Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Graduate Student Scholar
Yuliya Chorna is a doctoral student in York’s Graduate Program in social anthropology. Prof. Margaret MacDonald is a supervisor of Yuliya’s PhD project.
Yuliya has an academic background in social work, with a Master of Social Work degree from Syracuse University. She has extensive work experience in the field of global health policy and practice, including senior leadership positions for not-for-profit NGOs focused on social equity and rights in the fields of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS.
Yuliya is a member of the Social Science and Health Innovations Network for Tuberculosis (SSHIFTB) at the Dahdaleh Institute since its inception in 2020. Yuliya’s research problematizes how TB is being addressed, on a global level, using critical methods and lenses of social anthropology. She is particularly interested in the anthropology of global health policymaking, funding and financing. Her research is supported by the dissertation committee members – Prof. Margaret MacDonald, Prof. Alexandra Widmer and Prof. Amrita Daftary.
Themes | Global Health & Humanitarianism |
Status | Active |
Events |
3rd Annual Global Health Graduate Scholars Symposium | October 15, 2022 |
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Updates |
Nineteen Exceptional Scholars Awarded 2024-2025 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships | August 29, 2024
SSHIFTB Workshop Drives Social Equity and Innovation in the Global Fight Against Tuberculosis | March 22, 2024 Advancing Social Science Research at UN Multi-stakeholder Hearings on Tuberculosis | August 3, 2023 Dahdaleh Institute Members Celebrate Earth Month 2023 by Planting Trees on YorkU Campus | April 14, 2023 Recap – Fall 2022 Graduate Research by Dahdaleh Global Health Scholars | January 12, 2023 2022-2023 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships Awarded to Eight Outstanding Scholars | September 9, 2022 |
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