Julia Abelson is a professor in the Department of Health Evidence and Impact, and an associate member of the Department of Political Science. She was director of the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA) from 2006-2011, and is a past recipient of a Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator award, and an Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Career Scientist award. She is also the director of McMaster’s Health Policy PhD program. Abelson obtained her M.Sc. in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health and her doctorate in social and policy sciences at the University of Bath, U.K. Her research interests include public engagement in health system governance; the analysis of the determinants of health policy decision-making; and the evaluation of innovations in the organization, funding and delivery of health services. Through her research, education and service activities, Abelson works closely with decision-makers in provincial, regional and local governments.

Research Interests: public engagement methods and evaluation; values in health policy analysis; politics of health policy

Julia Abelson is a professor in the Department of Health Evidence and Impact, and an associate member of the Department of Political Science. She was director of the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA) from 2006-2011, and is a past recipient of a Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator award, and an Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Career Scientist award. She is also the director of McMaster’s Health Policy PhD program. Abelson obtained her M.Sc. in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health and her doctorate in social and policy sciences at the University of Bath, U.K. Her research interests include public engagement in health system governance; the analysis of the determinants of health policy decision-making; and the evaluation of innovations in the organization, funding and delivery of health services. Through her research, education and service activities, Abelson works closely with decision-makers in provincial, regional and local governments.

Research Interests: public engagement methods and evaluation; values in health policy analysis; politics of health policy

Elizabeth Alvarez is an experienced family/public health physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI) at McMaster University. After completing her medical degree and family medicine residency at the University of Toledo in Ohio, she earned a master’s degree in public health through the Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health, and a PhD in Health Policy at McMaster University. She also holds a certificate in medical cognitive behavioural therapy (CMCBT).

Her research uses policy analysis and qualitative and mixed methods for applied knowledge translation, spanning the role of context in evidence informed decision making, public health topics, sustainable health behaviour change across the lifespan, and multidisciplinary care.

Research Interests: Health promotion; behaviour change; chronic disease prevention and management; mental health; aging; health policy; health systems strengthening; public health; primary care; ecological approaches to health

Elizabeth Alvarez is an experienced family/public health physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI) at McMaster University. After completing her medical degree and family medicine residency at the University of Toledo in Ohio, she earned a master’s degree in public health through the Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health, and a PhD in Health Policy at McMaster University. She also holds a certificate in medical cognitive behavioural therapy (CMCBT).

Her research uses policy analysis and qualitative and mixed methods for applied knowledge translation, spanning the role of context in evidence informed decision making, public health topics, sustainable health behaviour change across the lifespan, and multidisciplinary care.

Research Interests: Health promotion; behaviour change; chronic disease prevention and management; mental health; aging; health policy; health systems strengthening; public health; primary care; ecological approaches to health

Ellen Amster is the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at McMaster University and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of History, specializing in global health and women’s health. She is also a member of CHEPA. A Fulbright scholar and a Chateaubriand scholar of the government of France, she holds a PhD and a Masters’ degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in political science from the University of Chicago. Before coming to McMaster she was an Associate Professor in history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has research and field expertise as an Islamicist and an Arabist, and has served as an Arabic-English-French translator for ORBIS, an international ocular surgery non-governmental organization (NGO) during its mission in Morocco.  She uses qualitative and mixed-methods to study the social aspects of health policy; barriers to care; the cultural experience of illness; and social attitudes to birth, midwifery, sexuality, violence against women and infant health in Morocco.

Area of Expertise: Middle East Studies & Islam; Global History of Biomedicine; Maternal & Infant Health in Morocco; Gender Violence

Ellen Amster is the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine at McMaster University and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of History, specializing in global health and women’s health. She is also a member of CHEPA. A Fulbright scholar and a Chateaubriand scholar of the government of France, she holds a PhD and a Masters’ degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in political science from the University of Chicago. Before coming to McMaster she was an Associate Professor in history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has research and field expertise as an Islamicist and an Arabist, and has served as an Arabic-English-French translator for ORBIS, an international ocular surgery non-governmental organization (NGO) during its mission in Morocco.  She uses qualitative and mixed-methods to study the social aspects of health policy; barriers to care; the cultural experience of illness; and social attitudes to birth, midwifery, sexuality, violence against women and infant health in Morocco.

