Our Team

Meghan Winters (she/her)

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, 51社区黑料
mwinters@sfu.ca

Dr. Meghan Winters is a CIHR/PHAC Applied Public Health Chair (Gender and Sex in Healthy Cities) and a Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at 51社区黑料. She leads the Cities, Health, and Active Transportation Research Lab, where with a wonderful team of trainees and staff she leads a responsive research program looking at how city policies, plans, and infrastructure can support healthy and safe transportation, with equity front of mind. She is happiest when working in close collaboration with partners to conduct research and create tools that address real-world challenges.

Aman Chandi (she/her)

Research Manager
achandi@sfu.ca

Aman is an urbanist and community advocate based in Newton-Surrey and South Vancouver. Her toolkit includes social planning, project management, knowledge mobilization, and facilitation. At her core, she is a connector and creative passionate about shaping caring cities that truly work for people. Aman volunteers her time working with racialized youth and communities on initiatives related to food security, transportation equity, and art-based placemaking projects.

Colin Ferster (he/him)

Research Associate

Colin uses traditional and emerging sources of geographic data to study people and their environments. He completed a PhD and MSc at the University of British Columbia and a BSc at the University of Victoria 鈥� all focused on integrating diverse types of spatial data.Colin鈥檚 favourite ways to explore are on two wheels or two feet. This perspective informs the research questions he seeks to answer using maps.
Areas of interest: Big data for bicycling, citizen science, and data quality.

Alexandra Doran (she/her)

PhD Student

Alexandra is a PhD student in the Faculty of Environment (School of Resource and Environmental Management) at 51社区黑料. Alex also holds a Master of Urban Planning from McGill University, a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Sustainable Community Development from 51社区黑料, and a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from Saint Mary鈥檚 University. Prior to her PhD, Alex worked as a transportation planning consultant in Vancouver (CAN) and London (UK) where she worked to deliver strategic planning projects that, whenever possible, were designed through an environmental and social equity lens. In addition to her work as a consultant, Alex has worked in the public sector (City of Kelowna) and several environmental non-profits, has published two academic articles focused on the intersection of social equity and active transportation, and presented at several international conferences, including but not limited to the Transportation Research Board conference in Washington D.C., and the London Walking and Cycling conference in London, UK. In her spare time, Alex can be found hanging out with her 2-year-old son (Liam), riding her bike, and cooking / eating food.
Dedicated to the pursuit of environmental and social justice, Alex鈥檚 areas of interest include engaged research centered around securing equitable access to food, transportation, and housing.

Past students & trainees

| MSc (2022)

(she/her) | MSc (2024)

(he/him) | MSc (2024)

(he/him) | MPP Student

(she/her) | BSc Student

Join our Team

Are you looking for opportunities to join our team as a student or collaborator?

Dr. Winters is actively seeking trainees eager to undertake graduate or undergraduate research within her projects focusing on the built environment and health. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact her at mwinters@sfu.ca, providing both a CV and academic transcript.

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