Adjunct Faculty

Joseph Emmanuel Amuah, MSc, PhD
Methodologist, Methodology Unit
Canadian Institute for Health Information

Research Interests: Statistical and Epidemiological Methods in Health Research, Large Administrative Databases

jamuah@cihi.ca


Sonia Anand, BA, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Hamilton General Hosptial
Director, Vascular Medicine Clinic, Hamilton Health Services

Research Interests: Cardiovascular Research, Women's Health Research

anands@mcmaster.ca


*Tye Arbuckle, MSc, PhD, Senior Epidemiologist & Research Scientist

Biostatistics and Epidemiology Division
Environmental Health Science Bureau
Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch
Health Canada

Research Interests: Measuring Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, and their Effect on Male and Female Reproductive Health


tye_arbuckle@hc-sc.gc.ca


Chris Archibald
, MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC
Director, Surveillance and Risk Assessment Division
Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada

Epidemiology and Surveillance of HIV/AIDs and related Infectious Diseases


chris_archibald@hc-sc.gc.ca


Mubeen Aslam, MD, MCom, PhD

Senior Epidemiologist, Surveillance and Risk Assessment Division
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Behavioural Epidemiology and Health Promotion


mubeen_aslam@phac-aspc.gc.ca


Garry Aslanyan, DMD, MPH, PhD, FRCD(C)

Portfolio Policy Manager, WHO/UNICEF/World Bank/UNDP Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
Geneva, Switzerland

Research Interests: International Health
, Health Policy and Health Systems, Public Health

gaslanya@hotmail.com


*Richard T. Burnett, MSc, PhD

Senior Research Scientist, Biostatistics Division, Environmental Health Directorate
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Biostatistics, Air Pollution, Risk Assessment


rick_burnett@phac-aspc.gc.ca


Maureen Carew, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Public Health Physician, Directorate Force Health Protection, DGHS
Department of National Defence

Research Interests: Evidence-Based Policies, Clinical Preventive Health Services


Carew.MT@forces.gc.ca


Anne Carter, BSc (Hons.), MHSc, MD, FRCPC

Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit

Research Interests: Evidence-based practice, particularly preventice practice and public health practice; evaluation of quality of care; quality management.


Anne.Carter@healthunit.org


*Bernard Choi, MSc, PhD

Senior Research Scientist, Director's Office
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Epidemiologic and Biostatistical Methods, Public Health Surveillance, Occupational Epidemiology


bernard_choi@phac-aspc.gc.ca


*Tammy Clifford, PhD, MSc, BSc

Vice President, HTA Directorate
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)

Systematic Reviews, Meta-Analyses, Survey Methods
, Pediatrics, HTA

tammyc@cadth.ca

Robert Cushman, MD, MSc, MBA, CCFP, FRCPC
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) for the Champlain region

Research Interests: Injury Prevention


robert.cushman@lhins.on.ca


*Phillip Duclos, MSc, PhD

Medical Officer and Project Leader, Immunization Safety Priority Project
Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
World Health Organization

Research Interests: Immunization, Epidemiology and Assessment, Surveillance and Immunization Safety


duclosp@who.int


Edward Ellis, MD, MPH, FRCPC

Manager, Tuberculosis Prevention and Control
Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Infectious Diseases, Tuberculosis


edward_ellis@phac-aspc.gc.ca


Abebe Engdasaw, MPH

Multicultural Health Coordinator
City of Ottawa Health Department

Research Interests: Multicultural Health


abebe.engdasaw@ottawa.ca


George Fodor, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FAHA

Head of Research, Minto Prevention and Rehabilitation Centre
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Professor of Medicine

Research Interests: Cardiovascular Epidemiology


gfodor@ottawaheart.ca

Dara Spatz Friedman, PhD, MPH
Epidemiologist, Evidence, Preparedness and Information Division
Ottawa Public Health

Research Interests: Communicable Disease Surveillance and Epidemiology

dara.friedman@ottawa.ca


Jamie Hockin, MD, MSc
Director, Professional Development, Office of Public Health Practice
Public Health Agency of Canada

jamie_hockin@phac-aspc.gc.ca


Tanya Horsley
, PhD
Education Research Scientist, Centre for Learning in Practice
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons

Research Interests: Systematic reviews and associated methodological research, education research (within the contexts of lifelong learning, continuing medical education and continuing professional development)


thorsley@rcpsc.edu


Stephen Hotz, PhD, C. Psych.

