I'm a Masters of Public Health thesis candidate at McMaster University, Department of Health Research Methods Evidence and Impact (HEI) Faculty of Health Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
My work spans AI diagnostics, to qualitative research and community-based studies at the local and international levels. Outside of academia, I share my poetry and perform at open mic events to explore and express my experiences while creating space for others to do the same.
Diabetic Retinopathy Detection Through Retinal Vessel Segmentation Using Swin U-Net
Model
Aqsa Rahim, Zineb Farahat, Nabila Zrira, Nissrine Souissi, Sajid Rahim, Mohammed Belmekki, Nabil Ngote,
Kawtar Megdiche
DOI
Investigating the Association Between Social Isolation & Lack of Community Involvement and
Non-Pain-Related Increases in Opioid Drug Use Among Canadians Aged 25+ in the Context of the COVID-19
Pandemic.
McMaster Journal
Investigating the Relationship Between Cortisol and Paternal Postpartum Depression: A
Research Protocol
Aqsa Rahim, Gloria Olotu-Akinyemi, Hirwa Patel
DOI
Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS 2: CORE
2022)
Government of Canada | September 2024
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Culture, Colonization and the Determinants of
Health
Ontario Health, Santé Ontario, Canada | October 2025
Indigenous Knowledge and Traditional Health
Ontario Health, Santé Ontario, Canada | October 2025
Best Oral Presentation, Guelph One Health Conference
Guelph University, Guelph, Ontario, Canada | October 2025
Deans’ Honour List
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | September 2021 – Present
Provost’s Honour List
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | August 2025
Silver Medal: iGEM Grand Jamboree
Paris, France | October 2024
Department of Biology Honour Roll
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | May 2022
Faculty of Science Achievement Award
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada| May, 2021
