Brad Meisner has been promoted to Full Professor. Congrats Mathieu, Godfred, and Brad!
Professor Amrita Daftary has been awarded a to develop a framework for gender based violence in women affected by tuberculosis (TB) with TB survivor and community organizations in South Africa (), Indonesia () and Ukraine ().
Global health PhD at 91亚色 empowers future changemakers: read the YFile story about our first PhD cohort and the impact of their past and future work!
Dr. Donya Razavi joins the School of Global Health as a Sessional Assistant Professor. Welcome Donya!
Professor Kerry Scott is a co-author on the paper in .
Global health alumnus and Professor Mathieu Poirier presented research on how institutional, economic, and political factors shape the effectiveness of international laws at the 鈥檚&苍产蝉辫; in Seoul, South Korea.
Global health alumnus Ryan Gray and Professor Mary Wiktorowicz were co-authors on a piece on in .
Post-doctoral fellows, Chloe Clifford Astbury and Kirsten Lee, and Professor Tarra Penney were authors on the paper , published in .
Global Health PhD student Rupsha Mutsuddi has won one of Canada鈥檚 most prestigious and competitive awards, the (CGS-D). Rupsha is also a recipient of the multidisciplinary Connected Minds Doctoral Award. Rupsha is supervised by Dr. , who is a member of the Global Health Graduate Program.
Professor Mathieu Poirier and PhD student Lathika Laguwaran presented their work, , at the in Dublin, Ireland.
Professor A.M. Viens has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the . He joins Professor Oghenowede Eyawo, who has served on the Board for the past four years.
Professor Mathieu Poirier joined in Lagos, Nigeria to discuss the development of the (IPEA).
Professor , faculty member of the Global Health graduate program, has been awarded the President鈥檚 Emerging Research Leadership Award (PERLA) in Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, which recognizes a faculty member within 10 years of their first academic appointment who has made a notable contribution in their field. Dr. Desai's work at the intersection of design and health has transformed accessibility solutions for seniors, dementia patients and people with disabilities, with notable community impact through collaborations with the Jane and Finch Centre and Toronto Public Library.
Global Health alumnus and Global Health student have both been named as a , which is Canada鈥檚 first comprehensive, leadership-driven scholarship program that brings together a diverse group of scholars with demonstrated leadership potential and an inner drive to make a positive impact in other peoples鈥 lives. Richard will be using the scholarship to undertake a and Nafanta will be using the scholarship to undertake a (specializing in global health) at . Congrats, Richard and Nafanta!
As part of her Global Health degree, Giovanna Batti completed her practicum working on the global health team at , contributing to their efforts to address the global challenge of Tuberculosis. Giovanna shares her experience.
Global Health PhD student Rupsha Mutsuddi has been successful in receiving a through the Doctoral Awards competition. Congrats, Rupsha!
Professor Amrita Daftary publishes with her postdoctoral scholar, Dr. Nancy Bedingfield, on qualitative perspectives in tuberculosis-related health promotion research in the . Co-authors include fellow faculty teaching a postdoctoral qualitative research methods course that Dr Daftary directs annually at the .
Undergraduate Global Health student Amina Fadzha Abam has been awarded the Gold Medal for Academic Excellence & Outstanding Leadership, given to a graduating undergraduate student in the Faculty of Health who has demonstrated academic excellence and outstanding contributions to undergraduate student life at 91亚色. Congrats, Amina!
Undergraduate Global Health student Pashtana Fakhrizada has been awarded a Faculty of Health Dean鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Award. This will fund a summer research project entitled 鈥淎n Analysis of National Action Plans for Malaria: Strengths, Gaps, and Opportunities鈥, supervised by Professor A.M. Viens. Congrats, Pashtana!
Global Health Administrative Assistant Nicole Wilson received the Dean鈥檚 Staff Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions, leadership, professionalism, dedication to social justice, and the impact of staff members for meaningfully advancing the Faculty鈥檚 Strategic Plan and significantly contributing to a culture of collaboration and inclusive community.
鈥婸谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤&苍产蝉辫;Amrita Daftary was a co-author on the paper in .
Professor Amrita Daftary contributes to an essay on the necessity of community engagement in TB research endeavours in . The article is led by TB survivor , with a record 60+ TB research leaders, patient champions, and community advocates.
Three global health students 鈥 Amina Fadzha Abam, Catherine Tsasis, and Amina Yaqoob 鈥 have been awarded the prestigious , which recognizes role models who exhibit leadership, dedication, integrity, enthusiasm, and the pursuit of excellence through their endeavors. Congratulations!
Professors A.M. Viens, Mathieu Poirier, and Oghenowede Eyawo were contributors to the , which documents the work accomplished by the multi-disciplinary research team behind the Regional Health Governance Study examining the most critical challenges at the intersection of global health, human rights, and governance at the international and regional level (within the Inter-American System).
