Sherry Grace is a global advocate for heart disease management, essential to keeping patients alive and optimizing their well-being. A Kinesiology & Health Science professor and a senior scientist with the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute’s Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Program, her research informed the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada’s 2018 Report outlining the inequities women face in the cardiac care system. Her quality indicators for cardiac rehab, among other guidelines and statements, have influenced international policy and care. She has been recognized with awards from the American and Canadian Associations of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, and her research has been featured on CTV News, Global News, CP24, TVO’s the Agenda, the Globe & Mail, National Post, and CBC Radio.
Social media has given rise to selfie culture. So how does this mass proliferation of public photos affect our sense of self? The link between social media use and self-esteem has been clarified by new research by psychology professor Jennifer Mills. In one 2018 study, female undergraduates viewed Instagram photos of women they perceived as more attractive than themselves— an experience that created body dissatisfaction for the study participants. In another study, Mills observed that female undergraduates who posted selfies to Facebook or Instagram experienced lower self-esteem and self-image, even when they could retouch their photos. Her findings caught the attention of the BBC, ABC’s 20/20 with Diane Sawyer, Time Magazine, CTV News, and the Huffington Post. Says Mills: “The more time young women spend on these activities, the worse they feel about their bodies. That’s quite concerning.”
Professor Steven Hoffman is an internationally recognized expert on addressing global health challenges and social inequities. The director of York’s Global Strategy Lab and a professor of global health, law, and political science, Hoffman was named the Dahdaleh Distinguished Chair in Global Governance & Legal Epidemiology, the first endowed Chair in the world to focus on legal epidemiology. The Chair will provide research funding to allow Hoffman to address pressing needs such as COVID-19 (coronavirus), antimicrobial resistance, climate change and tobacco control. His research and expertise have received widespread media coverage including The Globe & Mail, CBC, Toronto Star, CTV News, and the Washington Post.
