It's #LongCOVID awareness month! Proud to announce a new project by FHS researchers to help improve education about Long Covid for patients and healthcare providers in #emergent and #UrgentCare settings in British Columbia.
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#SFU #SFUFHS #BC #QI #KM
🎧NEW PODCAST🎧
FHS Associate Professor Lyana Patrick's 3-episode mini-series, From Ceremony Up, is now available! The conversations center the work and perspectives of #Indigenous people working within #BC's health and justice systems.
🔗: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...
#SFU #SFUFHS #Health #Justice
Learn more about the project that FHS prof Dr. Samantha Pollard is undertaking as one of @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social new investigators!
#SFU #SFUResearch #SFUFHS #PediatricOncology #PrecisionOncology #CancerResearch
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Are you an early career researcher whose work lays at the intersection of health services, health policy, and health equity?
We're searching for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor.
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#ECR #EarlyCareerResearcher #HealthServicesResearch #SFU #SFUFHS
Congrats to Dr. Samantha Pollard, FHS Assistant Prof of Professional Practice, on her Terry Fox New Investigator Award! 🎉
She'll be generating evidence to help bring multi-gene testing (#PrecisionOncology) into standard care for children with cancer
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#SFU #SFUResearch #SFUFHS
FHS researcher Haaris Tiwana is the lead author of a new study examining factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy in Canada.
"It’s an easy narrative to say someone just chooses not to get vaccinated, but that’s unfair and incomplete."
#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #VaccineHesitancy #SDoH
Latest from FHS PhD candidate @tsk.bsky.social and collaborators on the public health impacts of transitioning away from decriminalization practices on populations already facing multiple challenges.
#SFU #SFUFHS #pwus #ToxicDrugCrisis #Vancouver
Two young women who are SFU staff members stand at the front of the lecture hall. Pop up banners for the Surrey Fire Fighters and for the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences are standing in the background behind the women.
Several attendees at the Surrey Fire Fighters Lectureship in Mental Health and Addiction sit at the tables in the lecture hall, talking amongst themselves before the beginning of the talk.
SFU Health Sciences Dean David Bangsberg stands together with Dr. Christopher Mushquash (guest lecturer) and Dylan Van Rooyen of the Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society to present a donation. They are holding a large cheque for $46,939.00.
Dr. Christopher Mushquash is conversing with SFU staff, an FHS graduate student, and two community health partners at the reception following the 2026 Surrey Fire Fighters Lectureship in Mental Health and Addiction.
Photo recap from our 2026 Surrey Fire Fighters Lectureship in #MentalHealth and #Addiction on Tues.
Thrilled to have hosted Dr. Christopher Mushquash's talk on lessons from #IndigenousWellness for dealing with stress + trauma.
#SFU #SFUFHS #HealthResearch #SurreyBC
Love this story about PhD candidate Leena Chau's project which narrows the gap on accessing #MentalHealth care in #Vietnam. VMood is an app-based #PublicHealth and int'l development initiative that increases availability of mental health supports and resources.
#SFU #SFUFHS #GlobalHealth
FHS prof Susan Erikson's commentary for Science Politics asks one year after #USAID cuts: "what do the cuts make room for?"
Her answer: speculative finance - where private investors' demands shape the design and delivery of aid during a health crisis. 😶
#GlobalHealth #SFUResearch #SFUFHS
We're so pleased to see @sfu.ca and @fnha.bsky.social formalizing their relationship. FHS' collaborations with FNHA has seen both organizations benefit from shared knowledge and resources - we look forward to continuing this great work together for years to come.
#IndigenousHealth #BC #SFU #SFUFHS
Great snapshot of the many FHS researchers whose work made a great impact in the areas of AI and health, environmental health, chronic health conditions, substance use, and mental health and wellness.
#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #HealthSciences #HealthResearch
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Congratulations to FHS professor Angela Kaida, the new Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in HIV and Sexual & Reproductive Health Equity! 🎉
Her research will deeply explore issues at the intersection of #GlobalHealth, #HIV, and gender and health.
🔗: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...
#SFU #SFUFHS #SDoH
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FHS adjunct professor Vishal Jain, YWCA Metro Vancouver and @enduraconsulting.bsky.social are launching Borders in Care to better understand the impact of newcomer status and citizenship on health and wellness.
Read more: bit.ly/3Lb4vIF
#SFU #SFUFHS #NewcomerHealth #SDoH #InternationalMigrantsDay
FHS associate prof Dr. William Hsiao and @fraserhealth.ca are working to sequence the genome of #BC C. difficile strains.
Researchers hope to support improve localized responses to this resistant and challenging microbe. 🦠
www.fraserhealth.ca/news/2025/No...
#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch
"What happens when capital-market enthusiasm collides with real world economic priorities?"
The Risky Science Podcast does a deep dive on the volatility of risk finance and global health crises with FHS professor @slerikson.bsky.social, author of Investible!
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#SFU #SFUFHS
#SFU Health Sciences investigators surveyed Canadian #LongCOVID patients, and found that many participants consider #VirtualCare "lifesaving and essential," while also noting that their #PrimaryCare providers had little-to-no awareness of the condition.
