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Dr. Zabrina Brumme wins prestigious CAHR Excellence in Research award
Zabrina Brumme, FHS professor and laboratory director for the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, has won the 2023 Excellence in Research Award (Basic Sciences category) from the Canadian Association for HIV Research learn more
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FHS staff member wins 2022 SFU Staff Award for Work Performance
SFU conferred the Staff Award for Work Performance on Health Sciences public health programs coordinator Kate Carty in recognition of her tremendous work in navigating FHS through its latest CEPH accreditation cycle, and for her tireless support of the MPH practicum placement process learn more
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FHS professor wins CIHR IPPH Trailblazer Award improving health of 2S/LGBTQ populations
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. learn more
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SFU Newsmaker award winners shake things up in 2022
In an era of fake news, misinformation and conspiracy theories, people need trust-worthy, informed and accurate news more than ever. The latest recipients of SFU’s annual Newsmaker awards have been selected for their significant achievements in informing media stories and online communities on a diversity of topics, from humanitarian issues and pandemic restrictions, to building better societies, and for strategic approach to communications. learn more
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FHS professor Jeff Reading appointed to Order of Canada
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. learn more
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FHS adjunct professor Donald MacPherson appointed to Order of Canada
Donald MacPherson, adjunct professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences and co-founder of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, was named as a member to the Order of Canada in June 2023. learn more
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FHS professor Susan Erikson awarded fellowship with Digital Democracies Institute
Faculty of Health Sciences professor Susan Erikson and School of Communications assistant professor Victoria Thomas will be spending a semester with the Digital Democracies Institute as Data Fluencies Faculty Fellows learn more
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FHS professor Susan Erikson named as a 2023 Distinguished SFU Professor
Faculty of Health Sciences professor and medical anthropologist Susan Erikson is one of nine research faculty members who have been named a 2023 Distinguished SFU Professor learn more
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FHS professor Bohdan Nosyk named to Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada has announced that it is inducting FHS professor Bohdan Nosyk to its College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in 2023 learn more
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SFU Newsmaker award winners shake things up in 2022
In an era of fake news, misinformation and conspiracy theories, people need trust-worthy, informed and accurate news more than ever. The latest recipients of SFU’s annual Newsmaker awards have been selected for their significant achievements in informing media stories and online communities on a diversity of topics, from humanitarian issues and pandemic restrictions, to building better societies, and for strategic approach to communications. learn more
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Dr. Zabrina Brumme wins prestigious CAHR Excellence in Research award
Zabrina Brumme, FHS professor and laboratory director for the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, has won the 2023 Excellence in Research Award (Basic Sciences category) from the Canadian Association for HIV Research learn more
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FHS staff member wins 2022 SFU Staff Award for Work Performance
SFU conferred the Staff Award for Work Performance on Health Sciences public health programs coordinator Kate Carty in recognition of her tremendous work in navigating FHS through its latest CEPH accreditation cycle, and for her tireless support of the MPH practicum placement process learn more
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FHS professor wins CIHR IPPH Trailblazer Award improving health of 2S/LGBTQ populations
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. learn more
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FHS professor Jeff Reading appointed to Order of Canada
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. learn more
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FHS adjunct professor Donald MacPherson appointed to Order of Canada
Donald MacPherson, adjunct professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences and co-founder of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, was named as a member to the Order of Canada in June 2023. learn more
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FHS professor Susan Erikson awarded fellowship with Digital Democracies Institute
Faculty of Health Sciences professor Susan Erikson and School of Communications assistant professor Victoria Thomas will be spending a semester with the Digital Democracies Institute as Data Fluencies Faculty Fellows learn more
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FHS professor Susan Erikson named as a 2023 Distinguished SFU Professor
Faculty of Health Sciences professor and medical anthropologist Susan Erikson is one of nine research faculty members who have been named a 2023 Distinguished SFU Professor learn more
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FHS professor Bohdan Nosyk named to Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada has announced that it is inducting FHS professor Bohdan Nosyk to its College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in 2023 learn more
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SFU Newsmaker award winners shake things up in 2022
In an era of fake news, misinformation and conspiracy theories, people need trust-worthy, informed and accurate news more than ever. The latest recipients of SFU’s annual Newsmaker awards have been selected for their significant achievements in informing media stories and online communities on a diversity of topics, from humanitarian issues and pandemic restrictions, to building better societies, and for strategic approach to communications. learn more
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Dr. Zabrina Brumme wins prestigious CAHR Excellence in Research award
Zabrina Brumme, FHS professor and laboratory director for the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, has won the 2023 Excellence in Research Award (Basic Sciences category) from the Canadian Association for HIV Research learn more
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FHS staff member wins 2022 SFU Staff Award for Work Performance
SFU conferred the Staff Award for Work Performance on Health Sciences public health programs coordinator Kate Carty in recognition of her tremendous work in navigating FHS through its latest CEPH accreditation cycle, and for her tireless support of the MPH practicum placement process learn more
It was an amazing year for Faculty of Health Sciences members where the work of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff were recognized.
