Gaynor Watson-Creed

Assistant Dean, Serving and Engaging Society, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University Society for Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine, and Chair of the Board of Engage Nova Scotia

Description

Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed is the Assistant Dean of Serving and Engaging Society for Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine, and Chair of the Board of Engage Nova Scotia. She is a public health specialist physician with 16 years experience, having served as the former Medical Officer of Health for the Halifax area and Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health for Nova Scotia. She served as a member of the One Nova Scotia Coalition economic strategy table in Nova Scotia and is currently a member of the federal Task Force on Women in the Economy. Dr. Watson-Creed has an MD from Dalhousie University, an MSc from the University of Guelph, and a BSc from the University of Prince Edward Island. She also sits as chair or member of several national population health councils and boards, and is a passionate advocate for high-quality public health services in Canada.

Sessions

Evaluating Bold Policy Proposals - Urban Life and Community
May 14, 2021
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Panel presentations and live discussion with wellbeing research, policy and practice leaders to propose and assess the feasibility of specific bold, cost-effective, evidence-based and impactful policies for wellbeing.
Speakers
Val Morrison
Scientific Advisor, National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy, INSPQ
Stefano Bartolini
Professor of Happiness Economics and Political Economy at the University of Siena
Paul Frijters
Professor of Wellbeing Economics, London School of Economics
Alex Haslam
Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology and Australian Laureate Fellow, University of Queensland
Susan Holdsworth
Project Manager for RECOVER: Urban Wellbeing
Keren Tang
Participatory City Development Manager, J W McConnell Foundation
Gaynor Watson-Creed
Assistant Dean, Serving and Engaging Society, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University Society for Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine, and Chair of the Board of Engage Nova Scotia