Interdisciplinary Studies

Interdisciplinary Studies allows students to design their own graduate program by bringing together three or four qualified faculty from different departments or units. Because there are no constraints on which fields are brought together, there are virtually no two students in the same subfield.

 

Explore our Programs in Interdisciplinary Studies

 
 

Faculty Members in Interdisciplinary Studies

Name Research Interests
Kerr, Thomas harm reduction, injection drug users, HIV / AIDS, safe injection site, addiction, HIV/AIDS, injection drug use, health policy and service evaluation, and community-based research methods
Kornelsen, Jude providing an evidence base to inform decisions on the planning of rural maternity services; advancing our understanding of women
Kuhl, David understanding compassion fatigue/vicarious trauma, burnout, moral distress, grief, and psychological well being in health care providers
Kwon, Brian Spinal cord injury
Loock, Christine Ann Brain, Behaviour & Development; Social Pediatrics; Health Inequities; Child-health medical-home: children/families, integration / patient care / community services; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; Pediatric Sleep Disorders
Ogrodniczuk, John Mental Health and Society; Psychodynamic Psychotherapy; Personality Disorders; Group Psychotherapy; Men’s Mental Health; Alexithymia; Athletes
Shannon, Kate epidemiology, HIV/AIDS, sex work, public health, community health, gender epidemiology, health prevention, social determinants of health, community-based research, gender inequities, sexual health, vulnerable populations, structural determinants, qualitative evaluations, HIV/STI prevention, Social determinants of sexual health, HIV/AIDS and access to care among marginalized populations, particularly youth, sex workers, and women at-risk and living with HIV
 
 

Student & Alumni Stories in Interdisciplinary Studies

Rodney Stehr

Student
Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (MSc)

Ashley Heaslip

Student
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)

Ashli Akins

Student
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)

Susan Sechrist

Student
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)

Janina Krabbe

Student
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)

Adi Burton

Student
Doctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies (PhD)
 
 

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