Practice Affiliates and Research Affiliates

The Centre for Healthy Communities practice affiliates and research affiliates actively work or volunteer in a practice or research-based setting across many fields, bringing a diverse range of knowledge and experience to the Centre. Through collaboration with the Centre, practice affiliates and research affiliates work to help communities achieve their healthiest potential. 

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Name	Interests
Stephen Allan	Recreation and parks Community design Active transportation
Michelle Anderson-Draper	Participatory evaluation Engagement Leadership
Kayla Atkey	Applied research Evaluation Policy Community-based approaches Methods
Marc Boychuk	Mental health promotion Addiction and mental health services (particularly in rural and remote areas)
Krista Brower	Evaluation Quality improvement Health evaluation Health research
Julie Elford	Human-centered design Integrated system change Built environment Social determinants of health How developed programs and policies impact economic and social inequities
Muna Farah	Public Health Ethics Houselessness
Advaita Ganguly	Health equity and sustainability Infectious diseases Diabetes Transplants
Les Hagen	Tobacco control Policy development Advocacy Government relations Publicity strategies
Karah Harvey	Water reuse Healthy built environment Municipal planning and health Contaminated sites and health Water quality
Elin Hasper	Wellbeing promotion Injury prevention Collaborative partnerships Cultivating community capacity
Teree Hokanson	System collaboration, integration, and change Community-led action Covid recovery using equity principles  Community developed evaluation
Sue Holdsworth	Wellbeing Connection Co-designing and testing opportunities for action
Tammy Horne	Evaluation Planning Applied research Adult learning and professional development
Ian Hosler	Active modes Walkability Wayfinding/Maps to support Health policy related to built environment
Rebecca Jansen	Food security Food policy School and community food programs Community education
Nandini Karunamuni	Subjective well-being Biopsychosocial model Mindfulness First-person perspective
Birgitta Larsson	Evaluation Community engagement Capacity building
Robert Lipka	Urban planning Universal design Crime prevention through environmental design Active transportation
Rabindra Mahabeer	Health equity Intersectionality of social determinants of health Public health practice Health education Innovative data use
Mariam Masud	Applying research Community safety Sustainability Participatory community development Outcomes, measures, and strategy
Alphonse Ndem Ahola	Settlement Integration Community development
Lara Pinchbeck	User experience research Human factors assessment Evaluation of accessibility Designer of built environment
Patricia Tallon	Workplace health promotion Evaluation Applied research Community-based approaches
Corinna Williams	Municipal wellness and communities
Jennifer Wilson	Physical activity and recreation Behavior changes Healthy schools/school community Community development/design Culture change
Sharlene Wolbeck Minke	Evaluation Knowledge-to-action Health promotion Community engagement Intersectoral collaboration

Centre Research Affiliates

Name	Interests
Kathy Belton	Injury prevention (falls, concussions, collisions, poisoning)
Lucas Crawford	Relation of arts & literature to mental health History of gender and mental health Non-medical histories of suffering Queer and Trans art and literature Mad Studies
Alexa Ferdinands	Food environments Youth Qualitative research Rural development
Mutasim Mubde	Economic/policy analysis Social inequities
Ardelle Ries	Music and wellness Community building through voice building