Paul Boonmak is a first-year international student in our PhD Epidemiology program. He was born and raised in Bangkok Thailand and completed his MD degree at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University.  Paul received his General Medical-Practice License in 2015, and then turned his attention to research and the stigma of mental-health issues.

Dylan O’Sullivan is a native of Kingston, Ontario, and completed his undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College (USA), where he majored in sociology and ran for the varsity cross-country and track-and-field teams. Despite majoring in sociology, Dylan took a number of biology and statistics courses which ultimately led to the development of his interest in epidemiology.

Alyson Mahar has always been interested in equitable health care for all Canadians. After completing her MSc in epidemiology in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology (now Public Health Sciences), Alyson knew that she wanted to continue her training in advanced epidemiologic and health services research methods and apply her new training to ensuring vulnerable Canadians received an equal opportunity for appropriate healthcare.