Dr. Meghan Winters

Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University

Public health, Community design, Health and transportation, Road safety, Impact of communities on public health, Bicycling, Micromobility, Transportation, Equity, Smart cities, Social connectedness (www.chatrlab.ca)

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Biography

Dr. Meghan Winters is an epidemiologist interested in the link between health, transportation, and city design. She received her Ph.D. in 2011 from the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She completed a brief post-doctoral fellowship at the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility at Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, studying on older adults' mobility and the built environment. Winters joined the Faculty of Health Sciences as an Assistant Professor in July 2011.

Expertise

  • Public health
  • Community design
  • Age-friendly community design
  • Health and transportation
  • Road safety concerns
  • Impact of communities on public health