Community Health, Environment, and Wellness

Faculty Members

• Sarah Woodruff

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Research interests

• Health & wellness of Canadians
• Nutrition and physical activity patterns, behaviours, and attitudes
• Environmental influences on health outcomes

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Current Faculty Funding

• Cavallo-Medved D, Tighe M, Woodruff SJ. Windsor-Essex SPARKs Vaccine Confidence Program. NSERC/SSHRC/CIHR’s Encouraging Vaccine Confidence in Canada program.
• Woodruff SJ, Pollard B, Voakes L, LAWS. Increasing the reach and impact of a sport equity program for girls through social franchising in Southwestern Ontario.  SSHRC Partnership Engage program.
• Woodruff SJ. Evaluation of the Northern Fruit and Vegetable Program. Research contract with Algoma, North Bay Parry Sound, Northwestern Porcupine, Sudbury and District, Timiskaming, and Thunder Bay Health Units. 

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Current Student Funding

• Queen Elizabeth II-Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (OGS)
• Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Doctoral Scholarship (SSHRC)
• Marge Holman Legacy Award for Gender in Sport
• Athena Scholarship

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Select Photos

Sara Santarossa (Ph.D. c) - Winner 2019 Graduate Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (Winter 2019)

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Erin Dufour (MHK)- Winner of the Athena Award. Collage of photos from the awards ceremony. (November, 2018).

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 Sara Santarossa (Ph.D. c) - Winner GA/TA Award for Educational Practice (November, 2017). 

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Paige Coyne (MHKc) - Winner 2017 Outstanding Undergraduate Student for Research Excellence, Scholarship, and Creative Activity at the University of Windsor (March, 2017). 

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If interested in working in the Health Lab, please contact Dr. Woodruff (woodruff@uwindsor.ca) directly.