Announcement: Faculty Promotion
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Shehzad Ali has been promoted to the rank of Professor, effective July 1.
This promotion recognizes his outstanding contributions to research, teaching, and service within the department, the university, and the broader community. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ali on this well-deserved achievement and wishing him continued success.
Dr. Shehzad Ali
Dr. Shehzad Ali holds a Canada Research Chair in Public Health Economics, and serves as Associate Department Chair (Research) in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. In 2022/3, Dr. Ali’s research was recognized by CIHR with the prestigious Robyn Tamblyn Health Services and Policy Research Innovator Award. Dr. Ali has held a number of leadership positions, including Health Economics Lead at CADTH and Lead Health Economist in the Mental Health Research Group at University of York, UK. He was also the Dean of Derwent College at University of York until 2012. Dr. Ali has provided leadership on a number of projects funded by the Department for International Development (DfID, UK), German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), UNICEF and Save the Children. His collaborative project in Burundi was awarded ‘UNICEF Best of 2022’.
