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Dr. Eric Wong is a Scientist with the KT Program and a Geriatrician at Unity Health Toronto. He obtained his PhD in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research program at IHPME (University of Toronto). He completed his MD at McMaster University and geriatric medicine training at the University of Toronto. He is interested in improving…

Dr. Larissa Shamseer (MSc, PhD) is a post-doctoral research fellow with the Knowledge Translation Program. She completed her PhD in Epidemiology at the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa. She is a methodologist specializing in knowledge synthesis and publication science. Her research to date has focused on optimizing research transparency…

Dr. Nicole Doria (MA, PhD) is a post-doctoral research fellow with the Knowledge Translation Program. She completed her Master of Arts in Health Promotion and her PhD in Health at Dalhousie University. She has expertise in knowledge synthesis and translation. Her research and community work mainly focus on improving health equity for marginalized populations. She…

Dr. Gabrielle Chicoine (RN, MSc, PhD), is a post-doctoral research fellow with the Knowledge Translation Program. She completed her PhD in Nursing Science at the Université de Montréal. She has expertise in mental health, patient-oriented research, health and healthcare profession behavior change, and mixed-methods research. Her work mainly focuses on the development, implementation, evaluation, and…

Marie-Claire Conlin (MSc) is the Research Program Manager for the Knowledge Synthesis Team. She holds a Master of Science in psychology from Northumbria University in the United Kingdom. She has significant experience in education and knowledge mobilization in public health, and mental health and behavioural addictions. She is passionate about equity, diversity and inclusion, with…

Jamie Boyd (MSc) is the Research Program Manager of the Wellness Hub, a research and support program designed to aid 72 long term care homes (LTCH) and retirement homes (RH) across Ontario in their pandemic response and beyond. The Wellness Hub is based at the Knowledge Translation Program, and is funded through the COVID-19 Immunity…

Danielle Kasperavicius is the Research Program Manager for the Team for Implementation, Evaluation and Sustainability (TIES) at the Knowledge Translation Program. Danielle has worked at the Knowledge Translation Program since 2017, and has led over 40 implementation projects and capacity-building initiatives, and an additional 40 sub-projects. She has previously worked at the National Collaborating Centre…

Dr. Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai (PhD) is an Affiliate Scientist in the Knowledge Translation Program, and an Associate Professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto. She is currently the Secretary General and Senior Researcher of the Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program Foundation for the Ministry of Health in Thailand. Her…

Dr. Puchalski Ritchie (MD, PhD) is a Scientist in the Knowledge Translation Program. She is also an emergency physician at University Health Network, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, at the University of Toronto and Assistant Professor (status only) at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at…