黑料网爆吃瓜

Facteurs associ茅s 脿 la septic茅mie n茅onatale et 脿 la morbidit茅 et mortalit茅 associ茅es dans l'脡tat de Kano, au Nig茅ria

Location

Aminu Kano Teaching hospitals (AKTH), Kano, Nigeria

Engagement communautaire et soins de la d茅mence

Location

Lima, Peru

Project Summary

In Peru, dementia affects an estimated 6.85% of adults aged 65 and older in urban areas, while studies in socioeconomically vulnerable communities report cognitive impairment rates of up to 24.9%. Projections suggest that the number of people living with dementia will increase from 196,699 in 2019 to 744,847 by 2050鈥攁n approximate rise of 279%. Caregivers, most of whom are women, face heavy burdens. A study in Lima found that 81.5% of informal caregivers were women, 90.2% reported reduced leisure time, and 83.7% experienced deterioration in their own health. These data highlight the need for spaces that enable caregivers to share experiences, express needs, and connect with their communities. This study proposes a qualitative and participatory evaluation of the Live Experience Advisor Panels (LEAPs), a Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI) strategy designed to integrate caregivers鈥� perspectives into dementia research. The approach is interpretive, participatory, and grounded in caregivers鈥� lived experiences, particularly among women in urban and vulnerable settings. It aims to document what changes, for whom, and how participation in the LEAPs influences agency, social networks, co-designed solutions, well-being, and relationships with researchers. Fieldwork will take place in Lima, Peru. The research forms part of a broader initiative led by Impact Salud, implemented by the Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases (CRONICAS) at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, in collaboration with the Universities of Oxford, Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Imperial College London, and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) in the United Kingdom.

Project Objectives for student:

• Conduct interviews, create interview transcripts
• Interview analysis conducted together with the PI
• Create a five-page essay
• Present a research poster
• Create a short video reflecting on the field experience

Technical Skills

• Experience or interest in qualitative data
• Fluent in Spanish

Transferable Skills:

• Good communication skills
• Orgainzed
• Adaptable
• Motivated

Timeline:

Student will be onsite for four weeks, from the last week of June to the third week of July

Onsite supervisor(s):

Kelly Tello Liz谩rraga

Travel and Lodging Arrangements:

The student will make travel and lodging arrangements with advice from the supervisor听

More information:

This research forms part of a larger project developed by Impact Salud, which seeks to promote sustainable and integrated innovations facilitated by technology and designed from within the community. The initiative is implemented by Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases (CRONICAS) at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, in collaboration with the Universities of Oxford, Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Imperial College London (ICL). The project is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) in the United Kingdom.

Am茅lioration de la prise en charge des traumatismes au S茅n茅gal : Mise en 艙uvre d'un registre des traumatismes et du syst猫me Amber

Location

University Gaston Berger Saint-Louis, Senegal

Project Summary

Trauma is a major public health challenge, particularly in low-middle-income countries (LMICs), where over 90% of trauma-related deaths occur. Studies show higher mortality rates in countries without organized trauma systems. Trauma registries play a crucial role in addressing this disparity by providing data to guide interventions and improve outcomes.

In Senegal, the lack of a comprehensive trauma registry hampers effective care. Establishing one would help identify gaps, allocate resources, and implement evidence-based solutions, following successful models from other LMICs that have improved trauma care and patient survival.

The purpose of this project is to implement the CGS developed Amber electronic data collection (EDC) system in Senegal to establish sustainable trauma registries aimed at improving trauma care systems and health outcomes. The objective is to deploy a standardized and adaptable EDC system that facilitates comprehensive data collection on trauma patients in the Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis Senegal. This research employs a mixed-methods approach that includes participation from healthcare providers and administrators. It involves training participants in the use of Amber and collecting feedback throughout the process. Procedures include customization of Amber for local setting, training of personnel, and systematic data collection on patient demographics, injury characteristics, and outcomes. Measurement tools include the trauma registry for data standardization and Amber for digital data collection and management. The significance of this study lies in its potential to enhance trauma care through improved data-driven decision-making, resource allocation, and quality improvement initiatives tailored to local context.

Project Objectives for student:

• Train local staff on the Amber system and support data collection post-training.
• Collect feedback to identify challenges and monitor data quality regularly.
• Generate progress reports
• Perform preliminary data analysis.
• Gather additional feedback six months after implementation to assess effectiveness.

Technical Skills

• Basic research and statistics.
• Knowledge of structured query language and spreadsheets.
• Excellent skills to convey information in English and French (oral and in written).
• Technical writing.
• Critical Thinking.
• Problem-solving.
• Attention to detail
• Data management.
• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Transferable Skills:

• Complete tasks well and on time.
• Team player and well organized.
• Adaptable, self-motivated, self-starter.
• Communicate clearly and confirm understanding.

Timeline:

May through August 2026

Onsite supervisor(s):

Dr. Moustapha Diedhiou and/or Prof. Ibrahima Konate

Travel and Lodging Arrangements:

The student will arrange their travel and lodging with the faculty supervisor鈥檚 advice and the faculty supervisor

More information:

Dr. Jeremy Grushka is a trauma surgeon working at Montreal General Hospital in Montreal, Canada, and an attending trauma surgeon and surgical intensivist in the Division of Trauma and General Surgery at the 黑料网爆吃瓜 Health Centre (MUHC). He is Assistant Professor of Surgery at 黑料网爆吃瓜. He completed his medical degree and general surgery residency training at 黑料网爆吃瓜 and then obtained his subspecialty training in trauma surgery and critical care at the Ryder Trauma Center, Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. During his fellowship training he also completed a Master of Public Health at the University of Miami. He also holds a Master of Science in Experimental Surgery from 黑料网爆吃瓜.

In addition to his passion for clinical practice, Dr. Grushka has developed an avid interest in surgical education and is the current Trauma Fellowship Program Director at 黑料网爆吃瓜. He is also a Co-director of the MUHC Centre for Global Surgery and is currently working on various education and surgical capacity building projects with local partners in Haiti, Nepal and Ukraine. His clinical research interests focus on error producing conditions in trauma, non-opioid pain management in the injured patient, host inflammatory response to injury and surgical education.

Promouvoir l'autod茅termination des Autochtones canadiens dans l'adoption de la biopsie liquide pour le d茅pistage du cancer du col de l'ut茅rus

Location

Cree Community

Project Summary

The rates of cervical cancer among Indigenous women is 3.5 times higher than the general Canadian population. Cervical cancer screening is changing from traditional Pap smear to human papillomavirus (HPV) based testing. In parallel, our laboratory has shown that liquid biopsy, which is a non-invasive approach to isolate circulating tumor DNA in biofluids such as urine, pap, self-swab, and blood, can be used for diagnosis of cervical pre-cancer and cancer. Paired with HPV based testing, liquid biopsy has the potential to identify disease earlier. However, this technique has not been examined among Indigenous women. Our goal is to examine the application of liquid biopsy for cervical cancer screening in Indigenous population wherein the evaluation and planned implementation will be co-created with the Indigenous community - "research with us, for us"

Project Objectives for student:

Under the guidance of the supervisor and research team. The student will help organize and arrange meetings with the indigenous communities in the form of sharing circles. This will happen both in Montreal, and in the community (e.g., Chisasibi)

• Send meeting invitations and reminders as well as help set up the meetings (e.g., bring refreshments, set up tables and chairs, provide pen/paper, set up powerpoint and projector, etc)
• Collect and collate material from meetings
• Participate in the thematic analysis of the results from the interviews
• Summarize the data in abstract

Technical Skills

• Microsoft office (specifically Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Experience in qualitative research an asset but not required
• Experience working with Indigenous communities and knowledge of language an asset but not required

Transferable Skills:

• Respect for different cultures
• Strong communication skills
• Trustworthy
• Organized
• Works well with the team.

Timeline:

June to August 2026, but flexible

Onsite supervisor(s):

Dr. Julia Burnier (Researcher), Dr. Anita Kuriya (Gynecologist)

Travel and Lodging Arrangements:

The faculty supervisor or a member of the research team will arrange travel and accommodation for the student

More information:

Dr. Annie Leung is a gynecologic oncologist at the 黑料网爆吃瓜 Health Center in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is affiliated with the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology, and Pathology. In her clinical practice, she treats patients with gynecologic malignancy throughout the cancer journey offering surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapies, and palliative care. For cervical pre-cancer, she also provides care in colposcopy clinic for patients with abnormal paps and positive HPV results.

In her research, she is a Scientist at the Research Institute of the 黑料网爆吃瓜 Health Center where she leads a translational laboratory investigating biomarkers relevant to cervical pre-cancer and cancer. Specifically, her expertise is in the detection of protein markers and circulating tumor DNA.

