Applicants to UBC have access to a variety of funding options, including merit-based (i.e. based on your academic performance) and need-based (i.e. based on your financial situation) opportunities.
From September 2024 all full-time students in UBC-Vancouver PhD programs will be provided with a funding package of at least $24,000 for each of the first four years of their PhD. The funding package may consist of any combination of internal or external awards, teaching-related work, research assistantships, and graduate academic assistantships. Please note that many graduate programs provide funding packages that are substantially greater than $24,000 per year. Please check with your prospective graduate program for specific details of the funding provided to its PhD students.
All applicants are encouraged to review the awards listing to identify potential opportunities to fund their graduate education. The database lists merit-based scholarships and awards and allows for filtering by various criteria, such as domestic vs. international or degree level.
Many professors are able to provide Research Assistantships (GRA) from their research grants to support full-time graduate students studying under their supervision. The duties constitute part of the student's graduate degree requirements. A Graduate Research Assistantship is considered a form of fellowship for a period of graduate study and is therefore not covered by a collective agreement. Stipends vary widely, and are dependent on the field of study and the type of research grant from which the assistantship is being funded.
Graduate programs may have Teaching Assistantships available for registered full-time graduate students. Full teaching assistantships involve 12 hours work per week in preparation, lecturing, or laboratory instruction although many graduate programs offer partial TA appointments at less than 12 hours per week. Teaching assistantship rates are set by collective bargaining between the University and the Teaching Assistants' Union .
Academic Assistantships are employment opportunities to perform work that is relevant to the university or to an individual faculty member, but not to support the student’s graduate research and thesis. Wages are considered regular earnings and when paid monthly, include vacation pay.
Canadian and US applicants may qualify for governmental loans to finance their studies. Please review eligibility and types of loans .
All students may be able to access private sector or bank loans.
Many foreign governments provide support to their citizens in pursuing education abroad. International applicants should check the various governmental resources in their home country, such as the Department of Education, for available scholarships.
The possibility to pursue work to supplement income may depend on the demands the program has on students. It should be carefully weighed if work leads to prolonged program durations or whether work placements can be meaningfully embedded into a program.
International students enrolled as full-time students with a valid study permit can work on campus for unlimited hours and work off-campus for no more than 20 hours a week.
A good starting point to explore student jobs is the UBC Work Learn program or a Co-Op placement .
Students with taxable income in Canada may be able to claim federal or provincial tax credits.
Canadian residents with RRSP accounts may be able to use the Lifelong Learning Plan (LLP) which allows students to withdraw amounts from their registered retirement savings plan (RRSPs) to finance full-time training or education for themselves or their partner.
Please review Filing taxes in Canada on the student services website for more information.
Applicants have access to the cost estimator to develop a financial plan that takes into account various income sources and expenses.
60 students graduated between 2005 and 2013: 1 is in a non-salaried situation; for 3 we have no data (based on research conducted between Feb-May 2016). For the remaining 56 graduates:
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These statistics show data for the Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Public Health (PhD). Data are separated for each degree program combination. You may view data for other degree options in the respective program profile.
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
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Applications | 37 | 41 | 52 | 40 | 42 |
Offers | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
New Registrations | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
Total Enrolment | 91 | 91 | 91 | 84 | 76 |
Upcoming doctoral exams, friday, 13 september 2024 - 12:30pm - 202, school of population and public health, 2206 east mall, wednesday, 25 september 2024 - 9:00am - room 200.
These videos contain some general advice from faculty across UBC on finding and reaching out to a supervisor. They are not program specific.
This list shows faculty members with full supervisory privileges who are affiliated with this program. It is not a comprehensive list of all potential supervisors as faculty from other programs or faculty members without full supervisory privileges can request approvals to supervise graduate students in this program.
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2024 | Dr. Gill examined how different types of childhood poverty experience affect children's development, health, and school success from kindergarten to high school graduation in British Columbia, and how these relationships differ by the child's immigration background. This work can inform intervention and policy to reduce harms related to poverty. |
2024 | Should patients with coronary artery disease consider stenting if they must wait for bypass surgery? Dr. Hardiman compared treatment results of delayed surgery and readily available stenting, finding that patients who underwent surgery fared better. His study will inform future treatment decisions and policy in cardiac care. |
2024 | Dr. Cassidy-Matthews explored how Indigenous People who use drugs in BC experienced the COVID-19 pandemic and examined influences on vaccine uptake and acceptability. She found that a few relational principles underpinned most health decisions and experiences. These included emotional and spiritual connection, environmental stability, and equity. |
2024 | Dr. Yuchi studied air pollution, green space and dementia risk in Canada. Her work underscores the importance of further improvements to the built environment and air quality to reduce the burden of dementia in settings where air pollution levels are relatively low. Urban planning to incorporate greenery and parks may help to reduce dementia risk |
2024 | Dr. Nikiforuk studied how the coronavirus which causes COVID-19 infects cells in the upper human respiratory tract to find that people's risk of infection varies. This finding will be useful in controlling coronavirus transmission and designing new treatment strategies. |
2024 | Dr. Randall explored long-term patient satisfaction with total knee replacement. She found that 12% of participants were dissatisfied, particularly those with ongoing symptoms and unmet expectations. The main concern for patients was how well their new knee supported their daily lives. These findings have both clinical and research implications. |
2024 | Dr. Musoke evaluated the impact of two interventions to improve access to medicines in Uganda. He found that the benefits of such interventions were maintained over a long duration when implemented nationally. This knowledge will aid in the design of future interventions to improve access to medicines in Uganda and other countries. |
2023 | Dr. Desai revealed that despite better CF prognosis in recent years, people with CF still face substantial burden from lung impairment and other complications. Rising healthcare costs due to expensive medications pose additional challenges. These findings will help improve their service planning and resource allocation in the future. |
2023 | Dr. Nisingizwe investigated access to Hepatitis C testing and treatment in Rwanda and internationally. Her dissertation described HCV cascade of care, and patients' barriers to HCV care in Rwanda. Globally, she highlighted countries and regions with high and low access to HCV medicines and the effect of COVID-19 on HCV drug utilization. |
2023 | Dr. Chen unravelled relationships between diabetes medications and breast, colorectal, and pancreatic cancer risk, suggesting potential risk variations with common diabetes medications. Her study underscores the significance of understanding the long-term health impacts of prescription medications, advocating more research. |
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The School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) offers both research-oriented and professional/course-based graduate programs.
