Dr. Alan Hamilton is a clinical scientist / clinical evaluation program leader with extensive experience in the development and evaluation of interventions for the alleviation of breathlessness and activity limitation in patients with chronic lung disease. He held several senior positions during a 25-year career with Boehringer Ingelheim and is now President of Alan L. Hamilton Consulting Inc.. During his career, he has developed strong leadership skills that are most effective when applied within a high-performance, multi-disciplinary team environment. He is passionate about working collaboratively to find integrated solutions to complex problems by applying a structured, logical, design thinking approach to problem exploration followed by a rigorous, scientific approach to solution development and evaluation.

Alex is a User Experience and Behavioural Design Strategist who helps companies apply leading edge behavioural science and UX methodologies to the design of solutions in healthcare and wellness. His background is in digital health, working for Intel, NHS Lothian and the University of Edinburgh, designing and evaluating healthcare technologies with patients and physicians in home and clinical settings. His particular areas of expertise include user research and experience strategy, usability testing, eye tracking and ethnographic research, information architecture, user experience and service design.

Amy Gietzen is a passionate patient advocate, public speaker, program developer and educator. Amy was diagnosed with Systemic Scleroderma at the age of 19 years. Several years later she was also diagnosed with Interstitial Lung Disease and Cardiac Disease. Amy has spent the majority of her adult life creating space for young adults to connect, learn and find support in the scleroderma community. Through her work with the Steffens Scleroderma Foundation, she developed a training program for patient educators called “The Art Advocacy”. She has been a columnist for the online magazine Scleroderma News for over two years, uplifting patients and their families living with Rare Diseases.

Dr. Bärbel Knäuper is Full Professor and holds the James McGill Chair of Health Psychology at McGill University. She is the director of the Health Psychology Laboratory in the Department of Psychology. Her research focuses on the development of behavioural interventions for health behaviour change. For example, she is currently developing and testing the effectiveness of a series of programs that target emotional eating and is developing a mobile application for the delivery of psychotherapy exercises. Other projects include the promotion of sleep in adolescents, the effects of mindfulness interventions, the promotion of physical exercise, and improving medication adherence.

Ben Chaddock is an NCCP-certified Master Coach Developer who works at Cycling British Columbia. His work focuses on developing optimal learning environments for children, youth, and adults interested in recreational or competitive cycling. After completing a BA. Economics at Whitman College, Ben competed as a professional road cyclist for 5 years in North America, winning the Canadian National Criterium Championship in 2012. Since retiring in 2014, Ben developed a physical literacy program for cycling, now adopted across Canada, and reimagined coach education to increase certification completion rates. Ben is currently completing a Master’s thesis in learning at Royal Roads University.

Dr. Blaine Ditto is a professor at McGill where he is presently chair of the Department of Psychology. His research focuses on stress-related increases and decreases in blood pressure, their psychological and autonomic causes, and effects on health problems such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and vasovagal reactions. One area of particular interest is vasovagal reactions to blood donation as they are strongly related to fear, have an important influence on the medical system by affecting blood supplies, and are theoretically important in showing that stress can lead to large decreases as well as increases in blood pressure.

Dr. Brae Anne McArthur is a Registered Psychologist, Director of the UCalgary Psychology Clinic, and an Assistant Professor (teaching) in the Psychology Department. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Guelph and completed her internship at Alberta Children’s Hospital. Dr. McArthur’s program of research focuses on understanding individual and family level risk and resiliency factors that impact child and youth mental health and well-being. Dr. McArthur’s research applies positive psychology to scientifically study how young people cultivate psychological strengths and generate wellness and resilience. Dr. McArthur is currently involved in evaluating treatment outcomes for LGTBQIA2s+ youth seeking mental health services.

Dr. Thombs is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, a Senior Investigator at the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, and a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Thombs is internationally known for his work on interventions for people living with the rare autoimmune disease scleroderma, on depression screening tools, and meta-research on bias in the design, conduct and reporting of medical research. Dr. Thombs is the Director of the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) and Director of the DEPRESsion Screening Data (DEPRESSD) Project. He was the Chair of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care from 2017 to 2021.

Christen Kong is a Health Promoter focusing on improving the mental wellbeing of newcomer individuals and their communities using a community arts approach. She co-creates programs with artists and an interdisciplinary team of healthcare staff to engage in meaningful art-making, mental health, and healthcare education. She is also the project coordinator for Hubs of Expressive Arts for Life – HEAL Project, a multi-year implementation research study funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). She is a register social worker and earned her Master of Social Work specializing in Human Service Management and Leadership. She has supervised a variety of students for the past three semesters including students from Health in Community, Public Policy, Human Biology and Master of Social Work departments from different universities in Toronto.

