Virtual tool to advance efforts to curb mental health gaps in Vietnam

An SFU initiative created to support people in self-managing their depression is being reimagined as a virtual tool, to help reduce the community mental health gap in Vietnam. learn more

SFU research team innovating real-time measurement of climate-related distress in Canada

The research team – led by FHS professors Kiffer Card, Robert Hogg, Maya Gislason, and Hasina Samji – will develop innovative research methods that explore how social media data can be used as a tool to understand population-level reactions to climate change in real time. learn more

Graeme Koelwyn receives Canada Research Chair in Public Health 'Omics in Exercise and Disease

Assistant Professor Graeme Koelwyn was awarded a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Public Health 'Omics in Exercise and Disease learn more

Pride Month Profile: Martha Gumprich

June is Pride Month, and FHS is profiling those doing work for 2S/LGBTQ health. Martha Gumprich (they/them) is a research assistant with the REAFFIRM Collaborative examining experiences and mental health of non-binary youth in team sports in Canada. learn more

Reducing air pollution can support healthy brain development: Study

A new study finds that having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on brain development in children. learn more

FHS assistant professor to co-develop ethics standards for innovative new AI initiative

FHS assistant professor Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon will be co-leading the development of an ethics module for two projects within the new NIH Bridge to Artificial Intelligence initiative learn more

New FHS professor to lead on structural determinants of Indigenous health and advance Indigenous student mentorship

Krista Stelkia is an an interdisciplinary Indigenous health researcher whose primary work involves investigating structural determinants of Indigenous peoples’ health and well-being. learn more

Nicole Catherine receives Canada Research Chair in Child Health Equity and Policy

Faculty of Health Sciences assistant professor Nicole Catherine is the new Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Child Health Equity and Policy learn more

Researchers net $3M to create sustainable transportation interventions in Canadian cities

Faculty of Health Sciences professor Meghan Winters received funding from CIHR to co-lead a collaborative, interdisciplinary research team that will focus on creating sustainable transportation options in cities across Canada learn more

SFU team leads launch of health dashboard for African, Caribbean and Black communities in Canada

Faculty of Health Sciences professor Angela Kaida worked with big data analyst Jillian Anderson from the SFU Research Computing Group to create an online dashboard that visually summarizes data collected for a study examining health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities in Canada. learn more