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This PhD student is filling a gap in research on intimate partner violence, brain injury and mental health
Danielle Toccalino is one of two DLSPH PhD students who have received the Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award for her research on intimate partner violence-related brain injury and the mental health of survivors. Her research is greatly needed – the body of literature that explores the impacts of brain injury...
Incorporating Indigenous Knowledges into Academia
Two common threads are woven through Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle’s prolific 2023 public health research output: the importance of recognizing that Indigenous knowledges are as valid and as crucial as Western perspectives and the need to consult Indigenous peoples when conducting health research. She is committed to ensuring that Western institutions...
Why do some women experience diagnostic delays? This PhD student plans to find out.
Kelly Gregory is one of two DLSPH PhD students who have received the Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award for her research into diagnostic delays among women-identifying patients. Her research stands out – in a field that often silos this conversation based on a single health condition, she is looking at...
IfP Graduate Studentship Award recipient works to improve treatment of migrant workers
Graduate Studentship Award recipient Stephanie Mayell's journey is a testament to the transformative power of education and determination. Dropping out of high school at sixteen years old, her path seemed far removed from the world of academia. However, fast forward thirty years, and Mayell's reality is nothing short of remarkable....
Hereditary Breast Cancer Researcher Receives Prestigious Award
Renowned hereditary breast cancer researcher Steven Narod, a full professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) and the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, has been awarded the 2023 McLaughlin Medal from the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). The award recognizes important research of sustained...
DLSPH Faculty Among Recipients of the 2023 New Initiative and Innovation Awards
DLSPH faculty were among the recipients of the inaugural 2023 New Initiative and Innovation Awards from the Network for Improving Health Systems (NIHS). The network was created in November 2022 from a $3 million donation from Shoppers Drug Mart to both the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH)...
OHT Impact Fellows help build a learning health system in Ontario
By Alisa Kim For Dr. Nusrat Farhana, designing comprehensive systems of care is both an art and a science. Part of the challenge is “there is no recipe to follow, the problem is not necessarily clearly defined, and there may not be a known starting point of how to solve...
This AI will help us get ahead of the next pandemic
By Ishani Nath It seems appropriate that the Toronto offices for Kamran Khan’s BlueDot, which uses artificial intelligence to flag potential infectious disease outbreaks around the world, are located at the edge of Lake Ontario. Similar to a lighthouse, BlueDot signals when there’s danger ahead. "We use the internet as...
Want to counter health misinformation? There’s a course for that
IHPME offering teaches students how to communicate effectively online By Alisa Kim Myths about the COVID-19 vaccine persist—for example, that it causes infertility or contains a microchip so governments can spy on their citizens—even though more than 12 billion doses have been given worldwide. “Everyone is getting their information online,...
U of T Experts Help Ontario Science Centre Bring Vaccine Science to Life
By Ishani Nath “Fun” is not a word people typically associate with vaccines. The Ontario Science Centre wants to change that with new exhibits that invite visitors to see, touch, and — at times — walk through vaccine science. “We don't want to just tell people [about vaccine science], we...