2023 News

Jeff Reading, professor and co-director of the Centre for Collaborative Action on Indigenous Health Governance, was named to the Order of Canada in June 2023.

Seven FHS members received fellowships and scholarships from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research earlier this year

SFU Advancement and Alumni Engagement profiles FHS PhD candidate Mathew Fleury

FHS assistant professor Travis Salway was awarded the Early Career Trailblazer Award for making exceptional contributions to the field of population and public health research.

Five FHS undergraduate students are recipients of the 2023 FHS Undergraduate Awards.

In 2020, BSc student Chloe Goodison started Naloxhome as a community engagement project providing overdose education and naloxone training to secondary students in the Tri-Cities area. Today, her project has helped not only those in Tri-Cities classrooms, but throughout Metro Vancouver.

Natalie Kinloch, a new PhD alumnus, was awarded the 2023 Governor General's Gold Medal, an annual award that recognizes graduating students that have accomplished outstanding academic achievement.

FHS undergraduates Christina Lam and Raven Gonzales created Let’s Be Real, a peer-based program that helps youth connect with themselves, their peers, and the world in authentic ways.

Master of Public Health graduand Logan Burd reflects on how her graduate program provided her with an opportunity to engage with her Métis identity and culture.

“Community grounds us and allows us to find commonality among our unique journeys of life,” says Bachelor of Sciences graduand Precious Akindele, who has been a leader for community engagement opportunities at SFU.