Gulbahar (Bahar) Mammetgurbanova

Gulbahar (Bahar) Mammetgurbanova

Resource SpecializationRegion SpecializationHometown Why did you choose the GRS specializations that you did? I chose to study Global health because, I enjoy learning about diseases, their symptoms and causes. In a few of my courses last year, I learned about the social determinants of health. I enjoy exploring both the biological and social factors affecting […]
Yuan Hsieh

Yuan Hsieh

Resource SpecializationRegion SpecializationHometown Why did you choose the GRS specializations that you did? I chose global health and sustainable agriculture because I want to be educated on how I can make an impact in our current food system to increase global health in a nutritional aspect. I believe sustainable agriculture plays a big role in […]
Callum Mccaffrey

Callum Mccaffrey

Resource SpecializationRegion SpecializationHometown Why did you choose the GRS specializations that you did? I chose to study environment and climate change in Canada and The United States Because I knew I wanted to have a positive impact on the environment throughout my career but I wasn’t sure what my contributions would specifically look like. Throughout […]
Pranay Desai

Pranay Desai

Resource SpecializationRegion SpecializationHometown Why did you choose the GRS specializations that you did? I chose the GRS specialization because I love learning about healthcare and how it affects communities both locally, nationally, and internationally. I want to spark change in healthcare systems and this can only happen from positions of power so taking political courses […]
Lynn Kaufmann

Lynn Kaufmann

Resource SpecializationRegion SpecializationHometown Why did you choose the GRS specializations that you did? Having transferred into GRS this year from Biology in the faculty of science, I wanted to direct my studies more towards health in a social context and have a greater focus on people and communities, rather than looking at things from such […]
Beatriz Duke

Beatriz Duke

Resource SpecializationRegion SpecializationHometown Why did you choose the GRS specializations that you did? I am interested in sustainability and how it can be integrated into development. I am still unsure what aspects of development I would like to approach, however, I am very interested in the economic and historical perspective of development from a global […]
Graeme Halliday-Gunn

Graeme Halliday-Gunn

Resource SpecializationRegion SpecializationHometown Why did you choose the GRS specializations that you did? Sustainable development is a broad field with countless applications. I know that I wanted to help the world be a better place (as most do), but I am not the type of person to become extremely focused on one particular field. Development […]
Hana Butler

Hana Butler

Resource SpecializationRegion SpecializationHometown Why did you choose the GRS specializations that you did? I chose GRS in hopes of better aligning my studies to my passions and to explore the intersections of my values and identity. My goal is to learn just as much about myself, as I will about my studies throughout this degree. As […]
Lillian Milroy

Lillian Milroy

Resource SpecializationRegion SpecializationHometown Why did you choose the GRS specializations that you did? Global Health was the umbrella under which many of my academic interests fell, so that was the natural choice. I love this specialization because every single person in it is doing something very cool, and probably entirely different from what you are […]
Mohammad Ali

Mohammad Ali

Resource SpecializationRegion SpecializationHometown Why did you choose the GRS specializations that you did? I’m deeply passionate about tackling global issues, particularly those surrounding climate change and sustainability. My specialization spans diverse interests, with a focus on food security, development, and sustainability in different sectors. My specialization allows me to approach these challenges from multiple perspectives, […]