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Zahid Butt is an Associate Professor at the School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada, and holds the Canada Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Research on Pandemic Preparedness. His research focuses on intersectional approaches to infectious disease prevention and control, particularly within marginalized contexts. He examines how interactions between infections and socio-behavioral factors contribute to health disparities. His current work on syndemics—complexes of diseases that disproportionately affect certain populations—targets pivotal diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and COVID-19. He also aims to extend the syndemic framework to encompass non-communicable diseases such as cancers. Dr. Butt has international experience in the academic and development sectors, having worked with organizations like the World Health Organization and UNICEF. He actively supervises graduate students and teaches courses on epidemiology and public health informatics. His commitment to enhancing public health strategies through evidence-based methods has established him as a leading researcher in global health and spatial epidemiology.
University of Waterloo • Waterloo, ON, Canada
Teaching epidemiology and public health, and conducting research on infectious disease syndemics.
Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.