Dr. Khrisha Alphonsus

Biography

Khrisha Alphonsus is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Epidemiology Program at the School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan. With a strong academic background in epidemiology, she holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the School of Public Health at the University of Saskatchewan. She also completed postdoctoral fellowships at both the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan and the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on the epidemiology of mental health and addiction, the social factors associated with chronic and infectious diseases, and the application of quantitative and qualitative methods in population and public health research. She is actively involved in teaching courses such as Epidemiology in Public Health and Infectious Disease Epidemiology. Her work has been presented at various conferences, highlighting her contributions to understanding the relationship between medical conditions and health outcomes, particularly concerning truck driver crashes and the quality of life in individuals with multiple sclerosis. She is committed to advancing knowledge in public health through her research and teaching.

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