Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Faculty of Health
Graduate Student Scholar

Rupsha is a Doctoral Researcher at the School of Global Health at York University where her work focuses on Human-Centred Design to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia in global communities. Her master of design thesis focused on building supportive technologies in augmented reality to help people living with dementia with their daily rituals which was supported by a prestigious SSHRC grant. Rupsha has worked for a diverse array of clients in government, healthcare, non-profit, and clean beauty space, including the Detox Market, Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region, and the Ontario Public Health Association. With an interdisciplinary approach and an empathetic mindset, she develops meaningful solutions and strives to shape a better future through design education, research and practice.
Themes | Planetary Health |
Status | Active |
Events |
Second Annual Global Health Trainee Symposium Global Health PhD student's Independent Learning Plan Inaugural Global Health Trainee Symposium |
Related Work |
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Updates |
DIGHR Scholar Presents Co-Design Research at Relating Systems Thinking and Design Symposium in Turin, Italy | October 30, 2026
Fifteen Exceptional Scholars Awarded 2026-2027 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships | September 4, 2026 Recap — Dahdaleh Global Health Trainee Symposium | August 26, 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 2024 Year in Review | December 19, 2024 Nineteen Exceptional Scholars Awarded 2024-2025 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships | August 29, 2024 |
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