Dr. Vigo is a psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, and public health specialist, originally from Argentina. He is currently an Assistant Professor at UBC, a Lecturer at Harvard Medical School, an Advisor to PAHO and WHO, as well as the Chair of the Services and Policy Workgroup of the WHO-World Mental Health Surveys Initiative. He is also the Provincial Medical Lead for Assertive Community Treatment for the Province of BC, Regional Medical Lead for Tertiary Care – RMHSU Program of Vancouver Coastal Health and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mental Health Systems. https://vigolab.med.ubc.ca

Diana Mager, PhD MSc RD

Dr. Diana Mager is a professor at the University of Alberta. Areas of interest include the study of the impact of oxidative stress on nutrient metabolism in chronic liver and gastrointestinal disease in children (e.g. Celiac Disease and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease) and adults. Research focused on treatment strategies (including nutrition support interventions and lifestyle modification), Behavior intervention, patient outcomes and evidence-based clinical dietetic practice will be examined.

Emilie Comtois-Rousseau (Dt.P / RD , M.Sc., M.A.) is a Sports Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist licensed in Quebec and Ontario. She obtained her master's degree in nutritional science from McGill University, specializing in RED-S in adolescent swimmers. Her on-the-field experience is extensive, primarily working with high-level adolescent athletes. Since the summer of 2023, she has assumed the role of Lead Performance Dietitian for the GeeGees sports teams at the University of Ottawa. Emilie was formerly an NCCP Level 2 swim coach and has been coaching the sport for over 20 years. Before venturing into the field of nutrition, Emilie earned a master's degree in economics from Laval University. https://ecrnutrition.com

Gillian Strudwick is a Registered Nurse, holding the positions of Chief Clinical Informatics Officer and Senior Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She is also an Associate Professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Dr. Strudwick serves as a board member for AMS Healthcare and the Village Family Health Team. She is a Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association and the Canadian Academy of Nursing.

Heesoo Cho is co-founder of SABI Mind, a psychedelic-assisted therapy clinic group based in Calgary, Alberta. In seeing the devastating impact of severe mental health challenges on friends and family, Heesoo put his energy and expertise towards opening up safe access to psychedelic treatment, with a focus on ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. As Managing Director of SABI Mind, Heesoo is responsible for ensuring that SABI clinics provide best-in-class patient care in treating chronic mental health and pain.

Jayne Morrish serves as the Knowledge Mobilization Officer at Brock University’s Office of Research Services, leading the Research Impact Unit. In this capacity, she spearheads Knowledge Mobilization and research impact initiatives, supporting researchers in strategic planning throughout the research cycle. Jayne holds a SSHRC-funded Master’s Degree in Lifespan Development from Brock University, a Bachelors of Health from York University, and certificates in Knowledge Translation (University of Toronto and York University. Recognized for her achievements, Jayne has received prestigious awards, including the Canadian Psychological Association's Certificate of Academic Excellence, a 40 Under Forty Award, and the Brock University President’s Distinguished Staff Service Award.

Dr. Jean-Philippe Gouin is a clinical psychologist and the director of the Stress, Interpersonal Relationships, and Health Laboratory. His research focuses on the impact of chronic stress on health and well-being with a particular interest in dyadic coping, how spouse work together to deal with the stresses that both partners are facing and how spouses influence each other in terms of emotional responses, health behaviours, and physiology. Dr. Gouin is currently leading behavioral trials evaluating the impact of a couples-based lifestyle interventions on healthy eating, physical activity, and dyadic coping among older adults with chronic disease.

Dr. Jennifer Gordon is a Clinical Psychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Regina, and the director of the Reproductive Mental Health Research Unit. Currently a Tier II Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canada Research Chair in the Biopsychosocial Determinants of Women’s Mental Health, Dr. Gordon is dedicated to advancing the identification, prevention, and treatment of mental health conditions uniquely affecting women.

I am Jessi Nesbitt, M.Ed., is a Registered Psychologist providing therapy for almost 17 years. As a therapist she has had the privilege of having excellent supervisors, mentors, attending world class trainings and conferences, and learning from her favorite people, my clients. She have always worked for both public and private practice- satisfying her love for community and equitable community services, as well as her love for the impact & change making private practice has. She established Ilumina Fertility Counselling and Consulting in 2015, and it is excitedly the first and only fertility focused counselling practice here in Saskatoon, and in Saskatchewan. She co-created a group practice, Moonstone Fertility Wellness Support (2021), to create counselling experiences and transformative education held within the strength of community.

