The School of Public Health Sciences (SPHS) is delighted to be hosting the Research and Practice in Health Sciences Conference (RPHS). The conference will take place Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at Conrad Grebel in a hybrid format.
Registration is not required to attend the in-person conference. However, tickets must be purchased in advance if you would like to attend the lunch.
Registration to attend virtually is coming soon!
About the conference
The aim of this student-led conference is to expose current undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to a range of career paths, including research and practice related to public health. The conference will offer an opportunity for the community to reflect on skills needed for health research and practice and provide graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with presentation experience.
The conference is open to all UWaterloo graduate students conducting research or working in public health, and all SPHS undergraduate students, faculty and staff.
All undergraduate thesis (HLTH 432) student poster presentations are automatically included in the conference.
Check back for more 2026 conference information.
If you have any general questions about the conference, please email us.
Important dates
- January 23, 2026 - Research and professional abstract submissions are due.
Organizing committee
Co-Chairs: Grace Okusanya
Incoming Co-Chairs: Rachel Deshpande and Afreen Nagra
Financial Officers: Helena Godinho Nascimento and Ziting Shen
Secretary: Sanna Hussain
Peer Review Coordinators: Makenna Nunes Gomes, Carly Wheelans and Salma Mohammed
Logistics Officers: Nuzhat Namiha & Sadie Gomes
Workshop and Panel Coordinators: Ava Kucera, Syntheya Leslie, and Lisa Blank
Communications Officer: Elizabeth Wang
Floater: Pam Hopwood
Past conferences
See past conference proceedings and presenters: