Meghan Winters
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Assistant Professor
Biography:
Dr. Meghan Winters is an epidemiologist interested in the link between
health, transportation, and city design. She received her Ph.D. in 2011
from the School of Population and Public Health at the University of
British Columbia (UBC). She completed a brief post-doctoral fellowship
at the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility at Vancouver Coastal Health
Research Institute, studying on older adults' mobility and the built
environment. Dr. Winters joined the Faculty of Health Sciences as an
Assistant Professor in July 2011. Research Interests: Dr.
Winters is conducting research and knowledge exchange activities
collaboratively with local governments and health authorities. Her
primary interests are: * The built environment and health * Non-motorized travel, physical activity and mobility * Cycling and pedestrian injuries * Age-friendly city design * Intervention studies and natural experiments * Spatial analyses of health and transportation-related outcomes
Teaching Interests:
GIS Applications in Public Health
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BSc, (double honors) Chemistry and Oceanography
MSc, Health Care and Epidemiology, Bridge Program Fellow
Ph.D.
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