Jeannie Samuel
Assistant Professor
Coordinator, Health & Society (HESO) Program
Office: 708 Ross Building South
Phone: 416 736 2100 Ext: 33298
Email: jesamuel@yorku.ca
Jeannie Samuel is an interdisciplinary scholar with a Ph.D. in Public Health Sciences from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, with expertise in health equity and human rights. She is appointed to the Health and Society program at York University and teaches in the areas of environmental health, health and humanitarianism and gender and health. She has a particular interest in community engaged and hands-on learning practices.
Before pursuing an academic track, Jeannie spent fifteen years working in Canada and the Global South on equity-related social and environmental issues. She held a permanent staff position within the United Nations system, with postings in Africa and Latin America. Jeannie has also worked extensively in Canada on a range of health equity related issues, including community?based health promotion with socially excluded groups in Toronto and youth engaged in environmental justice activism in British Columbia. She is an active Board member for the Ottawa-based international social justice NGO, Inter Pares.
Jeannie is currently pursuing a research agenda focusing on different types of human rights-based accountability mechanisms for addressing health inequities faced by marginalized people. She is also developing a second research stream focused on environmental health equity.
Degrees
PhD, University of TorontoMA, University of Toronto
BA, McGill University
Professional Leadership
Current Research Projects
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Summary:
2020-2021. Funded by SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant.
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Summary:
Funded by SSHRC Insight Development Grant.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/SOSC4144 6.0 | A | Engaging Health in the Community | SEMR |
Jeannie Samuel is an interdisciplinary scholar with a Ph.D. in Public Health Sciences from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, with expertise in health equity and human rights. She is appointed to the Health and Society program at York University and teaches in the areas of environmental health, health and humanitarianism and gender and health. She has a particular interest in community engaged and hands-on learning practices.
Before pursuing an academic track, Jeannie spent fifteen years working in Canada and the Global South on equity-related social and environmental issues. She held a permanent staff position within the United Nations system, with postings in Africa and Latin America. Jeannie has also worked extensively in Canada on a range of health equity related issues, including community?based health promotion with socially excluded groups in Toronto and youth engaged in environmental justice activism in British Columbia. She is an active Board member for the Ottawa-based international social justice NGO, Inter Pares.
Jeannie is currently pursuing a research agenda focusing on different types of human rights-based accountability mechanisms for addressing health inequities faced by marginalized people. She is also developing a second research stream focused on environmental health equity.
Degrees
PhD, University of TorontoMA, University of Toronto
BA, McGill University
Professional Leadership
Current Research Projects
-
Summary:
2020-2021. Funded by SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant.
Project Type: FundedRole: Principal Investigator
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Summary:
Funded by SSHRC Insight Development Grant.
Project Type: FundedRole: Principal Investigator
All Publications
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall/Winter 2024 | AP/SOSC4144 6.0 | A | Engaging Health in the Community | SEMR |
