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Eyad Shedeed is a research assistant at the Global Strategy Lab. He is a Masters student at the University of Ottawa and holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts: a major in political science and a minor in Arabic studies. Eyad has previously worked as a Health Policy Analyst at Health Canada, government of Canada, and has […]

Ramdhanie holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Social Science Degree in Economics from the University of Guyana. He is also a certified Project Manager (PMP) and is trained in financial management, results-based budgeting and monitoring & evaluation. He has over 7 years of experience in public sector finance in Guyana where […]

Julia Rodgers is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Dalhousie University. Her dissertation research considers deliberative methods of health policy creation through a case analysis of provincial governance structures. Utilizing theories of representation and power, her work presents a framework of collaborative policy development that accounts for the different goals, intended outcomes, and institutional […]

Arne Ruckert is the Director of Policy at the Global Strategy Lab’s AMR Policy Accelerator. His previous academic work revolved around understanding how social determinants of health are driving global health inequities, using political economy and social sciences approaches. More recently, he has researched the governance and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) drawing on the […]

Margaret MacAulay is an investigator with the Global Strategy Lab. Recent News

Mehedi is a Data Analyst at the Global Strategy Lab and contributes to the Global LegalEpidemiology research stream. With a focus on health economics and health policy, he spearheads research initiatives aimed at enhancing population health and economic well-being through data-driven insights. Mehedi employs theories and statistical methods, along with econometric models, to dissect both […]

Uswa Shafaque is a fourth-year Kinesiology and Health Science student who has recently joined the Global Strategy Lab as the SAFE Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Governance RAY Assistant. With a deep-rooted passion for healthcare and research, Uswa aspires to commence her Masters in September 2024, where she intends to explore the intricate intersection of sociocultural implications […]

Ariana Rabbaninejad is a third-year IT student with a passion for medical AI. Having spent seven years living in Montreal, she made a move to Toronto approximately two years ago. Ariana’s recent accomplishment includes founding a dynamic student organization at York University known as the “AI in Healthcare Society. She will be working as a research assistant.

Alison Humphrey plays with story across drama, digital media, and education. Since starting out as an intern at Marvel Comics, she has directed classical and live-mocapped interactive theatre, produced alternate reality games, and written transmedia television. A PhD candidate (ABD) in York University’s Department of Cinema and Media Arts, her research-creation dissertation, titled “The Shadowpox Storyworld as Citizen […]

Sumali is an MSc in Epidemiology student at the University of Ottawa having previously completed a degree in biochemistry at McGill University. Over the course of her undergraduate studies, she developed an interest in AMR. Currently, she is interested in studying AMR epidemiology, international AMR governance and AMR policy research focused on the integration of […]