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Here, you can choose from more than 300 graduate degree program options and 2000+ research supervisors. You can even design your own program.
Our PhD program immerses students in advanced research in health sciences, and equips them with the skills, expertise, and critical-thinking to succeed in academia and beyond. Our interdisciplinary approach to research encourages cross-functional collaboration on pressing issues, like global health, environmental health and toxicology, maternal and child health, epidemiology and disease prevention, chronic and infectious diseases, population and public health, mental health & addiction, social inequities and health outcomes, adolescent and child development, reproductive health, and health policy.
Study: Full time
Length: Minimum of three years
Workload: Full time
Coursework: Minimum of 6 units
Cost: $2107/term x 9 terms = $18,966 minimum total tuition, plus $395/term in ancillary fees. See this breakdown of the typical costs per term for graduate domestic and international students, and try the cost of living calculator . Graduate tuition and mandatory fees are subject to change.
All PhD students in the Faculty of Health Sciences receive financial support either from scholarships, teaching appointments, or professors' research grants. The minimum PhD stipend is $28,000 per year for four years. More information is available in the full policy .
There are a variety of awards for incoming students, and deadlines are usually prior to program entry. Learn more
All PhD candidates complete a minimum of 6 units of graduate coursework.
The comprehensive paper can include a critical review of the literature relevant to your research question, discussion of theoretical frameworks, or an in-depth analysis of the specific content area. You will choose your question or topic in collaboration with your supervisory committee.
You will prepare a written research proposal that integrates theory, current research and methods in fields related to your research problem. Normally, the proposal reviews the relevant research literature, reflects original work and describes methodology appropriate to the principal research question(s).
A written thesis is the final requirement of the PhD program. Typically, it will include an introduction to your research, research materials and methods, result and analyses, and discussion. You must pass the formal thesis defence to earn your degree.
Do you have questions about becoming a graduate student in the Faculty of Health Sciences? Email one of our current students if you'd like more information about student life in our programs.
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The spph phd in population and public health is an advanced research degree that prepares graduates to become independent researchers and contribute to the development of health research in canada and around the world. phd students conduct research in a wide variety of topic areas related to population and public health, ranging from epidemiology to global health..
The Doctor of Philosophy program provides students with a strong foundation in population and public health research methods, including the core competencies for independent research. Students develop further knowledge and skills in their research area by completing a dissertation with the guidance of a faculty supervisor. SPPH Faculty are leaders in their fields who can connect students with world-class research and career development opportunities. Graduates of the SPPH PhD program continue their independent research work in a variety of positions, including as professors, government health officials, and leaders of private health organizations.
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IHPME’s HSR PhD is designed for researchers interested in extensive training in health services research theory and methodologies. Graduates will feel prepared to take on senior leadership roles in academia, research, policy, and planning in both the public and private sectors.
Entry Term: Fall
Accepting Applications: September 23, 2024
HSR Application Deadline: November 15, 2024
Study Options: Full time, flex-time
Time Commitment: 4-6 years
Supervisor: Although it does not guarantee admission, communicating with potential supervisors is helpful in structuring the letter of intent required for your application . Review Faculty Profiles and Research and Initiatives to find potential supervisors that align with your research interests.
Fees and Funding: Accepted full-time PhD students are eligible to receive a funding package .
HSR PhD researchers should select an emphasis that aligns with their professional background and interests. Students must select an emphasis in:
Faculty lead: Boriana Miloucheva & Alex Hoagland
Students will gain an in-depth understanding of fundamental economic principles as they relate to the healthcare sector. This emphasis builds capacity in mathematical and statistical techniques while providing students with practical knowledge on how to effectively communicate research motivations, study designs, findings, and implications to various audiences including academics and decision-makers. Students will feel equipped to critically analyze health policy issues and have a deeper understanding of resource allocation, health services supply, and how healthcare markets work.
Areas of study include:
Faculty lead: Nelson Shen & Nur Camellia Zakaria
Students will design, evaluate, and use health informatics capabilities to better manage information and improve healthcare delivery. This highly interdisciplinary emphasis tackles major issues around the design, development, and evaluation of electronic solutions in consumer, community, and acute care settings. Students will be prepared with the necessary research tools, including the use of conceptual frameworks and research methods, to investigate specific areas of interest.
Faculty lead: Fiona Miller
Students will investigate the political, social, and economic conditions that produce and distribute health and illness across populations and jurisdictions, and examine the systems devoted to sustaining public health and to financing, governing, and delivering healthcare and related social services.