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Les enfants prennent le pouvoir : valider un outil mondial de mobilisation des connaissances en oncologie p茅diatrique 脿 Nanjing

Location

Nanjing Children's Hospital (affiliated with Nanjing Medical University), Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China

Project Summary

Childhood cancer is a critical global health priority, newly affecting over 400,000 children annually and driving persistent disparities in survival and quality of life worldwide (WHO, 2023). Effective knowledge mobilisation (KMb) 鈥� transforming complex evidence into child-preferred, culturally appropriate formats 鈥� directly improves population health outcomes by boosting treatment adherence, reducing anxiety, enhancing family communication, and supporting long-term survivorship across socioeconomic and geographic divides. Despite this, no validated, child-reported tool exists to assess how children themselves want to receive cancer-related information, particularly in high-volume, non-Western settings where digital access and cultural norms vary widely.

Our project addresses this gap by expanding a national Canadian study (ACCESS Network) to Nanjing Children鈥檚 Hospital, a leading tertiary centre in China鈥檚 Yangtze River Delta, serving ~5 million paediatric patients yearly from urban tech hubs to rural migrant communities. The 黑料网爆吃瓜 scholar will validate the world鈥檚 first Mandarin-language, child-reported KMb preference questionnaire, capturing preferences of ~300 children (patients, siblings, peers) across diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, on how, when, where, and with whom they wish to learn about cancer.

All project activities are conducted primarily in English, with bilingual support from 黑料网爆吃瓜 and Nanjing Medical University (top 5 ranked in China) mentors. The Scholar will co-refine the digital tool, support ethical data collection, and generate preliminary cross-national and cultural comparisons. Findings will inform scalable, equity-driven KMb resources adaptable to Canadian communities and low-resource settings globally 鈥� directly advancing global paediatric oncology efficacy and equity. Under close supervision, the Scholar gains hands-on experience in cross-cultural research, digital health inclusion, and international collaboration in a safe, collegial, and productive environment.

Project Objectives for student:

• Co-refine China-specific English-to-Mandarin questionnaire adaptation with Nanjing team; pilot with 30 children, and produce an item-level revision report with qualitative feedback.
• Participate in the ethical recruitment and data collection from 400 participants.
• Curate dataset and produce descriptive statistics and bivariate analyses; export reproducible code and results tables.
• Develop an analytical memo and infographic comparing preliminary China鈥揅anada KMb preferences.
• Prepare and submit a 250-word structured abstract to a peer-reviewed research journal.

Technical Skills

• English fluency (primary project language, reading and writing); Mandarin Chinese helpful for informal communication but NOT required.
• Familiarity with paediatric research ethics, child assent processes, or cognitive interviewing techniques.
• Programming: basic skill in R and/or Python for data wrangling, analysis, and visualisation.
• Statistical software: basic experience with RStudio, Jupyter Notebook, or SPSS for descriptive and inferential statistics (MATH 203 level is considered sufficient).

Transferable Skills:

• Analytical rigor and critical thinking 鈥� moves confidently from data to evidence-based interpretation.
• Adaptable and culturally humble 鈥� navigates international clinical and research environments with respect and curiosity
• Scientific communicator (English) 鈥� writes clearly and concisely; presents complex findings accessibly.
• Proactive and accountable 鈥� initiates tasks, meets deadlines, and seeks feedback early.

Timeline:

Flexible, late-June to August preferred

Onsite supervisor(s):

Prof. Peng, MingQi (Nanjing Children's Hospital's Chief Nursing Officer, Nanjing Medical University)

Prof. Xu, XinYi (Nanjing Medical University)

Travel and Lodging Arrangements:

The supervisor or a member of the research team will arrange travel and accommodation for the student.听The student will stay in safe, dorm-style housing at Nanjing Medical University.

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1. Mentors:

Principal Investigator (黑料网爆吃瓜): Profs. Argerie Tsimicalis + YiQing L眉

Principal Investigator (China): Profs. MingQi Peng (Nanjing Children鈥檚 Hospital) + XinYi Xu (Nanjing Medical University, where the NCH is academically affiliated)

2. PI鈥檚 expertises:

Paediatric oncology, cancer genetics, knowledge mobilisation, child-centered research and patient engagement, cross-cultural child health research. Canada鈥揅hina academic partnerships, leading 黑料网爆吃瓜鈥檚 collaboration with Nanjing Medical University and its Nanjing Children鈥檚 Hospital.

3. PI鈥檚 website:

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4. Key publications:
   2. Drake, E. K., Lui, A., Damoulianos, E., Cossette, P., Duval, M., Arora, R. S., Doherty, M., Hessels, C., L眉, Y., Ouedraogo, S., Sayik, D., Tsimicalis, A, on behalf of the ACCESS (Advancing Childhood Cancer Experience, Science and Survivorship) Network (2025). . Sage Open Pediatrics, 12.

R茅volution Infirmiers praticiens-LFS : transformer la surveillance du cancer 脿 Nanjing

Location

Nanjing Children's Hospital (affiliated with Nanjing Medical University), Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China

Interventions de soutien par les pairs en sant茅 mentale utilisant des approches de recherche participative

Location

Centre for Mental Health Law and Policy, Pune, India.

Explorer des strat茅gies innovantes pour la prise en charge du cancer et des maladies cardio- m茅taboliques dans la Cara茂be

Location

Head office, Saint Lucia Diabetes and Hypertension Association, Castries, Saint Lucia

Cr茅er un R茅seau National de Dermatologie Autochtone : Des priorit茅s communautaires 脿 l鈥檃ction clinique

Location

Chisisabi, Cree Communities in Northern Quebec

Sites cach茅s de la liminalit茅 : les jeunes r茅fugi茅s touch茅s par la guerre en Gr猫ce et en France.

Location

黑料网爆吃瓜 School of Social Work

Project Summary

Over the past decade, millions of children and families affected by war and armed conflict have fled their homelands in search of safety, protection and rights. With the rapid increase of refugees, many refugee-hosting countries have reacted with restrictive migration control and deterrent responses, including temporary protection rather than permanent settlement, increased surveillance at borders, confinement, and importantly, prolonged refugee assessment procedures. As a result, millions of refugees fleeing extreme forms of violence are forced to live, and in the case of children鈥攇row up鈥� in contexts of protracted displacement, characterized by long-term and intractable exile. How is liminality 鈥渓ived鈥� and internalized by war-affected refugee children? How does liminality shape children鈥檚 sense of identity, belonging, citizenship, rights and future-making? As the literal and figurative 鈥渨all around the West鈥� grows, and as restrictive, oppressive, and deterrent migration policies become more sophisticated, children in protracted displacement demand urgent research and policy attention. Drawing on a child-centered socio-ecological approach, our project uses interviews, focus groups, and innovative arts-based methods鈥攕torytelling, mask-making, drawing, map-making, drama, and spoken word鈥攖o ethnographically explore the experiences and perspectives of 50 war-affected children and key members of their families and communities in Italy/France/Greece.

Project Objectives for the student:

• Conduct literature reviews
• Project PowerPoint presentations
• Analyze data transcripts
• Ongoing project administration
• Assist with website updating

Technical Skills

• Strong writing skills
• Qualitative research experience
• Strong skills in graphic design
• French an asset

Transferable Skills:

• Organized
• Reliable
• Self-aware
• complete tasks on time
• Strong ethics

Timeline:

June-July

More information:

Dr. Myriam Denov is a Full Professor at 黑料网爆吃瓜 and holds the Canada Research Chair in Children, Families and Armed Conflict (Tier 1). Her research interests lie in the areas of children and families affected by war, migration, and their intergenerational impact. A specialist in participatory and arts-based research, she has worked with war-affected children and families in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Her current research is exploring the realities and experiences of children born of conflict-related sexual violence. Dr. Denov has presented expert evidence in court on child soldiers and has advised government and nongovernmental organizations on children in armed conflict and girls in armed groups.

Dr. Denov has (co)authored/(co)edited 14 books and edited collections and has published over 190 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and reports on children and families affected by violence, war and genocide. Her books include Child Soldiers: Sierra Leone鈥檚 Revolutionary United Front (Cambridge University Press) and Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Theory, Method & Practice (Columbia University Press), Global Child (Rutgers University Press) and Social Work Practice with War-Affected Children (Routledge).

Dr. Denov is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and winner of the SSHRC Impact Award, and the Prix du Qu茅bec (Marie-Andr茅e-Bertrand Prize). She is a recipient of a Killam Research Fellowship and a Trudeau Foundation Fellowship. Dr. Denov is the founding Director of Global Child 黑料网爆吃瓜鈥攁 research group dedicated to children and families affected by war and migration. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, where she was a Commonwealth Scholar.