Consultant

Research Interests: Health Psychology, Determinants of Health Behaviour


sbhotz@uottawa.ca


Gayatri Jayaraman, MPH, PhD

Head, Surveillance and Epidemiology, Community Aquired Infections Division
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests:


Gayatri_Jayaraman@phac-aspc.gc.ca


Helen Johansen, PhD

Senior Analyst, Health Information and Research Division
Statistics Canada

Research Interests: Health Information and Surveys


Helen.Johansen@statcan.gc.ca


*Ken Johnson, PhD, BA

Research Scientist, Evidence and Risk Assessment Divison
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Cancer Epidemiology


Ken_LCDC_johnson@phac-aspc.gc.ca


*Ann Jolly, MSc, PhD

Senior Research Epidemiologist, Division of Modeling and Projection
Centre for Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control
Public Health Agency of Canada

Reseach Interests: STDs, HIV/AIDS Epidemiology


ann_m_jolly@phac-aspc.gc.ca


Mark Kaplan, DrPH, MPH, MSW, BA

Professor, School of Community Health,
Portland State Univesity

kaplanm@pdx.edu


*Dafna Kohen, BA(Hons.), MS, MPhil, PhD

Senior Research Analyst, Health Analysis and Measurement Group
Statistics Canada

Research Interests: Poverty and Child Health and Analysis of Survey Data


dafna.Kohen@statcan.ca


Marcus Lem, MD, MHSc, FRCPC

Director, Health Protection
First Nations & Inuit Health, British Columbia Region
Health Canada

Research Interests: Epidemiology, Community Health


Marcus_lem@hc-sc.gc.ca


Isra Levy, MB BCh, MSc, FRCPC, FACPM

Medical Officer of Health
Ottawa Public Health

Research Interests: Cancer and Public Health


Isra.Levy@ottawa.ca


Elizabeth A. Lindsay, BA, MS, PhD

President, Lindsay ActionScience Inc.

Research Interests: Behaviour Change, Heart Health and Tobacco Control


ealindsay@sympatico.ca


Joan Lindsay
, PhD
Epidemiologist, Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Epidemiology of Dementia


jlindsay@uottawa.ca


Nancy Lightfoot, PhD, MSc, BSc

Senior Epidemiologist and Associate Professor, The Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre
Sudbury Regional Hospital
Northern Ontario Medical School
Lakehead and Laurentian Universities

Research Interests: Cancer Epidemiology (Surveillance, Aetiology and Survival),
Occupational Epidemiology and Health Services Research


nlightfoot@hrsrh.on.ca


*Shiliang Liu, PhD, MD, MSc

Senior Research Scientist, Health Surveillance and Epidemiology Division, Centre for Health Promotion
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Reproductive, perinatal epidemiology, and maternal and child health


Shiliang_Liu@phac-aspc.gc.ca


*Yang Mao, MSc, PhD

Director, Environment Risk Assessment and Disease Surveillance Division, Cancer Bureau
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Cancer Epidemiology, Epidemiologic Methods


yang_mao@phac-aspc.gc.ca


Sharmila Mhatre, PhD, MSc, BSc
Senior Program Specialist
Governance, Equity and Health - Globalization, Growth and Poverty
International Development Research Centre

Research Interests: International Health


smhatre@idrc.ca


Samy Mohanna, MD, CSPQ, FRCPC

Occupational Medicine Consultant

Research Interests: Occupational Health, Community Health Services


ssmohanna@rogers.com


*Howard Morrison, PhD, MSc
Senior Science Advisor, Centre for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Control
Public Health Agency of Canada

Howard_morrison@phac-aspc.gc.ca


Anthony Myres, PhD, Bsc

Special Advisor, Strategic Science and Operations Division
Environmental Contaminants Bureau

