SFU Faculty of Health Sciences

Feminism and COVID-19: How Women Fare in the Face of a Global Crisis” is featured against a bright yellow background. A head shot of FHS Adjunct Professor Dr. Julia Smith is inset against the cover of the book, which features colourful illustrated figures doing work and/or interacting.

To mark #IWD2026, we're celebrating Drs. Julia Smith and Clare Wenham's new book "#Feminism and #COVID-19: How Women Fare in the Face of a Global Crisis" which features:

- 9 case studies
- int'l research experts

🔗: tinyurl.com/3kn3k2ce

#SFU #SFUResearch #PandemicResearch

FHS Asst Prof Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon summarizes the perfect storm of shortfalls that occurred before BC shooting tragedy: "A private [AI] corporation made a clinical-style risk assessment it was never equipped to make, in a legal environment that gave it no guidance."

#SFU #AI #AIGovernance

📣Participants needed! Help shape the future of clinical trials📣

Researchers working on a Patient Voices in Research Initiative are conducting a study to develop recommendations for ensuring that future cancer clinical trials are person-centered and accessible.

Learn more: tinyurl.com/3bym3atc

Latest from FHS PhD candidate @tsk.bsky.social and collaborators on the public health impacts of transitioning away from decriminalization practices on populations already facing multiple challenges.

#SFU #SFUFHS #pwus #ToxicDrugCrisis #Vancouver

Two young women who are SFU staff members stand at the front of the lecture hall. Pop up banners for the Surrey Fire Fighters and for the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences are standing in the background behind the women.

Several attendees at the Surrey Fire Fighters Lectureship in Mental Health and Addiction sit at the tables in the lecture hall, talking amongst themselves before the beginning of the talk.

SFU Health Sciences Dean David Bangsberg stands together with Dr. Christopher Mushquash (guest lecturer) and Dylan Van Rooyen of the Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society to present a donation. They are holding a large cheque for $46,939.00.

Dr. Christopher Mushquash is conversing with SFU staff, an FHS graduate student, and two community health partners at the reception following the 2026 Surrey Fire Fighters Lectureship in Mental Health and Addiction.

Photo recap from our 2026 Surrey Fire Fighters Lectureship in #MentalHealth and #Addiction on Tues.

Thrilled to have hosted Dr. Christopher Mushquash's talk on lessons from #IndigenousWellness for dealing with stress + trauma.

#SFU #SFUFHS #HealthResearch #SurreyBC

Love this story about PhD candidate Leena Chau's project which narrows the gap on accessing #MentalHealth care in #Vietnam. VMood is an app-based #PublicHealth and int'l development initiative that increases availability of mental health supports and resources.

#SFU #SFUFHS #GlobalHealth

FHS prof Susan Erikson's commentary for Science Politics asks one year after #USAID cuts: "what do the cuts make room for?"

Her answer: speculative finance - where private investors' demands shape the design and delivery of aid during a health crisis. 😶

#GlobalHealth #SFUResearch #SFUFHS

If you're an undergrad at SFU who has a research project on the go, consider presenting your work at this symposium. It's a great chance for you to get some experience and add a credit to your CV!

#SFU #StudentResearch

We're so pleased to see @sfu.ca and @fnha.bsky.social formalizing their relationship. FHS' collaborations with FNHA has seen both organizations benefit from shared knowledge and resources - we look forward to continuing this great work together for years to come.

#IndigenousHealth #BC #SFU #SFUFHS

SFU’s Community‑Engaged Research Initiative (CERi) celebrates 5 years advancing community‑centred research — from Indigenous Knowledge exchange to climate and housing justice projects.

Discover what CERi has achieved since 2019 and how it’s reshaping university‑community collaboration.

Great snapshot of the many FHS researchers whose work made a great impact in the areas of AI and health, environmental health, chronic health conditions, substance use, and mental health and wellness.

#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #HealthSciences #HealthResearch

A colour headshot of Dr. Angela Kaida, the new Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in HIV and Sexual & Reproductive Health Equity is shown. The background image shows three young people along with friends stacking their hands together

Congratulations to FHS professor Angela Kaida, the new Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in HIV and Sexual & Reproductive Health Equity! 🎉

Her research will deeply explore issues at the intersection of #GlobalHealth, #HIV, and gender and health.

🔗: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...

#SFU #SFUFHS #SDoH

If you want to better understand what life with #LongCOVID is like, check out this exhibit at @museumofvan.bsky.social. It's thoughtful and moving, and a great example of why health sciences is so important to our community's well-being.

At #3 in our countdown is.... 🥁

Drs. Will Hsiao, Amy Lee, Kevin Afra, and Michael Trimble at @fraserhealth.ca and @sfu-fhs.bsky.social their analysis of C. difficile genetics to deepen our understanding of this infection.
https://bsky.app/profile/scienceinvancouver.com/post/3m745234c2e27

Tag: @vancouverfdn.bsky.social

An illustration featuring silhouettes of adults and children facing a mountainous landscape with the sun setting behind the mountains.

