Masters

Aishi Aratrika

MSc Student in Epidemiology (McGill). Research Topic: Regional and country-level trends in uptake of HIV self-testing in African countries: a systematic analysis of population-based surveys and HIV testing services data.

Andrey Kutsyh

MSc Student in Epidemiology (McGill). Research Topic: What is the impact of declines in HIV testing in African countries on indicators of HIV testing efficiency and the proportion of people living with HIV aware of their status?

Doctoral

Yiqing Xia

PhD Candidate in Epidemiology (McGill). Research Topic: SARS-CoV-2 epidemics in Canada: heterogeneity in transmission, severe outcomes following hospitalization, and provincial mathematical modeling efforts.

Research Associates

Carla Doyle

Dr. Carla Doyle holds a BSc in Mathematics & Statistics from Acadia University, and both MScPH and PhD in Epidemiology from McGill University.

James Stannah

Dr. James Stannah completed his undergraduate in Biology and a Master of Public Health at Imperial College London, followed by a PhD in Epidemiology from McGill University.

Research Assistant

Rebecca Winkelaar

Rebecca Winkelaar is completing her BSc in Environment and Social Studies of Medicine at McGill. She is a 2025 Global Health Scholar awardee.

Past Supervision

Yiqing Xia (PhD’25)

PhD Epidemiology (McGill). Research Topic: COVID-19 in Canada: epidemiology, severity and control.

James Stannah (PhD’24)

PhD in Epidemiology (McGill). Research Topic: Conceptualising, describing, and analysing the impact of structural determinants on HIV transmission among sexual and gender minorities.

Salome Kuchukhidze (PhD’24)

PhD in Epidemiology (McGill). Research Topic: Intimate partner violence and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for HIV control in women, girls, and infants.

Fanyu (Vanessa) Xiu (MSc’24)

MSc Epidemiology (McGill). Research Topic: Sexual networks of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada: implications the transmission and control of mpox.

Ingrid Jiayin Lu (MSc’23)

MSc Epidemiology (McGill). Research Topic: Cost-effectiveness analysis of HIV self-testing among key populations in Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal.

Adrien Allorant (Fellowship’23)

Postdoc (McGill). Research Topic: Optimizing HIV testing services to end AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

Carla Doyle (PhD’23)

PhD Epidemiology (McGill). Research Topic: HIV elimination in Québec: tracking progress and evaluating HIV prevention interventions among key populations.

Stephen Juwono (MSc’23)

MSc Epidemiology (McGill). Research Topic: Intimate partner violence among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada: a cohort analysis (2017-2022).

Lily (Peng) Yang (MSc’22)

MSc Epidemiology (McGill). Research Topic: Trends and disparities in cervical cancer screening uptake in high HIV prevalence settings: a systematic analysis of population-based surveys in sub-Saharan Africa.

Caroline Hodgins (BSc’22)

Caroline was a 2020 Global Health Scholar working on HIV diagnosis among clients of female sex workers.

Paul Muset

Paul was a 2021 Global Health Scholar working on HIV testing modalities.

Charlotte Lanièce (PhD’22)

PhD Epidemiology (McGill). Research Topic: HCV elimination among HIV co-infected populations in Canada. Primary supervisor: Marina Klein.

Jorge Luis Flores Anato (MSc’21)

MSc Epidemiology (McGill). Thesis: Chemsex, sexually transmitted infections, and pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men: longitudinal analyses of sexual health clinic attendees in Montréal.

Rachael Milwid (Fellowship’21)

Postdoctoral fellowship (McGill). Research Topic: Modeling the impacts and optimization of HIV prevention packages among Montréal men who have sex with men. Personal webpage: here.

Katia Giguère (Fellowship’20)

Postdoctoral fellowship (McGill). Research Topic: Estimating gaps in HIV knowledge status to reach the first UNAIDS 90-90-90 target in sub-Saharan Africa.

Arnaud Godin (MSc’19)

MSc Epidemiology (McGill). Thesis: Modeling the potential impact of different prison-based prevention and treatment strategies on HCV transmission in Montréal. Co-supervisor: Joseph Cox.

Branwen Nia Owen (PhD’18)

PhD (Imperial College London). Thesis: Neglected risk factors in HIV transmission and implications for prevention. Primary supervisor: Marie Claude Boily.

Isabel Tavitian-Exley (PhD’16)

PhD (Imperial College London). Thesis: The relevance of polydrug use on HIV and associated injecting and sexual risk behaviours among people who inject drugs. Primary supervisor: Marie Claude Boily