Join us in celebrating these amazing folks in our community!
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SFU Newsmaker award winners shake things up in 2022
In an era of fake news, misinformation and conspiracy theories, people need trust-worthy, informed and accurate news more than ever. The latest recipients of SFU’s annual Newsmaker awards have been selected for their significant achievements in informing media stories and online communities on a diversity of topics, from humanitarian issues and pandemic restrictions, to building better societies, and for strategic approach to communications. learn more
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Dr. Zabrina Brumme wins prestigious CAHR Excellence in Research award
Zabrina Brumme, FHS professor and laboratory director for the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, has won the 2023 Excellence in Research Award (Basic Sciences category) from the Canadian Association for HIV Research learn more
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FHS staff member wins 2022 SFU Staff Award for Work Performance
SFU conferred the Staff Award for Work Performance on Health Sciences public health programs coordinator Kate Carty in recognition of her tremendous work in navigating FHS through its latest CEPH accreditation cycle, and for her tireless support of the MPH practicum placement process learn more
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FHS professor wins award for outstanding research in health equity
FHS Associate Professor João Luiz Bastos and colleagues have won an award for an investigation which demonstrated that access to oral health care in some US states are impacted by social determinants of health, such as racism, sexism, and classism, in addition to individual factors. learn more
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FHS PhD candidate wins national research excellence award
FHS PhD candidate Aniqa Shahid was named the top young HIV basic sciences researcher in Canada by the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) at their 33rd annual conference in London, ON learn more
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FHS PhD candidate's innovative research recognized with award
FHS PhD candidate Amanda Rowlands won the Phyllis Eveleth Award for outstanding poster presentation at the recent 2024 meeting of the Human Biology Association in Los Angeles learn more
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Entrepreneurship Co-op empowers FHS student to expand non-profit program beyond Lower Mainland
FHS student Chloe Goodison joined the Entrepreneurship Co-op program to expand the reach of her non-profit society, NaloxHome, into different communities throughout BC. learn more
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2024 FHS Undergraduate Awards
Eight FHS undergraduate students are recipients of the 2024 FHS Undergraduate Awards. learn more
Faculty of Health
Sciences Awards
Undergraduate Awards
Undergraduate Student Research Awards
- SFU VPR USRA: 2
- NSERC USRA: 1
- FHS USRA: 2
Annual FHS Awards:
- FHS Award for Citizenship and Exemplary Academic Performance: Sarah Chae, Nazafarin Esfandiari
- FHS Award for Extraordinary Achievement: Evan Barad, Jeannine Ho
- FHS Award for Outstanding Service to the Faculty of Health Sciences: Megan Obermayer
- FHS Award for Outstanding Community Service: Raven Arly Gonzales
- FHS Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, BSc: Jody Tao
- FHS Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, BA: Claire Wilson
SFU awards:
- Gordon M. Shrum Gold Medal: Sarah Chae
Community awards:
- Dr. Jack Uppal Community Service Award: 3
- Edoye Porbeni Service Equals Success Award: 1
- Pula Award in Health Sciences: 1
- Patrick Morawski Award: Jeannine Ho
- Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation Award in Health Sciences: 1
- Lina's Dream Award in Health Sciences: 1
- Joanne Tattle Award in Health Sciences: 1
Graduate Awards
SFU Awards
- BC Graduate Scholarship: Alexandra Selinger, Stevie Thompson
- CERi Graduate Fellowship: Alexandra Beukens, Marina Khonina, Melanie Grace Medina, Alice Murage, Riana Sihota
- President's PhD Scholarship: Vivienne Zhou
- Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship: Zoe Hong, Ismail Hosen, Shannon Joyce, Noah Katsuno, Puneed Sidhu, Anmol Swaich, Stevie Thompson, Amanda Yonkman
- Thesis Completion Fellowship: Md Rashedul Hoque, F. Harrison Omondi, Amanda Rowlands
- Graduating Dean's Convocation Medal: Stefanie Machado
FHS Awards
- FHS Graduate Entrance Scholarships: 39
- FHS Second Year MPH Program Award: 8
- Graduate Fellowship Awards for MSc and PhD students: 18
- Dean's Graduate Fellowships: Charity Mudhikwa, Josie Tuong
- Travel and Minor Research Awards: Emily Blyth, Maggie Duncan, Ellie Gooderham, Marina Khonina, Tyson Singh Kelsall, Anmol Swaich, Derek Yau
TriCouncil Awards
- CIHR Doctoral Award: Maggie Duncan, Julianne Piper
- CIHR Master Awards: Alexandra Selinger, Josie Tuong
Other Honours and Awards:
- Dr. Nancy Hall Grad Award Public Health: Sarah Munoz-Violant
- Judy Graves Graduate Award: Ilhan Abdullahi
- Dr. Elliot Goldner Graduate Fellowship, Mental Health Policy: Sarah Munoz-Violant
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