FHS adjunct professor Vishal Jain, YWCA Metro Vancouver and @enduraconsulting.bsky.social are launching Borders in Care to better understand the impact of newcomer status and citizenship on health and wellness.

Read more: bit.ly/3Lb4vIF

#SFU #SFUFHS #NewcomerHealth #SDoH #InternationalMigrantsDay

Clostridioides difficile is one of the most common causes of infectious diarrhea in hospitals.

🧬 Drs. Will Hsiao, Amy Lee, Kevin Afra, & Michael Trimble at @fraserhealth.ca & @sfu-fhs.bsky.social are analyzing #Cdifficile's genetic makeup to better understand the infection: https://bit.ly/4os2sxy

FHS associate prof Dr. William Hsiao and @fraserhealth.ca are working to sequence the genome of #BC C. difficile strains.

Researchers hope to support improve localized responses to this resistant and challenging microbe. 🦠

www.fraserhealth.ca/news/2025/No...

#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch

#riskfinance #investments #pandemics #globalhealth #pandemicbonds #investible #Health #Capitalism

"What happens when capital-market enthusiasm collides with real world economic priorities?"

The Risky Science Podcast does a deep dive on the volatility of risk finance and global health crises with FHS professor @slerikson.bsky.social, author of Investible!

pod.link/1825669405/e...

#SFU #SFUFHS

National survey finds virtual health ‘essential’ for Long COVID support: SFU report Researchers at the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences surveyed Canadian Long COVID patients, and found that many people with the condition consider virtual care "lifesaving and essential," while also noti...

#SFU Health Sciences investigators surveyed Canadian #LongCOVID patients, and found that many participants consider #VirtualCare "lifesaving and essential," while also noting that their #PrimaryCare providers had little-to-no awareness of the condition.

bit.ly/3JXo5HZ

#SFUFHS #CovidResearch

FHS assistant professor Chris Buse's areas of research include #PlanetaryHealth and #EnvironmentalEealth. Read more about how he helped co-develop tools that support rural communities in Northern #BC, some of the province's most isolated populations.

#SFUFHS #SFU #HealthResearch #BCRuralHealth

A colour photo of Faculty of Health Sciences Assistant Professor Krista Stelkia is inset against a black and white image of a group of SFU staff, faculty and students following an Indigenous subject matter expert during a traditional medicine walk in the forest on Burnaby Mountain

FHS asst prof Dr Krista Stelkia is the new Tier II Canada Research Chair in #IndigenousHealth Governance.

“The...goal of [my]...research is to improve health outcomes for all Indigenous peoples by centering Indigenous knowledge, worldviews, and practices.”

🔗: bit.ly/43E9ec0

#SFUFHS #SFU

Proud of our SFU community members (including FHS associate professor TJ Salway) for securing this award! 🎉

FHS student Emaan Kassam is shown smiling at the camera while standing in front of a painted black wrought iron gate.

FHS Co-op student Emaan Kassam completed an international work term at Aga Khan University, assisting local #PublicHealth researchers.

“This opportunity affirmed my love for public health, specifically #GlobalHealth and #HealthPromotion.”

bit.ly/4hnxN2m

#SFU #CoopEducation #SFUFHS #Workterm

A new exhibition at the @museumofvan.bsky.social , co-produced by @sfu-fhs.bsky.social , invites visitors into the often-invisible world of those living with the life-altering effects of COVID-19.

Learn more about this amazing #SciComm exhibition: https://bit.ly/4qlzeCC

#LongCOVID

CC @bccfe.bsky.social @heartlunginnov.bsky.social

Congrats to @sfu.ca FHS postdoctoral fellows Drs. Aniqa Shahid, Anh Khoa Vo, and Ramona Weber who each received a prestigious 2025 Research Trainee Award from @healthresearchbc.bsky.social

More about their projects: bit.ly/4n8ZA7U

#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #HIVResearch #Sepsis #Antiretroviral

FHS alumnus seeks to address social connectedness, equity in cities Dr. Meridith Sones' work at FHS has seen her investigating - and occasionally shaping - how neighbourhood design and equitable distribution of infrastructure both influence health outcomes of city res...

Congrats to FHS alum Meridith Sones who officially received her PhD last week! 🎉🙌

Sones' work w/ #CHATRLab has helped deepen understanding of how #NeighbourhoodDesign and inequitable infrastructure in cities impact health outcomes.

bit.ly/4ntvGM9

#SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #SocialConnectedness

FHS professor @jsnyder.bsky.social and alumnus Claire Wilson analyze how crowdfunding for a small ostrich arm in BC has rewarded and encouraged political polarization in Canada.

#SFUFHS #SFUResearch #Vaccination