Dr. Sassan Mohamady is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Resilience Research Centre with a strong background in nursing and public health sciences. Since joining the Centre in December 2025, he has contributed to advancing research on youth resilience and well-being through innovative geospatial health methods. Funded by the Storehouse Foundation, Sassan works closely with Dr. Jan Höltge on a project focused on identifying and studying communities across Nova Scotia where youth are thriving.

In his role, Sassan leads the preparation and analysis of administrative health data to identify “Healthy Youth Areas” across the province. His work includes data cleaning and management, geospatial analyses to detect spatial clustering of youth health outcomes, and temporal analyses to examine trends in population-level health data over time. His expertise in integrating geospatial methods with public health data supports a deeper understanding of how place-based factors influence youth well-being.

Sassan’s interdisciplinary training and research experience allow him to bridge data science, public health, and social science perspectives. His work contributes to building evidence that can inform policy and strengthen community supports for youth.