Seminar Series: Tresah Antaya and Jason Hallarn
PhD Thesis Proposal Defense Public Lectures
Association of air and noise pollution with unprovoked seizures and new-onset epilepsy
Tresah Antaya, PhD Candidate
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Jorge Burneo and Dr. Kathy N Speechley
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University
Short Biography:
Tresah Antaya is a third-year PhD candidate in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She previously earned a BA in psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University, a post-graduate certificate in project management from Fanshawe College, and an MPH from Lakehead University. Before pursuing her doctoral degree, Tresah worked as a research associate at Western University, researching epilepsy risk factors and health services use using population-based epidemiological research methods.
Abstract:
Epilepsy is the third most common neurological disease in Canada, affecting approximately 1 in 200 residents. Although there are many causes of epilepsy, a significant proportion of cases have no known cause. Additionally, seizures negatively affect patient quality of life and increase mortality risk, but mostly remain unpredictable. This research aims to assess whether there may be an association between outdoor ambient air and noise pollution and unprovoked seizures and new-onset epilepsy. This research will consist of a systematic review and meta-analysis to synthesize the current evidence on this topic, and two population-based cohort studies using ICES data to estimate the associations between air and noise pollution and new-onset epilepsy.
Keywords: environmental epidemiology, epilepsy, population-based research, systematic review, meta-analysis
Sexual health among transgender and non-binary persons living in Canada
Jason Hallarn, PhD Candidate
Program: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Supervisor(s): Dr. Greta Bauer
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Western University
Short Biography:
Jason Hallarn is a second year PhD student in the epidemiology stream of the Epidemiology and Biostatistics department at Western University. He previously completed a BSc in Kinesiology from Queen's University and a post-degree diploma in Clinical Trials Management at Western University. He entered the MSc program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Western University in 2020 before transferring to the PhD program in September 2021. His current research interests include social epidemiology, transgender and non-binary health, sexual health, and gynecological health.
Abstract:
This presentation will introduce topics related to sexual health among transgender and non-binary individuals and describe Jason's proposed dissertation research.
Keywords: sexual health, transgender health, social epidemiology
Date: Friday, March 24th
Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: PHFM 3015 (Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine)