Research Interests: Environmental Health

tony_myres@hc-sc.gc.ca


Vic Neufeld, MD, MA, FRCPC, Consultant


Research Interests: International Health


neufeld@mcmaster.ca


*Ineke Neutel, MSc, PhD

Consultant in Pharmacoepidemiology / Epidemiology Research

Research Interests: Pharmacoepidemiology, Drug Research, Cardiovascular Disease


ineutel@uottawa.ca


Howard Njoo, MD, MHSc, FRCPC

Director General, Centre for Communicable Diseases and Infection Control
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Public Health, Risk Assessment, Risk Management for the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis


howard_njoo@phac-aspc.gc.ca


Sheila O'Brien, PhD, RN

Director, National Epidemiology and Surveillance
Canadian Blood Services

Research Interests: Transmissible Disease Surveillance of the Blood System
Blood Utilization Research and Epidemiological Aspects of Donor Research


sheila.o'brien@bloodservices.ca


Keith O'Rourke, MBA, DPhil

Scientist, Clinical Epidemiology Program
Ottawa Health Research Institute
Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus

Research Interests: Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials and
Design and Analysis of Non-Randomized Clinical Trials


k_orourke@rogers.com


Linda Panaro, MD, MHSc, FRCPC

Director, Field Epidemiology Training Program
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Public Health


linda_panaro@phac-aspc.gc.ca


Maura Ricketts, MD, MHSc, FRCPC

Director, Office for Public Health
Canadian Medical Association

Research Interests: Health Policy, Surveillance


maura.ricketts@cma.ca


Paula Stewart, MD, CCFP, FRCPC

Director, Chronic Disease Surveillance
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Health Promotion, Health Services Evaluation, Maternal and Child Health


paula@paulajstewart.ca


*David Stieb, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Medical Epidemiologist, Air Quality Health Effects Research Section
Health Canada

Research Interests: Environmental Epidemiology


dave_stieb@hc-sc.gc.ca


Shagufta Sultan, PhD, MSc

Biostatistician, Office of Science, Bureau of Policy, Science and International Program
Therapeutic Products Directorate
Health Product and Food Branch, Health Canada

Research Interests: Biostatistics


Shagufta_Sultan@hc-sc.gc.ca


Gregory Taylor, MD, FRCPC
Director General, Office of Public Health Practice
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Disease Prevention, Public Health


gregory_taylor@phac-aspc.gc.ca


Steve Tsekrekos, BSc (Hons), MD, FRCPC

Occupational & Environmental Health Medical Specialist
National Defence, Candian Forces Health Service Group,
Directorate of Force Health Protection

Research Interests: Occupational and Environmental Health

Tsekrekos.SN@forces.gc.ca


Anne-Marie Ugnat, PhD

A/Chief, Special Surveillance Initiatives, Surveillance and Risk Assessment Division
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Disease Surveillance, Biostatistics


anne-marie_ugnat@phac-aspc.gc.ca


Carol Vlassoff, MA, PhD

Acting Area Manager, Knowledge Management and Communication
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Research Interests: HIV/AIDS, Internation Health, Gender and Health


vlassofc@gmail.com


*Jeanette Ward, PhD, MHPEd, MBBS

Director, Health Strategies Division
Cancer Council NSW, Australia

Research Interests: Population Health


jward@uottawa.ca


Jeff Whitehead, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Public Health Physician, Directorate Force Health Protection, DGHS
Department of National Defence

Research Interests: Clinical Preventive Medicine, Health Surveillance, Outbreak Investigations


Jeff.Whitehead@forces.gc.ca


*Russell Wilkins, MUrb, BEd

Senior Analyst, Health Analysis and Measurement Group
Statistics Canada

Research Interests: Inequalities in Health, Postal Code Conversion, Reproductive Outcomes


russell.wilkins@statcan.ca


Kathryn Williams, BSc, MS

Biostatistician
University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Research Interests: Biostatistics, clinical trial methods and expanding the use of more complex biostatistics techniques in medical research


kwilliams@ottawaheart.ca


Qilong Yi, PhD, MSc

Senior Biostatistician, National Epidemiology and Surveillance Department
Canadian Blood Services

Research Interest:
Mixed model (Hierarchical modelling), Spatial analysis, survival analysis, Markov Modelling, Sample Size calculation, Methology on agreement assessment, Applied statistics in epidemiology and Clinical trials.

qi-long.yi@bloodservices.ca


Jan Zielinski, MSc, PhD

Research Scientist/Senior Statistician, Environmental Health Directorate
Public Health Agency of Canada

Research Interests: Biostatistics, Cancer Modelling, Risk Assessment, Statistical Computing


jan_zielinski@phac-aspc.gc.ca

(An asterisk (*) designates a member of the Faculty of Graduate and Postgraduate Studies.)

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