{"id":28,"date":"2026-05-17T13:21:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/athiam\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-06-06T08:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T15:17:02","slug":"welcome-to-my-acadblog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/athiam\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to my AcadVlog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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My academic work<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to my blog…My name is Astou. In this AcadBlog, I will be sharing my academic work and relevant events. I look forward to connecting and exchanging ideas with those interested in my work…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About me<\/h2>\n\n\n
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PhD candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences at UBC, visiting Ume\u00e5 University and supported by SSHRC funding, I hold a MSc in epidemiology from ULaval and have worked in research or healthcare in Canada, Senegal and France, including serving as a public health lead in contact tracing in Manitoba. I am actively involved in community initiatives and projects on life transitions, inequalities, and Afro-centric ways of knowing. My doctoral project focuses on better understanding the complex migration flows of West-Central Africans in Metro Vancouver by exploring their experiences through a lens of hospitality. My research interests extend to the study of the impact of sport within marginalized communities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attributes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SKILLS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NVivo SPSS
Strong qualitative research skills
Strong quantitative research skills
Problem-solving skills Project office
Wix, WordPress: content creation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PUBLICATIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

REWARDS <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CGS-MSFSS | 2026
SSHRC Doctoral Award | 2025
Four Year Fellowships (UBC) | 2025
MT180 (French contest) | May 2024
UBC CMS Fellowship | 2023-24
ISAM Fellowship, South Korea | 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LANGUAGES: <\/strong>English, French, Wolof and basic Spanish<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us connect…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ORCID<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Scholar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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