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"Emanuel Krebs agreed to work with us in early 2021 on a proposal under development for Grand Challenges Canada to scale up an mHealth innovation for community-based mental health in Vietnam. In short order he assumed a leadership role on the project and the admiration of a high profile international team. He not only contributed an important new cost effectiveness component to the project, but he led us through the “Pitch Deck” process whereby we had to develop a short presentation to convince the GCC Investment Committee of the scalability and sustainability of our innovation. The success of our proposal can be attributed in no small way to Emanuel’s contribution."
- Dr. John O'Neil
Student Profile: Emanuel Krebs
doctoral student in the Faculty of Health Sciences
I am a senior health economist in the Health Economic Research Unit at the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHÉOS) and a PhD student at the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. My research has been focused on evaluation in HIV/AIDS and substance use disorder. I have expertise specializing in applied econometrics using administrative data and model-based health economic evaluation.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO COME TO SFU?
I have chosen to pursue my PhD at SFU to benefit from the outstanding research environment provided by the Faculty of Health Sciences and from SFU’s advanced courses in population health and data sciences, which fit my multidisciplinary training goals. My doctoral studies are supervised by Dr. Bohdan Nosyk, an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences who leads the Health Economic Research Unit in which I work.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR RESEARCH OR YOUR PROGRAM TO A FAMILY MEMBER?
The overdose public health emergency across North America has been amplified by the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also been increasing the risk of mental health problems. Most drug poisoning deaths involve fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. In British Columbia, three out of four people with an opioid use disorder also have a mental illness. Many may receive medications to help with both their opioid use disorder and mental illness. My doctoral research aims to help physicians improve medical care for people with opioid use disorder with concurrent mental disorders.
WHAT ARE YOU PARTICULARLY ENJOYING ABOUT YOUR STUDIES/RESEARCH AT SFU?
I’ve been enjoying the diversity of research areas other graduate students in the Faculty of Health Sciences are pursuing.
HAVE YOU BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF ANY MAJOR OR DONOR-FUNDED AWARDS? IF SO, PLEASE TELL US WHICH ONES AND A LITTLE ABOUT HOW THE AWARDS HAVE IMPACTED YOUR STUDIES AND/OR RESEARCH.
I have been awarded a Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to support my doctoral studies. I was previously awarded a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Master's Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council while I completed my MA in the Department of Economics at SFU.
Contact : e_krebs@sfu.ca