Dr. Colleen Davison reappointed as Associate Dean, Equity and Social Accountability

News & Announcements | 25 Nov 2024

On the recommendation of Dean Jane Philpott, Matthew Evans, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), has reappointed Dr. Colleen Davison as Associate Dean, Equity and Social Accountability effective January 1, 2025 until June 30, 2027.

Reporting to the Dean of Queen's Health Sciences (QHS), the Associate Dean, Equity and Social Accountability, is responsible for the development and implementation of activities and initiatives to promote equity, diversity, inclusivity, accessibility, social accountability, and cultural safety in QHS. In this role, Dr. Davison will co-lead the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, along with the Dr. Sarah Funnell, Associate Dean, Indigenous Health.

Dr. Davison earned a BSc, BOR (Honours) and BEd at Lakehead University and an MPH at University of Glasgow (Scotland). She is a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Doctoral Scholar Alumni and earned a PhD in Population Health at University of Calgary. Her doctoral project was undertaken in collaboration with the Tłı̨chǫ Community Services Agency and the staff and students at Chief Jimmy Bruneau School in Behchokǫ̀, NWT. Following this, she completed a CIHR-funded Postdoctoral Fellowship in Knowledge Translation and Global Health at University of Ottawa.

Dr. Davison joined Queen’s University in 2011 and currently serves as Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences with a cross appointment to the Department of Global Development Studies. She is a respected researcher and teacher with local and global partnerships. She is widely published, with her research focused on child and family health, health equity, equity-oriented research methodologies and community engagement. She has served as Research Consultant for the Canadian Nurses Association, the National Collaborating Centre Determinants of Health, and the Canadian Coalition of Global Health Research. Dr. Davison has also held appointments as Consultant in Adolescent Health for UNICEF Mongolia and as Intern Health Promotion Officer for the Pan American Health Organization in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Her research and teaching have been acknowledged with numerous awards including the Emerging Researcher Award in 2012 from the Population Health Improvement Research Network of Ontario and the Vic Neufeld Award for Global Health Research Mentorship in 2020 from the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research.

Please join Dean Philpott in congratulating Dr. Davison on her reappointment.

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