News
Congratulations to Dr. Shawna O’Hearn on the successful defence of her PhD!
Congratulations to Dr. Shawna O’Hearn on the successful defence of her PhD entitled:
Place-Based Experiences in the Work Environment During the Menopausal Transition: A Case Study of Canadian Physiotherapists
The GoHelP community is very proud of you!
GoHelP lab members at the Canadian Conference on Global Health, November 2022
GoHelP lab members Cynthia Itbo Musah (MA) and Abraham Nungobu (Postdoctoral Fellow) presented their research at the Canadian Conference on Global Health in November of 2022.
Thelma Zulfawu Abu highlighted by the Water Institute
Thelma's research about the availability and access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in Kenya related to the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighted by the Water Institute. Her piece "Preparing for pandemics in Kenya’s healthcare facilities: The critical need for WASH", can be found in the 13th issue of WaterResearch.
Events
IGU Conference on Health, Environment and Sustainable Development: Changes, Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World
The International Geographical Union (IGU) Conference on Health, Environment and Sustainable Development: Changes, Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World will be held in Bucharest and Danube Delta, Romania, from June 13 to 16, 2023. The event will address critical issues related to health and healthcare, environmental changes and sustainable development after the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Abstracts must be submitted by April 20, 2023.
Royal Geographical Society (RGS) & Institute of British Geographers (IBG) Annual International Conference 2023
The Royal Geographical Society (RGS) & Institute of British Geographers (IBG) Annual International Conference will be held from August 29 to September 1, 2023. The conference will take place in London and online.
Calls for sessions, papers and posters are now open! The updated deadline for submissions is Friday 24 March 2023.
2023 Canadian Conference on Global Health (CCGH)
The next Canadian Conference on Global Health will be held in Ottawa from October 16 to 18, 2023. More details will follow as the event approaches!
Blog
Why do we have to make toilets a human right?
Collapsed pit latrine on the left and Emergency pit latrine constructed with aluminum roofing sheet on the right in a dispensar in Kisumu, Kenya.
The Waterlupus Hack Experience
“What’s a hackathon?”
As we shared our research plans with colleagues and potential participants, we were asked this question many times over the last 6 months! Even after spending so much time learning what to expect through the planning process, the hackathon experience and its outcomes exceeded my expectations.
My PhD journey as a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholar (QES) with 'diverse titles'
I am stepping back to write this post after receiving an acceptance note for the final version of my thesis on UWSpace, a University of Waterloo thesis repository.
Welcome to the Geographies of Health in Place (GoHelP) lab, led by Susan J. Elliott, PhD, in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo.