Faculty lead: Lianne Jeffs
Students will explore organizational behaviour, organizational theory, strategic management, implementation science, sociology, and industrial-organizational psychology to understand the organization of health services and the impact of management and organizational practices on performance. This highly interdisciplinary field will explore diverse topic areas including how healthcare organizations are managed, leadership, healthcare practitioners, patient safety and quality of care, team functioning, organizational change, inter-organizational relationships and networks, governance, and evidence-based management.
Faculty lead: Kelly Smith & Patricia Trbovich
The Health Services Outcomes and Evaluation emphasis draws upon several academic disciplines including epidemiology, program evaluation, and economics to systematically examine the impacts of health services on the health status of various populations. Students should have demonstrated knowledge of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods, primary data collection and secondary data sources, and the strengths, weaknesses and appropriate application of different research designs and data analysis strategies.
Faculty lead: David Naimark
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is an interdisciplinary field that advances and applies theories, concepts and methods in order to inform decision-makers on the introduction, use, and dissemination of health technology. The HTA emphasis encompasses quantitative and qualitative methods to equip students with skills within the main pillars of HTA to be able to critically analyze health policy issues related to health technology.
The Knowledge Translation (KT) area of study explores the broad domain of KT and implementation science in healthcare. Students will learn about theories and frameworks that help to inform KT, research approaches, methods and methodological challenges, and current and future KT and implementation science research relevant to the healthcare sector. Students interested in this area of study can add it to any of the HSR emphases (for both MSc and PhD), or the course-based MSc, by taking two of the KT courses.
See the KT courses within the HSR Course Descriptions .
The PhD in HSR provides in-depth and comprehensive training that equips professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills necessary for senior roles in academic or within public and private sectors. HSR has cultivated collaborative research opportunities with prominent industry, government agencies, and non-government agencies. This extensive network provides students with unique research opportunities to publish in leading academic journals.
At IHPME, we offer a variety of financial supports to help you succeed in our graduate programs.
Hsr program co-director.
Emily Seto Email Address: emily.seto@utoronto.ca
Katie N. Dainty Email Address: katie.dainty@utoronto.ca
Co-leads the management of the HSR Program.
Zoe Downie-Ross Phone Number: (416) 946-3486 Email Address: ihpme.grad.admin@utoronto.ca
Coordinates student records, graduate funding, and student-related awards.
Christina Lopez Email Address: ihpme.admissions@utoronto.ca
Manages admissions and responds to all related inquiries.
Nadia Ismail Phone Number: (416) 946-4100 Email Address: ihpme.grad.assist@utoronto.ca
Coordinates various graduate initiatives including defences, student events, and graduation.
Anita Morehouse Phone Number: 416-946-3922 Email Address: ihpme.hsr.courses@utoronto.ca
Manages the HSR courses including enrolment, grades, and access to Quercus.
Click here to learn how to apply!
The PhD in Health Quality (PhDHQ) will prepare experts who will improve the delivery of healthcare through teaching, developing new methodologies and theoretical frameworks, as well as testing innovation in the field of health quality. The PhDHQ program offers a collaborative approach to comprehend and address the complexities within the healthcare system. Graduates of the program will be prepared to take senior leadership roles in health quality portfolios in practice and policy settings across Canada and will also be educated to assume tenure track positions in university programs. While the degree is research intensive, it will also be grounded in pragmatism and will help prepare independent researchers for quality improvement research and developing leadership capabilities in health settings.
The PhDHQ program is a four-year, interdisciplinary program using a combination of synchronous and asynchronous study as well as interactive online videoconferencing. The PhDHQ program consists of five (5) courses in year one, including an internship over the summer months. The internship will be tailored to the learners’ interests and to broadening their perspectives on health quality. In the fall term of year two, students complete the comprehensive exam. In the winter and summer terms of year two (2) students will focus on the development of their thesis proposal and complete HQRS 905 Current Topics in Health Quality. After a successful oral examination of the thesis proposal, students submit their project for ethics review and then proceed to data collection, analysis, and writing. The thesis requires independent, original research and makes up at least two-thirds of the time normally required for the program. Upper year students are expected to visit campus at least once per year; students are required to attend the final thesis examination in person. Nurtured by close mentoring relationships with faculty supervisors, the Queen’s model is to ensure graduate students present and publish their research, and normally complete their program in 4 years.
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Table 1 is an inventory of university-based health services and policy research (and related) doctoral training programs in Canada. A HSPR doctoral training program is defined as a program that is authorized to award a degree, concentration or specialization in HSPR or a related field, such as health economics, health technology assessment, health services organization and management, health services outcomes and evaluation, etc.). *Related assets are doctoral training programs in related fields, like public policy, epidemiology, and biostatistics that do not indicate a specialization or concentration in HSPR. Table 1 was compiled based on a 2014 analysis of Canada’s assets and resources in HSPR (full report is available upon request), a 2016 search of university websites in all provinces and territories across the country, and validation with key informant experts. It is possible that some programs were missed and that the list is comprehensive but not exhaustive.
