The people behind the work
Our Team
The HEAR Lab brings together researchers, students, and collaborators from diverse backgrounds and countries — united by a shared commitment to health equity research that makes a real difference.
Researchers / STAFf
Mary Ndu
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Mary is a feminist global health scholar whose research interests cut across health equity, health systems, qualitative research, and social justice.
Ehinomen Oko-Oboh
Research Project manager
Ehinomen is an emerging public health researcher interested in immigrant mental health, infectious disease research, health equity, and addressing health disparities.
Amom Tor-Anyiin
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Dr. Tor-Anyiin is a public health researcher whose research focuses on antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacoepidemiology, HIV epidemiology, and adherence to ARV medicines among adolescents.
Angela Elah
Administrator
Angela is the Lab Administrator, supporting the day-to-day operations of the lab while coordinating project management, communications, and overall organizational planning.
student researchers
Ebenezer Armah-Ansah
PhD student
Ebenezer (Eben) is a global health researcher and PhD candidate whose research interests center on infectious diseases, maternal and child health, and adolescent health with a focus on implementation and health systems strengthening in low- and middle-income countries, particularly Ghana and Nigeria.
Eugene Budu
PhD student
Eugene is a public health researcher whose work focuses on maternal health, reproductive health, and population health issues, with contributions to global health research in sub-Saharan Africa
Ailin Jalili
MSc student
Ailin is a second-year master’s student whose research interests are in racialized immigrant women in the pre-hospital phase of emergency care and investigating how these intersecting social factors shape their lived experiences.
Ekene Ezekobe
MSc student
Ekene is a second-year master’s student whose research interests are in antimicrobial stewardship interventions, healthcare practitioner attitudes and experiences with antimicrobial programs, and health systems strengthening in low- and middle-income countries.
Adebola Adeleye
MSc student
Adebola is an internationally trained physician and currently a master’s student whose research interests include healthcare delivery, health equity and access, chronic disease prevention, and infectious disease control.
Tola Erinle
MSc student
Tola is a second-year master’s student whose research focuses on the perceptions of community pharmacists in Nigeria regarding antimicrobial resistance and stewardship.
Hanna Kupchi
MSc student
Hanna is a second-year master’s student whose research is in Tuberculosis and other communicable diseases and patient journeys to care in LMICs
Mary Asamudo
MSc student
Mary is a second-year master’s student and aspiring public health researcher interested in understanding the factors that influence healthcare decision-makers and how interventions can be effectively designed, implemented, and evaluated.
Past Team Members
Thenugaa Rajaswaren — Honours Thesis · 2025–2026
Saad Ahmed — Honours Thesis · 2025–2026
Alyssa Madhani — MSc Thesis · 2023–2025
Kayla McCalla — Honours Thesis · 2023–2024
Gurnoor Walia — Honours Thesis · 2023–2024
Joel Klinton — Research Staff · 2022–2024
Nidhi Kamath — Research Staff · 2022–2023
Sospeter Gatobu — Research Associate · 2022–2023