Academic Partners

Savitri Persaud, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Health equity and community-based mental health research in the Caribbean and among Caribbean diasporas.
Co-edited special issue of the Caribbean Review of Gender Studies on “Disability, Mental Health, and Disablement”.
Email preferred contact

Kathryn Barrett, MPH
Social Sciences Liaison Librarian & Research Analyst, UTSC
Supports literature review research and teaching in the Department of Health and Society
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Hilary K. Brown, PhD
Assistant Professor
Maternal and child health and mental health across the life course, with a focus on populations with disabilities and chronic disease, health equity, and the social determinants of health.
416-208-2239


Nakia Lee-Foon, PhD
Research Associate
Public health researcher with a focus on health equity, sexual health literacy among young Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, racism and health, and the social determinants of health.
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Muna Aden, MPH
Health Equity Advocate
Community-based health research with Black communities.
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