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University of British Columbia | Faculty of Medicine, School of Population and Public Health | concentrations in: |
Simon Fraser University | Faculty of Health Sciences | interdisciplinary research areas in: |
University of Northern British Columbia | School of Health Sciences | |
University of Victoria* | School of Health Information Science* | in Health Informatics* |
University of Alberta | School of Public Health |
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University of Calgary | Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences | : |
University of Regina* | Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (Joint School between U of S and U of R)* | * |
University of Saskatchewan* | ||
University of Saskatchewan | College of Medicine, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology | |
School of Public Health | | |
University of Manitoba | Faculty of Health Sciences, Community Health Sciences | with the |
University of Toronto | Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation | , with primary concentrations in:
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Dalla Lana School of Public Health | : | |
McMaster University | Collaboration between: Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, DeGroote School of Business, Faculty of Social Sciences and Faculty of Science. | , with specialization in: |
Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics | , with fields of specialization: | |
Queen’s University | Department of Public Health Sciences |
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University of Ottawa | Faculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine | , with three broad areas: |
Telfer School of Management | PhD in Management, with specialization in: | |
University of Western | Schulich Medicine & Dentistry |
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University of Waterloo | School of Public Health and Health Systems |
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York University | Faculty of Health, School of Health Policy & Management |
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McGill University | Faculty of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health | : specialization in:
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Université de Montréal | École de santé publique, | , specialization in: |
Laval | N/A* | |
ENAP* | ENAP* | PhD Public Administration* |
University of New Brunswick* | N/A* | N/A* |
Dalhousie | Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Health & Epidemiology |
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Faculty of Health Professions | , three main areas of concentration: | |
Memorial University | Faculty of Medicine, Division of Community Health & Humanities | , specialization in: *Related asset |
University of PEI* | Faculty of Science* | N/A* |
We are not accepting applications to the Work and Health PhD program at this time.
Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work-related accident or disease.* The Faculty of Health offers the first interdisciplinary PhD program in Canada with a focus on Work and Health.
Concerns about workplace health are occurring in the context of rapid change in both the composition of the workforce and the nature of work. All of these developments point toward the need for academics and professionals who are better equipped to face the challenges of work related health in the 21st Century.
*International Labour Organization
Epidemiology of workplace injuries, illness, and disease
Philip Bigelow
Mark Oremus
Illness prevention
Philip Bigelow
Jack Callaghan
Ellen MacEachen
Monica Maly
Risk management and disease prevention in occupational health
Health policy, management and evaluation, program overview.
The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) is training Canada’s future health leaders and researchers through its outstanding degree programs:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concentrations:
Multidisciplinary collaborative specializations with other University of Toronto graduate departments allow further specialization.
See a complete description of all IHPME programs . Please note the application deadlines.
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Application deadline | MSc, PhD: Fall 2024 entry 15-Nov-2023 MSc QIPS : 30-Nov-2023 | MSc, PhD: Fall 2024 entry 15-Nov-2023 MSc QIPS : 30-Nov-2023 |
Minimum admission average | MSc: B+ in final year of bachelor’s PhD:B+ average in Master’s | MSc: B+ in final year of bachelor’s PhD:B+ average in Master’s |
Direct entry option from bachelor's to PhD? | PhD: Yes (minimum A-minus average in courses in the relevant discipline) No direct entry option for HPER PhD | PhD: Yes (minimum A-minus average in courses in the relevant discipline) No direct entry option for HPER PhD |
Is a supervisor identified before or after admission? | MSc, PhD: MSc (Clin Epi)-After PhD (HPER) – Either | MSc, PhD: MSc (Clin Epi)-After PhD (HPER) – Either |
If a supervisor is identified after admission (as per question above), is admission conditional upon securing a supervisor? | MSc, PhD: MSc (Clin Epi)-No PhD (HPER) – yes | MSc, PhD: MSc (Clin Epi)-No PhD (HPER) – yes |
Is a supervisor assigned by the graduate unit or secured by the applicant? | MSc, PhD: Either PhD (HPER) – by applicant | MSc, PhD: Either PhD (HPER) – by applicant |
Are any standardized tests required/recommended? | MSc, PhD: NA | MSc, PhD: NA |
The PhD course of study includes a set of common requirements with flexibility to enable the student to pursue a unique learning experience tailored to his/her learning needs and research problem focus. The program permits students to pursue their area of interest from different levels of understanding and theoretical perspectives.
The program enables students to take advantage of what the university/program faculty has to offer, and assists them in tailoring their studies according to their own experiences, scholarly interests, career direction and aspirations. This program also participates and encourages participation in a variety of interdisciplinary graduate University of Toronto Collaborative Specializations .
Features of the program:
The requirements of the PhD Program in Social & Behavioural Health Sciences (SBHS) include:
The application deadline for the September 2024 start was on November 24th at 11:59pm EST . See Application Process for information about the admission process. Click here to view minimum application requirements for a PhD Program. Click here for information on our funding package and for information on the university’s funding policies . To identify potential supervisors, please visit our faculty database which is searchable by research interest. While you are not required to have a confirmed match with a supervisor at the time of your application, it is strongly recommended that you list one or more potential supervisors in your letter of intent to help demonstrate fit with our program. Prospective students are encouraged to contact potential supervisors in advance to determine their capacity to take on new doctoral students.
Additional Admission Requirements for the PhD
Coursework (reflects minimum requirements)
Course Requirements (3.0 FCE)
Required Courses:
Please note that students can satisfy coursework requirements with courses from across the DLSPH and University of Toronto. We encourage students to seek out such courses.
The purpose of the qualifying exam (QE) is to assess the student’s capacity to understand, apply, and compare theoretical perspectives that are taught in the Social and Behavioural Health Sciences (SBHS) core theory courses (CHL5101H and CHL5102H). Specifically, the QE process will assess the student’s ability to theorize a topic using two different theoretical approaches and to propose theoretically sophisticated research questions that would advance the student’s topic area of interest and may be used for the dissertation. The qualifying examination is written during the months of May and June of the student’s first year.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED QUALIFYING EXAM GUIDELINES
The thesis proposal defense is a requirement for candidacy and for full-time students, should be completed by April of the second year, or earlier if possible.