John Corriveau resides in Calgary, Alberta. He became involved with CBINT through Dr. Linda Carlson and her steering committee for Integrative Oncology. Dr. Carlson asked him and my wife to speak to her Traction class at the U of C, which was our first venture in mentoring students in their field of study. I am retired but have had several different vocational ventures from athletic trainer/coach to department head in the newspaper field to training and being a project manager in technological roll outs, to owning my IT support company.

Dr. Joshua Rash is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and Director of the Memorial University of Newfoundland – Behavioural Medicine Centre (MUN-BMC). He is a registered clinical, health and rehabilitation psychologist with expertise in behavioural medicine, health behaviour change, and chronic disease management. Dr. Rash has significant experience conducting multi-site, pragmatic clinical trials that involve pharmacological and behavioural interventions. His expertise is highly sought out in chronic pain management, weight management, stress management, motivating health behaviour change, treatment of insomnia, and cardiovascular psychophysiology.

Dr. Joy MacDermid is a clinical epidemiologist, physiotherapist, hand therapist and Distinguished Professor of Physical Therapy at Western University. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Musculoskeletal Outcomes and Knowledge Translation, The Dr. James Roth Chair in Musculoskeletal Measurement and Knowledge Translation and a CIHR sex and Gender Champion. She is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and The Royal Society of Canada. Her research focuses on upper extremity function, musculoskeletal health, design and evaluation of surgical and rehab interventions/programs, public safety personnel health, work injury, implementation science, and the intersectional impact of Sex and Gender and other personal/social factors on health.

Dr. Justine Turner MBBS, FRACP, PhD is a pediatric gastroenterologist and Professor at the University of Alberta. Dr. Turner's research interests include infant and adolescent nutrition, the effect of chronic gastrointestinal diseases on nutrition, specifically bone accrual, and intestinal failure secondary to neonatal short bowel syndrome. She is the medical lead for the Multidisciplinary Pediatric Celiac Disease Clinic and the Pediatric Home Nutrition Support Program at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton. She is pleased to have been Medical Advisor for the Edmonton Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association since 2005 and on the Professional Advisory Board for Celiac Canada since 2016.

Dr. Juveria Zaheer is a scientist, psychiatrist, and the medical head of the emergency department at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Additionally, she holds the position of assistant professor at the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research and General Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems Division. A nationally recognized expert in suicide risk assessment and prevention, Dr. Zaheer focuses on developing and evaluating targeted strategies for suicide screening and prevention. She actively serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Suicide Prevention and has been recognized among Canada's Top 40 under 40. Dr. Zaheer also explores the intersections of suicide, gender, and culture, showcasing her dedication to advancing mental health research.

Keith Owen Yeates, PhD, ABPP, FCAHS, FRSC, is the Ronald and Irene Ward Chair in Pediatric Brain Injury and Professor of Psychology at the University of Calgary, in Alberta. He has a 30-year track record of funded research focusing on the outcomes of childhood brain disorders, especially traumatic brain injury. Dr. Yeates is inaugural Chair of the Canadian Concussion Network and Editor-in-Chief of Neuropsychology. He has served as President of the Society of Clinical Neuropsychology and of the International Neuropsychological Society. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and the Royal Society of Canada.

Kelly Thompson is a People Operations professional with over 15 years of experience in recruitment, program management, and talent development in the tech and public education sectors. Most recently, she was a people manager at Google where she spent eight years building data-driven and people-centered processes and programs focused on hiring equity, hiring effectiveness, and operational efficiency. She has honed the unique ability to help nascent to mature organizations shorten time to hire, increase representation in candidate pipelines, and expand delivery capacity through process improvements and vendor utilization all the while fostering a team culture of continuous learning and development.

Dr. Kerry Mothersill is the Coordinator of the Regional Psychological Assessment Service (Calgary Zone, Alberta Health Services) and an Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary. He was the Psychology Professional Practice Lead in the AHS, Calgary Zone from 2011 to 2021. He provides Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Psychological Assessment services in private practice in addition to teaching, supervision, and research. He serves as a Member at Large on the Psychologists in Hospitals and Health Centers CPA Section executive and as a Psychologists’ Association of Alberta (PAA) Practice Advisor. He is a Fellow of thee Canadian Psychological Association as well as of the Clinical Psychology Section.

