Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Ryan Hinds

Growing up in Toronto, Ryan Hinds always thought he’d become a physician, following a classic newcomer dream of what it meant to be successful in his new country. But that ambition evolved after Hinds, who moved from Guyana to Canada at age 9, discovered football. The sport made Hinds a role model, and he used his platform to mentor youth from racialized neighbourhoods.

The experience deepened his understanding of social injustice and ultimately led Hinds to dream even bigger about how to make a difference in people’s health.

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Senior Advisor, Equity and Inclusion
Akwatu Khenti

As a school, we are committed to improving the representation of Black, Indigenous and other racialized students, staff and faculty, and to creating a more inclusive environment for our racialized community members.  Our 2019-2024 Academic Plan lays out some of the goals we hope to achieve. Given the importance of these goals, the DLSPH’s Dean created this senior position, reporting directly to the office, to advance inclusion, equity and diversity across the entire school.

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Meet our Health Leads

Leads support the advancement of education and research in Black and Indigenous Population Health to support the creation of an inclusive educational environment at the DLSPH through anti-racism.

	Black Health Lead Roberta Timothy Asst. Prof. Roberta Timothy has been appointed Black Health Lead at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health – part of a School-wide initiative to embed equity and anti-racism throughout the curriculum, and to advance research and education in Black population health.
	Indigenous Health Lead Angela Mashford Pringle Asst. Prof. Angela Mashford-Pringle, is DLSPH’s first-ever Indigenous Health Lead. She says her goals are “very simple”: “I want to create a safe and welcoming environment for Indigenous students, faculty, Elders and Knowledge Keepers and their guests.”
	2SLGBTQ+ Lead Daniel Grace Prof. Daniel Grace is DLSPH’s first-ever 2SLGBTQ+ Health Lead. He is an associate professor in the Division of Social and Behavioural Health and holds a Canada Research Chair in Sexual and Gender Minority Health. He is also director of DLSPH’s new Centre for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research. He says, “I am so excited for what we can build collectively.”