Diane Finegood
Professor · Simon Fraser University
Expert in systems thinking & cross sector partnerships as approaches to solving complex problems including obesity and chronic disease
Health Research Research Ecosystem Public Private Partnerships Complex Systems Chronic Disease Prevention
Shazhan Amed
Associate Editor · Diabetes Canada
Dr. Shazhan Amed is a pediatric doctor at the BC Children's Hospital and Associate Editor at the Canadian Journal of Diabetes.
Diabetes Pediatrics Obesity Chronic Disease Prevention Chronic Illness in Children
Steffanie Scott
Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Management · University of Waterloo
Leading international scholar on food security, food system change, and COVID-19 impacts on the food suppy.
Food Agriculture & Environment COVID-19 (Coronavirus) China Food Policy Local Food Systems
Shinyi Wu
Associate Professor of Social Work and Industrial & Systems Engineering · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Dr. Wu is a distinguished researcher who takes an engineering approach to research that spans many social work applications.
Health Systems Health Care Disparity Reduction Healthcare Health Mental Health
Loureen Smart Downes, Ph.D.
Expert in healthy lifestyle behaviors · Florida Gulf Coast University
Loureen Downes researches physical activity, nutrition and chronic disease prevention.
Lifestyle Medicine Nutrition Disease Prevention Type 2 diabetes and diabetes self-management education
Jian Zhang
Associate Professor, Biostatistics · Georgia Southern University
Jian Zhang's research focuses on chronic disease from both public health and preventative medicine perspectives.
Coronavirus Public Health Surveillance Vaccine-preventative Diseases Epidemiology Chronic Diseases
Deb Keen
Director, Person-Centred Perspective & Prevention · Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Public health expert, developing and managing pan-Canadian cancer prevention and person-centred cancer care projects
Cancer Prevention Active Lifestyle Tobacco Cessation Epidemiology Program Evaluation
Daniel Hackman
Assistant Professor of Social Work · USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
Examines the role of early experience and the psychological and biological factors that contribute to disparities in health and development.