Annmarie Adams has pioneered interdisciplinary methodologies for assessing healthcare design, an increasingly relevant field as Canada's hospitals age. Trained as an architect and architectural historian, her award-winning publications, exhibitions, teaching, and activism illuminate the complex relationship of health and the built environment, and have situated Canadian hospitals at the forefront of international, architectural discourse. Her impact in medicine has been recognized by the architectural profession as "a model of professional outreach."

Aslam Anis is a Professor in the School of Population and Public Health at UBC and one of Canada’s leading health economists. Early on, Dr. Anis demonstrated that costly HIV/AIDS drugs save money and that failing to use these drugs actually is more expensive than using them. He has also shown governments how changes to drug reimbursement can save money, increase access to drugs for Canadians and improve their health. His program on determining formulary access in British Columbia has become the basis for a Canada-wide program and has been taken up by other government agencies, including that ...

Dr. Martin M. Antony is among Canada’s leading experts on the correlates and evidence basedtreatment of anxiety and related disorders. He has contributed over 300 peer-reviewedpublications and over 30 widely recommended books that have been translated into 20 languages.Dr. Antony has played a central role in the delivery of evidence-based mental health care in Ontarioas founding director of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic and the Clinical PsychologyResidency Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, founding director of Toronto MetropolitanUniversity’s Psychology graduate ...

Dr. Asmundson is a Registered Doctoral Psychologist and Professor at the UofR. He is Editor-in-Chief of two leading journals and serves on numerous editorial boards. His pioneering work on fear-avoidance in chronic pain and his shared vulnerability model of co-occurring PTSD and chronic pain have led to significant advances in understanding and treating these prevalent, disabling, and costly conditions. He is a FRSC, a recipient of the SOM, and was awarded the Molson Prize for remarkable achievements in the social science. He is actively involved in clinical research/supervision and has ...

As the scientific director of the largest Francophone research centre on aging Centre de recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Sylvie Belleville has been advancing research in neuropsychology and aging for two decades. One of the most prolific researchers in her field, she has published 203 articles, developed several innovative projects on brain health in seniors, and devised a number of diagnostic and prevention tools for Alzheimer's disease. In Canada and internationally, her leadership and vision have benefited many research groups. Her research has led to the ...

Cecilia Benoit, PhD (Sociology, UofT) is of Mi'kmaw and French ancestry and iscurrently a Scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research andProfessor of Sociology. Her research examines social inequities embedded inlaws, policies, programs and research agendas and searches for evidence basedsolutions. She has been instrumental in making known the indigenous knowledgesheld by Aboriginal midwives and birthing women and worked to change health carepolicies so that Indigenous and non-Indigenous midwives could legally work andhave their services reimbursed by the public purse. ...

Recognized nationally and internationally for her research and scholarshipon health workforce policy, health worker migration, midwifery and maternity care. She holds a CIHR Chair in Gender, Work and Health Human Resources and previously held CIHR and Canada Research Chairs. She co-founded the bilingual Canadian Society for the Sociology of Health and leads the Ontario and Canadian Health Human Resources Networks. Her dedication to effective knowledge exchange is evidenced with a number of consultations to Provincial Ministries of Health, Health Canada, the Pan American Health Organization ...

Dr. Bryan's international reputation is in health economics, health technology assessment and health services and policy research. He was a Harkness Fellow in 2005 at Stanford University, has a career total of over 250 peer-reviewed articles, has won over $45M in research funding during his 12 years in Canada, and currently chairs the Advisory Board for CIHR's Institute for Health Services & Policy Research. Dr. Bryan is an experienced and accomplished health research leader, having held numerous leadership roles throughout his career, culminating in his appointment in January 2020 as ...

Dr. Robert Burrell is an internationally recognized expert in nanostructured noble metals and their application inmedicine. He led the group that developed and manufactured the world's first commerciallysuccessful therapeutic application of nanotechnology-Acticoat™ dressing. The dressing has revolutionized burn and wound care, saving the lives and limbs ofthousands of patients around the world. Burrell's work has uncovered thephysical and chemical properties of nanocrystalline silver and laid thegroundwork to develop therapeutics that positively alter the outcomes ofpeople's lives. He is the ...

Dr. R. Nicholas Carleton is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Regina and the founding Scientific Director of the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment. Hiswork has impacted mental health outcomes, practices, and policies in Canada and internationally through the development and integration of systems for Public Safety Personnel mental health research, assessment, and treatment. His efforts have galvanized Public Safety Personnel research, setting the stage to tangibly improve mental health for all Canadians. Carleton maintains a small private practice for ...