FHS professor Angela Kaida named CRC in HIV and Sexual & Reproductive Health Equity

Dr. Angela Kaida's new Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in HIV and Sexual & Reproductive Health Equity will enable her to deeply explore issues that lie at the intersection of global health, HIV, and gender and health. learn more

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 residents. learn more

FHS professor Dr. Krista Stelkia awarded CRC in Indigenous Health Governance

Dr. Krista Stelkia - the new Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health Governance at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Background photo: FHS community members participate on a medicine walk on Burnaby Mountain to learn more about local traditional plant medicines used by Indigenous people learn more

Big Ideas for Big Problems: Reimagining the global health architecture?

FHS Professor Kelley Lee is one of five world-renowned thought leaders commissioned by The Wellcome Trust to reimagine the institutions and infrastructure that underpin global health. Lee and contributors Julianne Piper and Miranda Nonis - who are research fellows for the Pandemics and Borders Project - focused on boldly reimagining global health architecture, driven by what is needed in a 21st century world of polycrises. learn more

Dr Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon receives Michael Smith Scholar Award

Michael Smith Health Research British Columbia conferred a Scholar Award to FHS Assistant Professor Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon. Background photo: DC Studio learn more

FHS students win social sciences and health research awards

Three FHS students secured funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to investigate: how consensual relationships can support youth health; how to improve maternal and infant resiliency to climate stressors; and, how Indigenous ways of knowing can improve policy and equity outcomes for neurodivergent and gender diverse youth. learn more

FHS students secure national research awards

Six members of the FHS learning community secured awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) that will be used to further their research at SFU learn more

Three FHS postdoctoral fellows receive Research Trainee Awards

Drs. Aniqa Shahid, Anh Khoa Vo, and Ramona Weber each received a prestigious Michael Smith Health Research BC Research Trainee Award during the 2025 competition learn more

SFU expert co-authors new report on Canada’s critical role in global health

FHS professor Kelley Lee co-led a newly released report which emphasized the need for Canada to continue to leading on issues of global cooperation in order to protect health at home and abroad learn more

Canoe journey strengthens understanding, connections between urban Indigenous people and health service providers

Assistant Professor Lyana Patrick and her team hosted an experiential learning and cultural safety project utilizing traditional Indigenous learning approaches to support health care providers and urban Indigenous people in better understanding their challenges and strengths. learn more

FHS assistant professor named as scholar in public health innovation

Andrew Beckerman is launching The Blanche and Charlie Beckerman Scholar in Public Health Innovation fund at the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences. Assistant Professor Kiffer Card will be the first named Scholar. Photo: Freepik. Photo inset: Submitted. learn more

Nurse home visits for first-time mothers target intimate partner violence to boost child health outcomes: SFU study

FHS Assistant Professor Nicole Catherine and her team at the Children's Health Policy Centre found in their latest study that the Nurse-Family Partnership improved health outcomes for families, including a reduction in intimate partner violence, and an increase in income. learn more