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Published on August 21, 2025

The Dahdaleh Institute proudly support intern positions, graduate research, and scholarly and creative activities in line with the three themes of planetary health, humanitarianism, and foresighting at York University. We held our inaugural Global Health Trainee Symposium on August 20, 2025.





The presenters and their seminar titles are as follows, with time stamps to view their presentation directly:
- Rupsha Mutsuddi – Co-Designing Technologies and Services that Mitigate Loneliness for People Living with Dementia in Communities Globally (7:00)
- Mahnoosh Jalilzadeh – Nature Heals: A Scoping Review on Nature-Based Interventions for Climate-Related Emotional Distress (17:57)
- Sheryl Peris & Ria Saraiya – Exploring Communication Interventions for Dementia Care Networks (27:15)
- Naeema Hassan – Unpacking Equity in Global Health Research Partnerships (51:17)
- Tove Buhlmann – Special Projects Research Assistant Experience (1:04:30)
Watch the symposium: https://youtu.be/w8PeQxatrEc
Themes | Global Health & Humanitarianism, Global Health Foresighting, Planetary Health |
Status | Active |
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Rupsha Mutsuddi, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Faculty of Health - Active
Naeema Hassan, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Faculty of Health - Active Kathirvel Soundappan, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Faculty of Health - Active Tove Buhlmann, Global Health Intern, Global Health Special Projects Research Assistant - Active Sheryl Peris, Global Health Intern, Designing Communication Interventions [S25] - Alum Ria Saraiya, Global Health Intern, Designing Communication Interventions [S25] - Alum Mahnoosh Jalilzadeh, Global Health Intern, Planetary Health - Active |
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