Professor Susan Elliott, Francesca Cardwell, Kristin Brown and Andrea Rishworth were on hand to represent the GoHelP lab at the 16th International Medical Geography Symposium in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Elsevier has just announced the launch of Social Science & Medicine's new open access sister journal, SSM – Population Health.
George Atiim, a PhD Candidate in the department of Geography and Environmental Management and GoHelP lab member, is departing this week for Ghana in order to carry out his PhD fieldwork. George's research explores emerging health challenges of food allergy in sub-Saharan Africa.
Good luck George!
The GoHelP lab is excited to announce that Elijah Bisung will be defending his PhD dissertation on Friday July 3rd, 2015. The oral examination is open to the public, come join us at 10 am in EV1 221.
Elsevier launches a free, online training platform for researchers. Sign up today!
http://editorsupdate.elsevier.com/issue-47-may-2015/elsevier-launches-a-free-online-training-platform-for-researchers/
Professor Susan Elliott, along with two PhD candidates, Stephen Wilcox and Ryan Clement from UWaterloo's Department of English, attend the annual Anaphylaxis Canada conference in Toronto, Ontario.
Knowledge Integration student and GoHelP lab member Alexandra Olarnyk presented her honours thesis poster on Friday March 27th, 2015. Supervised by Professor Susan Elliott, Alex's thesis looks at the experiences and perceptions of food allergy on the University of Waterloo campus.
Professor Susan Elliott is one of two members of the University of Waterloo to receive funding for the prestigious new Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships.
Professor Susan Elliott and two members of the GoHelP lab (Jenna Dixon and Elijah Bisung) travelled to Uganda Christian University to conduct the inaugural PROLIFIC workshop with students from the Save the Mothers Masters in Public Health Leadership program. The workshop aims to build capacity in low-to-middle income countries by guiding students through how to get their research published.
Congratulations to George Atiim, Kristin Brown and Stephanie Lu - all of whom have successfully defended their PhD comprehensive exams this semester.