Celebrating Department Success

Whether you're a prospective student, a current member of our department, or a collaborator, we invite you to explore the incredible work being done by our faculty and staff. Their dedication to research, education, and community engagement is what makes our department thrive.

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Winter 2026 Spotlight Stories

Faculty Excellence

• Dalhousie’s Dr. Daniel Dutton Testifies Before Canadian Senate on Food Insecurity
  Dr. Daniel Dutton appeared before the Canadian Senate’s Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry on December 4, 2025. The committee is examining the role of the agriculture and agri-food sector in addressing food insecurity in Canada.
  
  Dr. Dutton provided evidence-based insights on how health policy and food systems intersect, emphasizing the need for practical solutions to ensure equitable access to nutritious food for all Canadians.
  
  Watch the full recording: Senate Committee Meeting Video (time stamp: 9:14:30)
  Read the meeting details: Notice of Meeting & Witness List
  
  
• Dr. Watson‑Creed invited to provide CJPH commentary
  Congratulations to Associate Dean, Serving and Engaging Society, Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed on her invited commentary in the Canadian Journal of Public Health, “The roads not yet taken: 50 years after Lalonde—where does public health go from here?” (2025). Building on the Lalonde Report’s legacy, Dr. Watson‑Creed poses timely questions for the next half‑century of public health: How ready are we to help surface Canadian societal values? To engage the complex structural determinants and the power dynamics they invoke? And to evolve our discourse on the social determinants of health—joining work already underway to advance wellbeing? This brief piece invites renewed, values‑aware action across policy, practice, and scholarship.
  
  Read the publication here.

Staff Achievements

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Student Success

• Celebrating Research Excellence: Samuel Silva’s Achievement
  We’re thrilled to share that Samuel Silva, PhD student, was invited to co-author a paper with international colleagues, highlighting the latest evidence on low back pain diagnosis and prognosis. This collaboration underscores Samuel’s growing impact in advancing musculoskeletal research and contributing to global scientific dialogue.
  
  Read the full publication here.

Recent Publications & Projects

Highlights from recent research, community initiatives, and strategic collaborations. 

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