Muriel Mac-Seing
About
In July 2023, Muriel Mac-Seing joins the School of Public Health of the Université de Montréal as an Assistant Professor in Global Health. Muriel’s postdoctoral fellowship examined the intersection between COVID-19-related global health governance and population health research priorities in Canada (Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto). She holds a Ph.D. in Public Health (Université de Montréal), a Master of Applied Science (McGill University), and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (McGill University). Muriel held several positions in international development in community health, sexual and reproductive health, HIV and AIDS, and disability in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and France. She is a passionate advocate of social justice and health equity for populations living in conditions of vulnerability and marginalization, notably people with disabilities. From 2014 to 2016, she was a member of the Human Rights Reference Group at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. In 2018, she co-led the first list of 200+ Francophone Women Leaders in Global Health. Muriel is one of the co-founding members of the Canadian Chapter of Women in Global Health.