Epidemiologist
Adrian Foster (he/him) is a Research Officer and Epidemiologist with the Population Health Analytics Lab at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Employing cross-sectional survey methods, his work seeks to understand regional variation in perceptions of community wellbeing in Ontario. In addition, he has collaborated with the University Health Network’s Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine – evaluating the effectiveness of food prescription during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adrian has also worked closely with Ontario 211 to help gather data on social needs that often go unexpressed during standard helpline exchanges. Adrian earned his Honours Bachelor of Science in Biology at McGill University and his Master of Public Health in Epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.