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Isaac Luginaah

Professor & Canada Research Chair, Health Geography

Disciplines

  • Geography

Research Interests

  • My broad area of research interest includes environment and health, population health and GIS applications in health. My work involves an integrative understanding of the broad determinants of the population health and the evidence of environment and health linkages. I am specifically interested in the human health impacts of environmental exposure and recent work in this area involves examining the links between ambient air quality and health in Southwestern Ontario. I am also involved in HIV/AIDS research in Africa, specifically Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria.

Ellena Andoniou

Research Associate

Disciplines

  • Geography

Research Interests

  • Dr Andoniou has 13 years experience working in the African context, and it began with her masters work exploring sexual behavior change in the context of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Her first in-field experience came when she first served as a Western Heads East (WHE) intern in Mwanza, Tanzania - the project is Western’s community response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. For the last number of years, her work focused on the WHE project which is a research and service-learning program that partners with women’s groups in East Africa to introduce probiotic yogurt to help address the health, social, and economic impacts of the illness. She has an extensive background in HIV/AIDS, nutrition, gender, community health, capacity building, food insecurity, community mobilization and project management.
  • Ellena has extensive in-field experience from managing projects in Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, and Rwanda. Her research and professional collaborations have allowed her to work closely with community members, the National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania, The Kenya Medical Research Institute, and other development and health-care organizations in the region. Her previous work also includes activities with the Canadian Physicians for Research and Education in Peace, and the Institute for Global Health Equity and Innovation (UofT), where she helped launch the institute and took on a role in communications and project management. Dr Andoniou is now part of the TSAM team, which helps to improve maternal, newborn and child health in Rwanda.

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  2. Geography

Discipline

    1. Geography
    2. Biostatistics 1
    3. Human Geography 1
    4. Environmental Health 1
    5. Public Health 1

Research Interest

    1. Architecture 1
    2. Children's Health 1
    3. Climate Change and Health 1
    4. Community Safety 1
    5. Development issues 1
    1. Digital Engagement 1
    2. Dr Andoniou has 13 years experience working in the African context, and it began with her masters work exploring sexual behavior change in the context of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. Her first in-field experience came when she first served as a Western Heads East (WHE) intern in Mwanza, Tanzania - the project is Western’s community response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. For the last number of years, her work focused on the WHE project which is a research and service-learning program that partners with women’s groups in East Africa to introduce probiotic yogurt to help address the health, social, and economic impacts of the illness. She has an extensive background in HIV/AIDS, nutrition, gender, community health, capacity building, food insecurity, community mobilization and project management. 1
    3. Early Intervention 1
    4. Ellena has extensive in-field experience from managing projects in Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, and Rwanda. Her research and professional collaborations have allowed her to work closely with community members, the National Institute for Medical Research in Tanzania, The Kenya Medical Research Institute, and other development and health-care organizations in the region. Her previous work also includes activities with the Canadian Physicians for Research and Education in Peace, and the Institute for Global Health Equity and Innovation (UofT), where she helped launch the institute and took on a role in communications and project management. Dr Andoniou is now part of the TSAM team, which helps to improve maternal, newborn and child health in Rwanda. 1
    5. Environmental Determinants 1
    6. First Nations Studies 1
    7. Food Deserts 1
    8. GIS Technology 1
    9. Health Geography 1
    10. Immigrants Integration 1
    11. Lifestyle Intervention 1
    12. My broad area of research interest includes environment and health, population health and GIS applications in health. My work involves an integrative understanding of the broad determinants of the population health and the evidence of environment and health linkages. I am specifically interested in the human health impacts of environmental exposure and recent work in this area involves examining the links between ambient air quality and health in Southwestern Ontario. I am also involved in HIV/AIDS research in Africa, specifically Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria. 1
    13. Population Health Research 1
    14. Public Health 1
    15. Qualitative Methods 1
    16. Quality of Life 1
    17. Quantitative Methods 1
    18. Regional and local economic development policy and planning 1
    19. Risk Factors 1
    20. Social Determinants 1
    21. Urban Planning and Development 1
    22. Urban development and policy analysis 1

Organization

    1. Global Health Equity 3
    2. Department of Geography and Environment 2
    3. Faculty of Geography and Environment 1
    4. Human Environments Analysis Laboratory 1
    5. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics 1

Position

    1. Faculty Member