Ro McFarlane

Ro coordinates the HRI’s flagship Master of Public Health program. She has significant experience and expertise at the interface between health, biodiversity, environmental sustainability, and food production, often referred to as One Health, Planetary Health and, or Ecological Public Health.  Her research focuses on evidence synthesis for policy, education and addressing barriers to implementation of place-based solutions. Current activities include coordinating Health within the Nexus Assessment for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and addressing healthy and sustainable food system transition as co-lead of the Future of Food in the Capital Region network.