Au-del脿 de la phase d'urgence : perceptions des parties prenantes concernant la durabilit茅 dans l'aide humanitaire

Location

Rabinovitch House, 黑料网爆吃瓜

Project Summary

Humanitarian aid, traditionally conceived of as short-term interventions in times of acute crisis, is increasingly expected to address protracted crises, support livelihoods, and contribute to broader development goals, such as through advocating for structural and policy changes that address underlying drivers of crises. This evolving mandate includes increased emphasis within the humanitarian sector on the need to incorporate attention to the longer-term consequences and legacies of its interventions. In this context, sustainability does not imply maintaining services indefinitely but considering how benefits may continue in some form even after humanitarian organizations withdraw. A major challenge lies in achieving this objective, while reinforcing local capacities and respecting humanitarian principles, yet not overstretching organizations whose core mission remains the provision of emergency responses. Although sustainability is embedded in many frameworks and guidelines used within the humanitarian sector, how humanitarian stakeholders interpret and navigate its implementation in their everyday work is unclear. This project builds on an ongoing policy mapping study. The next step will be to conduct consultations with stakeholders to explore how they interpret and apply approaches to promote sustainability of project benefits after humanitarian project closure. The Global Health Scholar will support data collection and analysis activities, as well as draw upon findings from the policy mapping phase to develop knowledge mobilization resources.

The role offers an opportunity to engage directly with international partners, including the Center for Disaster Preparedness in the Philippines, the Canadian Red Cross, and faculty collaborators from multiple universities.

Project Objectives for student:

• Support qualitative data analysis processes by creating synopses of transcripts and data display tables
• Collaborate on drafting a policy brief
• Contribute to the development and dissemination of an infographic
• Deliver a presentation synthesizing progress and preliminary research findings to the research team

Technical Skills

• Background or demonstrated interest in humanitarian aid, international development, and/or global health
• Some familiarity with qualitative research methods
• Excellent writing, synthesis, and communication skills
• Proficiency in creative tools for knowledge translation purposes (e.g., Canva, LucidChart) or qualitative analysis software (e.g, NVivo, MAXQDA) are considered an asset

Transferable Skills:

• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent time-management and organization
• Collaborative team player
• Demonstrated capacity for cross-cultural engagement
• Curious and adaptable

Timeline:

Flexible

More information:

Revue de port茅e des meilleures pratiques et conceptions d鈥檈nqu锚te pour la r茅alisation de sondages aupr猫s des populations migrantes

Location

黑料网爆吃瓜 School of Population and Global Health office, 2001 黑料网爆吃瓜 College Avenue, Montreal

Project Summary

Immigration is a social determinant of health, shaping exposure to structural and societal factors that influence wellbeing and overall health. In Canada, migrant populations face disproportionate risks for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) due to barriers such as limited healthcare access, stigma, and precarious conditions. Collecting reliable data on STBBI-related behaviors and outcomes in these groups is essential for effective public health interventions, yet survey design in migrant contexts is fraught with challenges. There is often no sampling frame for these populations to constitute representative samples. Additional issues include ensuring cultural and linguistic appropriateness, and addressing ethical concerns related to consent and confidentiality.

This project aims to review best survey design and practices for conducting surveys among migrant populations. To achieve this, you will conduct a scoping review that will focus on methodological strategies including sampling frameworks (e.g., respondent-driven sampling, time-location sampling, quota sampling), culturally and linguistically adapted questionnaires, and approaches to minimize bias and improve representativeness. Ethical considerations鈥攕uch as informed consent in vulnerable contexts and safeguarding confidentiality鈥攚ill also be examined. By synthesizing global evidence, this project aims to provide actionable guidance for epidemiologists and public health practitioners to design robust, inclusive surveys that capture accurate STBBI-related data among migrants. Findings will inform future surveillance systems and intervention planning, ultimately contributing to reducing health inequities.

Project Objectives for student:

• Compare the representativeness of different surveys designs for migrant populations.
• Identify strategies to limit information bias in surveys.
• Examine how to maximize response rates for biomarkers collection.
• Explore ethical and logistical considerations in migrant-focused surveys.

Technical Skills

• Background or demonstrated interest in humanitarian aid, international development, and/or global health
• Some familiarity with qualitative research methods Excellent writing, synthesis, and communication skills
• Proficiency in creative tools for knowledge translation purposes (e.g., Canva, LucidChart) or qualitative analysis software (e.g, NVivo, MAXQDA) are considered an asset

Transferable Skills:

• Basic knowledge of the R statistical software.
• Data visualization skills.
• Some familiarity with basic survey design concepts.
• Familiarity with concepts related to migrant health, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, and stigma

Timeline:

June to August (flexible)

More information:

The project will be supervised by Prof. Mathieu Maheu-Giroux. Prof Maheu-Giroux holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Population Health Modeling. He is an interdisciplinary public health researcher, and his work has focused primarily on 1) infectious diseases, 2) epidemiology and surveillance, and 3) impact and economic evaluations of public health interventions.

Cartographie de la prescription sociale 脿 Montr茅al : relier les communaut茅s m茅ritant l'茅quit茅 脿 la sant茅 et au bien-锚tre

Location

Department of Family Medicine | 5858 Cote des Neiges, Room 332 | Montreal

Project Summary

Social prescribing (SP) connects individuals to non-clinical supports鈥攕uch as food programs, exercise and arts groups, and housing services鈥攖o address social determinants of health and promote wellbeing. In Qu茅bec, SP initiatives are emerging across health and community sectors but remain largely uncoordinated. This project, part of CONNECT-Q: Connecting Health and Social Care for Equity through Social Prescribing 鈥� Qu茅bec, will map SP-related programs and partnerships in Montr茅al to inform the development of a provincial Community of Practice (CoP).

The student will conduct an environmental scan to identify social prescribing and related initiatives that address health-related social needs, including those focused on social connection, food security, mental health, and cultural engagement. In addition, the student will interview key stakeholders associated with each initiative to describe their model鈥攕ervices offered, target populations, tools and resources available, and challenges encountered鈥攁s well as approaches to collaboration and sustainability. Findings will be synthesized into short, accessible 鈥渟potlight鈥� profiles for the CONNECT-Q CoP website to highlight local innovation, share practical tools, and strengthen linkages between health and community organizations.

This project will give the student hands-on experience in applied public health research, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge translation. The resulting profiles and synthesis will serve as a foundation for shared learning and collaboration across Qu茅bec鈥檚 emerging social prescribing network.

The student will begin their placement with an introduction to social prescribing, the social determinants of health, and the organization of primary care and community systems in Qu茅bec. This orientation will also include a review of current research and activities led by the Social Prescribing Collaborative, along with guidance on the features of social prescription 鈥渓ike鈥� initiatives and ethical data collection.

In the initial phase, the student will conduct an environmental scan to identify social prescribing and related initiatives operating in Montr茅al. This process will include reviewing public databases, online resources, and organizational materials to document the range of existing programs, services, and collaborations addressing social needs such as social connection, food security, mental health, and housing.

Following ethics approval (protocol submitted), the student will conduct in-person or virtual interviews with representatives from social prescribing-like initiatives including those run by local health and social care authorities (CIUSSS), community organizations, as well as primary care and researcher-led programs. These interviews will explore each initiative鈥檚 model of service delivery, approach, target populations, available tools and resources, and challenges faced. Regular structured meetings with members of the Social Prescribing team will support planning, coordination, and reflection on pilot activities, data collection, and emerging insights.

In the final phase, the student will synthesize their findings into short, accessible 鈥渟potlight鈥� profiles for the CONNECT-Q Community of Practice (CoP) website, accompanied by a summary directory or visual map of Montr茅al鈥檚 SP ecosystem. The placement will conclude with a presentation to the Social Prescribing Collaborative, during which the student will share their key findings and reflect on the competencies, knowledge, and perspectives they have developed through this experiential learning opportunity.

Project Objectives for student:

• Conduct an environmental scan of SP-related organizations and programs in Montr茅al.
• Carry out 10-15 short semi-structured interviews with SP-related organizations.
• Produce 10-15 short 鈥渟potlight鈥� blurbs for the CoP website (200-250 words each).
• Create a summary map or directory of SP initiatives.
• Contribute to a brief internal report summarizing findings and recommendations for CONNECT-Q.

