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We’re pleased to share that Dr. Bree Akesson has been renewed for a second five-year term as the Tier II Canada Research Chair in Global Adversity and Well-Being.  The Canada Research Chairs Program supports leading researchers across Canada, and this renewal recognizes Dr. Akesson’s significant contributions to understanding how families navigate extreme adversity. Highlights from Her First Term During her initial term, Dr. Akesson: Launched the Global Adversity and Well-Bei

The GAWB Research Team presented three research studies at the North American Refugee Health Conference in Niagara. For more details about the conference click here.

A recent analysis in The i Paper highlights the geopolitical maneuvering surrounding U.S. responses to Israel’s military actions in Gaza — but buried beneath political debate lies a far more urgent story: the profound and lasting impact on children and families.

Dr. Akesson attended the Aurora Human Rights and Humanitarian Forum in Los Angeles with GAWB partner Dr. Iftikher Mahmood of Hope Foundation for Women and Children in Bangladesh. Click here for more information.

The GAWB research group is proud to highlight Dr. Bree Akesson’s contribution to an important international conversation featured in a...