*In April 2022, the university announced our new name of Toronto Metropolitan University, which will be implemented in a phased approach. Learn more about our next chapter.*

Dr. Ilene Hyman
Dr. Ilene Hyman (external link) is a social epidemiologist and Adjunct Professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto and the Graduate Health Program at York University. Her research focuses on and engages with immigrant and racialized communities to identify health and social inequities, build capacity and address structural barriers through policies and programs. Ilene has conducted dozens of qualitative, quantitative and mixed method studies exploring the determinants of immigrant and refugee health, effectiveness of settlement programs, and intersectoral partnerships and policy initiatives for immigrant integration and inclusion. Ilene is an active member of several global health initiatives including the Global Public Health and Health Systems Improvement through Implementation Science at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, METRICS workgroup at the Canadian Partnership for Maternal and Child Health (CANWaCH) and PEGASUS Institute of Peace, Global Health and Environmental Sustainability.
TMCIS occupies space in the traditional and unceded territory of nations including the Anishnaabeg, the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and territory which is also now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. This territory is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, as well as the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas.