Congratulations to the 2024 SPReSS Recipients Supported by the Leong Centre

We were thrilled to support five students from the Social Paediatrics Research Summer Studentship (SPReSS) Program at the University of Toronto. Over the summer, these students immersed themselves in dynamic research projects within the field of social paediatrics.
 
Please join us in congratulating the following students on the completion of their projects!

• Chioma Nwebube

Project: Reducing Barriers to Navigating Healthcare in Ontario for Refugees, New Immigrants and Indigenous Children
Supervisor: Dr. Valene Singh

• Christine Lam

Project: Impact of Neighborhood Characteristics on Timely Access to Pediatric Stroke Care in Canada
Supervisor: Dr. Nomazulu Dlamini

• Christian Singh

Project: Standardized distribution of take-home naloxone within outpatient Adolescent Medicine Clinics
Supervisor: Dr. Trisha Tulloch

• Laura Jarycki

Project: Impact of Capsule Shredder on Hydroxyurea Use in Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Supervisor: Dr. Suzan Williams

• Trina Julien

Project: Health Inequities for Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents
Supervisor: Dr. Ashley Vandermorris