Leeat Granek, PhD, a critical health psychologist, joins us as an Associate Professor in the School of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Health. During the 2018-2019 academic year, Dr. Granek was a visiting professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto in the Social and Behavioural Sciences Division. Her research expertise is in the areas of psycho-oncology, healthcare professional well-being, and grief and loss. Recent awards include the Sigmund Koch Award for Early Contribution to the Field of Psychology and Distinguished Early Career Contributions in Qualitative Inquiry Award, both awarded by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Granek has published more than 70 articles on her research in leading journals including Cancer, JAMA Archives, and Psycho-Oncology. She frequently writes about her research for the mainstream media in outlets such as The New York Times, Slate Magazine, and The Huffington Post. In 2017, Dr. Granek was named one of the top 40 under 40 researchers by The Marker.
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