2021 News

FHS professors Angela Kaida and Allison Carter are sharing findings of their national study on women living with HIV through a short film, HIV Made Me Fabulous.

Childcare must be prioritized in future pandemic response plans to address gender inequality, quality of care and burnout, according to FHS faculty member Julia Smith who tracked the lived experiences of childcare educators during the COVID-19 pandemic.

FHS faculty members - Kiffer Card, Lindsay Hedden, Dawn Hoogeveen, and Angela Kaida - all received awards from Michael Smith Health Research BC this fall

Faculty of Health Sciences Bachelor of Arts graduand Simran Lail volunteered with BC Children’s Hospital and later worked as a behavioural interventionist with the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development, working with children diagnosed with autism.

The Graduate Student and Tri-Agency awards support outstanding students pursuing a doctoral or master's degree in a health-related field.

A recent study by Zabrina Brumme and Mark Brockman found that older adults who received two doses of mRNA vaccine to protect against SARS-CoV-2 were found to have weaker immune responses than younger adults.

Leena Parhar, Faculty of Health Sciences student Meghan Dunn, Emily Haugen and SFU alumna Avneet Sandhu created the She Connects mentorship program to support the successful transition of high school girls into adulthood.

Faculty of Health Sciences professor and associate dean of research, Robert Hogg, is now a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

As of August 2021, construction of the FHS Student Commons has completed! Watch this video to see a preview of the new space.

Is it your first time on SFU Campus? We created a walkthrough video to help guide you around Blusson Hall. Find out where the Dean's office, the Undergraduate Advisors, and multiple study spaces are.