Annalee Yassi
Current roles: Health Professional – Physician with specialties in Public Health, Preventative Medicine and Occupational Medicine , Researcher – MSc, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Health and Capacity Building, Professor – School of Population and Public Health
Description:Dr. Yassi obtained her medical degree from McMaster University and then trained as a medical specialist in Public Health, Preventative Medicine and Occupational Medicine.
She is often involved in health advocacy, especially for worker rights and environmental justice. She is also now involved in “Arts for social change”.
Her other areas of interest are: Environmental and Occupational Health; Aboriginal Health; Health, Human rights and Liberation Medicine;
Get involved: She can provide mentorship, research opportunities (as summer student research projects going abroad (South Africa, or Ecuador), and/or literature review and synthesis projects; Students with a background in statistics and questionnaire development skills would be especially welcome), educational opportunities (Eg. lectures), volunteer opportunities and global health student electives in areas of my work
Contact:
Room 430 – 2206 East Mall, School of Population and Public Health, UBC, Vancouver
T: 604-822-6962