About
In Fall 2026, I joined the Canadian Medical Association as a Policy & Research Advisor to support the development of evidence-informed policy through research, analysis, and synthesis of information related to health and health care issues. In this role, I provide analytical and advisory support to inform national policy positions, advocacy efforts, and organizational priorities, while collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders.
Prior to joining the CMA, I completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Family Medicine at Dalhousie University, where I contributed to multi-provincial research examining changing primary care needs and health workforce supply across Canada. Throughout my career, I have worked as an independent research consultant, sessional instructor, research associate, and team lead for student research groups, gaining experience across a range of research, academic, and health system settings.
My research interests span primary care, family medicine, health workforce, and care for older adults. I have experience leading observational and quasi-experimental studies using health administrative data, as well as evidence syntheses, consensus studies, qualitative and mixed-methods research, and patient-engaged research.
To date, I have published more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles, including in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Age and Ageing, Annals of Family Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, and Canadian Family Physician. I am the first or senior author on approximately two-thirds of my publications. I have also contributed to 12 technical reports, serving as first or senior author on 10. My research has been cited more than 400 times.
I completed my academic training at McMaster University, where I earned a PhD in Health Research Methodology in 2024, and the University of Waterloo, where I earned a BSc in Honours Health Studies in 2019. During my undergraduate studies, cooperative education placements across a range of health care settings sparked my interest in health services and aging research.
