Faculty of Health

Courtney Bragg (BA’13) always looked up to her big sister Meghan Bragg (BScHP’09). Five months after Meghan’s passing, Courtney finds comfort in Meghan’s daughter’s presence, and in the legacy of community service Meghan created.

Cape Bretoner Darren MacDonald (BScK’96) lives and works in Sydney Forks, N.S., but stays connected to Halifax and to Dal through his volunteer positions.

Dr. Keisha Jefferies (BScN’13, MN’17, PhD’22) discovered a love of nursing as a Dalhousie student. Now, as a University Research Chair – Emerging Scholar, she is excited to share her research and experience in her new role as faculty.

Kayla Bernard (BScR’21) uses her background in recreation therapy and community development to make Indigenous students feel at home at Dal.

Dal Health instructor and occupational therapist Amira Tawashy (MScOT’12) will deliver the 20th Kelly Bang Memorial Lectureship.

2023 Aurum Award winner Athanasius “Tanas” Sylliboy (MN’20) is advocating for improved health outcomes for Mi’kmaq and other marginalized communities by breaking barriers and lifting voices.

As part of her work at Dalhousie and on the gynecology unit at the IWK, Dr. Rachel Ollivier (PhD’22) created the first patient educational tool in Nova Scotia on sexual health after birth.

During National Nurse Practitioners Week (Nov. 13-19, 2022), we caught up with two alumni to ask them about their experiences in the profession.

2022 Aurum Award recipient, Patricia Lingley-Pottie (BN’88, PhD’11), co-founded the Strongest Families Institute to deliver telephone and online mental wellness services.

Dr. George Mencher has been active in the field of audiology around the world for more than five decades. In addition to his work as a professor of audiology in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Dalhousie from 1974 to 2012, he was instrumental in founding the school itself.