WINTER TERM 2026
Professor A.M. Viens was appointed as a member of the new (PHEACO), established at the request of the to provide expert advice to on ethical issues related to public health, including emergency response, disease surveillance, health promotion and prevention, program implementation, and the equitable distribution of vaccines and antivirals.
Professors Mary Wiktorowicz and A.M. Viens attended the final project meeting of the Designing One Health Governance for Antimicrobial Stewardship (DESIGN) research project in Paris, where they joined international partners to share findings, reflected on key insights, and discussed next steps for advancing One Health governance approaches to antimicrobial stewardship.
Professors Benedict Weobong & Godfred Boateng are part of a group calling for a .
Undergraduate student Gordane Calloo has been awarded a CIHR Undergraduate Research Student Award. Gordane’s research project is entitled Conceptualizing Racial Anxiety in Healthcare, which will be supervised by Professor A.M. Viens.
PhD student acted as moderator for a webinar on .
Students in our Healthcare Planning for Communities (GH 3740) course, led by Professor Donya Razavi, recently visited to learn how community-led organizations support health & wellbeing in the Jane-Finch community.
Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Nancy Bedingfield & Professor Amrita Daftary have published research on in , with collaborators at the at the . This was also featured in YFile.
Professor Godfred Boateng gave a talk on Bridging Contexts: Using Machine Learning to Explore Environmental Predictors of Noncommunicable Diseases in Low- & High-Income Settings at the ’s Climate Change and Health Webinar Series.
Students in our Healthcare Planning for Communities (GH 3740) course, led by Professor Donya Razavi, recently visited for an immersive field experience in community-based healthcare planning.
Fourth year undergraduate student Hanna Lum-Gerry, as part of the program, is working with Tuberculosis (TB) survivors worldwide to develop practical guidance on interviewing people affected by TB.
In a recent feature by , Professor Monica Malta reflects on .
Students in our Healthcare Planning for Communities (GH 3740) course, led by Professor Donya Razavi, recently visited the for a field-based learning experience, where they examined how healthcare planning unfolds in the community health sector – from identifying priority populations to building partnerships, to navigating funding structures, and responding to structural constraints.
Professor Amrita Daftary delivered a keynote on tuberculosis at McMaster University’s&˛Ô˛ú˛ő±č;, organized by and .
Professor Monica Malta is leading a special issue on HIV stigma. This collection invites research examining structural drivers of HIV stigma, health inequities, and evidence- responses.
Professor Steven Hoffman was a co-author on in .
Professor Amrita Daftary presented on tuberculosis stigma and lessons learned from HIV at the ITK Best Practices Webinar, hosted by in partnership with .
Professor Benedict Weobong was recently interviewed by on the REEL Health Chat, where they explored some of the
Professor Kerry Scott was a contributor to the new ’s&˛Ô˛ú˛ő±č;, supporting high-quality education to strengthen primary health care worldwide.
SGH undergraduate student Gordane Calloo and Professor Godfred Boateng were co-authors on the paper , published in the .
We are delighted to see our PhD student Rupsha Mutsuddi featured in , highlighting graduate scholars engaged in cutting-edge, socially relevant research and its role in shaping future academic and policy leaders.
Professors Mathieu Poirier, Steven Hoffman, A.M. Viens, and Mary Wiktorowicz were co-authors on , published in the .
Professors Tarra Penney, Mary Wiktorowicz, and A.M. Viens were co-authors on the paper , published in .
Professor Mathieu Poirier was a co-author on the recent paper in .
FALL TERM 2025
Professor Amrita Daftary was interviewed by as part of the journal’s work to develop .
Members of the spoke to Dr. Donya Razavi’s Program & Policy Evaluation in Global Health course about the organization’s community-driven work and their applied evaluation supporting the , focused on examining Black client experience with an interprofessional primary care team and improving access and attachment to comprehensive, team-based primary care for marginalized communities, including Black communities.
Professor Kerry Scott was in Nairobi for , joining colleagues from the & to present the Evidence for Digital Transformation (EDiT) Consortium’s work over two sessions: “Measuring What Matters: AI Readiness, Digital Competency & Risk Mitigation for Health Workers” and “Improving Measurement of Gender Equity & Inclusion: Introducing the Digital Access and Use Index".
Professor Amrita Daftary was a co-author on the paper published in . Findings from this study had been integrated into the .
Professor from the was a guest speaker in Professor Donya Razavi’s Policy and Program Evaluation in Global Health course. She spoke about the evolution of the International Health Regulations.
, National Director of , was a guest speaker in Professor Monica Malta’s Agents of Change course. He spoke about pragmatic solidarity and the power of change, including the importance of accompaniment, trust, and community-led definitions of success.
żě˛ĄĘÓƵ Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars has been announced. The School of Global Health welcomes inquiries from prospective postdocs interested in joining our community.
Professor Amrita Daftary was very busy during the in Copenhagen, where she gave a plenary, three symposia, one poster presentation, and chaired one session.
Professor Mathieu Poirier and Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Chloe Clifford Astbury were co-authors on a paper entitled, , published in , the scientific and technical journal of the .
