2021
Artificial intelligence helps improve outcomes for depression treatment
December 09, 2021
Shehzad Ali, PhD, was the lead health economist on a first-of-its-kind clinical trial that shows the benefits of AI for mental health care.Study dispels harmful gender dysphoria myth
December 08, 2021
A first-of-its-kind study by Greta Bauer, PhD, and her team at Trans Youth CAN! dispels a controversial gender dysphoria theory that activists and experts have called inaccurate and harmful to transgender people.The Story of Insulin Starts Here: Unique Study Uncovers Realities of Hypoglycemia
November 03, 2021
Results of a break-through study led by PhD Candidate Alexandria Ratzki-Leewing and Dr. Stewart Harris, are giving voice to people living with diabetes and hypoglycemia, and challenging traditional assumptions surrounding the disease.New research to support suicide prevention
October 20, 2021
Clinical psychologist and associate professor Dr. Marnin Heisel will be working to prevent suicides among vulnerable populations thanks to two separate grants worth a total of $1.2 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Movember Foundation.New study explores transgender youth experiences in Canada
October 07, 2021
First-of-its kind research led by Greta Bauer, PhD, Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, aims to help inform gender-affirming care.New global study shows ‘collateral impact’ of COVID-19
October 07, 2021
Janet Martin, PharmD, and co-investigators find cancer patients missed scheduled surgeries due to lockdowns.New Space for the Start of the New Academic Year
September 15, 2021
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics has officially moved into our new space and is now located on the third floor of the Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine.Data-driven dementia prevention: Study of Canadian incidence aims to develop cost-effective models
July 30, 2021
Through support from the Weston Family Foundation’s Transformational Research 2020 Grant, Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, professor of clinical neurological sciences at Western, and cross-appointee with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, is leading interdisciplinary research involving scientists from across Canada, as well as from the U.K. and New Zealand.New CFPC-AMS TechForward Fellow, Jaky Kueper, PhD Candidate, will explore artificial intelligence opportunities in family medicine
June 01, 2021
The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) has announced Jaky Kueper, a dual PhD Candidate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Computer Science, and supervised by Daniel Lizotte, PhD, as the first CFPC-AMS TechForward Fellow.2021 Alumni of Distinction Award recipients include Ayden Scheim, PhD'17
April 21, 2021
Ayden Scheim completed his doctoral degree in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry in 2017, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Infectious Disease and Global Public Health at the University of California San Diego. Scheim is currently an Assistant Professor in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Drexel University in Philadelphia, an Affiliate Scientist in Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry.Dr. Saverio Stranges re-appointed as Chair of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
April 16, 2021
Dr. Saverio Stranges has been re-appointed as Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, effective October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026.Two New Research Chairs Named in 2020 from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
April 01, 2021
This May, Greta Bauer was named one of the Canadian Institute of Health Research’s new Sex and Gender Science Chairs, and in December, Kelly Anderson was named Canada Research Chair in Public Mental Health. Congratulations to both researchers for their hard work and dedication.CIHR Project Grant recipients announced
March 12, 2021
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced more than $7.4 million in research funding through their project grants competition for 12 research projects at Western University, including two projects led by members of our department. Congratulations to Principal Investigators, Sisira Sarma, PhD, and Marnin Heisel, PhD, and their teams.Research teams receive funding from the Faculty Support for Research in Education (FRSE) program.
February 12, 2021
Congratulations to Greta Bauer, PhD. FSRE grants facilitate and enable scholarship in education at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry. These grants support projects with the potential to improve the state of knowledge and inform educational practice or curriculum.Research News: Incentive payments to physicians may reduce non-urgent ED visits
January 20, 2021
New research shows that providing primary care physicians with incentives to see patients after hours may result in fewer visits to the emergency department for non-urgent issues, potentially helping to reducing emergency department overcrowding and lowering health care costs.Research News: How do social media and loss of sleep affect young people's mental health?
January 15, 2021
How exactly does sleep influence mental health and how does social media play a role? Researchers in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics are working to understand the relationship in two recently published papers.Welcome to our New Faculty Members, 2020
January 01, 2021
A list of the new faculty members who have joined our department for the first time in 2020.Congratulations to our 2020 Graduates
January 01, 2021
Please join us in congratulating all the students who have graduated from our programs in 2020.A Message from our Chair
January 01, 2021
A message from Dr. Saverio Stranges, Professor & Chair, of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
