Lia Frederiksen, PhD
PhD Geography, University of Toronto
Date of Visit: September 7 – December 1, 2026
Purpose of Visit
During the CHES visit, Lia is looking forward to connecting with scholars and health professions educators to explore shared interests and discuss research ideas.
Biography
Lia Frederiksen is a human geographer (PhD Geography, University of Toronto) who studies work, labour, and employment focusing on social and health services. She specializes in community-engaged learning for practice advancement, stigma reduction, and worker wellbeing. Her interest is in bringing service users and service providers together to share from lived experience and translate evidence into practical tools to improve services, training, and workplaces. Lia has led projects related to professional education and identity formation, health equity, and long-term care in academic and practical settings. At University of Waterloo she has led knowledge mobilization and organized Understanding the Future of Work, an international collaboration to diversify research and expertise in economic geography.