Our Team
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.
Public Health Governance Project Team
Co-Investigators
Shawn Harmon – Co-Investigator, Dalhousie University.
Christina Holmes – Co-Investigator, St. Francis Xavier University.
Samantha Meyer – Co-Investigator, University of Waterloo.
Julie Bettinger – Co-Investigator, University of British Columbia.
Keith King – Co-Investigator, University of Alberta.
Craig Candler – Co-Investigator, Reciprocity Connects.
Christopher Fletcher – Co-Investigator, Université Laval.
Ève Dubé – Co-Investigator, Université Laval.
Benjamin Malo – Co-Investigator, Université Laval.
Sarah Jervis – Research Assistant, Dalhousie University.
TRRU's Collaborators
Jeannette Comeau, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Noni MacDonald, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Trainees
Brianna Legere (she/they) is entering her second year in Medicine at Dalhousie University (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 Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law. Prior to studying law, Joshua completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Dalhousie, with honors in Law Justice in Society and minors in History and Chinese Studies. 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. Through work and education, Joshua has taken an interest in social justice and human rights and environmental issues. He intends to work in these areas upon completion of his Juris Doctor.