Nathanael Ip

Public Health, University of Alberta to UW
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About

Nathanael is a health equity researcher, policy advisor, and grassroots leader currently studying at the University of Alberta. As an incoming Fulbright Killam Fellow, he is looking forward to engaging with the Public Health community at the University of Washington!

Nathanael has been a vocal advocate for SDGs 3 and 5 across multiple levels, serving as an elected representative for around 10,000 Faculty of Science students on the University of Alberta’s General Faculties Council; the British Columbia Ministry of Health’s Youth Advisory Council; as well as the youth advisory council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health.

Through his research work with the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and the University of British Columbia, Nathanael has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed health equity papers in Frontiers in Medicine and Colorectal Disease. Nathanael has also served on peer-review committees for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research as well as Regional Health Authorities. In his free time, Nathanael enjoys rock climbing and playing in a classical string quartet.