UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative has announced seven new Faculty of Medicine doctoral students for the 2022/23 academic year.
Now entering its eighth year, the Public Scholars Initiative recognizes UBC doctoral students who are doing research that extends beyond the traditional approach. These students are doing work for the public good, in collaborative, interdisciplinary ways. The scholars are from nearly every faculty and discipline, and showcase the breadth and depth of research at UBC.
Faculty of Medicine learners and their projects
Ace Chan
Program: PhD, Population and Public Health
Project: Primary Prevention of Cancer-Causing Substance Use in Gender Minority People in Canada
Kevin Kuchinski
Program: PhD, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Project: Using Genomic Sequencing of sediment specimens from wild bird habitats for avian influenza surveillance
Kohle Merry
Program: MPT/PhD, Rehabilitation Sciences
Project: Promoting Sustainable Telerehabilitation: Co-Development of a Novel Telerehabilitation System for Repetitive Strain Injuries
Tetiana Povshedna
Program: PhD, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Project: Healthy aging in women living with HIV: The relationship(s) between chronic/latent viral infections, inflammation, cellular aging, and comorbidities
Rachel Ramsden
Program: PhD, Population and Public Health
Project: Participatory Planning with Young Children: A Mixed Methods Approach to Planning Outdoor Play Environments
Lisa Ritland
Program: PhD, Population and Public Health
Project: Intersectoral and placed-based approaches to fostering equity in children’s development
Shayda Swann
Program: MD/PhD, Medicine
Project: Investigating the role of reproductive hormones in healthy aging for women living with HIV: A Community-collaborative cohort study