Professor Amrita Daftary and her PhD in Social Anthropology student Yuliya Chorna publish with community, civil society, government actors, as well as the WHO Regional Office for Europe and Stop TB Partnership on in the Eastern Europe/Central Asia region.
The first edition of the Global Health Alumni Newsletter has been published!
Professor Kerry Scott is the senior author on "" in .
Professor Godfred Boateng, director of the and a Canada Research Chair in Global Health and Humanitarianism, is leading a project to help Black youth in Canada cope with anxiety stemming from their experiences with the justice system, providing resources and support to reduce negative encounters and promote mental well-being.
The School of Global Health had a strong presence at the annual conference, with our students (Gordane Calloo, Ann Kwarteng), alumni (Mirianna Georges, Yasmin Husen, Richard Wu), faculty (Godfred Boateng, Oghenowede Eyawo), and administrators (David Peters) in attendance.
Registration is now open for the 2025 . This year's theme is Combating Antimicrobial Resistance: All for Health, Health for All, taking place April 30-May 1.
Professor Benedict Weobong will be a co-investigator, with colleagues from the and the , on the project, 鈥楢 Study to Develop and Validate a Relational Wellbeing Tool for Youth in Ghana Using Participatory Methods鈥, funded by the , the , and the .
Professors Mary Wiktorowicz and A.M. Viens were in Paris for the final in-person meeting of their Designing One Health Governance for Antimicrobial Stewardship research program grant, funded by the .
Professor Kerry Scott was a co-author on in .
Professor Benedict Weobong was successful in receiving grant funding for his project entitled 鈥淗eat Exposure, Sleep, Cognition and Mental Health: Mechanisms of Climate Change Impacts on Vulnerable Groups in Two Sub-Saharan Africa Countries 鈥 HEATSCAPE-Africa鈥 from the inaugural Global Research Excellence (GRE) seed fund call.
Professor A.M. Viens has been appointed as an at between February and March 2025.
Professor Benedict Weobong was successful in receiving funding as principal investigator for his study entitled, 鈥業mpact of University Labour Disruptions on the Mental Health of Students: A Cross-Sectional Study of 91亚色 Students鈥, from the Faculty of Health鈥檚 minor research grant fund.
Professor Kerry Scott is a co-author on , which has been published in .
Professor Kerry Scott was involved in the second series of as a discussant for the panel on .
Professor Mathieu Poirier was recently interviewed about the work surrounding their efforts to guide international conversations and governance around the development of .
Global Health student Nafanta Fadiga and global health alumnus Richard Wu are finalists for the McCall MacBain Scholarships at for master鈥檚 & professional degree studies recognizing demonstrated leadership and academic potential.
Professors Tarra Penney and Mary Wiktorowicz, Post-Docs Dr. Chloe Clifford Astbury and Dr. Kirsten Lee, and other global collaborators published the paper 鈥溾 in .
Professors Mary Wiktorowicz and A.M. Viens, and Post-Doctoral Fellow Chloe Clifford Astbury, were co-authors on a paper focusing on in .
Professors Steven Hoffman and Mathieu Poirier, and Adjunct Professor Susan Rogers Van Katwyk, are co-authors on a recent paper, in .
Professor Mary Wiktorowicz has been appointed as Interim Director of the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research.
The School of Global Health welcomes Dr Monica Malta as a new Sessional Assistant Professor in Global Health.
FALL TERM 2024
in Germany is offering a scholarship for 91亚色 Faculty of Health students to attend a summer institute from July 5 to August 2, which covers fees of 鈧2,500.00, incl. participation fee, accommodation, seminars/workshops, and field trips to Berlin, Rh枚n Mountains, and Point Alpha. Any global health students interested in this opportunity can by March 1st, 2025.
Undergraduate student Qjiel Giuliano Mikhl Zamora has been named one of the .
Professor Godfred Boateng has been appointed as Interim Graduate Program Director in the School of Global Health for Winter 2025.
Professors A.M. Viens and Steven Hoffman, and Adjunct Professor Susan Rogers Van Katwyk, are co-authors on a new paper in the .
Undergraduate student Qjiel Giuliano Mikhl Zamora's work examining how Indigenous knowledge can help address plastic pollution was featured by the .
Professor A.M. Viens gave a presentation on the ethics of health promotion at as part of the , which is a group-mentoring program that supports Black, Indigenous, and other socially diverse youth from underrepresented communities to pursue careers and opportunities in public health and health systems.
Professor Jessica Vorstermans鈥&苍产蝉辫;transformational course will take 91亚色 students to Cuba to study health equity, which has been featured in 91亚色's Community Newspaper .
Professor Godfred Boateng was a co-author on a paper on the in the journal .
Professor Amrita Daftary, with scholars, community and civil society actors, and trainees from over ten countries, publishes an agenda-setting paper on at the one year anniversary of an at the in Geneva.
