Catherine Stratton is a PhD student with the Knowledge Translation Program under Dr. Tricco’s supervision. She is completing her PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Toronto and previously completed her Master of Public Health at Yale University. She is a CIHR Graduate Scholarship recipient and a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholar. Her doctoral dissertation is focused on improving the design of rare disease patient registries through patient engagement and co-creation. Her research interests include rare disease epidemiology, guidance and guideline development, knowledge synthesis, and patient-engagement.