PhD candidate recognized for her work in the realm of health geography
By: Maliha Karim | Estimated time: 1:30
Congratulations to Keely Stenberg, a PhD Candidate in the School of Planning!
The 74th annual conference of the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) was hosted this year by the Department of Geography at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The annual conference provides an opportunity for students, practitioners, and academics working in Canada and internationally to learn and discuss issues related to physical and human geographies. This year’s conference theme was Edges, recognizing the point where issues and disciplines meet and opportunities for progress emerge.
In St. John’s, Stenberg presented part of her doctoral research on healthy communities in a special session organized by the Geographies of Health and Health Care Study Group. Stenberg's presentation, How do we create healthy communities? An exploration of collaboration and action on health equity in place, focused on the principles of implementation science and how actors working to create healthy communities are adopting aspects of this approach.
Stenberg received two awards for her presentation. She was honoured by the Geographies of Health and Health Care Study Group with the PhD Paper Presentation Award; a recognition of excellence from those working in the realm of health geography. Stenberg also won first place for the 2024 Wiley-Canadian Geographies PhD Oral Presentation Award.
These awards recognize the value her research holds and, specifically, the importance of interdisciplinary approaches. Stenberg is one of many researchers advancing thinking on how practitioners in different sectors can use their positions to help address community health issues.
“As an emerging scholar, the awards have reinforced my development as a researcher,” says Stenberg. “I am grateful to be recognized for my ability to communicate with resonance among the academic community.”
PhD candidate, Keely Stenberg
To learn more about her work and connect with Stenberg, visit her profile on the Geographies of Health in Place (GoHelP) lab.
