Dr. Arnel M. Borras is an Assistant Professor at the Rankin School of Nursing, Faculty of Science, St. Francis Xavier University. Informed by his experiences as a factory worker and frontline nurse, he integrates practice, critical research, and advocacy to examine the structural determinants of health inequities. He holds a Ph.D. in Health with a specialization in Health Policy and Equity from York University. His research explores the political economy of health, focusing on housing precarity, food insecurity, and systemic inequities within health systems. Guided by a commitment to transformative and justice-oriented scholarship, Dr. Borras advances frameworks that promote ecological balance, social equity, and human flourishing.