CIHR Strategic Training Program in

Public Health Policy

Fellows 2010 - 2011

Master’s Students

Michael Beeler

Michael Beeler

The Implications of Agent-Based Pandemic Modeling and Simulation for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Policy

MSc Student, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jennifer Bell

Jennifer Bell

Community Health and Epidemiology

MPH Student, Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Sireesha Bobbili

Sireesha Bobbili

Inclusion of Healthy Public Policy Principles to Address Equity Issues Faced by Ethno-racial Communities in Canada

MPH Student, Health Promotion, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Carolyn

Carolyn Doyle

Infectious Disease Control,  STI Policies with an Equity Lens

MPP Student, Public Health & Environmental Policy, School of Public Policy & Governance

Satinder Klair

Satinder Klair

Developing Effective Health Promotion for the Battle Against Diabetes

MPP Student, Public Health & Environmental Policy, School of Public Policy & Governance

Randa Makkar

Randa Makkar

Community Involvement, Advocating for Public Health Policy Change

MSc Student, Nursing, Lawrence Bloomberg School of Nursing

Rukshan Mehta

Rukshan Mehta

Social Determinants of Health Impacting Impoverished Torontonians

MSW Student, Faculty of Social Work

Jasmik Saini

Jasmik Saini

Effective Public Health Policy Framework to Protect Canadians from Health Threats

MPH Student, Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Alyssa Schermel

Alyssa Schermel

Community Involvement in Advocating for Public Health Policy Change

MSc Student, Nutritional Sciences, Department of Nutritional Sciences

Matthew Townsend

Matthew Townsend

Analysing Current Methods for Communicating Public Health Policy Findings from the Developed to the Developing Worlds

MPP, Global Health Policy, School of Public Health Policy & Governance

Jenna van Draanen

Jenna van Draanen

Observing Trends of Income Supplementation Programs – Public Policy and Income Inequality

MPH Student, Health Promotion, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Ph. D. Candidates


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Celine Cressman

Adoption and Implementation of the HPV Vaccine Approach to Cervical Cancer Control in Canada

PhD Student, Department of Health Policy Management & Evaluation


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Michael Hutchison

Systematic Analysis of Concussions in National Hockey League Players:  Heads Project

PhD Student, Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Arif Jetha

Arif Jetha

Personal, Environmental, Social and Policy-Related Factors that Influence Participation in Employment Among Young Adults with Physical Disabilities

PhD Student, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health


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Genane Loheswaran

Improving Access to Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol Dependence in Ontario

PhD Student, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Marc Mitchell

Marc Mitchell

Evaluating the Roles Mobile Telecommunications Devices and Financial Incentives Play in Improving Access, Monitoring and Adherence to Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs:  Implications for Physical Activity Policies in Canada

PhD Student, Exercise Science, Faculty of Physical Education and Health

Rebecca Penn

Rebecca Penn

The Coexistence of Evidence-based and Strengths-based Decision Making in Harm Reduction Policies

PhD Student, Addictions, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Alex Price

Alex Price

Exploring the Conceptual Accountability Elements and Goals of the OPHS Policy Intervention

PhD Student, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Jocelyn Sacco

Jocelyn Sacco

Fortified Food Consumption, Socio-demographic Groups Most Likely to be Impacted by Such Policies

PhD Student, Nutritional Sciences, Department of Nutritional Sciences

Brendan Smith

Brendan Smith

Investigating the Role of Public Health and Medical Care in Reducing Social Inequalities in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality in Canada

PhD Student, Epidemiology  Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Post-Doctoral Fellows

Yvonne Bombard

Yvonne Bombard

Policy Development, Genetic Discrimination and Personalized Medicine (Newborn Screening)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Health Policy Management & Evaluation

Jose Brandao

Jose Brandao

Introduction of New Vaccines in India:  Policy Perspectives

Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Global Health Research , St. Michael’s Hospital

Yasmin Khan

Yasmin Khan

Examining Uptake of Provincial Policy in Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Postdoctoral Fellow, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Catherine Mah

Catherine Mah

Good for You:  Food and Local Public Health in Canada and Japan

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Public Policy & Governance


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Qamar Mahmood

Labour Market Policies and Social Determinants of Health:  A Review to Establish Priorities for Ontario

Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Bloomberg School of Nursing


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Van Hai Nguyen

Evaluating the Effects of the Child Fitness Tax Credit and Ontario Bike Tax Exemption Programs on Physical Activity and Health Outcomes and the Impact of Public Smoking Bans on Children’s Health

Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Physical Education and Health

Laura Rosella

Laura Rosella

The Use of Evidence in Developing Public Health Policies for Pandemic H1N1

Postdoctoral Fellow, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion