Current Positions

Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba
Investigator, Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

Education

2017, PhD. Experimental Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC
2008, MSc. Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London ON
2006, BHSc. Honors Specialization in Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London ON

Research Focus

My research focuses on the application of participatory approaches to the study and optimization of health and well-being. I have an extensive background in biostatistics, and care deeply about the social aspects of clinical and health services research. I also firmly believe that populations that are directly impacted by research have invaluable experiential knowledge that ought to drive research. Thus, I commonly integrate mixed-methods approaches that facilitate research that is grounded in people’s experiences and supported by hard data. Since 2018, my program of research has become increasingly focused on patient-oriented research (that is, research that focuses on patient and care partner identified priorities and outcomes and engages these knowledge users as co-researchers).

Research Interests

patient-oriented research; patient engagement in research; social behavioral and administrative pharmacy; cardiac research; social prescribing