Josh is born Canadian, raised Australian and has Guyanese roots. He is Lab Manager and Research Associate at OTS Research Collaborative. He is a graduate of the Master of Arts in Health Promotion Program at Dalhousie University. Josh’s research focuses on intersectional population health and health equity. He is also the interim Research and Knowledge Mobilization Facilitator at the Healthy Populations Institute at Dalhousie University.

Crystal Watson is a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Health at Dalhousie University and Academic Chair in Health and Human Services at the Nova Scotia Community College. She holds a Master’s degree in Leisure Studies from Dalhousie University and is a certified recreation therapist.

Nnamdi is a first year medical student at Dalhousie University who has research and professional experience in programming and capacity building within the Black and African Nova Scotian communities. Having completed an honours project; Retrospect: Supports for Criminal Record Holders, Incarcerated Individuals and Community Reintegration – within the School of Health and Human Performance at Dalhousie University, and working with the Nova Scotia Brotherhood and Sisterhood in Primary Healthcare, Nova Scotia Health, he has valuable understanding and knowledge within this area of research.