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Relational Accountability: Stories of Food Insecurity Told by Two-Spirit and Queer Indigenous People Living on Coast Salish Territory (or Vancouver)

A core component of a Two(Spirit)-Eyed Seeing approach – a theoretical orientation that can be widely applied to public health work – is the active and ongoing process of relational and accountable knowledge making between Indigenous and settler public health practitioners. A Two(Spirit)-Eyed Seeing approach breathes life into the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation 94 Calls […]

Spotlight – Valentina De Leon, Addressing Health on a Global Scale

Valentina De Leon, BA (Hons.) Valentina served as a Global Food System & Policy Research Assistant at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research from July 2023 to August 2024. In this role, she provided research support for various externally funded global health projects, including literature reviews, key informant interviews, qualitative analysis, and group model […]

Internship Program: Summer 2024 in Review

This summer, the Dahdaleh Institute has worked with wonderful students through our dynamic, experiential education Global Health Internship Program. The program offers students the ability to contribute to exciting research projects by working on literature reviews, data synthesis, cataloguing, content development, stakeholder engagement, and much more. They supported research projects studying equitable global health research; impacts […]

Recap - FALLING SKY STUDIO: Mystery Painting Workshop

Mystery Painting is a form of imaginative induction by which we turn a problem into symbol. It provides a means of connecting inner and outer worlds: the world of our daily life with the world of the spirit. This is a vitally important connection in an age where we find ourselves in mortal danger of […]

GEHLab welcomes International Visiting Research Trainee

This fall, Ann Codjoe will join the Global and Environmental Health Lab for a four-month period as an International Visiting Research Trainee (IVRT). The IVRT program enables highly qualified students from academic institutions around the world to participate in full-time academic exchanges in Canada related to their program of study. Ann will be joining the lab […]

Connecting Planetary Health and Planetary Urbanization: Reflections on the 2024 AAG Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) is one of the premiere venues for scholars to discuss the latest research and practice in geography, sustainability, and urban studies. As one of the largest conferences of its kind, the yearly gathering is an opportunity for over 8,500 members of the global geography community […]

'Dynamic and Transformative' Experience at ISA 2024 in San Francisco

For Nilanjana (Nell) Ganguli, attending the ISA 2024 Conference in San Francisco was more than just an academic exercise—it was a dynamic and transformative experience. As a first-timer at this renowned gathering, Nell was immersed in an environment that buzzed with intellectual energy, where scholars from around the world came together to tackle the pressing […]

Nineteen Exceptional Scholars Awarded 2024-2025 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships

The Dahdaleh Institute is delighted to announce this year's recipients of the 2024-2025 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships, and we extend our warmest congratulations to the following recipients: "We are proud and elated to support nineteen exceptional graduate scholars whose research will advance impactful scholarly and real-world contributions to global health across a diverse range […]

Two GEHLab Interns Present at Faculty of Health URSA Conference

On Tuesday August 13, two Global and Environmental Health Lab members attended the Faculty of Health’s Undergraduate Summer Research Conference. Ann Kwarteng and Hafsa Ugas were selected for two Faculty of Health SSHRC-URSA and CIHR-URSA Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA). Ann Kwarteng gave an oral presentation on Intergenerational Beliefs of Policing and Mental Health and […]