Technical Skills

• Basic data management and organization skills (Excel, NVivo or equivalent)
• Strong writing and communication skills for web or public-facing materials
• Bilingualism (English/French) is an asset
• Experience with qualitative data collection and analysis (interviewing, thematic coding) is an asset

Transferable Skills:

• Cultural humility and ability to engage respectfully with community partners
• Analytical and synthesis skills
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Initiative and ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Adaptability and organizational skills

Timeline:

May-August 2026

More information:

Alayne M. Adams is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Director of its Population and Global Health Program. As an applied social scientist, her research spans a range of demand and supply side challenges that impede equitable access to primary healthcare in both local and global settings. Of particular interest are innovations in service delivery that engage community and the informal sector, and holistic primary care approaches that connect health and social services. In this project, Adams is joined by Catherine Paquet of Laval University. Paquet is a socio-spatial chronic disease epidemiologist with an interest in the health benefits of integrating health and social services for socially vulnerable populations including older adults.

Garantir la pertinence culturelle d'un premier entretien en r茅adaptation avec les familles cries et inuites

Location

Montreal Neurological Institute - Lab: 3775 University Street, Room C-18, Montreal, Quebec H3A2B4

Project Summary

The Northern Program of the CIUSSS Centre-Ouest de Montreal serves Indigenous families living in Northern Quebec on Eeyou Istchee (Cree) and Inuit (Nunavik) territories. Rehabilitation services are offered within a consultative model for children experiencing motor, visual, language or communication and hearing impairments. Since 2023, they have been engaged in initiatives to ensure the cultural safety of rehabilitation services. The initial interview is the first point of contact for families with rehabilitation providers and serves to plan resources and interventions for subsequent visits to Montreal every 4-6 months. The aim of this project is to ensure that the interview is adapted to the reality of Inuit and Cree communities.

The project is framed within a quality improvement objective that does not require ethical approval or scientific publication. It will involve a review of the relevant literature and consultative conversations with: (1) service providers, (2) community partners/advisory board members, and (3) families both in Montreal and on territory. A thematic analysis will question the underlying values and assumptions embedded in the interview, identify gaps (questions not being asked), as well as reframe/adapt questions as/if relevant.

The project deliverables include:

• Summary of themes/findings
• Possible model/frame for the interview
• Proposed revisions to the interview questions and interview process

Project Objectives for student:

• Create a library of relevant articles, initiatives, tools or resources
• Preliminarily analyze the literature for key themes/considerations in initial contact/interviewing with Indigenous families living remotely and accessing rehabilitation/healthcare
• Engage in consultative conversations around rehabilitation themes elicited in the initial interview (e.g. life habits, school expectations)
• Maintain reflexive memos for discussion with faculty supervisor
• Collaboratively (with supervisors) draft interview revisions and recommendations

Technical Skills

• Experience with qualitative methods (interviews, focus groups, thematic analysis)
• Experience with literature reviews across multiple databases and types
• Strong analytic skills
• Community experience working with marginalized/BIPOC groups
• Coursework or related experience related to any critical theories (anti-racism, feminist, decolonial, et)

Transferable Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to interrogate own bias, worldviews and positionality
• Self-directed, autonomous, reliable, punctual and acts with integrity
• Values power-sharing and relationship-building
• Demonstrates interest and commitment to anti-racist/colonial or reconciliation or trauma-informed work in any way
• Facility in interviewing skills (communication, relatability, active listening, authenticity, note-taking)
• Flexibility to adapt to cross-cultural situations (e.g. in communication style, walk and talk vs face to face interviews, etc.)

Timeline:

Preferably July-August if full-time with flexibility. Otherwise, can be part-time through the summer.

More information:

Mayada Elsabbagh is a Professor in Neurology and Neurosurgery at The Neuro of 黑料网爆吃瓜. She is also appointed as a Research Scientist at the 黑料网爆吃瓜 Health Centre where her program is integrated with diagnosis and support services for autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions. Her research focuses on understanding the root causes of autism and tracing its developmental pathways across the lifespan. Her team uses developmental models to explain complex interactions of risk and protective factors leading to variable outcomes in autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions. Her scientific contributions include the discovery of very early brain function markers for autism before the onset of behavioural signs and the scale-up of community-based interventions. The approach combines innovative research with the mission of accelerating the pace of discovery and its translation into community impact. To achieve this, the team relies on converging methods that span techniques for the study of brain development (EEG, eye-tracking), behavioural and clinical assessment tools, and novel qualitative methods to capture first-person perspectives of children and youth. Dr. Elsabbagh has supported the successful launch of several collaborative research and translational networks in Canada and Europe, including the Transforming Autism Care Consortium (TACC), a Quebec research network supported by the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec and several community partners. Dr. Elsabbagh is a program director of the Canadian Neurodevelopment Research Training (CanNRT) platform. She is also active in global efforts to improve evidence-based practice in the community and capacity building in low -and middle- income countries. These efforts include CST-Canada, a clinical trials platform for the WHO Caregiver Skills Training (CST) Program, which integrates research, training, and international exchange, expanding access to evidence-informed intervention in the community.

A secondary faculty member will be available for consultation and project support: Hiba Zafran, PhD

Impacts de la formation 脿 la documentation anti-oppressive sur les pratiques de documentation et qualit茅 des soins prodigu茅

Location

3630 Sir William Osler, Montreal

Project Summary

Paperwork in healthcare is often seen as routine, yet the way providers write patient notes is far from neutral. These records are legal documents that also guide medical decisions, influence access to services, and shape people鈥檚 lives. Research shows that for individuals living with chronic illness, in poverty, or who hold marginalized identities (e.g., Indigenous, Black, immigrant, or 2SLGBTQIA+ communities), healthcare notes often reproduce harmful stereotypes and reinforce inequities. In Canada, even brief phrases such as 鈥渕issed appointment鈥� or 鈥渓eft against medical advice鈥� have been disproportionately applied in Indigenous child welfare cases, with devastating consequences.

To address this issue, we co-developed a half-day Anti-Oppressive Documentation Practices for Healthcare Providers workshop in 2021. Delivered over 30 times to more than 1,500 healthcare providers, educators, and students across Canada, the workshop has already influenced hospital policies, university curricula, and regulatory standards. While early feedback has been encouraging, no research has systematically examined how this training affects providers鈥� reasoning, documentation, or patient care.

This study will fill that gap. We will investigate how providers adapt their charting after the workshop, what impacts these changes have on patient care, and what supports or hinders lasting change. The study includes: (1) an online survey of all past participants to capture broad impacts, and (2) small group discussions and collaborative analyses of chart samples written before and after the workshop. Together with participants, we will co-create evidence-based documentation guidelines to reduce charting harms and promote equitable care.

Project Objectives for student:

• Accessible and visually appealing study recruitment materials, participant information sheets, and consent forms (drafted collaboratively and approved by the research team)
• Literature search summarizing current research on anti-oppressive documentation/bias in healthcare charting
• Recruitment of study participants
• Data management of survey responses to prepare and structure data for thematic analysis with the research team.
• Design of a short presentation summarizing emerging findings by research team

Technical Skills

• Prior experience with literature searches is an asset
• Comfort with Excel, Word, Zoom, Teams, and basic survey software an asset

Transferable Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Experience working with remote teams
• Self-, project-, and time-management skills
• Attention to detail

Timeline:

May-August 2026 (flexible hours)

More information:

Biographic information, related publications, etc., can be found at my 黑料网爆吃瓜 website.

TRANSFORM : Mobiliser les jeunes pour le changement social

Location

2001 黑料网爆吃瓜 College Ave, Suite 930

Project Summary

TRANSFORM is a 6 year transnational project funded through SSHRC鈥檚 Partnership Grant program focusing on participatory visual approaches (cellphilming, photovoice, drawing, textiles, performance) to disrupting gender norms with young people in six countries: India, Sierra Leone, Mexico, Nigeria,South Africa and Argentina. The project takes a 'youth at the centre' approach, organized around annual Youth Summit cycles (local community summits and a transnational summit each year).

Project Objectives for student:

The focus of this internship will be on working with the qualitative data emerging from the youth summits, the Transform Leadership Committee, and the Travelling Exhibition.

Deliverables may include:

• Create a literature review on youth summits and other structures in support of youth leadership (e.g. youth advisory committees)
• Develop a youth-friendly document representing key findings from the youth data.
• Contribute to project planning and strategy meetings.
• Participate in events focused around participatory visual methods, hosted online or in the Participatory Cultures Lab (i.e. workshops and festivals).

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of and expertise in working with platforms such as Canva for creating material such as youth friendly knowledge mobilization documents
• Critical Reading and Writing skills: the project will involve a mini literature review, these skills will be key
• An asset will be ability to work in French and Spanish
• An asset would be to have skills in working with video data to create short media texts

Transferable Skills:

• Strong communication skills are so critical to working as part of a research team.

Timeline:

Early May through to the end of July.