The purpose of the proposal defense is to:
DETAILED proposal defense GUIDELINES
Successful applicants will have research interests congruent with those of one or more members of faculty. Thus, applicants are strongly encouraged to seek out potential supervisors, and discuss with them the possibility of studying under their supervision, prior to applying to the degree program. Applicants should note that identifying a potential supervisor does not guarantee admission. PhD students must be supervised by a faculty member who has an appointment in the Division of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences (SBHS) and Full Membership in the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). A co-supervisor generally will be a faculty member with Associate Membership in the SGS. Other faculty in Public Health Sciences outside of SBHS may be eligible to supervise with the approval of the Program Director. The Program Director must approve the final selection of the primary supervisor and co-supervisor. The faculty supervisor may be confirmed prior to beginning the program, and should be in place by the end of the first term. Students are encouraged to explore broadly and have wide-ranging discussions with potential supervisors.
Upon admission to the PhD Program, students and supervisors should review and complete the Graduate Department of Public Health Sciences PhD Student-Supervisor Conversation Checklist .
Students have the right to appropriate assistance and guidance from their supervisors. Supervisors and students are required to meet on a regular basis throughout the program to discuss academic, financial and personal matters related to the student’s progress. Students should assume responsibility for contacting the supervisor, arranging meetings, and setting agenda for committee meetings.
In rare circumstances, it may be necessary for students to change their area of research and/or their supervisor. In these cases, the first step would be for students to discuss the potential change with their supervisor and/or PhD Program Director.
Supervisor Role and Responsibilities
The supervisor is responsible for providing mentorship to the student through all phases of the PhD program. Thus; to the extent possible, the supervisor will guide the selection of courses, dissertation topic, supervisory committee membership, and supervisory committee meetings; will assist with applications for funding; will provide funding to the student directly when it is possible for them to do so; and will provide references for the student on a timely basis. The supervisor also will provide feedback on the student’s selection of theories and reading lists for the qualifying examination. The supervisor will guide the development of the student’s research proposal, and the implementation and conduct of all aspects of the research; advise on writing the dissertation; correct drafts and approve the final dissertation; and attend the defense.
For more information about student and supervisor roles and responsibilities, please see the School of Graduate Studies Graduate Supervision Guidelines .
Supervisory Committee
With the assistance of the supervisor, and with the approval of the Program Director, the student will assemble a Supervisory Committee no later than the end of their second term in the program (i.e., by May of their first year).
Composition of the Supervisory Committee
The Supervisory Committee generally will comprise the supervisor and at least two members who hold either Full or Associate Membership in the SGS and may or may not hold a primary appointment in SBHS. Between these individuals and the supervisor, there should be expertise in all substantive, theoretical and methodological areas relevant to the Student’s research focus and dissertation proposal.
Supervisory Committee meetings will be held at least every six (6) months throughout the student’s PhD program. More regular meetings should be held with the supervisor. Under certain circumstances (e.g., during times of very rapid progress), the student and the Supervisory Committee may decide there is a need for more frequent meetings.
At the end of every meeting of the Supervisory Committee, the student and the Committee will complete the Supervisory Committee Meeting Report . All present must sign the report; in case the meeting is held virtually, the supervisor and committee members can e-sign the report. A scanned or paper copy of the report should be e-mailed/delivered to the SBHS Admin Assistant at sbhs.dlsph@utoronto.ca .
The Graduate Department of Public Health Sciences will keep a copy of the report in the student’s progress file.
The phases of the PhD program are identified by a set of accomplishments which the student generally will attain in order, and within a satisfactory time. These phases, which will be monitored by the Program Director of the PhD program, are the identification of the Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee, completion of required and elective course work, completion of the qualifying examination, defense of the research proposal, and defense of the dissertation (both Departmental and SGS). Full-time students are expected to complete the PhD within four years. Flex-time students may take longer, but not more than eight years; they must submit a revised list of milestones, for approval by the Supervisor and the Program Director.
view the SBHS PhD Timeline
The PhD dissertation must demonstrate an original contribution to scholarship. The nature of the dissertation is agreed upon by the supervisor and the student, in consultation with a Thesis Committee. The Student should aim to defend the dissertation within four years of entry into the PhD program. The defense of the dissertation will take place in two stages: first, a Departmental defense, second, a formal defense (the Final Oral Examination) before a University committee according to procedures established by the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). The two defenses generally are separated by at least eight weeks.
a) Departmental Defense:
The Departmental defense will be held after the completed dissertation has been approved by all members of the student’s Supervisory Committee, and the completion of the final Supervisory Committee meeting report. The purpose of this defense is to rehearse the oral presentation for the SGS defense and to determine whether the student is ready for the SGS defense.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILED departmental defense procedureS
b) School of Graduate Studies Final Oral Examination (FOE)
Arrangements for the PhD Final Oral Defense and for the preparation of the final thesis are given at length in the SGS calendar. The dissertation and the necessary documents must be submitted at least eight weeks prior to the oral exam. See the Graduate Department of Public Health Science academic policies for forms and information for thesis preparation, including guidelines on multiple paper dissertations, and arranging the defense.
