Farzana Rohit is a fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing a double major in human rights and equity studies and in philosophy. She is working with her supervisor, Prof. Idil Boran, to support the transdisciplinary research of the Synergies of Planetary Health Research Initiative and to assist with the coordination of the Synergies of Planetary Health Laboratory. […]
Gurher is pursuing her B.Sc. in Global Health at York University. Under the supervision of Prof. Amrita Daftary, she is working to creatively enhance the online presence of the Social Science & Health Innovation for Tuberculosis (SSHIFTB) Centre. She is also assisting in a systematic review on TB and mental health interventions in South Asia. […]
LaToya Hinds (she/her) is a second-year health studies student with a minor in professional writing at York University. She will be curating the Dahdaleh Institute’s weekly newsletter and helping to write and edit a new Institute publication under the direction of Shana Shubs. Passionate about medicine and telling the health stories of Canadians, LaToya volunteers […]
Michelle Tieu (she/her) is a third-year bachelor of design student at York University. She is working with her supervisor, Shana Shubs, to design a Dahdaleh Institute publication highlighting the research and vision of the Institute. Michelle is passionate about global health and environmentalism. She is currently working as a volunteer media designer at Shake Up […]
The Dahdaleh Institute worked with exceptional students this summer through our global health internship program, including students hired through the Research at York program, completing program practicums with us, and volunteers. Our interns conducted literature reviews, data synthesis, cataloguing, content development, stakeholder engagement, and much more. They contributed to faculty research projects on climate change […]
Fiona Harris is a recent graduate of the Global Health program at York University. Prior to that, she earned a BSc in agriculture, animal science, with a minor in international development from the University of Guelph. She is assisting Prof. Mary Wiktorowicz on a project that seeks to assess the governance dimensions and real-world application […]
Rooha is currently in her final year studying environmental management (policy, resources and conservation). She is extremely passionate about climate Change, biodiversity loss and sustainable living, with a heavy emphasis on how climate change and other anthropogenic activities impact biodiversity loss (specifically birds). She is working with Prof. Idil Boran and Research Associate Nilanjana Ganguli […]
Essete joins the Dahdaleh Institute as a research assistant working with Dr. Lora Appel to research novel tools that can be used in healthcare. Essete is currently in her final year of her BSc in the global health program. She is specializing in global eHealth, though she also has an interest in global health policy […]
Noor Aman is a fourth-year global health and psychology student at York University. As the global antimicrobial resistance research assistant working alongside Dr. Rogers Van Katwyk, Dr. Steven Hoffman, and the Global Strategy Lab team this summer, she will be working on a variety of projects, one being a systematic review on antimicrobial resistance and […]
The Dahdaleh Institute worked with exceptional students this year through our Internship Program, which is founded in an experiential education approach. Students completed program practicums with us, were hired through the Research at York program, or volunteered their time as research assistants. Congratulations and thank you to all the interns for jobs well done! 2021/2022 […]