Dr. Hala Tamim

York University, Canada

Abstract Title:Effect of food insecurity on depression, anxiety, and stress among resettled Syrian refugees in Ontario

Biography: Hala is a Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York University and holds an adjunct faculty position in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University. She has a PhD in epidemiology from McGill University and a Master’s in Public Health from Emory University. Hala has extensive expertise in research methods and statistical analyses and her main research interest is in maternal and child health. She has managed several community-based and multi-centre projects and has worked extensively on the analysis of several Canadian databases. Hala has been a member of CNODES – Atlantic Node site – since 2011 and has been the Nova Scotia research project coordinator for several CNODES studies conducted in the province.

Research Interest: Mental health, social determinants of health, maternal and infant health