Our Team
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Our research team invites disciplinary diversity and includes anthropologists and sociologists of medicine, science and technology, molecular biologists, medical professionals, political scientists; bioethicists, lawyers and historians of risk and regulation.
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Public Health Governance Project Team
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Co-Investigators
Shawn HarmonÌý–ÌýCo-Investigator, Â鶹´«Ã½.
Ìý–ÌýCo-Investigator, St. Francis Xavier University.
Ìý–ÌýCo-Investigator, University of Waterloo.
Ìý–ÌýCo-Investigator, University of British Columbia.
Ìý–ÌýCo-Investigator, University of Alberta.
Ìý–ÌýCo-Investigator, Reciprocity Connects.
Ìý–ÌýCo-Investigator, Université Laval.
Ìý–ÌýCo-Investigator, Université Laval.
Ìý–ÌýCo-Investigator, Université Laval.
Sarah JervisÌý –Ìý Research Assistant, Â鶹´«Ã½.
TRRU's Collaborators
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Trainees
Brianna Legere (she/they)Ìýis entering her second year in Medicine at Â鶹´«Ã½ (Class of 2027). Prior to studying medicine, she completed her Honours Bachelor of Science at the University of Toronto with a specialist in Forensic Anthropology and a minor in Sociocultural Anthropology, graduating with high honours. Throughout her undergraduate studies she took an interest in the field of medical anthropology and the ways that social and cultural factors influence both individual and population health. Brianna is conducting her Research in Medicine Project with Dr. Janice Graham and the TRRU team evaluating disparities in public health between urban and rural communities in Canada through data collected in the Public Health Governance project.
Ella Hunter is entering her third year of the Bachelor of Arts and Science in Health program at St. Francis Xavier University. Along with working as a Research Assistant for Dr. Christina Holmes, Ella works at a daycare and volunteers for a local all girls baseball program. Her passion and experience working with kids has led her to an interest in studying a multitude of aspects of childhood. Ella hopes to continue her studies at St. Francis Xavier after she finishes the health program by pursuing her Bachelor of Education using her knowledge from the health program to create an inclusive learning environment that fosters positive experiences for all.
Joshua Langston is a second-year law student at Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Schulich School of Law.Ìý Prior to studying law, Joshua completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Â鶹´«Ã½, with honors in Law Justice in Society and minors in History and Chinese Studies.Ìý His undergraduate honors thesis explored the intersection of public health and racial inequalities in Nova Scotia, examining the role the provincial government played in the neglect of Halifax’s Africville community. Ìý Through work and education, Joshua has taken an interest in social justice and human rights and environmental issues. He intends Ìýto work in these areas upon completion of his Juris Doctor.