Sean B. Rourke, Ph.D. was appointed as a Fellow to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. The Academy recognizes the full breadth of academic health science ranging from fundamental science to social science and population health. Fellows elected to the Academy have been well recognized by their peers nationally and internationally for their contributions to the promotion of health science. They have demonstrated leadership, creativity, distinctive competencies and a commitment to advance academic health science.

This award was in recognition of his work transforming how population health and community-based research is done to have a stronger impact on policies and front-line services, and to solve complex health problems for people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS.

Dr. Rourke worked closely with Dr. Igor Grant during the formative years of his career and was a graduate of the San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego (SDSU/UCSD) Joint Doctoral Program (JDP) in Clinical Psychology.

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