The 2026–2027 Organizing Committee
Meet the students working together to organize this year's Research and Practice in Health Sciences Conference.
Afreen Nagra
Co-Chair
PhD in Public Health | First year
Rachel Deshpande
Co-Chair
MSc in Public Health | Second year
Lishana Jeevatharan
Chair Shadow
MSc in Public Health | First year
Ziting Shen
Treasurer
PhD(c) in Public Health | Second year
Taylor Hodge
Deputy Treasurer
MSc in Public Health | First year
Ava Kucera
Lead Peer Review
PhD(c) in Public Health | Third year
Salma Mohamed
Peer Review
MPH in Public Health | Second year
Laisha Khosla
Peer Review
MSc in Public Health | Second year
Sarah Swan
Peer Review
MSc in Public Health | First year
Lillian Eckert
Peer Review
MSc in Public Health | Second year
Samar Riaz
Keynote, Panel & Workshop
MSc in Public Health | Second year
Tehseen Naqvi
Keynote, Panel & Workshop
MSc in Public Health | First year
Christina Zheng
Keynote, Panel & Workshop
MSc in Public Health | First year
Lauren Vanderlinde
Communications Officer
Undergraduate in Public Health | Fourth Year (A)
Quinn Douglas
Co-op Student
Undergraduate in Public Health | Third year
Sadie Gomes
Logistics Officer
Undergraduate in Public Health | Fourth Year
Joan Kaburia
Environment Liaison
PhD(c) in Geography | Second year