More Information:

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This internship will be a combination of working in the Participatory Cultures Lab at 2001 黑料网爆吃瓜 College with other team members, and working independently with regular check ins. The intern will be invited to participate in team member meetings. The team is made up of the project director, a project administrator, a research associate, and several RA graduate students.

The project director, Claudia Mitchell is a Distinguished James 黑料网爆吃瓜 Professor in the Department of Integrated studies with the Faculty of Education at 黑料网爆吃瓜, and an Honorary Professor in the School of Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, where she established the Centre for Visual Methodologies for Social Change. Her research focuses on participatory visual and arts-based approaches to working with young people and communities in relation to addressing critical social issues such as gender equality and gender-based violence and in a wide range of country contexts in West Africa, Southern and Eastern Africa, and East Asia Pacific.

She is the Editor-in-Chief of Girlhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal.

Construire des ponts : Int茅grer les services de sant茅 et les ressources communautaires par la prescription sociale

Location

黑料网爆吃瓜 & CIUSSS Ouest-de-l'卯le-de-Montr茅al, 680 Sherbrooke Street West, 18th Floor

Project Summary

Social prescribing is a practice where healthcare providers refer patients to non-medical community services to support health and well-being. These may include exercise groups, art programs, volunteering, social clubs, access to fresh food, and other local supports. Referrals are typically made through a 鈥渓ink worker鈥� or 鈥渘avigator,鈥� who works with patients to identify appropriate resources and support their engagement. The goal is to address social determinants of health 鈥� such as isolation or lack of social support 鈥� and promote integrated, person-centered care.

Planning is underway to implement a social prescribing program in Montreal鈥檚 West Island. A diverse group of stakeholders, including healthcare providers, community organisers, and prospective users, will be convened to co-design a social prescribing project prototype tailored to local needs.

As part of this initiative, the student will conduct and analyze focus groups and interviews with prospective users and healthcare professionals. These discussions will help validate the proposed prototype and identify anticipated barriers and facilitators to implementation. Insights gathered will inform refinements to the model and guide strategies to overcome challenges.

Ultimately, this work will lay the foundation for field-testing and implementing the pathway. By fostering collaboration between health services and community resources, the project aims to promote integrated care and improve quality of life for West Island residents.

Project Objectives for student:

• Preparation of Semi-Structured Interview Guide 鈥� Develop a draft interview guide in collaboration with the project team, based on project objectives and literature.
• Support with Participant Recruitment 鈥� Assist with identifying and contacting potential participants for focus groups and interviews.
• Focus Group and Interview Support 鈥� Participate in conducting 6-10 focused group and/or individual interviews.
• Preliminary Thematic Analysis 鈥� Conduct an initial coding and thematic analysis of qualitative data from interviews and focus groups, in collaboration with the supervisor.
• Draft report 鈥� Prepare a draft report of interview findings.

Technical Skills

• Basic Qualitative Research Skills 鈥� Some familiarity with semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and qualitative data collection methods.
• Experience with Data Analysis Tools 鈥� Ability to use software such as NVivo, Atlas.ti, or basic coding in Excel for thematic analysis (training can be provided).
• Strong Writing and Communication Skills 鈥� Competence in drafting interview guides, recruitment materials, and concise summaries of findings.
• Language Skills 鈥� Proficiency in English and French are required for participant engagement.

Transferable Skills:

• Organization and Time Management 鈥� Ability to coordinate participant recruitment, schedule interviews, and manage tasks efficiently.
• Interpersonal Skills 鈥� Comfort interacting with diverse stakeholders, including healthcare providers and community members.
• Problem-Solving and Adaptability 鈥� Ability to respond to logistical challenges and adapt to evolving project needs.
• Team Collaboration 鈥� Working effectively within an interdisciplinary research team and contributing to shared goals.

Timeline:

May through August 2026

More Information:

Irene Sarasua is an Assistant Professor at the Ingram School of Nursing, co-lead of the CIUSSS Ouest- de-l鈥櫭甽e de Montr茅al鈥檚 nurse practitioner-led clinic project, and Associate Scientist at St. Mary鈥檚 Research Centre. With nearly 20 years of experience as a nurse leader in both clinical and academic settings, Professor Sarasua has led numerous quality improvement initiatives. Professor Sarasua is currently pursuing applied doctoral studies in nursing, focused on the co-design and implementation of social prescribing pathways. She collaborates with 黑料网爆吃瓜鈥檚 Social Prescribing Research Collaborative, which includes Dr. Alayne Adams, Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Director of its Population and Global Health Program, and Dr. Catherine Paquet, a socio-spatial chronic disease epidemiologist at Universit茅 Laval.

Suivre l'argent : analyse des allocations budg茅taires destin茅es 脿 soutenir l'茅quit茅 en mati猫re de logement au Canada

Location

Hosmer House, 3630 Promenade Sir William Osler

Project Summary

The latest published national point-in-time count showed a 20% increase in Canadian people experiencing visible homelessness over a between 2018 and 2022. The crisis is particularly striking in Qu茅bec, where the point-in-time count revealed a 44% increase in the number of people experiencing visible homelessness in the same four-year period. The health inequities that affect people experiencing homelessness are well documented, with a significant increase in mortality and morbidity in situations of homelessness, as well as reduced life expectancy. Women, who account for one third of the visible homeless population, see their health outcomes particularly impacted by homelessness. To complement an ongoing analysis of how housing issues are represented in national and subnational public policy, this project will locate budget commitments to housing support at the national and subnational level in Canada. Budgets will be analyzed to identity where funds are allocated in order to determine where policy commitments are materially expressed in terms of resources dedicated to particular issues. While the content (including expressed aspirations) of public policy is one level of commitment to a social issue, the dedication of resources to realize a commitment reflects a more tangible expression of public policy. The student will work closely with supervisors and the team of researchers and community organization members working on the larger project that seeks to better understand the situation of women who experience the intersection of intimate partner violence, housing instability, and disability.

Project Objectives for student:

• Create a table of relevant government budget categories at the national, Quebec, and municipal levels
• Create a table of relevant budget items at each of the three levels
• Identify relevant budget amounts
• Generate case examples that follow the budget item to the program that receives funds through the budget item (approximately 5-10 cases)
• Write a 5-10 page report that presents the methodology, process of work, and findings of the analysis

Technical Skills

• Experience with Microsoft Excel
• Proficiency in the French language
• Knowledge of public policy and government systems
• Experience with issues associated with housing equity and homelessness
• Strong analytic capacity and writing skills

Transferable Skills:

• Commitment to maintaining communication of the research process with multiple team members
• Ability to deal with uncertainty and find solutions in collaboration with team members
• Strong organization skills including maintaining versions of files over time and collating relevant documentation in a way that is understandable and traceable by team members

Timeline:

Full time (35 hrs/week) from May 1st to mid-June

More information:

This project will be supervised by Raphael Lencucha (黑料网爆吃瓜), Katelyn Feather (黑料网爆吃瓜) and Laurence Roy (UdeM). Raphael Lencucha is a health governance researcher with interest in how decisions are made in government and how institutions shape and are shaped by these decisions. Katelyn Feather is a PhD student with years of experience working in the community with a focus on mental health and housing stability. Laurence Roy is a professor at the University of Montreal with years of experience working on housing policy and homelessness.

Transformation structurelle contre le racisme, les in茅galit茅s et la discrimination: Exemplars dans la sant茅 mondiale

Location

School of Population and Global Health, 2001 黑料网爆吃瓜 College Avenue

Project Summary

Structural discrimination, including racism, colonialism, and other forms of exclusion, harms the health of equity-denied groups globally. These include Indigenous, racialized, ethnically discriminated, and caste-oppressed populations. While there is growing recognition of these systemic issues, there is still a lack of accessible, evidence-based knowledge on what actually works to reduce health inequities through structural change. STRIDE (Structural Transformation against Racism, Inequity and Discrimination)鈥攁 global research initiative under the Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health鈥攁ims to fill this gap. STRIDE studies examples of progress known as 鈥淓xemplars鈥� from Bolivia (Indigenous health), Kenya (ethnic discrimination), and Nepal (caste-based exclusion) where measurable improvements in health equity have been achieved through anti-racist and anti-discriminatory policies, programs, or civic action. Local partners lead this work with 黑料网爆吃瓜 and Georgetown University, ensuring cultural and contextual relevance.

This Global Health Scholars project will predominantly focus on the knowledge mobilization phase of STRIDE, including initiatives such as 鈥淕lobal Pathways to Equity in Canada鈥�, a two-day virtual international symposium scheduled for Summer 2026. The symposium will showcase transferable strategies, elevate community voices, and foster equity-focused dialogue among researchers, policymakers, and community members. Post-event, feedback will be collected to evaluate outcomes, and key learnings will be mobilized through broad dissemination to support peer learning and equity-driven action globally. By sharing real-world examples and practical tools for change, STRIDE aims to advance the adoption of equity-focused interventions within health systems and contribute meaningfully to global discussions on structural transformation.