, Chief Editor of , spoke with our PhD students about the publishing process and the journal’s interdisciplinary, author-centred approach to advancing global health research and researcher development.
Professor Mathieu Poirier was a co-author on a policy brief, , produced by the and the , on the Independent Panel for Evidence for Action against AMR’s founding decisions, their impact on future scientific outputs, and a proposed approach & timeline for structuring its program of work.
Professor A.M. Viens gave a guest lecture on public health ethics at as part of the ’s&˛Ô˛ú˛ő±č;, a group-mentoring program that supports Black, Indigenous, and other socially diverse youth from underrepresented communities to pursue careers and opportunities in public health and health systems.
Professor Godfred Boateng was a co-author on the editorial .
Professor A.M. Viens and Dr. (Senior Policy Analyst, Government of Canada; Past Sessional Assistant Professor of Global Health), along with SGH undergraduate students (now alumnae) Clarissa Eggen and Aaranee Sritharan, have authored in . This was the formal evaluation of our innovative co-curricular activity, which has now been turned into a course: World Health Assembly Simulation (GH 4220).
Professor Godfred Boateng was a co-author on the paper published in .
Professor Mary Wiktorowicz was a co-author on a paper entitled in .
Professor Godfred Boateng and his team represented the School of Global Health & the at the in Washington, D.C., presenting six papers on . Among the presenters was global health alumna , co-author on two papers exploring the health and nutritional burdens of energy insecurity in Afro-Colombian households.
Spend a few weeks abroad in the summer with health courses led by School of Global Health faculty. Travel with classmates, earn credits toward your degree, and explore health from a global perspective through an engaging learning experience in (South Africa, May 9-23, 2026, Professor Monica Malta), (Ghana, July 11-25, 2026, Professor Godfred Boateng); and (Costa Rica, August 5-14, 2026, Professor Brad Meisner).
Sarah Merghani, a third-year global health undergraduate student, has transformed personal concern into collective action by launching the (DHRN), a student-led initiative dedicated to advancing humanitarian relief for displaced peoples.
After witnessing the realities of mental health care in Ghana, Professor Benedict Weobong has dedicated his career to bridging the treatment gap through community-based innovation and global mental health research.
Students in our Promoting Global Health course, led by Professor Amrita Daftary, visited the former , gaining a sobering perspective on the legacy of residential schools and the resilience of Indigenous communities.
Great turnout for the School of Global Health at this year’s&˛Ô˛ú˛ő±č;. Our professors (Drs. Godfred Boateng, Steven Hoffman, Mathieu Poirier, and A.M. Viens) and student (Lathika Laguwaran) shared their research, connected with peers, and showcased the School’s growing impact in global health scholarship & practice.
Students in the Agents of Change in a Global World course, redesigned this year by Professor Monica Malta, transformed the York campus into a living classroom through – demonstrating the School of Global Health’s commitment to experiential learning in action.
Professors Tarra Penney and A.M. Viens, Post-Doctoral Fellows Dr. Chloe Clifford Astbury and Dr. Kristen Lee, and PhD Student Joanne Ong, were co-authors on a study examining inconsistent translations of the term One Health and its implications for global health. The paper, entitled , was published in .
, National Director of , was a guest speaker in Professor Monica Malta’s Agents of Change course. He spoke about pragmatic solidarity and the power of change, including the importance of accompaniment, trust, and community-led definitions of success.
Professors Benedict Weobong and Godfred Boateng will lead the $5.5M HEATSCAPE-Africa project, funded by , to study how climate-related heat impacts sleep and mental health across Africa.
PhD student Orit Awoke has been named the recipient of the 2025 Harvey Skinner Agents of Change Award. Congrats Orit!
Professor A.M. Viens was a co-author on the paper published in .
The Faculty of Health is looking to appoint a Canada Excellence Research Chair in Population Health and Implementation Science – which can be based in or jointly appointed to the School of Global Health (deadline: October 31, 2025). This position will further strengthen the Faculty’s capacity around implementation science, with Professor Kerry Scott’s appointment last year as an Assistant Professor in Implementation Science and Knowledge Mobilization.
Professors Tarra Penney and Mary Wiktorowicz, along with Post-Doctoral Fellow Chloe Clifford Astbury and SGH student Arabi Raja, were co-authors on , published in .
Professor Godfred Boateng, along with SGH students Ann Kwarteng, Salwa Regragui, and Tricia Tetteh, co-authored a paper in .
Congratulations to our PhD students – Michael Davies-Venn, Naeema Hassan, Yvette Nkurunziza, Rupsha Mutsuddi, Babatunde Odugbemi, Joanne Ong, and Kathirvel Soundappan – who have been awarded Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships for 2025-26!
Professor Benedict Weobong was a panelist at the , where he shared his experiences and insights on navigating scholarships and grants as a Black scholar in academia.
Bhutila Karpoche, former Member of Provincial Parliament, Deputy Speaker for the 43rd Parliament of the Ontario Legislature, and the first person of Tibetan descent ever elected to public office in North America, spoke to Professor A.M. Viens’ Global Health Ethics course about her personal & professional journey from studying public health to entering politics and about the political determinants of health.
The second edition of the Global Health Alumni Newsletter has been published!