Graduate Student Scholar, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Graduate Student Scholar
With more than six years of progressive experience in strategic planning and program implementation within the humanitarian-development nexus with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Rubina Yeasmin has contributed extensively to advancing gender equality and public health outcomes through her work within the UN system and international development sector.
Recognized for her leadership and cross-sectoral collaboration, she has worked with multidisciplinary teams to embed gender-transformative approaches into programming and policy. Her research interests center on the intersection of gender, public health, and development policy, particularly how evidence-based interventions can drive systemic reform in humanitarian and post-conflict settings. She is especially focused on how policy and advocacy mechanisms can address structural exclusion while promoting the rights, well-being, and dignity of marginalized populations.
Motivated by a commitment to sustainable human development and social justice, Rubina Yeasmin is pursuing academic enrichment in Development Studies at York University to further her scholarly engagement in policy leadership and advocacy reform for equitable, gender-transformative change.
Research Keywords
Public health, humanitarian preparedness and response, disaster risk reduction, reproductive health, women and gender
Themes | Global Health & Humanitarianism |
Status | Active |
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