Geil Astorga

Geil Astorga is the Marketing and Communications Associate for CanChild. She develops and implements communications and marketing strategies as well as supports CanChild's knowledge translation initiatives. Geil completed her Communications degree with Provost Honour and Distinction at McMaster University. During her studies, she received a prestigious award to conduct an independent research study on the affordances of social media in knowledge translation. She is also a recipient of the Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Program (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada). Geil is currently pursuing her Master of Health Science (MHSc) in Translational Research in Health Sciences at the University of Toronto.