cancer survivorship

Dr. Violet D’Souza, PhD

Appointments: Assistant Professor, Department of Dental Clinical Sciences, Dalhousie University Affiliations: Associate Member, Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute Healthy Populations Institute, Scholar Research Interests: Oral Health, Frailty, Healthy Aging, Chronic Disease in Elderly, Chronic Disease Prevention, Psychosocial Oncology, Cancer Survivorship, Cognitive Decline, Population Health I am interested in cancer survivorship research. To date, I have conducted … Read more

Dr. Mohammad Hajizadeh, PhD

Appointments: Canada Research Chair & Associate Professor in Health Economics, School of Health Administration; Healthy Populations Institute (HPI), Flagship Project Co-Lead: Developing Population Health and Health Equity Indicators Affiliations: Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University Research Interests: Equity in health and healthcare, Spatial inequalities, Health policy, Cancer incidence and mortality, Cancer treatment, Cancer survival There is … Read more

Dr. Ryan Hamilton, PhD MSES

Appointments: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology   Affiliations: University of New Brunswick Research Interests: Cancer Survivorship, Physical Activity, Psychosocial Interventions My program of research is focused on improving the quality of life for survivors of cancer through applied scholarship. In particular, I am passionate about designing, implementing, and assessing physical activity interventions for individuals who … Read more

Dr. Gabriela Ilie, PhD (She/her)

Appointments: Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation Endowed Soillse Scientist in Prostate Cancer Quality of Life Research; Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University Affiliations: Joint Associate Professor appointment in the Departments of Urology and Community Health and Epidemiology The overarching aim of Dr. Ilie’s research is to Improve the Quality of Life of Prostate Cancer survivors through … Read more

Dr. Melanie Keats, PhD

Appointments: Professor, School of Health and Human Performance (Division of Kinesiology), Dalhousie University Affiliations: 02/2018 – present Affiliate Scientist Division of Medical Oncology, Nova Scotia Health Authority 01/2009 – present Scientific Staff, Izzak Walton Killam Health Center   Research Interests: Exercise oncology; cancer survivorship; late-effects; interventions; implementation science Dr. Keats’ program of research focuses on exploring the … Read more