Meghan Winters
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
Email: meghan_winters@sfu.ca
Tel: 778-782-9325
Office: BLU 11522
Education
- BSc, (double honors) Chemistry and Oceanography, University of British Columbia
- MSc, Health Care and Epidemiology, Bridge Program Fellow, University of British Columiba
- Ph.D., University of British Columbia
Biography
Dr. Meghan Winters is an epidemiologist interested in the link between health, transportation, and city design. She received her Ph.D. in 2011 from the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She completed a brief post-doctoral fellowship at the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility at Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, studying on older adults' mobility and the built environment. Dr. Winters joined the Faculty of Health Sciences as an Assistant Professor in July 2011.
Research Interests
Dr. Winters is conducting research and knowledge exchange activities collaboratively with local governments and health authorities. Her primary interests are:
- The built environment and health
- Non-motorized travel, physical activity and mobility
- Cycling and pedestrian injuries
- Age-friendly city design
- Intervention studies and natural experiments
- Spatial analyses of health and transportation-related outcomes
http://cyclingincities.spph.ubc.ca/
Teaching Interests
GIS Applications in Public Health