Area of Expertise: Middle East Studies & Islam; Global History of Biomedicine; Maternal & Infant Health in Morocco; Gender Violence

Laura N. Anderson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI) at McMaster University and an Adjunct Scientist in the division of Child Health Evaluative Sciences at the SickKids Research Institute. She holds a Master’s degree in epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Western Ontario and a PhD in Epidemiology from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.Anderson’s primary area of research is population and public health with a focus on chronic disease prevention and modifiable determinants of health in early life. The methods used in her research include life-course epidemiology, survey design, population health interventions, and analysis of big data.  She is an investigator on multiple CIHR-funded projects related to obesity prevention. Dr. Anderson contributes to teaching and graduate student supervision in the Masters of Public Health (MPH) and Health Research Methods (HRM) programs at McMaster.

Research Interests: Population and public health; life course epidemiology; chronic disease prevention; obesity; nutrition; measurement; women’s and children’s health

Laura N. Anderson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI) at McMaster University and an Adjunct Scientist in the division of Child Health Evaluative Sciences at the SickKids Research Institute. She holds a Master’s degree in epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Western Ontario and a PhD in Epidemiology from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.Anderson’s primary area of research is population and public health with a focus on chronic disease prevention and modifiable determinants of health in early life. The methods used in her research include life-course epidemiology, survey design, population health interventions, and analysis of big data.  She is an investigator on multiple CIHR-funded projects related to obesity prevention. Dr. Anderson contributes to teaching and graduate student supervision in the Masters of Public Health (MPH) and Health Research Methods (HRM) programs at McMaster.

Research Interests: Population and public health; life course epidemiology; chronic disease prevention; obesity; nutrition; measurement; women’s and children’s health

Emma Apatu is the Director of McMaster’s Master of Public Health Program; an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI)  and a member of  the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA). She holds a DrPH from East Tennessee State University, and a MPH from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Before joining McMaster at the beginning of the 2018-19 academic year, she was an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of North Florida (UNF).

Research Interests: Public health training and education; public health research; health services; health equity; disaster sociology

Emma Apatu is the Director of McMaster’s Master of Public Health Program; an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI)  and a member of  the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA). She holds a DrPH from East Tennessee State University, and a MPH from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Before joining McMaster at the beginning of the 2018-19 academic year, she was an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of North Florida (UNF).

Research Interests: Public health training and education; public health research; health services; health equity; disaster sociology

Andrew Costa is an Associate Professor and Schlegel Research Chair in Clinical Epidemiology & Aging in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics at McMaster University. He also serves as the Research Lead at the DeGroote School of Medicine, Waterloo Regional Campus. He is an interRAI Fellow where he is engaged in the Network of Excellence in Acute Care (iNEAC) and leads the Emergency Department Working Group. He has received CIHR awards for his research in health services and policy and is a member of the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA).

Academic Interests
Dr. Costa’s research program promotes evidence-based care and policy in seniors and geriatric care. His program of research makes use of health information and technology to develop better models of care and decision support systems in home and community care, emergency departments, and acute care. His current work is focused on the development and evaluation of models of care for avoidable emergency department use and care of the elderly in emergency departments. He is an interRAI Fellow where he is engaged in the Network of Excellence in Acute Care (www.interRAI.org).Dr. Costa’s work makes use of large health care data repositories, multi-site prospective cohort studies, and pragmatic trial methods. He also has an active interest in the development and use of funding and performance systems in health care reform.

Research Interests: Big Data & geriatric models of care; avoidable emergency department and acute care use among frail older adults

Andrew Costa is an Associate Professor and Schlegel Research Chair in Clinical Epidemiology & Aging in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics at McMaster University. He also serves as the Research Lead at the DeGroote School of Medicine, Waterloo Regional Campus. He is an interRAI Fellow where he is engaged in the Network of Excellence in Acute Care (iNEAC) and leads the Emergency Department Working Group. He has received CIHR awards for his research in health services and policy and is a member of the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA).

Academic Interests
Dr. Costa’s research program promotes evidence-based care and policy in seniors and geriatric care. His program of research makes use of health information and technology to develop better models of care and decision support systems in home and community care, emergency departments, and acute care. His current work is focused on the development and evaluation of models of care for avoidable emergency department use and care of the elderly in emergency departments. He is an interRAI Fellow where he is engaged in the Network of Excellence in Acute Care (www.interRAI.org).Dr. Costa’s work makes use of large health care data repositories, multi-site prospective cohort studies, and pragmatic trial methods. He also has an active interest in the development and use of funding and performance systems in health care reform.