Dr. Kim Lavoie is a professor and Canada Research Chair in Behavioral Medicine at the University of Quebec at Montreal. She is the Co-Director of the Montreal Behavioral Medicine Centre, a fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and co-Lead of the International Behavioral Trials Network (IBTN). She is internationally recognized for her research on chronic disease prevention (with a focus on heart, lung and metabolic diseases) and the impact of behavioral interventions, such as motivational communication, on health behaviors and chronic disease outcomes. She has held more than $70 million in grant funding (including $15 million as PI) and has more than 240 peer reviewed papers and book chapters.

Kimberley Gammage is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Brock University and graduate program director for the Master of Professional Kinesiology program. Her research focuses primarily on two overlapping areas: exercise psychology and body image across diverse populations, including older adults and people living with chronic disease and disability (e.g., spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, cancer). Her lab studies ways to promote positive body image using exercise as well as how to create positive exercise experiences in-person and online. She is also the director of the SeniorFit program at the Brock Functional Inclusive Training (Bfit) Centre, which offers exercise programming to those 55 years and older. She puts her research into practice, teaching group fitness classes at the university and at the Bfit Centre, including yoga, spin, and (her favorite) step.

Dr. Mary Jung is an Associate Professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus. A major research interest is developing evidence-based diabetes prevention interventions designed for community implementation and sustainability, with a lens towards improving equity, diversity, and inclusivity in all research endeavours. Dr. Jung was named a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar in 2015, and Killam Accelerator Research Fellow in 2023. Jung leads the Diabetes Prevention Research Group, is the founder of the diabetes prevention program “Small Steps for Big Changes”, and is director of UBC’s Centre for Health Behaviour Change.

Dr Mike Spivock is a behavioural scientist specializing in psychological behaviour change models and their interaction with the built, policy and social environment. He has worked for the Canadian Federal Government for 18 years. He has worked as the Health Promotion Manager at Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School, Senior Officer Human Performance Research within the Directorate of Fitness at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, and a lead researcher (and later National Manager - Health Promotion) in the development of the new CAF-wide fitness program, the FORCE Fitness Profile. He has served as the behavioural scientist and then Director of Data Analytics on Health Canada's COVID-19 Task Force and now works as Director of Behavioural Insights at Shared Services Canada.

Leslie is an Improvement Consultant for Quality and Patient Safety for Interior Health working in community and KGH. She has direct experience with knowledge mobilization between research and healthcare. She is also an Adjunct Professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at UBC Okanagan with research interests in health service delivery and Indigenous health. Leslie is the mother of three children, enjoys several sports and has an interest in behaviour change and return to physical activity postpartum.

Dr. Linda Carlson has held the Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology since 2007, is Full Professor in Psychosocial Oncology in the Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology. She is the Director of the Alberta Complementary Therapy and Integrative Oncology (ACTION) Centre (ACTION Centre | My Site (action-centre.ca), and is Director of Research and continues to work as a Clinical Psychologist at the Department of Psychosocial Resources at Cancer Care Alberta, where she has provided clinical service since 1997.

Monica Lin is the Patient Interface Specialist at the Musculoskeletal Innovation Factory (MSK-IF), within the Western University Faculty of Health Sciences. She engages with project teams including researchers and end-users to design, test, and refine user-friendly digital solutions for musculoskeletal health problems.

Dr. Patricia Poulin is a Clinical Health and Rehabilitation Psychologist at The Ottawa Hospital Pain Clinic, an Associate Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and Assistant Professor at in the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine at The University of Ottawa. She engages in supervision, training, and mentoring in each of these roles. Dr. Poulin is also one of the principal applicants responsible for the Chronic Pain Network (CIHR Strategy for Patient Oriented Research Network in Chronic Diseases) and is the lead investigator for network research conducted at The Ottawa Hospital Pain Clinic.

Dr. Pavlos Bobos is an Assistant Professor (tenured track) in musculoskeletal health at Western University. Professor Bobos’ research themes include the development and evaluation of mobility and activity interventions, clinical measurement methods and innovations and the identification of best practices using evidence synthesis. His clinical experience is in the field of musculoskeletal health with a focus on exercise, activity modification and complex multimodal interventions that improve physical and mental health in people with chronic pain. He is strongly committed to creating knowledge that can affect the lives of the people living with injuries and chronic illnesses that compromise musculoskeletal health and mobility.