Professor Mathieu Poirier has been appointed as the new Director of the .
The marks a decade of impact at 91亚色.
Professor Godfred Boateng was invited to be part of the Patient-Centred Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Expert Scientists meeting to contribute to in Washington, D.C.
We are very excited to welcome the first cohort in our new Global Health PhD Program.
Professor Benedict Weobong has co-authored a paper entitled in the .
The School of Global Health has launched its search for a Sessional Assistant Professor in Experiential Education in Global Health (teaching stream) to commence July 1, 2025 (application deadline: November 15, 2024).
Professor Kerry Scott鈥檚 teaching excellence has been recognized for a course she co-taught this summer at the on .
Professor Mathieu Poirier was quoted in a recent article on how .
The School鈥檚 new promotional video, , has been released.
Professor Oghenowede Eyawo has earned international recognition in the field of global health epidemiology, being named one of the world鈥檚 most cited researchers by Stanford University.
Professor Mathieu Poirier published a commentary in highlighting .
Professors A.M. Viens and Mathieu Poirier participated in the 2024 AMR Workshop GLEAN: Gathering Lessons from Environmental Governance for Antimicrobial Resistance, hosted at on September 12.
Professors Mathieu Poirier and Steven Hoffman, and Adjunct Professor Susan Rogers Van Katwyk, along with other colleagues have published in .
Professor A.M. Viens was appointed as a Visiting Scholar in the at the for September 2024.
Professor Kerry Scott co-led a Workshop on Measuring Digital Skills in Mobile-First LMIC Populations in London, UK in June 2024, bringing together stakeholders from UN agencies, mobile phone operators, global health and development donors, and academic institutions. At the workshop, Dr. Scott and colleagues from University of Cape Town, Johns Hopkins University, and 2xDigital launched three toolkits on improving and standardizing metrics for measuring digital skills, participating in the digital economy, and digital access. Dr Scott led a session entitled 鈥淕eneral principles for digital skills measurement: Qualitative research findings from India, Kenya, Nigeria.鈥
Professor Benedict Weobong gave an invited talk at the on the topic of 鈥淒eveloping and implementing district mental healthcare plans: lessons from Ghana鈥.
Professor Kerry Scott was a co-author on a paper entitled, 鈥溾, published in .
Professor Benedict Weobong was the lead author on a paper entitled, 鈥溾, which was published in .
Professor Kerry Scott co-authored a paper published in on 鈥溾.
Professor Kerry Scott was a co-author on a paper entitled, 鈥溾, published in .
Professor Kerry Scott co-authored a paper published in on 鈥溾.
Dr. Godfred Boateng co-authored a paper on the in , an inclusive multidisciplinary journal serving all areas of the Social Sciences community.
Professors Mary Wiktorowicz, Tarra Penney, and A.M. Viens are part of the successful team granted funding of $2.7 million for the from the , a training platform to help future health research leaders apply One Health approaches to the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Professors Steven Hoffman and Mathieu Poirier, other investigators at the , were awarded more than $1.13 million that will go towards work being done for .
Global Health undergraduate student Qjiel Giuliano Mikhl Zamora, who is also a Youth Council member of the UN Joint SDG Fund, was recently invited by the 鈥檚 to host their PublicHealth@UMPodcast episodes on .
Professors A.M. Viens and Steven Hoffman, and Adjunct Professor Susan Rogers Van Katwyk, along with other colleagues have published in the Policy Studies Journal.
Professor Jessica Vorstermans鈥 study abroad course in Cuba breaks new ground, exploring .
Professors Oghenowede Eyawo and Tarra Penney have been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Congratulations Oghenowede and Tarra!
Professor Tarra Penney provided the opening keynote at the in Belfast, entitled 鈥淕lobal food transformation and SDGs by 2030: challenges for prevention policy and systems change鈥.
Post-Doctoral Fellows Dr. Chloe Clifford Astbury and Dr. Kristen Lee, and Professors Mary Wiktorowicz, A. M. Viens, and Tarra Penney, co-authored a paper entitled Governance of the Wildlife Trade and the Prevention of Emerging Zoonoses: A Mixed Methods Network Analysis of Transnational Organisations, Silos, and Power Dynamics in .
Professor Amrita Daftary co-authored a paper with colleagues in South Africa, Zambia, Australia & the US, on equitable approaches to including children鈥檚 voices in clinical trials in , as part of a series on Advancing Health Equity in Pediatric Global Health, entitled .
Professor Tarra Penney, Post-Doctoral Fellows Dr. Chloe Clifford Astbury and Dr. Kristen Lee, and global health program alumna were co-authors on , published in .
Professor Amrita Daftary gave a talk on integrating qualitative research into clinical trials as part of the Tuberculosis Transformative Science Group (TB TSG) Symposium at the 2024 Network Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Professor Godfred Boateng co-authored a paper in the entitled, .