dr. samuel essien
assistant professor
sessien@lakeheadu.ca
+1 807-343-8010ext. 7199
sn 1006b
mon-fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
academic qualifications:
- scpor post-doctoral fellowship, university of saskatchewan, canada (2021)
- ph.d., epidemiology, university of saskatchewan, canada (2019)
- professional specialized certificate (population health data analysis) university of victoria, canada (2019)
- m.sc., community and population health sciences, university of saskatchewan, canada (2015)
- m.sc., mathematics and statistics, university of windsor, canada (2013)
- b.sc., mathematics and statistics, university of cape coast, ghana (2008)
other appointments
- adjunct professor, school of rehabilitation science, university of saskatchewan
date joined lakehead:
october 2022
previous teaching/work:
- hesc 5270: epidemiology ii
- hesc 5213: environmental and occupational public health
- hesc 5710-gde: chronic and infectious disease epidemiology
research interests:
dr. essien’s research primarily focuses on improving general workplace safety, mental health, and injury prevention, improving the quality of life for vulnerable populations, especially in people affected by work and non-work-related amputations, developing epidemiological models in addressing maternal health problems, particularly in resource-limited countries and patient-oriented research.
other interests
- outbreak investigation
- public health surveillance of chronic and infectious diseases