Alexa Yakubovich

Biography

Dr. Alexa Yakubovich is a social epidemiologist whose mixed-methods research program aims to advance a rigorous understanding of what causes and can prevent violence against women and gender-based violence more broadly. Equity- and action-oriented, her work is conducted in partnership with policymakers, organizations, communities, and people with lived experience of violence. As of July 1, 2026, Dr. Yakubovich is a tenured Associate Professor in Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University and Affiliate Scientist with Nova Scotia Health, IWK Health, and the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at Unity Health Toronto. In addition, she serves as an Associate Scientist with the Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit, a Scholar at the Healthy Populations Institute, and a Research Fellow at the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research. Dr. Yakubovich is actively engaged in multi-sector research that informs service design and policy reform across Canadian and international contexts. She has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles and acquired over $5 million in funding to support her research, including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research inaugural Health System Impact Embedded Early Career Research Award for Eastern Canada. Her work has informed policy and practice related to violence prevention across Canada and internationally and has received significant coverage from national and international media, including regular television, radio, and print interviews.