Hasu Ghosh

“I vividly recall my experiences as an Anthropology Master’s student during my time (2002-2004) at Carleton. The small cohort size, supporting professors, and classmates helped me settle down as a new immigrant in an entirely different academic setting far from my land of origin. I am grateful to my thesis co-supervisors Profs. Derek Smith and Jared Keil, interim supervisor Prof Jacques Chevalier, and Profs Brian Given, Valda Blundell, Ian Prattis, and Louise De la Gorgendiere for their teaching, guidance, and research and TA supervision. I learned a lot from each one of them. I feel that my graduate training in Anthropology (with specialization in Medical Anthropology) was a significant transition from biological sciences (honors undergraduate training in zoology, and minor in chemistry and botany) to the field of population health/public health. Anthropology has broadened my perspectives, encouraged me to look outside the box, and furthered my appreciation for interdisciplinary approaches that proved to be significant for my advanced training and professional career. After completing my Ph.D. in Population Health (with concurrent Tier-II diploma in Health Services and Policy Research) from the University of Ottawa and two successive CIHR-funded postdoctoral fellowships, I took up various positions, such as lead researchers, consultant, advisor, analyst with different federal departments, universities research networks, and NGOs. My passion for Indigenous health research policy, and attention to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) began with my graduate training in Anthropology. I now work as a Senior Policy Analyst at Health Canada and hold part-time university teaching positions as an adjunct faculty. In my current positions, whether I lead files with Indigenous considerations, manage interdepartmental partnership, conduct rapid research or develop summary reports, prepare knowledge translation materials, engage in discussions with experts, craft science advice, respond to briefing requests for the senior management, or teach public health policy, research methods, I continue to apply the skills I gathered through my training in Anthropology.”