Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Faculty of Health
Graduate Student Scholar
Naeema Hassan is a PhD Candidate in Global Health at York University and a Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, supervised by Dr. Tarra Penney. She holds a Master of Public Administration from Queen's University and has worked in management consulting, policy analysis, and innovation. Her research examines global health research partnerships and how institutions such as funders, journals, and universities practice equity. Drawing on systems methods and institutional theory, her work explores how these institutions can collectively advance policies and practices grounded in equity and authentic allyship.
Research Keywords
global health research; global health research partnership; allyship; equitable partnerships
Themes | Global Health Foresighting |
Status | Active |
Events |
Global Health PhD student's Independent Learning Plan Inaugural Global Health Trainee Symposium |
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Updates |
Fifteen Exceptional Scholars Awarded 2026-2027 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships | September 4, 2026
Seventeen Exceptional Scholars Awarded 2025-2026 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships | September 2, 2025 Recap — Inaugural Dahdaleh Global Health Trainee Symposium | August 21, 2025 Building Systems Thinking Capacity for NCD Prevention and Healthy Ageing: Reflections from the WHO Summer School in Nice | July 28, 2025 |
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