Research Interests: Big Data & geriatric models of care; avoidable emergency department and acute care use among frail older adults

Dr. de Souza is a registered dietitian and nutritional epidemiologist. He received his doctoral degree in nutritional epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed post-doctoral training in systematic reviews and randomized trial methodology jointly at McMaster University and St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto). His work focuses on dietary factors that influence chronic disease throughout the lifespan, with a particular interest in macronutrients, dietary patterns and cardiosvascular disease.

Research Interests: Nutrition and cardiovascular disease; methodological approaches to randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses; nutrition and early-life risk factors for chronic disease

Dr. de Souza is a registered dietitian and nutritional epidemiologist. He received his doctoral degree in nutritional epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed post-doctoral training in systematic reviews and randomized trial methodology jointly at McMaster University and St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto). His work focuses on dietary factors that influence chronic disease throughout the lifespan, with a particular interest in macronutrients, dietary patterns and cardiosvascular disease.

Research Interests: Nutrition and cardiovascular disease; methodological approaches to randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses; nutrition and early-life risk factors for chronic disease

Research Interests: socio-economic inequalities in health in urban areas; population health equity

Research Interests: socio-economic inequalities in health in urban areas; population health equity

Research Interests: population health in primary care; health service transformation for people with complex healthcare needs; HIV care; mental health, pain and addiction

Research Interests: population health in primary care; health service transformation for people with complex healthcare needs; HIV care; mental health, pain and addiction

Emmanuel Guindon is the inaugural Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)/Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Chair in Health Equity; an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) and an associate member of the Department of Economics at McMaster University. Prior to joining McMaster University, Emmanuel was on Faculty at Université de Montréal and a staff economist at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Emmanuel is the recipient of a Rising Star Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, an Early Researcher Award from the Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science, and a Career development award in prevention from the Canadian Cancer Society. Emmanuel holds a PhD in Health Research Methodology from McMaster, an MA in economics from the University of Victoria and a BA in Economics from McGill University.

Research Interests: Health equity; economics of health behaviours; health services research; empirical health economics and policy.

Emmanuel Guindon is the inaugural Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)/Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Chair in Health Equity; an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) and an associate member of the Department of Economics at McMaster University. Prior to joining McMaster University, Emmanuel was on Faculty at Université de Montréal and a staff economist at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Emmanuel is the recipient of a Rising Star Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, an Early Researcher Award from the Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science, and a Career development award in prevention from the Canadian Cancer Society. Emmanuel holds a PhD in Health Research Methodology from McMaster, an MA in economics from the University of Victoria and a BA in Economics from McGill University.

Research Interests: Health equity; economics of health behaviours; health services research; empirical health economics and policy.

Research Interests: Influenza; vaccine efficacy; randomized trials; respiratory infections; COVID-19

Research Interests: Influenza; vaccine efficacy; randomized trials; respiratory infections; COVID-19

Research Interests: trial design; mHealth; infectious diseases; HIV; biostatistics; mother and child health; research synthesis; meta-epidemiology

Research Interests: trial design; mHealth; infectious diseases; HIV; biostatistics; mother and child health; research synthesis; meta-epidemiology

Research Interests: guideline development; systematic reviews; health related quality of life; knowledge translation.

Research Interests: guideline development; systematic reviews; health related quality of life; knowledge translation.

Research Interests: humanitarian health care ethics; global health ethics; the teaching of ethics in health care education; patient advocacy; research ethics; bioethics; privacy and confidentiality

Research Interests: humanitarian health care ethics; global health ethics; the teaching of ethics in health care education; patient advocacy; research ethics; bioethics; privacy and confidentiality

RESEARCH INTERESTS: clinical trial methodology in various health research areas; meta-analysis; Bayesian and non-Bayesian analysis; design and analysis of experiments; prediction and decision analysis

RESEARCH INTERESTS: clinical trial methodology in various health research areas; meta-analysis; Bayesian and non-Bayesian analysis; design and analysis of experiments; prediction and decision analysis