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| Islamophobia; mental health; health service utilization | |
| 2SLGBTQ+ mental health and wellbeing, Latin American Feminisms, critical qualitative research, mixed-methods, globalization, gender “Project DaRE – Deciding, Resisting and Existing: Autonomy and mental wellbeing of adult LGBTQ+ women in Mexico.” https://proyectodare.com/investigacion/ | |
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| Rural migration and health, multi-level governance, health systems, and political economy of health “Adapting to Diversity: An Exploratory Case Study of Health and Social Service Responses to Immigrant Needs in Rural North Okanagan and Shuswap Regions, British Columbia” |
| Human trafficking; Child sexual exploitation; Health systems research; Mixed methods; Intersectionality; Human rights “Improving child sex trafficking identification, intervention, and referral practices in Ontario pediatric Emergency Departments: An intersectional mixed methods study” | |
Black Women’s Mental Health and Service Access | ||
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| Immigrant and Racialized workers; Work and Health; Precarious Employment; Work Injury and Illnesses; Workers’ Compensation; Health Equality; Systemic Discrimination; Social Justice; Labour and Welfare Policies; Linguistic Minorities. “An intersectional political economy study examining how social and economic policies influence employment and health inequalities among marginalized workers in Canada” | |
(she/her) | End of life/palliative care, healthcare financing and policy, health inequity, resource allocation ethics and institutional ethnography “Die, die must live?: An Institutional Ethnography of Palliative Care in Singapore” | |
| Gender-based violence, public health policy, global health, intersectionality, mental illness and substance use, stigma and discrimination “Gender-based violence policy implementation in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana” | |
(she/her) | Drug policy; global health systems; pharmaceutical violence; sociomaterial methods “Accountability in the Aftermath of Purdue: A Network Analysis of Global Health Systems” | |
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| Settler colonialism, surveillance, carcerality, parenthood, health equity, critical qualitative research |
| End-of-life care; volunteerism; ethnography “Things Living and Left Behind: An Ethnographic Study of Legacy Activities in End-of-Life Care” | |
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| Critical posthumanism, critical disability studies, death, grief & mourning, arts-based method/ologies “Feeling Climate Change: Experiences of Ecological Emotions on Urban Farms” |
| Drug policy / the regulation of psychoactive substances (e.g. alcohol, cannabis, opioids) “What Is a Public Health Approach to Substance Use? An Investigation in Three Parts” | |
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| Addressing cervical cancer screening inequities in Ontario, with a particular focus on South Asian women. “Using concept mapping to understand how the lives and experiences of South Asian women living in Ontario shape their decisions around getting screened for cervical cancer.” |
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| Communicable disease and climate change prevention, adaptation, and preparation; trust in science/public health; health equity; community-engaged participatory research; feminist socio-critical theory; environmental and social determinants of health; art and nature as research practice. | |
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| 2SLGBTQIA+ health; BIPOC health; South Asian health; sexual health; mental health; Critical Race Theory; Intersectionality; Minority Stress; Community-Based Participatory Research; Mixed-Methods Research “How do systems of oppression impact access to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection prevention services for queer South Asian men? An intersectional mixed-methods study.” |
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| Commercial Determinants of Health; Interpretive Policy Analysis; Political Sociology; Discourse and Framing Analysis; Tobacco/Nicotine; Pharmaceuticals; Prescription Opioids “Discourse Coalitions and Problem Definitions of the Canadian Prescription Opioid Policies” | |
(she/her) | My academic and research interests include access to healthcare systems, sexual health and reproductive justice, and mental health and wellbeing. I am particularly interested in exploring the effects of public health policy on health outcomes, with a focus on Black and minority populations. I focus on collaborative community-focused research that is participatory in nature as well as work that is action-oriented and focused on systems change. “Exploring Restraint Use in Psychiatric Hospital Settings from the Perspective of Black Mental Healthcare Workers” | |
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| 2SLGBQTAI+ reproductive and sexual health equity at the intersection of midwifery and perinatal services; critical qualitative methodologies. “A critical narrative inquiry into the experiences of queer, trans and nonbinary midwifery service-users in Ontario”
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| Sexuality, youth, disability, qualitative research, Intersectionality, arts-based methodologies “The sexual subjectivity of youth with physical disabilities: An arts-based study in Ontario, Canada” | |
| Women’s experiences of healthcare; diagnostic delay; critical qualitative health research; gender equity; 2SLGBTQ+ equity; patient oriented care; structural determinants of health “Examining the Structural Determinants of Diagnostic Delays Through the Experiences of Ontario Women: A critical phenomenology and intersectional study” | |
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| Global Health, work and health, critical qualitative research, Latin American Social Medicine theory “Solidarity Economies amid COVID-19: Learning from Collective Decision-Making in Costa Rican Cooperatives” | |
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| Black Populations, Critical Race Theory, Critical Disability Studies, Community-Based Research “Exploring the systemic, cultural, and social barriers to disability support service seeking for Black disabled Canadians: A constructivist grounded theory study” | |
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| Race, ethnocultural identity, Black and immigrant populations, structural racism, public health policies, intersectionality, diabetes, mixed methods, nurse migration and professional recertification, and global health “How do socio-structural determinants of health shape the experiences of Black Canadians with type 2 diabetes?” | |
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| Homelessness, peer-support, primary care, medicalization, ethnography, implementation science “The integration of peer-support workers in a community based primary care clinic offering services to people experiencing homelessness in Montreal” |
| Migration and health, health inequity, human rights, temporary labour migration, health ethics, social justice, qualitative health research “Is the right to health for all? Health inequity among temporary migrant farmworkers in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program”. | |
