Jen Gilbert

New Provostial Fellows engage community to lead on Sustainable Development Goals

Four new Provostial Fellows have taken up their roles this year. The program is now in its second year running, with current fellowships in place until spring 2023.

In the media: He? She? They? York Region hospitals to ask for preferred pronouns

Three York Region hospitals will be adding pronouns into their electronic health records in an effort to improve care for LGBTQ2S+ people…

The Conversation Canada: Parents, for your ‘quaranteenager’s’ sexual health, talk to them about taking risks

As teens venture out to explore and experiment with sexuality and forge their new, post-pandemic identities, let’s not begin every conversation about sexuality with worries about pregnancy and disease, writes Associate Professor Jen Gilbert in an article for the Conversation Canada.

Report shows lessons learned from changes to sex ed curriculum relevant during COVID-19

Changes to health, sexual and physical education curriculums in Ontario had a dramatic effect on teachers, but those lessons are even more salient today, outlines a new report by York University researchers.