Our Team
Sahar Saeed, MSc PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University
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Principal Investigator, EPIX Lab
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Lucy Mackrell, MSW
PhD Candidate, Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University
Thesis: Harnessing Research to Support Public Health Implementation: Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Syphilis Point of Care Testing
Tejan Baldeh, MPH BMBS
Resident Doctor, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Queen's University
Project: Evaluating the Clinical Utility of Syphilis POCT
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Sarah Malone
HSCI 59X Student
BHSc Student, Queen's University
Thesis: A National Policy Scan to Identify Barriers and Facilitators to Steatotic Liver Disease Prevention, Screening, and Care Across Canada
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Duy Dinh, BHSc
Research Assistant
MD Student, University of Toronto
Thesis: Barriers and Facilitators to Syphilis Testing among Unhoused Individuals and People who Use Drugs: A Qualitative Study
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Jessica Burnside, MSc
Project Manager
MSc Epidemiology Student '2024
Thesis: The Burden of Steatotic Liver Disease in Canada: Sex Differences in Prevalence and Cardiometabolic Profiles
Natasha Larkin, NP-PHC, MN
PhD Student, Department of Nursing,
Queen's University
Thesis: Scalability of a Rapid ‘Test and Treat’ Model for Syphilis Care among Equity-deserving Populations
Amanda Featherstone, MSc
Research Associate
MSc Epidemiology Student ‘2025
Thesis: Curbing the Epidemic: Evolving Public Health Practices and Implications of Prenatal Syphilis Screening Patterns in Ontario, Canada
Sarah Karami
HSCI 59X Student
BHSc Student, Queen's University
Thesis: Engaging Community Advisory Groups in Academic Research: A Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis of Meaningful Engagement Strategies
Sina Sayyad, BHSc
Research Assistant
MD Student, University of Toronto
Thesis: Factors Influencing Decision Makers to Implement a Syphilis Point of Care Test and Treat Procotol Thesis
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Cindy Wen, BMSc
MD/PhD Candidate, Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University
Thesis: Evaluating the Effectiveness and Barriers of Liver Fibrosis Screening Strategies in People Living with Diabetes
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Jillian Antoun, MSc
PhD Candidate, Department of Psychology Queen's University
Project: Adopting a Syphilis "Test and Treat" Outreach Model of Care: A Judgment and Decision-Making Lens.
Natalee Moncada, BHSc
MSc Epidemiology Student, Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University
Thesis: Investigating Predictors of Syphilis Seropositivity among Pregnant Women in Ontario: A Population Cohort Study​​​
Carmela Rapino, MSc
Research Assistant
MSc Epidemiology Student '2026
Thesis: Sex, Metabolic Profiles, and Alcohol: Evaluating the Prognostic Significance of Steatotic Liver Disease Classifications in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
Sophie Yee
Research Assistant
BHsc Student, Queen's University
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Keshvi Vithlani
Research Assistant
BHsc Student, Queen's University
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Judy Moon
Communications Assistant
BHsc Student, Queen's University
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Alumni
Farhan Khandakar, MSc
Senior Analyst, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD) Advisory Ltd
MSc Epidemiology Student ‘2025
Thesis: The Differential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Cases among Youth and young Adults in Canada
Alumni
Farhan Khandakar, MSc
Senior Analyst, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD) Advisory Ltd
MSc Epidemiology Student ‘2025
Thesis: The Impact of Sexual Health Service Disruptions on Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Cases Among Youth and Young Adults in Canada