Dr Susan Elliott, a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (FAAS) and University Research Chair in Medical Geography and professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo, has been elected to become a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). She will be inducted at a ceremony held during the 2025 Celebration of Excellence and Engagement conference in Montréal, Québec, on 14 November 2025. 

Founded in 1882, the RSC comprises the Academy of Arts and Humanities, Academy of Social Sciences, Academy of Science and the RSC College. The RSC recognizes excellence, advises the government and the larger society, and promotes a culture of knowledge and innovation in Canada and with other national academies around the world. 

Dr Elliott’s transdisciplinary work bridges science and policy through global partnerships. As part of the Geographies of Health in Place lab, Elliott has supervised more than 50 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, fostering the next generation of scholars in global health and environmental research. 

Her current research addresses water security, gender-based violence and neglected health and illness in vulnerable populations in Sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In 2022, Elliott was elected a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences, where she helps shape strategic direction and advance its mission to improve lives across Africa through global health research and scientific collaborations, and integrated knowledge translation. 

Original article published on the University of Waterloo website.