Faculty members in the Faculty of Health have been recognized with multiple honours and awards. NAME PROGRAM AWARDS/RECOGNITION Farah Ahmad School of Health Policy & Management CIHR New Investigator Award Early Researcher Award Ellen Bialystok Psychology Distinguished Research ProfessorOrder of Canada Royal Society of Canada - Academy of Social Science York Research Chair Claudia Chaufan […]
Tamara Daly HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT OVER 100,000 ONTARIANS live in long-term care homes in any given year, and they are among our most vulnerable citizens. It’s essential that both residents and the people who care for them enjoy the highest quality of life and excellent conditions of work. Professor Tamara Daly has dedicated her career […]
KINESIOLOGY & HEALTH SCIENCE KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH SCIENCE Assistant Lecturer Nicolette Richardson has taken the teaching of anatomy to the next level by introducing state-of-the-art dissection software into the courses she teaches. The software is “really impressive,” says Richardson. “It allows you to lift layers away, or rotate structures to get three-dimensional views.” It also allows […]
Julie Conder, John Eastwood & Ron Sheese PSYCHOLOGY AS JOHN EASTWOOD WILL TELL YOU, writing isn’t just about expressing thoughts – it’s about learning how to think. That’s why Eastwood, in conjunction with colleague Ron Sheese, developed a second-year course called Writing in Psychology. Here, students learn that to express ideas in clear and compelling […]
Jonathan Weiss PSYCHOLOGY THE STATISTICS ON MENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDREN are staggering: fully 20 percent struggle with conditions such as depression and anxiety. And when children have neurodevelopmental disabilities (such as autism, ADHD or cerebral palsy), that number can often rise to 50 percent or higher. However, a study conducted by clinical psychologist Jonathan Weiss has […]
Michaela Hynie PSYCHOLOGY OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, 40,000 Syrians fleeing conflict in their home country have resettled in Canada. How well are they adapting to their new life? That’s the key question Psychology Professor Michaela Hynie asks in a study that measures the integration of 1,932 adult Syrian refugees living in Ontario, British Columbia […]
Christine Jonas-Simpson NURSING THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE on entering the Dotsa Bitove Wellness Academy are its softly lit rooms, alive with music and dancing, spiked with riotous colour from paintings and other art projects, with large windows and light, and a feeling of welcome and calm. It is, in the words of Director and York […]
Established in 2015, York University’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research is leading change. James Orbinski DAHDALEH INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH DROUGHT, FAMINE, WARFARE and overpopulation: at one time, these problems seemed remote from our daily reality. That is no longer the case. Today, the world is beset by health crises caused by climate change, […]
The following is a list of scheduled meeting dates, agendas and presentation materials for the 2020-2021 academic year. The Faculty of Health Council usually meets on the first Wednesday of each month, September through May from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. Minutes can be found in the agenda package.
The following is a list of scheduled meeting dates, agendas and presentation materials for the 2017-2018 academic year. The Faculty of Health Council usually meets on the first Wednesday of each month, September through May from 3:00pm to 4:30pm in the Dr. Robert Everett Senate Chamber, Ross Building, Room N940. Minutes can be found in […]