Project Objectives for student:

• Co-develop symposium content, agenda, and expected outcomes with local research partners in Bolivia, Kenya, and Nepal.
• Organize and implement a virtual two-day symposium with diverse international stakeholders and community members in global health.
• Write a report summarizing the symposium discussion, key takeaways, and next steps to support peer learning and intersectoral engagement globally.
• Gather feedback to evaluate outcomes from the symposium, with guidance from the STRIDE research team.
• Support international partners in the development of knowledge translation tools, including policy briefs, presentations, and multimedia to disseminate research findings.

Technical Skills

• Foundational knowledge of mixed methods (statistics and qualitative methods) research.
• Strong understanding of global health equity, decolonial, and/or anti-oppression practices.
• Experience with event organization and/or project management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Skilled in visual storytelling and layout design using MS PowerPoint or other presentation platforms.
• Professional proficiency in Spanish is an asset.

Transferable Skills:

• Strong interpersonal and community engagement skills, especially working with people with lived experiences.
• Cultural humility and ability to communicate effectively with international stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative, yet comfortable seeking guidance as needed.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multifaceted events and collaborations.

Timeline:

May-August (10-15 hours/week). Time frame and hours can be flexible.

More information:

Dr. Ananya Tina Banerjee is Assistant Professor at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupation Health, 黑料网爆吃瓜 and member of SHERPA University Institute. Her interdisciplinary epidemiologic and qualitative research embeds a strong emphasis on community-based participatory pedagogy and research, which is grounded in collaboration and partnership with racialized communities. Often, the research questions she pursues are community-defined problems in the context of health equity and intersectionality funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research, Social Science & Humanities Research Council and Public Health Agency of Canada. She developed and offered the first course on race and health in a school of public health in Canada. She is well known for her anti-racism and anti-oppression practice in the learning environment and providing critical mentorship for racialized students in public health programs. She won the 2022 FMHS Teaching Innovation Award recognizing her unique pedagogy for inclusive public health education and serves on The Lancet鈥檚 International Advisory Board for Racial Inequalities.

脡tude sur l'impact combin茅 d鈥檜ne intervention de la nutrition, la parentalit茅 r茅active et la sant茅 sur le d茅veloppement de l'enfants

Location

5252 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal

Project Summary

Children living in resource-limited settings face multiple adversities in their environment that can be detrimental to their growth and development. Important among these are a lack of responsive parenting practices and early learning opportunities, poor nutrition and feeding practices, and high incidence of infectious diseases including diarrhea and malaria. These adversities contribute to a high burden of unachieved developmental potential. Despite the consequences of overlapping adverse conditions on poor development, interventions to address childhood development have primarily addressed only one or two conditions, often psychosocial stimulation and nutrition. The BUNDLE study will address this gap by testing whether early childhood development in Liberia is improved by a bundled set of interventions that promote responsive stimulation and improved feeding by the provision of eggs and dried fish (nutrient-dense animal-source foods) integrated into existing infection prevention and treatment activities of the health system, and whether, in combination, these stimulation and feeding interventions are more effective than responsive stimulation or food provision alone. Specifically, we will rigorously test the effects of a 9-month group-based bundled intervention for female and male caregivers integrated into existing health services and delivered by trained adult community volunteers on the development of children 6 to 30 months of age. The objective of the current project is to develop study protocols and data collection tools for the effective implementation of the BUNDLE study.

Project Objectives for student:

The Scholar will support the creation of detailed protocols outlining standard data collection procedures and implementation strategies for the BUNDLE study, create a KoboToolbox form with the relevant measures to enable baseline data collection, and draft visual intervention materials.

By the end of the project, the student will produce the following deliverables:

• Kobo form containing all items and questionnaires for baseline data collection
• Initial draft of standardized protocol for baseline data collection
• Initial draft of standardized protocol for intervention implementation
• Visual intervention materials (e.g., posters, job aids, etc.)
• Context-appropriate visuals for parenting manual

Technical Skills

Required

• Ability to communicate fluently in English
• Basic understanding of child development
• Experience using data collection tools (e.g., surveys, questionnaires)

Assets

• Coding experience in software such as KoboToolbox or SurveyMonkey
• Experience working on study protocols

Transferable Skills:

Required

• Strong communication skills (oral and written)
• Ability to respond clearly, ask pertinent questions, think critically
• Willingness to work with a diversity of collaborators, ability to be flexible

Timeline:

May to mid-June

More information:

The BUNDLE study is a multi-institutional collaboration between academic and non-profit organizations. The study is led by Dr. Leila Larson (University of South Carolina), with collaborators including Dr. Marilyn N. Ahun (黑料网爆吃瓜) and colleagues at the University of South Carolina, Plan International Liberia, and Plan International USA. The GHP Scholar will be co-supervised by 听and听. Applicants should read

Soutien de groupe pendant la p茅riode perinatal aupr猫s des familles immigrantes et vuln茅rables 脿 C么te-des-Neiges

Location

Department of Family Medicine, 5858 Chem. de la Cote-des-Neiges, 3rd floor, Montreal, QC H3S 1Z1

Project Summary

This project explores group-based support for immigrant and vulnerable families during the perinatal period in C么te-des-Neiges, Montreal. Since 1985, individual accompaniment has been central to the work of La Fondation de la Visite. Its De la Visite program offers personalized peer-led (trained visitor parents) home visits that connect families to neighbourhood services, including health care and social support. The program has demonstrated significant impact in strengthening social support, reducing isolation, and improving access to resources for children. However, individual accompaniment is constrained by limited resources.

Studies of group postpartum care have reported improved knowledge, clinical outcomes, and reduced postpartum depression. Drawing on participation science, this project engages beneficiaries and staff in discussions about the feasibility of group support models within the De la Visite program. It explores the potential benefits for families of increased ownership, use of local evidence and knowledge, and planning innovative solutions for shared concerns.

Global health scholars will facilitate and analyze focus group discussions with families served by La Fondation and the staff who visit them. They will then facilitate a deliberative dialogue based on the focus group results. These sessions will gather perspectives on collective accompaniment and identify key themes for a pilot group support program. Families and visitors will contribute insights on what could be achieved and how to achieve it. The discussions will inform the design of support group activities and help define evaluation criteria based on what families and visitors consider essential for success.

Project Objectives for student:

• Plan for the focus group discussions, including preparation of discussion guides.
• Prepare notes from the focus group discussions.
• Prepare a final report of focus group discussions.
• Prepare a guide for the deliberative dialogue.

Technical Skills

• Basic writing skills are essential
• Ability to work in both English and French
• Experience in qualitative research is an asset, but not essential.

Transferable Skills:

• Works well in a team
• Good interpersonal communication in English and French
• Adaptable to participants' availabilities
• Completes tasks on time

Timeline:

Mid-June to the end of July

More information:

This project is part of the collaboration between Participatory Research at 黑料网爆吃瓜 (PRAM) and La Fondation de la Visite, led by Drs Iv谩n Sarmiento, Anne Cockcroft and Neil Andersson. Our group is based in the Department of Family Medicine in C么te-des-Neiges. PRAM offers office space at the Department and a vibrant, collegiate working environment, with multiple summer students each year. Students can also attend and present their work in our monthly PRAM Lab meetings.

Projet de mappage des programmes et des indicateurs en changement climatique et sant茅 mentale et soutien psychosocial

Location

School of Population and Global Health, 2001 黑料网爆吃瓜 College Avenue

Project Summary

Climate change can directly and indirectly impact mental health. Nevertheless, little is known globally about what climate change and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) programs are being implemented, how climate change and MHPSS programs are integrated together, and how the impact of integrated climate change and MHPSS programs should be assessed. This project partners with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement, which works across 191 countries, to understand program implementation, integration, and evaluation and address these gaps in knowledge.

This project will rely primarily on qualitative methods to describe the content and characteristics of RCRC Movement programs on climate change and MHPSS, as well as barriers that parts of the RCRC Movement face in undertaking this work. Virtual in-depth interviews and focus group discussions will be held with RCRC Movement staff and volunteers across the world to understand program content and how programs are implemented. Results from this project will be used to gather information on the current implementation of climate change and MHPSS programs from the RCRC Movement worldwide, improve future integration of climate change and mental health into programs, and inform program monitoring and evaluation.

