researcher database

A section listing McGill affiliated professors and researchers whose research interests revolve around sustainability and environmental health. We hope to create a centralized database for students to peruse and create opportunities to get involved in research in this area.

Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health

Dr. Anne Andermann
Associate Professor

Social determinants of health, Vulnerable populations, Supportive environments for health, Intersectoral action

Publications | anne.andermann@mcgill.ca

Dr. Nicole Basta
Associate Professor 

Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Vaccines, Vaccination Programs, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Global Health, Measles, HPV, Meningitis, Influenza

Publications | nicole.basta@mcgill.ca

Dr. Niladri Basu
Professor; Canada Research Chair in Environmental Health Sciences

Environmental health, Global health, Exposure assessment, Risk assessment, Toxicology, Occupational health, Community-based research, Capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries

Publications | niladri.basu@mcgill.ca

Dr. Jill Baumgartner
Assistant Professor and William Dawson Scholar

Environmental pollution, Cardiovascular disease, Vascular health, Respiratory diseases, Interventions, Health transitions, Environmental policy, Energy, Climate

Publications | jill.baugartner@mcgill.ca

Dr. Jonathan Chevrier
Assistant Professor

Environmental chemicals, Pesticides, DDT, Flame retardants (PBDEs), Bisphenol A (BPA), Child growth and development, Birth outcomes, Endocrine function, Neurodevelopment

Publications | jonathan.chevrier@mcgill.ca

Dr. Theresa Gyorkos
Professor 

Parasite epidemiology; Global health; Neglected tropical diseases; Deworming programs; Parasite prevention and control; Monitoring and evaluation; Malnutrition and parasites; Soil-transmitted helminths

Publications | theresa.gyorkos@mcgill.ca

Dr. Mathieu Maheu-Giroux
Assistant Professor 

Cost-Effectiveness; Global Health; Impact Evaluation; Infectious Diseases; Mathematical Modeling; Population Health; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Vector-Borne Diseases

Publications | mathieu.maheu-giroux@mcgill.ca

Dr. Madhukar Pai
Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health; Associate Director of the McGill International TB Centre; Associate Professor

Infectious diseases epidemiology, Tuberculosis, TB diagnosis, TB epidemiology, TB transmission, Nosocomial transmission, Global health, International health in developing countries

Publications | madhukar.pai@mcgill.ca

Department of Geography

Dr. Sebastien Breau
Associate Professor

Geography of inequality and impact on globalization

Publications | sebastien.breau@mcgill.ca

Faculty of Engineering

Dr. Andrew G. Kirk
James McGill Professor and Chair of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Photonic systems, Water quality testing

Publications | andrew.kirk@mcgill.ca

Dr. Omid M. Rouhani
Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering

Transportation systems analysis, Transportation economics, Energy policy

Publications | omid.rouhani@mcgill.ca

School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition

Dr. Timothy Johns
Retired Professor

Nutrition, Traditional thoughts, Human adaptation, Diet and medicine

Publications | tim.johns@mcgill.ca

Dr. Grace Marquis
Associate Professor

Impact of social, cultural, institutional, biological, and environmental factors on households, Optimal feeding, Caregiving for mothers, Infants and children

Publications | grace.marquis@mcgill.ca

Dr. Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez
Associate Professor

Food insecurity, Hunger, Developing world, Vulnerable communities

Publications | hugo.melgar-quinonez@mcgill.ca

Department of Medicine

Dr. Michael Libman
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases

Clinical parasitology, diagnostic test evaluation, Epidemiology of travel related infections, Epidemiology of infections in northern Canada

Publications | michael.libman@muhc.mcgill.ca

Dr. Joyce Pickering
Associate Professor

International health, Native Canadian health, Infectious diseases

Publications | joyce.pickering@muhc.mcgill.ca

Dr. Makeda Semret
Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases

Infectious disease management and diagnostics

Publications | makeda.semret@mcgill.ca

Dr. Kevin Schwartzman
Professor, Respiratory Division

Epidemiology of tuberculosis, Respiratory diseases, Cost effective analyses

Publications | kevin.schwartzman@mcgill.ca

Dr. Mark Trifiro
Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Androgen receptor research, Genomics, Water quality testing

Publications | mark.trifiro@mcgill.ca

Dr. Cedric Yansouni
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases; Associate Director of the J.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases

Diagnostic tools, Infectious diseases, Low-resource or remote areas

Publications | cedric.yansouni@mcgill.ca

Department of Family Medicine

Dr. Alayne M. Adams
Associate Professor

Global Health, Socio-cultural and Ecological Determinants of Health, Healthcare, Access Inequities, Adolescent Health and Nutrition, Urban Health & Nutrition, Primary Healthcare, Community Engagement, Slum Health, Private Sector in Health, Vulnerable & Marginalized Populations, Health Promotion, Research Capacity Strengthening, Urban Health Systems, Knowledge Translation, Global Health Education

Publications | alayne.adams@mcgill.ca

Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Dr. Saji George
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry; Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Nanotechnology for Food and Agriculture

Food science, Agricultural Chemistry, Nanoparticles, E-Waste, Sustainable Technology, Food Safety and Security

Publications | saji.george@mcgill.ca

Dr. Marilyn Scott
Professor and Associate Dean, Insitute of Parasitology

Host-parasite interactions, Malnutrition-infection, Maternal-child health, Ecosystem health, Co-infections, Impact of biophysical and psychosocial stresses on perinatal growth

Publications | marilyn.scott@mcgill.ca

Department of Oncology

Dr. Koren Mann
Associate Professor 

Environment chemicals, Arsenic usage in cancer, Oncology

Publications | koren.mann@mcgill.ca