Monika Roerig

Monika Roerig has been working with the NAO as Research Coordinator since 2019. She holds a Masters of Arts degree in Community Psychology, and has contributed to many research projects and evaluations for a wide variety of stakeholders.

Dr. Sara Allin

Sara Allin is an Associate Professor of Health Policy at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. She is also Director of the North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (NAO), a collaborative partnership and research centre focussed on sub-national and international health systems…

Dr. Stephen Gaetz

Dr. Stephen Gaetz is a Professor in the Faculty of Education and is the Director of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and the Homeless Hub, an innovative web-based research library internationally recognized as a leading example of innovation in knowledge mobilization. Dr. Gaetz has published extensively on the subject of homelessness and his research on…

Public Health Agency of Canada

The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Its activities focus on preventing disease and injuries, responding to public health threats, promoting good physical and mental health, and providing information to support informed decision making. Vaccines and immunization – Canada.ca

Dr. Claudyne Chevrier

Claudyne Chevrier is a Project Manager and the Stream leader for Tuberculosis at the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases. She is a medical anthropologist and public health researcher with a mixed training in global public health and critical social sciences.

Dr. April Killikelly

April Killikelly is a Senior Scientific Project Coordinator with the NACI Secretariat at PHAC. She has worked on NACI statements for RSV, mpox (formerly monkeypox), COVID-19 and Ebola. She is the lead for RSV and Rabies for NACI Secretariat. Previously, she worked on CL-4/BL-4 containment laboratory coordination with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Her research…

Angela Sinilaité

Angela Sinilaité is a senior technical advisor with the NACI Secretariat at PHAC. She supports the work of NACI, specifically for the development of national recommendations on the use of seasonal influenza vaccines in Canada.

Dr. Leo Rutherford

Leo Rutherford is a PhD graduate from the University of Victoria School of Public Health and Social Policy. Leo was also a research assistant at Trans PULSE Canada.

Dr. Gillian Alton

Dr. Gillian is an epidemiologist at BORN Ontario and an investigator with CHEO Research Institute in Ottawa. Dr. Gillian’s work at BORN focuses on applied public health surveillance and research. In March 2020, Dr. Gillian put her infectious disease surveillance background to use working on COVID-19 in pregnancy surveillance in Ontario and COVID-19 vaccination during…

Dr. Ann Sprague

Dr. Ann Sprague has worked in direct patient care, as a regional perinatal coordinator, as the founding Scientific Manager of BORN Ontario, as a researcher and mentor to many students and team members.  She has obtained grants, led teams and fostered research and published.  She is currently a project advisor for BORN responsible for COVID-19…

Dr. Deshayne Fell

Dr. Deshayne Fell is a perinatal epidemiologist, appointed as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa and as an Affiliate Investigator in the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute. Her research uses large, linked population databases and registries to improve our understanding of factors affecting…