Marianne Saragosa, RN, PhD

Dr. Marianne Saragosa is a registered nurse with a Ph.D. in Health Services Research from the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. She currently holds the Inaugural Embedded Nurse Scientist role at the Science of Care Institute at Sinai Health. Dr. Saragosa’s research program focuses on studying the transitional care needs and experiences of persons with dementia and their care partners, ways to support aging-in-place, and developing an integrated care system.  

Jason, Coe, DVM, PhD

Dr. Jason Coe holds the VCA Canada Chair in Relationship-Centred Veterinary Medicine (https://rcvm.uoguelph.ca/vca-canada-chair/)(2021-2026) and is a Professor at the Ontario Veterinary College (https://ovc.uoguelph.ca/). After graduating from the College as a veterinarian in 2001, he returned from mixed-animal veterinary practice to complete a PhD in veterinary-clinical communication in 2008. In the same year, Jason joined the Ontario Veterinary College in the Department of Population Medicine where he has established an active research program examining the human-animal bond as well as the role of interpersonal communication on the outcomes of veterinary care.  In his current role at the College, he coordinates the clinical communication curriculum across all 4 years of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program and is involved in teaching students about the relationships that exist between people and animals.

Over the past decade and a half, Jason has also established an international reputation for his leadership in research relating to veterinary communication, primary-care veterinary education and understanding of the human-animal relationship.  In his research, Jason incorporates the use of qualitative and quantitative methodologies to perform research that has the goal of achieving the greatest practical learnings for the veterinary profession. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, contributed to several book chapters and is regularly invited to speak nationally and internationally at scientific and continuing-education conferences. In 2021, Jason was honoured by the American Veterinary Medical Association with the AVMA Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year Award for his notable contributions to the veterinary profession.

Andria Jones, DVM, PhD

Dr. Andria Jones is a veterinarian, epidemiologist, and Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Population Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), University of Guelph. She is developing evidence-based well-being curriculum across the 4 years of the DVM program at the OVC. Her research centres on the epidemiology of mental health and resilience in the veterinary and agricultural sectors and she uses a mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative) research approach. Andria has completed a certificate program in Applied Positive Psychology and is a certified resilience trainer. She has been awarded the Brigid Rivoire Award for Champions of Agricultural Mental Health, two Distinguished Professor Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching, and the Ontario Veterinary College Alumni Association Distinguished Young Alumnus Award.  

Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, OT Reg. (Ont), PhD, FRSA

Dr. Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia is an occupational therapist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, where he also holds the inaugural Emily Geldsaler Grant Early Career Professorship in Workplace Mental Health. Through an occupational lens, his research program systematically studies occupations in work disability prevention, return to work, and disability management. This approach is designed to produce results directly applicable to identify and assess risk and to develop interventions for preventing or improving high-risk behaviours in the workplace. Dr. Nowrouzi-Kia’s work is motivated by efforts in the field of work disability prevention that extends beyond the efforts to prevent or cure diseases from a purely physical perspective towards more holistic approaches. 

Andrew Papadopoulos, PhD, MBA, BASc, CIPHI(C)

Dr. Andrew Papadopoulos is a Professor and Coordinator, MPH at the University of Guelph. Much of his research focuses on public health policy and administration, risk communication, student wellness, and the organization and delivery of public health education. Prior to joining the University of Guelph, he was the Director of the School of Occupational and Public Health at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is the former executive director of the Association of Local Public Health Agencies. 

Dr. Papadopoulos is the current chair of the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, as well as the past chair of the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health and the Canadian Network of Schools and Programs of Public and Population Health. He has authored or co-authored over 100 scientific papers. Additionally, he has over 15 years of experience working in local public health. 

Mina Tadrous, RPh, PharmD, PhD

Dr. Mina Tadrous is an assistant professor, scientist, and pharmacist. He is appointed as a Canada Research Chair in Real-World Evidence and Pharmaceutical Policy. He holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacoepidemiology from the University of Toronto, where he now works as an assistant professor in the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. Tadrous conducts research as a scientist fellow at the Women’s College Hospital with the Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (WIHV), led drug class reviews and studied various medications as an investigator with the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN), and is an ICES adjunct scientist.  

Tadrous’ research focuses on using large sets of real-world data to investigate medication safety, effectiveness, and use. Using real-world data allows his research to bridge the gap between drug effectiveness in clinical trials and real-world conditions. This is used to inform policymakers and healthcare workers, allowing them to make appropriate decisions about access and prescribing practices.