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EDIDA Committee
The FHS Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Decolonization, and Accessibility (EDIDA) Committee is an oversight committee that provides direction and guidance to the Faculty of Health Sciences on an ongoing basis, guides the implementation of the FHS EDIDA Action Plan, and supports the implementation of the FHS Strategic Plan.
This committee oversees EDIDA working groups as needed to focus on implementation, developing and/or evaluating EDIDA initiatives for specific purposes or with particular populations. The activities of these working groups are aligned with the goals of the FHS EDIDA Action Plan. All working groups are responsible to (and provide regular reports to) the FHS EDIDA committee.
Please refer to the Terms of Reference below for more information:
Committee Membership (2025-2026)
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
| Abe Oudshoorn | Nursing | Chair - Assistant Dean (EDIDA) |
| Laura Murray | FHS/CSD | FHS Dean's Office Representative |
| Dominic Alaazi | Health Studies | Faculty |
| Treena Orchard | Health Studies | Faculty |
| Kyla Urquhart | Health Studies | Staff |
| Frances Urquhart | Health Studies | Staff |
| Attiya Muskan | Health Studies | Student [UG] |
| Lulya Woldetinsae | Health Studies | Student [UG] |
| Omarian Hussain | Health Studies | Student [UG] |
| Marlene Bagatto | CSD | Faculty |
| Mohamed Rahme | CSD | Postdoc |
| Zilai Wang | CSD | Student [Grad] |
| Sakina Raza | CSD | Student [Grad] |
| Lesley Macaskill | Food & Nutrional Sciences | Faculty |
| Nirositha Gunaratnam | Food & Nutritional Sciences | Student [UG] |
| Nuha Al Anqar | Food & Nutritional Sciences | Student [UG] |
| Ashley Mckeown | Nursing | Faculty |
| Saleema Allana | Nursing | Faculty |
| Lisha Khehra | Nursing | Student [UG] |
| Sean McWatt | Kinesiology | Faculty |
| Olivia Ghosh-Swaby | Kinesiology | Postdoc |
| Michaela Nikpal | Kinesiology | Student [Grad] |
| Isabelle Maillet | Kinesiology | Student [UG] |
| Aayush Tiwari | Kinesiology | Student [UG] |
| Codie Primeau | PT | Faculty |
| Angelina Wiggins | PT | Student [Grad] |
| Estella Trieu | PT | Student [Grad] |
| Haala Zuberi | PT | Student [Grad] |
| Sachindri (Sachi) Wijekoon | OT | Faculty |
| Anna Kawei | OT | Student [Grad] |
| Dimitra Pouliopoulou | HRS | Student [Grad] |
| Oluwabuyaso Kadiri | HRS | Student [Grad] |