I am intentional about ensuring that both my professional and community activities align with my values of inclusion and reducing inequalities. During my Impact Consulting Fellowship with Propel Impact, my team worked with The Howl Experience, a non-profit organization in Alberta which measures the impact of experiential learning programs for youth, using decolonization approaches. In addition,  I received a One Young World (OYW) scholarship from Johnson & Johnson to lead a team of OYW Delegates in advancing the social impact of clinical cardiovascular research through impact measurement. These projects have allowed me to be actively and meaningfully engaged in ensuring inclusion and reducing inequalities.

Taking action to reduce inequalities and ensure inclusive spaces is further complicated by the absence of data. However, health research continues to exclude groups, particularly members of the LGBTQIA2S+ communities, rural, Indigenous, racialized, and unhoused communities – the same populations that often suffer the most from health disparities. Health researchers have a societal responsibility to design their research in ways that include these populations. Moreover, issues around access to care for these populations overlap with the responsibilities of telecommunications companies, healthcare systems, and policymakers.