Dr. Michael Widener

Associate Professor

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Biography

Michael Widener is an Associate Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. He has expertise in public health and urban studies, with a specific focus on how transportation networks and infrastructure influence access to health services and healthy opportunities. His research also investigates the role of transit mobility constraints in accessing healthy food retailers and looks into emergency medical service mode choices for critical care transfers. Additionally, he studies the impact of transportation infrastructure on food distribution networks, particularly in the Canadian north, and how local urban environments affect the health of older adults. Widener is a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) and actively collaborates with prominent research groups such as the Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium and serves as co-chair for the Transportation Research Board's Health Transportation subcommittee.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Dalla Lana School of Public Health • Toronto, Canada

Faculty member specializing in Transportation Health.

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