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| Women’s health, reproductive health, gender-based analysis, intersectionality, health equity, gendered pathologies, medicalization “Diving into the Archives of the Cysterhood: A Qualitative Study to Examine the Gendered Medicalization of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome” |
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| Mental health system consumer and survivor research, self-management, harm reduction, law and health, illicit drug use, online health communities, qualitative research, grounded theory “What it means to use psychedelics to self-treat depression and anxiety, how people do it successfully, and why more people are doing it: A grounded theory study” |
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| Critical post-humanism (e.g., Deleuze-Guattari), critical autism studies, the neurodiversity movement, post-qualitative inquiry “Unmasking Neurodiversity in Neoliberal Canada: Autistic Narratives at Work” | |
| Dementia care; aging; childhood; arts-based research methods “Exploring relationships between people living with dementia in long-term care homes and children: a narrative ethnographic study”
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| Reproductive Justice, abolition, prison health, criminalization and health intersection, racial equity, BIPOC women’s health, contraception and abortion provision |
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| Experiences of aging and precarity; critical gerontology; cultural gerontology; critical qualitative research; loneliness and social isolation; health and social inequity | |
| Indigenous methodologies, community-based participatory research, qualitative research, Indigenous knowledge mobilization “nikan oti wapahtamowin: Advancing the Future of Public Health for Indigenous Peoples of Canada” | |
| Health research, HIV prevention, Black populations, race & racism, gender, scientific racism, Black studies, critical race theory, critical narrative analysis. “Examining Black women’s experiences of accessing HIV services: a critical narrative explorations of race and racism”
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| Housing, Homelessness, Gender, Harm Reduction, Substance Use, Critical Qualitative Research, Community-Based Research “Safe Supply, housing, and social services as Gendered Phenomenon: Implications on the ontological security of women who use drugs”
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| Cancer, coordination of care, digital health, implementation science, community-based research, program evaluation |
| Health and wellness, mental health, conflict resolution, family mediation, qualitative research “Experiences and Expectations of Parents and Mediators in Family Mediation Services.” | |
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| Program evaluation & design, qualitative research, knowledge translation, health promotion, youth engagement, communication networks, reflexivity, substance use & regulation “A Utilisation Focused Implementation Process Evaluation of School-Based Peer Education Intervention in Central Alberta Elementary and Secondary Schools” | |
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| Public health policy; illness narrative; ethnography; pandemic response. | |
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| Ecological public health, decolonial health promotion, Indigenous research, political ontology, narrative research, ethnography, intersectoral action, homelessness prevention “How do we foster pluriversal forms of ecological public health education? From the limits of modernity to the contributions of people in El Salto and Juacatlán, Mexico” | |
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| Substance use, gender, harm reduction, mixed methods “Pregnancy, Parenting and Opioids in Ontario: A mixed methods life course study” | |
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| Sexual minority young men; Asian-Canadian; mental health; stigma; online dating apps; intersectionality; minority stress theory; qualitative methods. “Examining the Experiences of Intracommunity Stigma Among Asian-Canadian Sexual Minority Young Men Using Mobile Dating Apps” |
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| Social theory, qualitative methods, critical health psychology, bioethics, stigma, grief and bereavement, medical assistance in dying (MAiD). “Life after MAiD: A narrative analysis of passive loved ones’ bereavement” |
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| Queer health; sexual and gender minority health; mental health; online dating apps; virtual socio-sexual spaces; human-technology interactions. “A Reparative Analysis of Dating App Use and Wellbeing Among Queer Adults in Canada: A Mixed Methods Study” | |
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| 2SLGBTQ+ health; psychosocial oncology; online health communities; intersectionality; mixed methods research; health equity “Exploring online support group (OSG) use among sexual and gender diverse (SGD) people diagnosed with breast/chest cancer in Canada: A mixed-methods study” |
| Jewish Health, Indigenous Cultural Safety, Community Wellbeing, Health Equity “The Health of the Kehillah (Community): Jewish Community Wellbeing & Relationships with Indigenous Nations in Southern Ontario” | |
| Traditional and Indigenous food systems and nutrition; diffusion of innovation; culinary studies; food perceptions and spiritual meaning; mixed methods; art-based food education; maternal and child nutrition; food media “Using Mixed Methods to Understand how Infant Formula Marketing, Communication Channels, and Traditional Health Beliefs Affect Exclusive Breastfeeding among Women in Palawan, Philippines” | |
| Chronic episodic disability; disclosure of private information in the workplace, the co-workers’ role in workplace communication and support processes, impression management, communication privacy management. “Understanding the role of co-workers in the support, communication and disability disclosure process of people working with chronic episodic disabilities” | |
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| 2SLGBTQ+ mental health, critical psychiatry, critical theory, queer theory, trans studies, biopolitics, critical political economy, cultural studies, new materialism(s) |
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| Migration, wellbeing improvement, health practices, mutual care, community-based approaches, critical ethnography “Keeping well: an ethnographic community-based exploration of Chinese seniors’ wellbeing-related practices in Toronto, Canada” |
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“One of the reasons I chose the University of Ottawa is for its multidisciplinary or multi-university thesis committees available to students in their first year of doctoral studies.”
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The University of Ottawa has many scholarships or financial support options available to you. As a doctoral candidate, there is also the option to earn money while gaining valuable experience through teaching and research assistantships.
“Supervising doctoral students is a privilege: it allows for the discovery of new research challenges and for the development of sustainable relationships.”
