Dr. Candace Nykiforuk is a Professor in the School of Public Health, University of Alberta who works to help advance the field of population health intervention and health equity. She is a population health researcher with a strong interest in the role of built and social environments on health, equity, and wellbeing. She also has expertise in the development and diffusion of healthy public policies. Dr. Nykiforuk’s research is grounded in social-ecological theory and community-based participatory research (CBPR) perspectives. Most of her studies employ mixed-methods, involving both quantitative (e.g., surveys, systematic community observation) and qualitative (e.g., interviews, focus groups, photovoice) techniques. Dr. Nykiforuk also uses geographic information systems (GIS) for mapping and spatial analysis in some of her work. Her research is typically conducted in partnership with practitioners and decision-makers in the communities (or other settings) that she is working with.

AI4Society Funded Projects

• Crowdsensing-based Assessment of Wildfire-related Risks and Hazards (C-IoT3)