https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news.html Dalhousie RSS News - PhD in Health Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:52:03 GMT 2026-08-08T16:52:03Z https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2024/07/04/dal_health_researchers_use_podcasting_discover_the_people_behind_the_science.html Juliet Rowe and Theresa Gaughan are co-hosts of Mind: The Gap – a podcast that was created in Dr. Shaun Boe’s Lab for Brain Recovery and Function. Rowe, a Rehabilitation Research student, and Gaughan, a PhD in Health candidate, use the podcast to educate, inspire and to learn about themselves as researchers. Students Innovation PhD in Health School of Physiotherapy News Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2024/07/04/dal_health_researchers_use_podcasting_discover_the_people_behind_the_science.html Stephanie Brown 2024-07-04T15:00:00Z https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2024/02/13/phd_in_health_candidate_recognized_for_her_innovation_in_cancer_research.html Emily Drake, PhD in Health candidate, was the only PhD Atlantic Canadian winner of the inaugural Canadian Cancer Society’s 2023 Master’s and PhD Research Training Awards Competition and was awarded $52,500. Among her other scholarships, Drake was previously awarded the Faculty of Health’s Leon and Rose Zitner Prize. PhD in Health News Research Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2024/02/13/phd_in_health_candidate_recognized_for_her_innovation_in_cancer_research.html Stephanie Brown 2024-02-13T16:00:00Z https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2023/07/26/phd_in_health_candidate_emily_drake_awarded_the_2023_leon_and_rose_zitner_prize.html Killam Laureate, Healthy Populations Institute Scholar, BHCRI CRTP trainee and PhD in Health candidate Emily Drake (MA’10) is personally, professionally, and academically motivated by the prospect of building and nurturing community for young people with cancer. PhD in Health News Research Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2023/07/26/phd_in_health_candidate_emily_drake_awarded_the_2023_leon_and_rose_zitner_prize.html Josey Houle, Dal Heath freelance writer 2023-07-26T15:00:00Z https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2023/07/14/phd_in_health_candidate_lands_dream_job_as_lead_performance_analyst_for_the_toronto_blue_jays.html As Lead Performance Analyst for the Toronto Blue Jays, Goreham equips the various skills he’s gained from the PhD in Health program to effectively execute his professional responsibilities. Such skills include data analysis, the application of sport science theory, computer science, work with sensors, and more. PhD in Health News Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2023/07/14/phd_in_health_candidate_lands_dream_job_as_lead_performance_analyst_for_the_toronto_blue_jays.html Josey Houle, Dal Heath freelance writer 2023-07-14T15:00:00Z https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2023/03/20/honouring_their_military_past.html PhD in Health candidate Lynette Peters has established the Cerberus Helmet Project, designed to serve active and retired Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) veterans and public service personnel. Peters has a ceramics studio which provides no-cost access to creative expression through pottery and glaze lessons. PhD in Health News Research Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2023/03/20/honouring_their_military_past.html Stephanie Brown and Dawn Morrison 2023-03-20T15:00:00Z https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2019/08/02/back_to_basics__phd_in_health_student_researching_cognitive_benefits_of_loose_parts_play.html Nila Joshi grew up with a forest in her backyard, so she was always playing outside and using her imagination. She built forts, and a stick could be anything she wanted it to be. Now, she’s researching how playing with open-ended materials like those can benefit children. PhD in Health Fri, 02 Aug 2019 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2019/08/02/back_to_basics__phd_in_health_student_researching_cognitive_benefits_of_loose_parts_play.html Stephanie Brown 2019-08-02T15:00:00Z https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2019/07/11/artful_expression.html Looking through the comic panels of the soon-to-be-released Rainbow Reflections: Body Image Comics for Queer Men, it’s clear that this project was meant to start conversations, and that’s just what Phillip Joy hoped for. PhD in Health Thu, 11 Jul 2019 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2019/07/11/artful_expression.html Stephanie Brown 2019-07-11T15:00:00Z https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2018/07/23/pride_week_2018__talking_body.html Dal Killam Scholar and PhD Health student Phillip Joy's research focuses on how narratives and images around sexuality, heteronormativity and body image can influence nutritional choices that gay men make and affect their access to adequate health care and educational supports. Students Innovation PhD in Health News Research Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/faculty/health/news-events/news/2018/07/23/pride_week_2018__talking_body.html Brittany Kraus 2018-07-23T15:00:00Z