The Regional Health Governance Study (RHGS) brings together scholars and practitioners across law, public health, and policy to co-design equitable, regional health governance frameworks.
The team includes researchers from Toronto Metropolitan University, York University, and the University of Dayton, alongside international collaborators and institutional partners.
Core Team
The Core Team leads the strategic direction, daily operations, and research execution of the Regional Health Governance Study
Aeda R. Salim
Project Manager & Research Coordinator
Aeda strengthens RHGS through equity-oriented project management, cross-sector coordination, and knowledge mobilization that supports evidence-based health systems transformation
Dr. Uchechukwu Ngwaba
Project Lead/Principal Investigator
Dr. Ngwaba leads RHGS by advancing an equity-driven, decolonial approach to regional health governance and shaping the project’s overall research and policy agenda
Jasmeen Bassi
Research Assistant
Jasmeen contributes rigorous legal research and cross-institutional coordination that enrich RHGS’s analysis of governance, rights, and justice frameworks
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee provides expert guidance, scholarly leadership, and strategic oversight to strengthen RHGS’s impact
Dr. Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Dr. Wilson-Mitchell guides RHGS with global expertise in maternal health equity, trauma-informed care, and decolonial approaches to health systems strengthening
Dr. Uchechukwu Ngwaba
Dr. Ngwaba provides strategic leadership and a decolonial governance vision that guides RHGS’s research direction, partnerships, and global health impact.
Dr A. M. Viens
Dr A. M. Viens supports RHGS by providing leadership in global health ethics, legal epidemiology, and regulatory theory to inform equitable policy frameworks
Key Collaborators
Key Collaborators contribute essential expertise from law, global health, policy, and epidemiology, enriching the study’s interdisciplinary scope
Dr. Michelle Amri
Dr. Amri contributes cutting-edge research on how governance systems operationalize equity, informing RHGS’s conceptual and policy frameworks.
Dr. Lisa Forman
Dr. Forman advances RHGS through her global leadership on the right to health, shaping legal and policy analyses on equity and international health governance.
Dr. Mathieu Poirier
Dr. Poirier enriches RHGS with expertise in social epidemiology and global legal evaluation, bringing evidence-based metrics to equity and AMR governance research.
Dr. Henry Parada
Dr. Parada supports RHGS through research on migration, youth, and social justice, enriching its cross-regional perspectives on governance and equity.
Dr. Jake Effoduh
Dr. Effoduh strengthens RHGS by integrating AI governance, human rights law, and policy translation across global and African health systems.
Dr. Oghenowede Eyawo
Dr. Eyawo advances RHGS with interdisciplinary expertise in infectious disease modeling, health equity, and evidence-to-policy translation.
Dr. Omawamiwa Kolawole
Dr. Kolawole brings a rights-based and decolonial legal perspective that deepens RHGS’s analysis of justice, access, and global health governance.
Dr. Roojin Habibi
Dr. Habibi contributes international law expertise and leadership on global health emergency governance, shaping RHGS’s normative and policy dimensions.
Sarah Fixon-Owoo
Sarah strengthens RHGS with clinical and policy expertise in AMR, One Health governance, and equity-focused health systems improvement.
Nicole Foster
Nicole Foster contributes deep expertise at the intersection of global health, human rights, trade, and climate governance to the RHGS analytical framework.
Past Collaborators
RHGS gratefully acknowledges the contributions of scholars and practitioners who previously collaborated with the project and helped shape its research direction, governance frameworks, and international engagement.
Dr. Innocent Ntaganira
Dr. Ntaganira contributes decades of global public health and WHO experience to strengthen RHGS’s equity-centered governance insights.
Dr. Carlos Bernal
Professor Bernal brings renowned expertise in constitutional interpretation and legal theory to inform RHGS’s work on governance and rights-based approaches.
Past Research Contributors (2024/2025)
RHGS gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the 2024/2025 Research Assistants and Research Interns. Their work supported research analysis, symposium documentation, content development, digital design, and early-stage publication planning. Although not part of the current Core Team, their work played an important role in shaping the direction and foundation of the Regional Health Governance Study.
Aminah Haghighi
Aminah supported RHGS by mentoring research interns, refining report structure, and ensuring accuracy and coherence in transcription and documentation.
Kateryna Fomina
Kateryna strengthened RHGS by designing and building the new RHGS website, developing the 2024 symposium report template, and supporting research analysis and content development.
Saumya Rai
Saumya contributed to RHGS through legal and policy research, analysis of symposium discussions, and preparation of research notes that informed strategic research directions.
Sandeep Kaur
Sandeep supported RHGS by synthesizing thematic literature, contributing to the structure of review article sections, and advancing analytical clarity across research outputs.
Samrawit Kebreab
Samrawit contributed to RHGS by conducting literature reviews, analyzing symposium recordings, and supporting the development of key sections in RHGS research papers.
Sekinat Owoyemi
Sekinat supported RHGS by reviewing and analyzing symposium recordings, conducting comprehensive literature reviews, and contributing to the Results, Research Gaps, and Recommendations sections.
Sukhdeep Samra
SSHRC Explore Grant Project Research Assistant
Grace Lowe
Regional Health Governance Study Research Assistant
Alyssa Shi
Regional Health Governance Study Research Assistant
Institutional Partners / Knowledge Users
Sociocapital supports RHGS by providing policy insights, strategic engagement, and knowledge mobilization expertise that strengthens the study’s impact across communities and decision-makers.
The West Africa Regional Coordinating Centre (Africa CDC) contributes regional public health leadership and technical expertise, enhancing RHGS’s work on equity-centered governance and pandemic preparedness.