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#SFUFHS #CovidResearch
FHS assistant professor Chris Buse's areas of research include #PlanetaryHealth and #EnvironmentalEealth. Read more about how he helped co-develop tools that support rural communities in Northern #BC, some of the province's most isolated populations.
#SFUFHS #SFU #HealthResearch #BCRuralHealth
A colour photo of Faculty of Health Sciences Assistant Professor Krista Stelkia is inset against a black and white image of a group of SFU staff, faculty and students following an Indigenous subject matter expert during a traditional medicine walk in the forest on Burnaby Mountain
FHS asst prof Dr Krista Stelkia is the new Tier II Canada Research Chair in #IndigenousHealth Governance.
“The...goal of [my]...research is to improve health outcomes for all Indigenous peoples by centering Indigenous knowledge, worldviews, and practices.”
🔗: bit.ly/43E9ec0
#SFUFHS #SFU
FHS student Emaan Kassam is shown smiling at the camera while standing in front of a painted black wrought iron gate.
FHS Co-op student Emaan Kassam completed an international work term at Aga Khan University, assisting local #PublicHealth researchers.
“This opportunity affirmed my love for public health, specifically #GlobalHealth and #HealthPromotion.”
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#SFU #CoopEducation #SFUFHS #Workterm
Congrats to @sfu.ca FHS postdoctoral fellows Drs. Aniqa Shahid, Anh Khoa Vo, and Ramona Weber who each received a prestigious 2025 Research Trainee Award from @healthresearchbc.bsky.social
More about their projects: bit.ly/4n8ZA7U
#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #HIVResearch #Sepsis #Antiretroviral
Congrats to FHS alum Meridith Sones who officially received her PhD last week! 🎉🙌
Sones' work w/ #CHATRLab has helped deepen understanding of how #NeighbourhoodDesign and inequitable infrastructure in cities impact health outcomes.
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#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #SocialConnectedness
FHS professor @jsnyder.bsky.social and alumnus Claire Wilson analyze how crowdfunding for a small ostrich arm in BC has rewarded and encouraged political polarization in Canada.
#SFUFHS #SFUResearch #Vaccination
Faculty of Health Sciences graduand Jan Filart is standing in front of a glass window covered with red oval decals. He is smiling at the camera
FHS graduand Jan Filart will receive his BSc in Public Health and Data this week. This second degree - completed in 2 years - will enable him to combine his passions for statistics + health.
"I’m thrilled...to have a broad impact on improving population health.”
🔗: bit.ly/4q5cTcw
#SFU #SFUFHS
To access full text for this image, visit: https://reactlab.civil.ubc.ca/bc-ebike-incentives/ Travel, Environmental, and Equity Impacts of Income-Conditioned E-Bike Rebates in British Columbia Program Authors: Polina Polikakhina, Amir Hassanpour, Kyla Yu, Meghan Winters, & Alexander Bigazzi (2025) In 2023, the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit distributed over 4,900 income-conditioned rebates of $350 to $1,400 to make travel more affordable, boost active transportation, and cut CO2emissions, with a total program cost of $6.5m. Study •Researchers at UBC and SFU recruited and surveyed over 1,000 of those rebate recipients •Surveys were completed: near the time of purchase, +3 months later, and +12 months later •58% of rebate recipients would not have purchased an e-bike without the rebates •Rebates were more effective when received by Lower-income households •Low-income households did more e-biking, but •High-income households reduced their auto use more Total Program Impacts Total impacts due to new e-bike purchases created by the rebate program : 5 million km more annual e-biking 3 million km less annual travel by auto 1000 tonnes Co2 less annual emissions (average abatement cost of $1,300/tonne CO2) $8.7 M new retailer revenue (only from new e-bike purchases)
SFU FHS prof Meghan Winters was a co-investigator in a study led by the #UBC #REACTLab which found an income-based e-bike rebate program improved access, encouraged active travel and reduced car use.
🔗: news.ubc.ca/2025/09/bc-e...
#ActiveTransportation #HealthResearch #ClimateChange #SFUFHS
Congratulations to FHS Assistant Prof Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon who secured a @healthresearchbc.bsky.social Scholar Award to support his bioethics research examining the use of #ArtificialIntelligence in medicine. 🎉
🔗: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...
#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #AI #AIResearch
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Congratulations to FHS graduate students Iveoma Udevi-Aruevoru, Stevie Thompson, and @bonmotmilo.bsky.social who each successfully secured an award from @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca to support their graduate research! 🎉👏
Read more about their projects: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...
#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch
Congrats to FHS Associate Professor TJ Salway on becoming a member of @src-rsc.bsky.social, Canada's highest academic honour!
Salway works to improve the health & wellbeing of 2S/LGBTQ+ populations by addressing health disparities & leading inclusive solutions.
#SFUFHS #SFUResearch #SFU #2SLGBTQ
BOOK LAUNCH: Join Adjunct Prof John Calvert on Thurs Sept 11 at 7:30 pm to discuss his new book "35 Accords: Re-imagining BC's Public Sector Labour Relations." /1
🔗: events.sfu.ca/event/45606-...
#SFU #SFULabourStudies #SFUFHS #BookLaunch #BC #BCLabourRelations #Unions #PolicyDevelopment