Emmanuelle Bernheim, LL.D., PhD, Full professor, Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section
Program description.
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mental Health offered by the Department of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences is a research-intensive program that emphasizes evolving and in-depth learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in literature synthesis, program development, and scientific communication to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry.
Keywords: mental health, psychiatry, social and transcultural psychiatry, behavioural genetics, neuroimaging, neuroscience, public policy, molecular psychiatry, mental health services.
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PhD students in the School of Public Health Sciences can pursue a designated field to exemplify an area of expertise within their broader program. Fields include epidemiology and biostatistics, health evaluation, health informatics, health and environment, global health, aging and health and work and health . The University of Waterloo's unique ...
Dr. Amrita Roy is a family physician and MD-PhD clinician-scientist in the Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at Queen's. A settler ally with a research focus in Indigenous health, Dr. Roy works in close collaboration with Indigenous peoples in community-engaged research centred on the principles of Ownership, Control ...
Theodore Witek. The Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) at the University of Toronto is pleased to announce the implementation of a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program - the first ever offered by a Canadian university. The program is aligned with the School's Academic Plan 2019-2024 and will serve to bolster and strengthen public ...
Preparing the next generation of leaders in health. Dalhousie University is home to the largest collection of educational programs related to health and social well-being in Canada. Graduates of the PhD in Health are on the right track to successful careers as researchers, academics and leaders in health. Learn more about program objectives ...
The School of Population and Public Health offers a research-oriented PhD program that enables students with a masters degree to advance their knowledge and skills in epidemiological and biostatistical methods. Students will further their research training by applying these methods to independent thesis research under the supervision of a faculty member. Students can pursue thesis research in ...
The PhD in Health Sciences Education is a unique, interdisciplinary and interprofessional program offered by McGill University's Institute of Health Sciences Education (IHSE), within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. This program uses a theoretical approach to guide aspiring researchers in health professions and health sciences education (HSE) to develop the skills to make ...
Graduate tuition and mandatory fees are subject to change. All PhD students in the Faculty of Health Sciences receive financial support either from scholarships, teaching appointments, or professors' research grants. The minimum PhD stipend is $28,000 per year for four years. More information is available in the full policy.
The SPPH PhD in Population and Public Health is an advanced research degree that prepares graduates to become independent researchers and contribute to the development of health research in Canada and around the world. PhD students conduct research in a wide variety of topic areas related to population and public health, ranging from ...
PhD Specializations. Choose from four specializations to increase your ability to generate new knowledge in the field of public health: PhD in Epidemiology. PhD in Health Promotion and Socio-behavioural Sciences. PhD in Health Services and Policy Research. PhD in Public Health.
Our admissions officers can be reached via email at [email protected] or 905 525 9140 extension 22861. Applications are accepted from November 15, 2023 to February 14, 2024. This program seeks candidates who show high scholarly promise, and who have a strong graduate background in global health or a related interdisciplinary field.
PhD Public Health. Doctoral level education is designed to provide advanced knowledge and skills to conduct independent research in public health, particularly for individuals interested in pursuing careers in academic settings, government, industry, consulting and community health agencies. The PhD specialization in public health provides the ...
Overview. IHPME's HSR PhD is designed for researchers interested in extensive training in health services research theory and methodologies. Graduates will feel prepared to take on senior leadership roles in academia, research, policy, and planning in both the public and private sectors. Entry Term: Fall. Accepting Applications: September 23 ...
The PhD in Health Quality (PhDHQ) will prepare experts who will improve the delivery of healthcare through teaching, developing new methodologies and theoretical frameworks, as well as testing innovation in the field of health quality. The PhDHQ program offers a collaborative approach to comprehend and address the complexities within the ...
Overview. Table 1 is an inventory of university-based health services and policy research (and related) doctoral training programs in Canada. A HSPR doctoral training program is defined as a program that is authorized to award a degree, concentration or specialization in HSPR or a related field, such as health economics, health technology ...
The Faculty of Health offers the first interdisciplinary PhD program in Canada with a focus on Work and Health. Concerns about workplace health are occurring in the context of rapid change in both the composition of the workforce and the nature of work. All of these developments point toward the need for academics and professionals who are ...
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The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) is training Canada's future health leaders and researchers through its outstanding degree programs: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation concen trations: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research. Health Professions Education Research.
Doctoral-level education is designed to provide advanced knowledge and skills to conduct independent research in public health, particularly for individuals interested in pursuing careers in academic settings, government, industry, consulting and community health agencies. Doctoral-level training in health services and policy research will ...
PhD students must be supervised by a faculty member who has an appointment in the Division of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences (SBHS) and Full Membership in the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). A co-supervisor generally will be a faculty member with Associate Membership in the SGS. Other faculty in Public Health Sciences outside of SBHS ...
Ph.D. at uOttawa: research community. "Supervising doctoral students is a privilege: it allows for the discovery of new research challenges and for the development of sustainable relationships.". Emmanuelle Bernheim, LL.D., PhD, Full professor, Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section.
Program Description. The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mental Health offered by the Department of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences is a research-intensive program that emphasizes evolving and in-depth learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in literature synthesis, program development, and scientific communication to pursue ...
Why Study Public Health in Canada. Studying Public Health in Canada is a great choice, as there are 12 universities that offer PhD degrees on our portal. Over 323,000 international students choose Canada for their studies, which suggests you'll enjoy a vibrant and culturally diverse learning experience and make friends from all over the world.
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