- Location
- Zoom
- Series/Type
- Alumni Event, DLSPH Event, Faculty/Staff Event, Student Event
- Format
- Online
- Dates
- June 4, 2025 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Links
The Global Implementation Science Lab presents…
Join us for the Global Implementation Science Lab Seminar series.
On June 4th, 2025, we will have Dr. Su sharing her work regarding influencers in policy fields on social media.
This event is open to U of T staff, students, faculty, and alumni.
Presentation Details
Title: Influencers in Policy Fields on Social Media: Global Longitudinal Study of Dietary Sodium Reduction Posts, 2006-2022
Personal bio: Dr. Su is a health economist with an ScD in Global Health and Population from Harvard University. Her research centers on policy implementation science (IS), with a focus on identifying innovative, population-level strategies to reduce dietary risk factors and prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Dr. Su’s work has been supported by grants and contracts from federal agencies, foundations, and the private sector. She has authored over 40 peer-reviewed manuscripts, more than 40 non-refereed works, and seven book chapters. Dr. Su has consulted for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank, and several NGOs on primary health care system strengthening. She also held academic and policy roles at Tsinghua University and the Hong Kong Policy and Research Institute. Beyond academia, Dr. Su brings over a decade of experience in social entrepreneurship and public health practice, working to strengthen primary health care (PHC) and health policy implementation at global, national, and grassroots levels.