Project Objectives for student:

Through their activities, the intern will be expected to contribute in several key ways. The intern will undergo training in qualitative research methods related to the study (i.e., theoretical frameworks, purposive sampling, in-depths interviews, focus group discussions). The intern will engage in data collection (depending on project activities when the intern joins), transcription of interviews and focus group discussions, data coding and analysis, and manuscript development (time permitting).

By the end of their internship, the intern will be expected to a) have an understanding of climate change and MHPSS program implementation by the RCRC Movement, b) have meaningful first-hand experience on a collaborative research project, c) have first-hand experience engaging in collaborations with partners outside of academia, and d) have first-hand experience with qualitative research methods. We also hope they will have continued to develop their confidence in discussing and presenting their thoughts and opinions in a research context. Their contributions will be recognized by authorship or acknowledgement on any papers or dissemination materials based on .

Technical Skills

• Familiarity with qualitative research methods
• Strong oral communication skills in English
• Strong written communication skills in English
• Oral and written communication skills in French, Spanish, or Arabic will be considered an asset

Transferable Skills:

• Strong organizational skills and experience
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent attention to detail

Timeline:

June through August, or flexible if timing aligns with project activities outside of this window

More information:

The student will be part of the Climate Change and Mental Health Lab and will also be supervised by Dr. Jura Augustinavicius and Dr. Christine Bourey. The student will have the opportunity to interact with partners at the RCRC Movement MHPSS Hub and the RCRC Climate Centre.

Relevant publications for the project include:

Augustinavicius, J., Graef, V., Massazza, A., Engels, M., Eaton, J., Hill, K., Ungar, M., & Snider, L. (2022). . Intervention, 20(1), 68-80.

Charlson, F., Ali, S., Augustinavicius, J., Benmarhnia, T., Birch, S., Clayton, S., Fielding, K., Jones, L., Juma, D., Snider, L., Ugo, V., Zeitz, L., Jayawardana, D., La Nauze, A., & Massazza, A. (2022). . Environment international, 158, 106984.

Massazza, A., Teyton, A., Charlson, F., Benmarhnia, T., & Augustinavicius, J. L. (2022). . Lancet Planetary Health, 6(7), e613-e627.

Am茅lioration des soins traumatiques dans les contextes 脿 ressources limit茅es : d茅veloppement d鈥檜n cours en ligne sur l鈥檜tilisation d鈥檜n syst猫me 茅lectronique de collecte de donn茅es- Amber

Location

Montreal General Hospital

Project Summary

Trauma is a major public health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where over 90% of trauma-related deaths occur. Studies show higher mortality rates in countries without organized trauma systems. Trauma registries play a crucial role in addressing this disparity by providing data to guide interventions and improve outcomes.

In low-resources settings, the lack of a comprehensive trauma registry hampers effective care. Establishing one would help identify gaps, allocate resources, and implement evidence-based solutions, following successful models from other LMICs that have improved trauma care and patient survival.

The purpose of this project is to support the implementation of the CGS developed Amber electronic data collection (EDC) system in low-resources settings, to establish sustainable trauma registries aimed at improving trauma care systems and health outcomes. Amber will facilitate comprehensive data collection on trauma patients in hospitals/clinics around the globe. This project involves supporting the development of online training for participants in the use of Amber and collecting feedback throughout the process. Procedures include development of a comprehensive online course on Amber, addressing customization of Amber for local setting and guiding personnel on its use. The course will cover systematic data collection on patient demographics, injury characteristics, and outcomes. Measurement tools include the trauma registry for data standardization and Amber for digital data collection and management. The significance of this study lies in its potential to enhance trauma care through improved data-driven decision- making, resource allocation, and quality improvement initiatives tailored to local contexts, by providing a universally accessible training solution.

Project Objectives for student:

• Conduct a literature review on online course effectiveness and challenges for training in low-resource settings.
• Identify a suitable platform and model to develop an online course, easy to access on low-resources and remote areas.
• Support in the development of a comprehensive, user-friendly and engaging online course on using the CGS electronic data collection system, Amber.
• Collect feedback to identify challenges to adjust the course accordingly.
• Generate progress reports.
• Write a manuscript detailing the design, implementation, and scalability of the Amber online training course.

Technical Skills

• Basic understanding of online teaching platforms and delivery formats.
• Ability to create and edit multimedia content.
• Excellent skills to convey information in English and French (oral and in written).
• Technical writing.

Transferable Skills:

• Critical Thinking.
• Problem-solving.
• Attention to detail.
• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Complete tasks well and on time
• Team player and well organized
• Adaptable, self-motivated, self-starter
• Communicates clearly

Timeline:

May through August

More information:

Dr. Dan Deckelbaum is assistant professor at the Divisions of Trauma and General Surgery at the 黑料网爆吃瓜 Health Centre (MUHC), associate member of the Department of Epidemiology, biostatistics and occupational health at 黑料网爆吃瓜, and honorary associate professor at the National University of Rwanda. He obtained his subspecialty training in trauma surgery and critical care at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. During his fellowship, he also completed a Master of Public Health at the University of Miami.

In addition to his passion for clinical practice, he has developed an avid interest in global surgical education and development, as well as disaster preparedness and response, establishing and co- directing the MUHC Centre for Global Surgery. His interest in global health is founded upon on-site clinical experience in government hospitals in East Africa as well as disaster response activities in Somalia, Kenya, Turks and Caicos, and Haiti. This clinical experience is the basis for ongoing capacity building programs in resource-limited settings across the globe. This includes education programs in resource-limited settings.

Soins n茅onatals et p茅diatriques 脿 Ubuntu Village of Life

Location

4200 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal QC H2W 2R2

Project Summary

This project would involve a descriptive chart review of neonatal and pediatric cases at Ubuntu Village of Life, a small rural hospital in Burundi. This hospital is a grassroots initiative and was founded by a local Burundian doctor and his family. It has recently increased the care available to newborns andyoung children by becoming an accredited site for free under 5 care by the government in Burundi. This hospital has also recently started using an electronic health record. Depending on the political situation and the student's interest, this project could be carried out remotely or in person. The project would involve a descriptive chart review of pediatrics cases and outcomes at this hospital in order to get a better idea of the demographics of its pediatric patients, their common pathologies and their health outcomes. It could also potentially involve looking at maternal health information as well. This information would serve to highlight needs for potential quality improvement projects and medical education trainings for staff at the facility, and ultimately improve patient care.

Project Objectives for student:

• Chart review of newborn and pediatric cases at Ubuntu Village of Life (possibly maternal cases as well), which would include:
• Draft of ethics proposal data extraction
• Basic descriptive statistical analysis manuscript production

Technical Skills

• Ability to use excel spreadsheet and perform basic descriptive analysis
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Bilingualism 鈥� the primary language of communication for this placement is French.
• Experience reading a medical chart
• Child health knowledge

Transferable Skills:

• Good communication skills
• Cultural humility
• Team-player
• Motivated and able to take initiative

Timeline:

Flexible

More information:

Dr. Gillian Morantz, MD, MPH has been an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at 黑料网爆吃瓜 since 2012. She has previously lived and worked in a number of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Haiti. Her clinical and research work is focused primarily on children new to Canada and in child protection. She is the co-Director of the 黑料网爆吃瓜 Department of Pediatrics' Global Child Health Program. She is also the co-Director of the Social Pediatrics Program, which provides exposure for trainees to the medical care of children living in socially vulnerable contexts. She is the co-founder and pediatric advisor of the Madiro Foundation, that supports innovation in healthcare in Africa.

Renforcer la r茅serve civile d鈥檜rgence du Canada : cartographie de la pr茅paration et de la confiance

Location

School of Population and Global Health, 2001 黑料网爆吃瓜 College Avenue

Project Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed Canada鈥檚 limited surge capacity to rapidly mobilize trained health and emergency personnel. The Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) at 黑料网爆吃瓜 is developing a model for a Pan-Canadian Civilian Emergency Reserve, a system to deploy civilians within communities, and across provinces and territories during public health and climate-related crises.

This Global Health Scholars project will support two key dimensions of that effort: (1) mapping existing emergency workforce and volunteer mechanisms across Canada (e.g., PHAC, Red Cross, provincial registries, professional associations), and (2) identifying strategies to build trust and inclusivity in civilian mobilization. The student will review policy and grey literature, analyze organizational mandates, and synthesize promising practices for equitable community engagement.

The student will work within the PERL team in Montreal, gaining mentorship in global health systems, policy analysis, and science communication.

Project Objectives for student:

• Stakeholder and systems map of Canada鈥檚 current emergency workforce ecosystem.
• Annotated catalogue and/or publication draft summarizing mandates and functions of major actors (federal, provincial, NGO).
• Concept brief/initial publication draft outlining approaches to community trust and inclusive recruitment
• Create a visual ecosystem map of emergency readiness actors
• A short analytical report and/or publication synthesizing findings from the project.
• Short reflection or blog piece for the PERL website and/or other outlets on lessons learned about equitable emergency preparedness.

