Current graduate students

Join us Thursday, June 9th from 1-3 pm ET for our special workshop hosted by Melissa Zettel! This workshop recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic had and continues to have an ongoing impact on our moods, thoughts, and behaviours. This workshop will provide information around the impact on our nervous system, space to reflect on both growth and challenges of the last year and orient yourself to the on-going changes of this pandemic. The goal is to facilitate meaningful conversations around what works best for you when re-entering your world.

Melissa Zettel (She/Her) is one of the Embedded Wellness Co-op Counsellors. Melissa is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wilfrid Laurier University, and a Bachelor of Social Work from Lakehead University. She completed her Master of Social Work at University of Waterloo.

Join us on Friday, April 29th from 12-1 pm ET for our Monthly Peer Mentorship to discuss "How to Have A Productive Spring Term."

April's session will be an opportunity for students to chat about strategies to meet your work goals while building in time for rest throughout the term. We will also talk about ways to stay productive while working towards comprehensive exams, thesis proposals, defenses, research, practicum/internships, journal manuscripts, etc. These are common milestones to work towards during the spring term. We will be discussing in small groups in a non-judgmental setting.

Join us Tuesday April 26th from 11-12pm for our Lunch and Learn with Dr. Scott Leatherdale for his latest COMPASS research that aims to improve youth health and wellbeing.

His COMPASS System is a prospective cohort study following over 75k Canadian youth to evaluate how ongoing and real-world changes to programs, policies or built environment resources surrounding youth impact multiple health behaviours and outcomes over time.

Join us on Friday, March 25th from 12-1 pm ET for our Monthly Peer Mentorship to discuss tips and tricks for "Attending & Networking at Conferences".

This month's session will be an opportunity for students who are attending conferences for the first time to discuss tips for conference season. Students who have presented at and attended conferences before are invited to share their experiences. We will discuss tips for presenting and networking at virtual vs. in-person conferences and the pros and cons of each. We will be discussing in small groups in a non-judgmental setting.

We are excited to host a free online Cooking Social event Wednesday May 25th from 5:30-6:30pm. Adèle Corkum will lead attendees through a live demonstration on how to make crispy roasted chickpeas. Come join us to learn some new cooking skills and participate in fun games!!

Adèle Corkum is a Registered Dietitian in Nova Scotia and current student in UW's MSc Public Health and Health Systems program. She is passionate about improving access to healthy, safe, affordable, and culturally appropriate food for all, especially those unfairly affected by the social determinants of health. 

Join us Tuesday March 22nd from 11-12pm for our Lunch and Learn with Laura Bredahl, a Bibliometrics and Research Impact Librarian from the UW Library. The audience will learn about improving the discoverability of your personal bibliometrics and how this might be helpful throughout your career.

This interactive webinar covers the basics of bibliometrics, commonly used bibliometric indicators and discusses the importance of the responsible use of bibliometric data. You will also be introduced to tools that will help you discover and control your bibliometric data and discover aggregated and normalised bibliometric data for groups of papers and for institutions.

Dr. Dodd's research aims to understand and address the social and ecological determinants of global health and development. In particular, how factors such as poverty, migration, food security, and climate change interact and shape health and development outcomes. Dr. Dodd's research is in close collaboration with community partners and organizations with the goal of co-producing information to support decision-making and action. He currently is conducting research in Honduras, the Philippines, and Canada.

We are looking for doodlers and artists alike to create a logo for SPHS’s GSA. You could win a $30 gift card and bragging rights. Please send any ideas by Friday October 8th to Shu-Feng our VP Communications (s7tsao@uwaterloo.ca).

Join us for our first Lunch and Learn of the year with Dr. Kelly Skinner! Dr. Skinner will be sharing her expertise of community-based health and social projects related to food, nutrition, food security, primarily with people living in northern locations in Canada and more recently with Indigenous organizations located in urban settings.

Webex link: https://uwaterloo.webex.com/uwaterloo/j.php?MTID=mae908660429aebc2430bf9966a7081b9