Dr. Ryan Rhodes is a Professor in the School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, cross-listed Professor in the Department of Psychology, and Director of the Behavioural Medicine Lab at the University of Victoria. His primary area of research is on the psychology of physical activity and sedentary behaviour with an applied focus of physical activity promotion during early family development.

Dr. Samantha Scurrey is a provisionally registered Clinical Psychologist in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Currently, she is working in an outpatient eating disorder clinic with NL Health Services, actively engaging in ways to support individuals with eating disorders. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Scurrey has contributed to diverse research projects. Her research extends across multiple domains, including behavioral sleep medicine, psychosocial oncology, chronic pain, and bariatric surgery. Through her research endeavors, she has demonstrated a broad understanding of the psychological aspects of various health-related issues, showcasing a commitment to advancing knowledge and contributing to the field of clinical psychology.

Dr. Sheila Garland is a Registered Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Discipline of Oncology in the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University, in St. John's, Newfoundland. She is also a Senior Scientist with the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute in Halifax, Nova Scotia. As Director of the Sleep, Health, and Wellness Lab, Dr. Garland is engaged in delivering, evaluating, and offering training on behavioural sleep medicine interventions tailored for chronic disease populations. Her dedication extends to researching the mechanisms and efficacy of interventions designed to improve sleep and other symptoms among cancer survivors.

Sylvie Lambert, RN, PhD is Associate Professor and Associate Director of Research at the Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University as well as Scientist at the St. Mary’s Research Centre, Montreal. Sylvie is also the recipient of a CIHR Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in self-care and illness self-management support interventions. She develops and evaluatees low-cost self-care and illness self-management interventions that are sustainable to enhance translation in practice, she implements real-world patient-reported outcome and caregiver-reported outcome screening programs, adapts evidence-based self-management interventions to the needs of patients from a culturally and linguistically diverse background and their caregivers, and uses advanced psychometric approaches for improving the precision and efficiency of outcome evaluations.

Dr. Bacon's research deals with the impact of health behaviours on the development and progression of chronic diseases. He utilises multiple methodologies including epidemiological, psychophysiological, evidence syntheses, and behavioural trials designs. He is the FRQS co-Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Digitial Health for Health Behaviour Change and the CIHR SPOR Chair. He is also a fellow of the Obesity Society, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, and the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research. In addition to Concordia, he is co-director of the MBMC, a researcher at the CIUSSS-NIM, and co-leads the IBTN and the CIHR funded CBITN.

Tamara Cohen is an Assistant Professor and Director of Dietetics at UBC in the LFS faculty. She not only oversees the operations of the entire Dietetics department, but teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses, while also running a successful research lab. Her lab focuses on eating behaviors and adherence to dietary interventions throughout the lifespan. In addition to her roles at UBC, Tamara supports BC Children Hospitals Shapedown program as well as Montreal Children’s Hospital, where she focusses on research and implementation of education tools for families of children living with obesity, severe obesity, and those undergoing bariatric surgery.

Dr. Tavis Campbell is a Professor of Clinical Psychology and Oncology at the University of Calgary. Dr. Campbell is a behavioral medicine specialist with a program of research focused on mechanisms underlying behavior change. Dr. Campbell has held several leadership roles in national organizations, including Chair of Care Delivery for Hypertension Canada and Chair of the Health section of the Canadian Psychological Association. He is a service consultant with the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Indigenous Services Canada. He has also served as a consultant to the Calgary Emergency Management Agency on public communications.

Dr. Venkat Bhat is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He is a staff psychiatrist based at the Centre for Depression and Suicide Studies at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Poul Hansen Depression Centre at Toronto Western Hospital. At St. Michael’s Hospital, Dr. Bhat is the Director of the Interventional Neuropsychiatry Program which offers novel psychopharmacological, neurostimulation, and digital therapeutic interventions for mood and other disorders. At Toronto Western Hospital, he has a focus on invasive neurostimulation. His research program aims to understand treatment and response with these emerging interventions.

Dr. Vijay Seethapathy is the chief medical officer at BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS). He provides strategic and operational oversight for medical services across BCMHSUS programs and services including the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Red Fish Centre for Mental Health and Addiction, Heartwood Centre for Women, Correctional Health Services, Forensic Regional Clinics and provincial specialized mental-health and substance-use programs. He is also a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of British Columbia, where he oversees the psychiatry residents’ addiction program.