Our researcher of the week is Dr. Kurtz Landy! Swipe to check out her research on women’s health and inequities that mothers and children face! #yorku #yorknursing #yorkuniversity #womenshealth

Meet Dr. Khanlou, our researcher spotlight of the week! Swipe to learn about the important work she is doing promoting immigrant mental health! #yorku #yorkuniversity #yorkunursing

Meet Dr. Hayhurst, our researcher of the week! Swipe through to learn how sport and cycling can be a means of feminist resistance and climate justice! #yorku #yorkukine #yorkuniversity #sportdevelopmentforpeace

Meet Dr. Jessica Fraser-Thomas, a professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science! Swipe to learn more about her research on youth development through sport! #yorku #yorkukine #kinesiology @yorkukine.bsky.social

Congratulations to Sepehr Rassi, PhD on receiving the honourable mention award for Community-Based Research Canada (CRBC). Sepehr is being recognized for his unwavering dedication to societal justice, as well as his work embodying the values of community-based research.

Meet Dr. Sarah Flicker, a professor in the faculty of environmental and urban change! Swipe to check out her research on delivering a dating violence prevention program in high schools! #yorku #yorkuniversity #datingviolence

I had the chance to present our @yoothlab.bsky.social research to the @lamarshcentre.bsky.social and it sparked some great discussion! Lots of interesting potential to use ambulatory measures to inform interventions across the continuum from primary to tertiary prevention.

Meet Dr. Flett, our researcher of the week! Swipe to learn more about Dr. Flett’s research and his recent publication on the importance of mattering! #yorku #yorkuniversity #yorkpsychology

Congrats to Liana Coutinho on a successful Honours Thesis poster day! Liana found that, among a variety of sleep features, feeling anxious at bedtime was the only feature that predicted greater readiness to change sleep behaviours in young people.

Congrats to Daniel O'Grady on a successful Honours Thesis poster day! Daniel did a systematic review of adolescent participation in behavioral sleep treatment studies. Recruitment rates vary but are low in many studies, suggesting challenges engaging young people in these interventions.

Many Black youth face anxiety related to policing and the justice system. Swipe to find out how Dr. Boateng is addressing this important issue and working to support Black youth! #yorku #yorkuniversity #globalhealthyorku