Health is broadly understood as a state of wellbeing. Global health recognizes the multiple and interlinked conditions that shape health determinants at local, international and global scales. The Global Health Research Cluster brings together a vibrant team of scholars and practitioners from multiple disciplines and backgrounds to address critical health related challenges through research, practice, and policymaking. Understanding that global health inequalities are structured by historical and contemporary geopolitical relationships, and underpinned by a commitment to equity, we aim to develop and support teams of researchers, practitioners and policymakers to improve health and health systems in Canada and around the world. We support both theoretical and applied work in global health and aim to facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations. The cluster supports training and education activities for both students and professionals and aims to contribute to informed and responsible knowledge for policymaking and public communication. Current topical priority areas include outbreaks, commercial determinants of health, climate change and security, global Indigenous health, and global health methods.
Cluster Leads

Jennifer Liu
University of Waterloo

Alan Whiteside
Wilfrid Laurier University
In The News…
Good Reads
“Wanted in 2021: A coherent global health strategy for Canada“, by Erica Di Ruggiero and Garry Aslanyan
Leehang Lau, Lincoln, Natalee Hung, Daryn Joy Go, Jansel Ferma, Mia Choi, Warren Dodd, and Xiaolin Wei. 2020. “Knowledge, attitudes and practices of COVID-19 among income-poor households in the Philippines: A cross-sectional study” in Journal of Global Health
Calls and Events
WATCH UNA-Canada & Balsillie SIA International Issues Speakers’ Series: Global Health Pandemics, featuring Sue Horton and Alan Whiteside. Recorded on June 23, 2020
Cluster Leads
Jennifer Liu
University of Waterloo
Alan Whiteside
Wilfrid Laurier University
Global Health – Research Cluster Members
Sarah Murray
Global Health
Support Officer
Neil Arya
Health Sciences
Wilfrid Laurier University
A. Neil Craik
Environment, Enterprise & Development
University of Waterloo
Warren Dodd
Public Health and Health Systems
University of Waterloo
Lucie Edwards
Global Governance
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Susan Elliott
Geography and Environmental Management
University of Waterloo
Kamiel S. Gabriel
Engineering
Institute for Science, Society and Policy
Sue Horton
Public Health and Health Systems
University of Waterloo
Craig R. Janes
Public Health and Health Systems
University of Waterloo
Jennifer Liu
Public Health and Health Systems
University of Waterloo
John McLevey
Knowledge Integration
University of Waterloo
Vanessa Schweizer
Knowledge Integration
University of Waterloo
Margaret Walton-Roberts
Geography and Environmental Studies
Wilfrid Laurier University
Alan Whiteside
International Policy and Governance
Wilfrid Laurier University