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The University of Waterloo owes much of its reputation and stature to the quality of its professors and their scholarly accomplishments. Waterloo recognizes exceptional achievement and pre-eminence in a particular field of knowledge through the designation 'University Research Chair’.
 

Dr. Samantha Biglieri, PhD in Planning

Dr. Elizabeth Ochola, PhD in Geography

Dr. Andrea Rishworth, PhD in Geography

Dr. Roxanne Springer, PhD in Geography

Congratulations to GoHelP's Adrian Buttazzoni, Marta Veenhof, and Leia Minaker on their co-authored publication titled, "Smart city and high-tech urban interventions targeting human health: An equity-focused systematic review"

GoHelP alumni Andrea Rishworth and Joseph Kangmennaang, and Susan Elliott co-author  a new paper recently published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Jenna Dixon, Francesca Cardwell, Ann Clarke, and Susan Elliott co-author a paper titled "Choices are inevitable: A qualitative exploration of the lifecosts of systemic lupus erythematosus" published in Chronic Illness.

CHILD Cohort Study researchers discuss the link between household cleaning products and asthma risk in young children in recent coverage on CBC's The National. Dr. Tim Takaro and graduate student Jaclyn Parks of Simon Fraser University are co-authors on a recent paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Watch the full segment on CBC's The National.

Susan Elliiott was recently appointed a Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA). BSIA Fellows participate in collaborative research projects with researchers at Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Waterloo, and the Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Roxanne Springer shares her experience in the field researching the impacts of climate on wellbeing in small island developing states in an articl

Susan Elliott is Co-Editor in Chief of a new journal called Wellbeing, Space & Society which focuses on human health and the built environment.