Technical Skills

• Strong research and writing skills (policy/literature synthesis).
• Comfortable reviewing and extracting information from grey literature and scientific literature.
• Not required, but helpful: intermediate French reading ability for bilingual document review.

Transferable Skills:

• Organized and detail-oriented.
• Communicates clearly, both in writing and verbally.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Curious, creative, and adaptable to new concepts/ideas.
• Works collaboratively within a small research team.

Timeline:

Flexible, ideally June-August 2026, with potential for extension as RA

More information:

Dr. Prativa Baral, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor (Research) in the Department of Global and Public Health and Deputy Director of the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) at 黑料网爆吃瓜. Her research focuses on health-systems resilience, misinformation, and civilian surge capacity for pandemic preparedness. She has advised governments around the world, the WHO, the World Bank, and the Gates Foundation, on health systems resilience in the context of crises. She received her PhD from Johns Hopkins University as a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar.

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Comprendre l鈥檋ostilit茅 en ligne envers les communicateurs en sant茅 mondiale 脿 l鈥櫭╮e de la d茅sinformation

Location

School of Population and Global Health, 2001 黑料网爆吃瓜 College Avenue

Project Summary

Across the world, scientists and public-health professionals face increasing online hostility when communicating evidence-based information about vaccines, climate change, reproductive health, and other global-health issues. This hostility鈥攐ften gendered and racialized鈥攗ndermines public trust, damages wellbeing, and threatens the effectiveness of global health communication and emergency response.

The STAND Project (Supporting the Training and Advancement of the Next generation of public-health trainees amidst Disinformation and online hostility) explores how online hostility affects early-career researchers and science communicators in Canada and globally. The Global Health Scholar will conduct a comparative scoping review of academic and grey literature across several countries (Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Spain, and France) to identify common narratives, institutional responses, and protective policies.

This work contributes to developing a cross-national framework for protecting and empowering global-health communicators鈥攖hose at the frontlines of combating misinformation and strengthening public trust. The student will be integrated into the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) in Montreal, gaining skills in global-health research, qualitative synthesis, and science-communication analysis.

Project Objectives for student:

• Carry out a scoping review of literature and reports on online hostility toward health communicators.
• Prepare a comparative summary table of institutional responses in five countries.
• Prepare a draft framework (鈥渢ypology of online hostility鈥�) and/or a publication for use in the STAND study.
• Prepare visual infographic summarizing key findings.

Technical Skills

• Strong analytical and writing skills.
• Experience with literature or media reviews.
• Familiarity with Excel or qualitative-coding tools (NVivo, Airtable).
• Demonstrated interest in global health, communications, or social-media research.

Transferable Skills:

• Organized and detail-oriented.
• Communicates clearly, both in writing and verbally.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Curious, creative, and adaptable to new concepts/ideas.
• Works collaboratively within a small research team.

Timeline:

Flexible, ideally June-August 2026, with potential for extension as RA

More information:

Dr. Prativa Baral, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor (Research) in the Department of Global and Public Health and Deputy Director of the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) at 黑料网爆吃瓜. Her research focuses on health-systems resilience, misinformation, and civilian surge capacity for pandemic preparedness. She has advised governments around the world, the WHO, the World Bank, and the Gates Foundation, on health systems resilience in the context of crises. She received her PhD from Johns Hopkins University as a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar.

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Repenser l'engagement dans la recherche sous l'angle de l'茅quit茅 : co-cr茅er un cadre de partenariat communautaire avec les Canadiens noirs vivant avec la douleur

Location

Department of Family Medicine, 5858 Chem. de la C么te-des-Neiges, Montr茅al, QC H3S 1Z2

Project Summary

Chronic pain disproportionately impacts racialized populations in Canada, particularly Black individuals living with conditions such as lupus and sickle cell disease. Despite this, they remain underrepresented in pain research and underserved by health systems. Existing models of engagement often neglect to consider the structural, cultural, and historical contexts that shape Black Canadians鈥� participation in research. In response, this project seeks to reconceptualize engagement through a health equity and social justice lens, recognizing that traditional approaches often reinforce the very inequities they aim to address. Our primary aim is to co-create a sustainable and culturally grounded community partnership framework that amplifies the voices of Black Canadians living with pain. The project objectives are:

1. Identify what motivates Black Canadians living with pain to engage in research.
2. Explore facilitators and barriers they encounter, and the factors that enable engagement to be enabled, rewarded, and sustained.
3. Uncover both intended and unintended consequences of their involvement.
4. Co-create a community partnership framework reflective of Black lived experience.

Guided by a community-based participatory research methodology, the project, which uses a range of qualitative methods, works entirely in partnership with Black-led community organizations, patient advocates, and individuals living with lupus, sickle cell disease, and other chronic pain conditions. The project is nested within the larger , and is under the joint supervision of 听at the University of Manchester (Dept of Psychology), and Dr. Kathleen Rice (黑料网爆吃瓜).

Project Objectives for student:

The Global Health Scholar would be joining the project at a stage where we will be holding a series of co-production workshops to collaboratively develop practical engagement tools and strategies. These workshops will center community perspectives and use an iterative design process to generate culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and actionable materials for both researchers and communities. The final output will be a community-centered partnership framework tailored to the needs of Black people living with pain, offering concrete guidance on meaningfully and equitably engaging in research. The student will be expected to:

• Assist with recruitment and liaise with community members and organizations
• Provide logistical support towards the organization of the workshops
• Attend steering committee meetings, take minutes, and debrief with the research team
• Participate in group analysis of qualitative data
• If appropriate (depending on the identity/positionality of the scholar), the Global Health Scholar may provide input from the perspective of a community member.

Technical Skills

• Basic familiarity with participatory research an asset but not obligatory
• Basic familiarity with qualitative research methods an asset
• Data management.
• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Transferable Skills:

• Strong writing skills/ability to communicate respectfully and clearly via email
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and anti-racism is essential
• Respectful communication skills are obligatory
• Trainee(s) who are Black and/or have chronic pain or another chronic condition will bring valuable experiential input to the research, but this is not obligatory.

Timeline:

Flexible

More information:

Dr. Kathleen Rice is a medical anthropologist appointed in the Department of Family Medicine, where she is Research Director and holds the Tier II Canada Research Chair in the Medical Anthropology of Primary Care. She is Co-Director (Academic) of the PEPR Partnership. Further information about Kathleen.

Analyse des r茅cits de vie en relation avec les indicateurs d鈥檃utonomisation des femmes au sein des m茅nages agricoles ghan茅ens

Location

Centre for Indigenous People's Nutrition and Environment (CINE) Building, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Macdonald Campus

Project Summary

Through nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions that address gender inequalities, the LinkINg Up' project aimed to improve the nutritional status and economic well-being of rural Ghanaian women and their families. The LinkINg Up' project tested innovative mechanisms of working with government and private sector district-level institutions to foster sustained integrated support that will be transformative for rural women and their families living in three districts of south-eastern Ghana. Within the project, a quantitative survey tool designed by IFPRI, the Project-level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (Pro-WEAI), was used to evaluate the impact of the intervention on women's empowerment. Supplemental in-depth interviews, life histories, and focus group discussions have been used to collect additional qualitative data from women farmers and their male partners to understand the construct of empowerment in this rural region and the impact on specific domains of empowerment. The proposed Global Health project will analyze life history interviews to examine life stories/experiences in relation to specific empowerment indicators. The information from this analysis is expected to broaden our understanding about the process of empowerment for rural women and men, particularly in the Ghana/West African context.

Project Objectives for student:

• Become familiar with the LinkINg Up project, nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions in Ghana and other LMIC, and the use of the Pro-WEAI tool in other studies
• Develop/revise the code book for the life history interviews
• Code the life history interviews
• Analyze the emerging themes
• Prepare a final report

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of gender/empowerment literature and qualitative methods.
• Some experience with qualitative methods software (e.g., MAXQDA, NVivo).
• Comfortable with reviewing the literature
• The student must complete the (no cost) before initiating research activities. Submission of the certificate is required.

Transferable Skills:

• Good work ethic
• Strong writing skills
• Comfortable working independently

Timeline:

May to July 2026

More information:

Professor Grace Marquis

Dr. Aishat Abdu

Publications:

• Abdu A., Marquis, G.S., Colecraft, E.K. (2023). . African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. 23(1)22294-22309.
• Abdu, A., Marquis, G., Colecraft, E. K., Dodoo, N. D., Grimard, F. (2022). Current Developments in Nutrition, 6(9), nzac121.