Population and Public Health

The School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) offers both research-oriented and professional/course-based graduate programs.

Professional programs
  • The Master of Public Health focuses on illness prevention and health promotion and integrates learning in epidemiology; biostatistics; the social, biological and environmental determinants of health; population health; global health; disease prevention and health systems management with skill-based learning in a practicum setting.
  • The Master of Health Administration is a professional program for clinicians, administrators, researchers and managers who are seeking solutions to today’s complex health delivery issues. Take courses with a multi-disciplinary perspective in health systems, policies and management along with foundational business skills
  • The Master of Science in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (MSc OEH) program provides the skills and knowledge to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control chemical, physical and biological hazards in workplace and community environments.
Research-based Programs
  • Master of Health Science (MHSc) applicants must have an MD or equivalent, including dentistry or veterinary medicine, and will learn skills that can be applied to their academic and clinical interests, bolstering their research abilities and opportunities.
  • The Master of Science in Population and Public Health program teaches core knowledge and skills in epidemiological and biostatistical methods and allows students to gain research experience by applying methods to a thesis under the supervision of a faculty member. Students can pursue thesis research in a wide variety of topics related to the health of populations and the delivery of health services.
  • The PhD program at SPPH is intended for students who wish to obtain advanced research training that will enable them to conduct independent investigative research.
Name Research Interests
Amri, Michelle Global Health Ethics; normative nature of health equity; Health Equity; Public Policy; Governance; Global Health; International health; global health ethics, normative nature of health equity, health equity, public policy, governance, global health, International health
Anis, Aslam cost effectiveness of AIDS treatments; drug assessments – pharmacoeconomics; health care economics; health regulations, Health economics, rhematoid arthritis, biologic therapies
Bansback, Nick inform policies and practices in health through the application of
Bhatti, Parveen molecular epidemiology of cancer; occupational and environmental epidemiology of cancer; mechanistic studies of exposed populations; molecular epidemiology of cancer, occupational and environmental epidemiology of cancer, mechanistic studies of exposed populations
Black, Charlyn Health services research, Population health, Quality, effectivenes and outcomes of health care, Health information systems, Knowledge translation, Research and policy
Brauer, Michael air pollution; built environment; Community Health / Public Health; environmental health; environmental epidemiology; environmental health; healthy cities; remote sensing; Air pollution, Built environment, Community Health / Public Health, Environmental Health, Environmental epidemiology, Environmental health, Healthy cities, Remote sensing
Brussoni, Mariana Developmental psychology; injury prevention; Children's outdoor play; Risky play; Parenting; health behaviour change; Implementation Science; Developmental psychology, Injury prevention, Children's outdoor play, Risky play, Parenting, health behaviour change, Implementation science
Bryan, Stirling Economics of health care, policy, from UK
Cox, Susan Experiences of individuals and families at risk for, or affected by, a range of adult onset hereditary and/or genetic conditions (eg, Huntington Disease and Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease)
Davies, Hugh Antineoplastic drug hazards; Community Health / Public Health; environmental health; Exposure Assessment; Noise and Health; Occupational Health; Occupational Safety and Health; Antineoplastic drug hazards, Community Health / Public Health, Environmental Health, Exposure Assessment, Noise and Health, Occupational Health, Occupational Safety and Health
Deering, Kathleen
Dummer, Trevor health geography, cancer prevention, environmental exposures, health inequalities, geographic information science, obesity, risk factors, Environmental epidemiology and environment and health interactions, with specific emphasis on cancer etiology and cancer prevention
Elango, Rajavel Protein Nutrition, Maternal-Fetal Nutrition, Childhood Malnutrition, Amino Acid Metabolism, Human Nutrition
Frank, Erica Free education; Preventive Medicine; Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Architecture; Holocaust studies; Exile Reintegration; Democratization; Intervention Research; Free education, Preventive medicine, Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Holocaust Studies, Exile Reintegration, Democratization, Intervention Research
Gadermann, Anne Social determinants of health; Housing and homelessness; Quality of
Gilbert, Mark Development, implementation, evaluation and scale-up of innovative sexual health programs; Gay men’s sexual health, including sexual health literacy; Synergistic and integrated dynamics of infectious diseases, mental illness and other conditions; Development, implementation, evaluation and scale-up of innovative sexual health programs, Gay men’s sexual health, including sexual health literacy, Synergistic and integrated dynamics of infectious diseases, mental illness and other conditions
Greyson, Devon Everyday health information behaviours & practices; Population health information interventions; Health mis/dis/malinformation; Vaccine confidence and decision making about vaccination; LGBTQ+ health; Qualitative and mixed methods; Everyday health information behaviours & practices, Population health information interventions, Health mis/dis/malinformation, Vaccine confidence and decision making about vaccination, LGBTQ+ health, Qualitative and mixed methods
Guhn, Martin social context and child development/well-being; Population health; social determinants of health; social context and child development/well-being, population health, social determinants of health
Henderson, Sarah wildfire smoke; air pollution; Extreme weather events; environmental health; radon gas; Food safety; Water quality; wildfire smoke, air pollution, extreme weather events, environmental health, radon gas, food safety, water quality
Joseph, K.S. Pregnancy complications, preterm birth, fetal growth, infant mortality, neonatal
Kalua, Khumbo Neglected Tropical Eye Diseases; Global Eye Health; Cluster Randomized Trials; Implementation Science; International Global Health; Community Based Research; Clinical trials; Neglected Tropical Eye Diseases, Global Eye Health, Cluster Randomized Trials , Implementation Science, International Global Health, Community Based Research, Clinical Trials
Karim, Ehsan Causal inference; Biostatistics; Statistics; Machine Learning; data science; Survey data analysis; multiple sclerosis; Causal Inference, Biostatistics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Data science, Survey data analysis, Multiple sclerosis
Kassam, Rosemin Child Health, Malnutrition, Adult Chronic Disease, Geriatrics; Child Health, Malnutrition, Adult Chronic Disease, Geriatrics
Kazanjian, Arminee Health systems and policy, equitable access to healthcare; cancer survivorship, psychosocial care; Health systems and policy, equitable access to healthcare; cancer survivorship, psychosocial care
Kershaw, Paul child care, parental leave, work-life balance, social policy, social citizenship, responsibilities and rights, gender and politics, income assistance, child benefit package, social inclusion, neighbourhood effects on child development, Canadian federalism, Citizenship, detrimants of Health, social care