Dr. Benita Hosseini

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Benita Hosseini is an Assistant Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on pandemic preparedness, including the incorporation of adaptive platform trials to evaluate treatments for respiratory infections and the implementation of diagnostic tools to enhance early detection and monitoring. She applies a One Health approach to address the interconnected challenges among human, animal, and ecosystem health. Furthermore, her work explores the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to predict health outcomes, improve healthcare system efficiency, and inform early warning systems for respiratory infections. Dr. Hosseini is committed to advancing health equity and understanding the role of social determinants of health (SDoH) in shaping health outcomes. Her research examines individual and neighborhood-level factors that contribute to health inequities and works to address barriers to care, particularly for vulnerable populations.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology