Faculty

Division Head

Strasser, Sarah Dr.
Division Head, Human Sciences, Phase II Coordinator, NOSM East

Full Time Faculty

Bruce, Wayne Albert, Ph.D.
Professor
Higher Education AdministrationNOSM West
Higher Education Program Development, Rural and Remote Health Education, Lab Medicine

Ellaway, Rachel, B.Sc (Brookes), Ph.D. (Edinburgh)
Associate Professor, Education Informatics, NOSM East
Education informatics, e-learning and e-teaching, medical education, virtual patients, social and cultural dimensions of education, educational systems design and architecture, instructional design, interoperability, educational gaming, legal issues in educational technology, repositories, semantic frameworks, simulation, social and cultural shaping of technology

Hogard, Elaine, Ph.D.
Director of Assessment and Programme Evaluation
Associate Professor, Programme Evaluation

Hudson, Geoffrey, B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (McMaster), D. Phil. (Oxon)Associate Professor, Historian of Medicine, NOSM West
History of Medicine Program (NOSM); Social History of Medicine; History of War and Medicine; Disability History

Jacklin, Kristen B.A. Hons. (Waterloo), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Associate Professor, Medical Anthropology, NOSM East
Cultural constructions of health and illness, cross-cultural medicine and medical education, community-based (participatory) research, Aboriginal peoples health and health care, Aboriginal health policy, health and social services evaluation, Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia, and, diabetes.

Lanphear, Joel Dr.Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education

Maar, Marion, Ph D.Associate Professor, Medical Anthropology, NOSM East
Aboriginal community health; collaborative community-based health research; ethics in cross cultural research; health services evaluation, community-based health initiatives, including FASD, diabetes and early childhood caries.

Smith, Patricia, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Behavioural Medicine, NOSM West
Tobacco cessation; inpatient behavioural interventions; individual and population health behaviour change; population health; public health; systems-level change.

Faculty With Joint Appointments

Weaver, Bruce, B.A. (Guelph), M.Sc. (McMaster)
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics, NOSM West
Biostatistics and experimental psychology.

Part-time Faculty

Alladin, Aisha, R.N. (Basildon and Thurrock School of Nursing, England) B.A. (East London, England), M.Ed. (Alberta)
Lecturer, Public Health, NOSM East
Multicultural health practices, community development, anti-racism, immigration and social inclusion as determinants of health.

Aitken, Brian. B.A. (Toronto) M.A. (Toronto), M.Div. (Toronto), D. es Sc. Rel. (Strasbourg)
Professor, Ethics and Religious Studies, NOSM East
Long-term care ethics, medical ethics, sports ethics, spirituality and aging.

Atcheson Joyce, R.N. Diploma (Edmonton General Hospital School of Nursing), Nurse Practitioner (Alberta), M.H.Sc. (McMaster)
Assistant Professor, Health Sciences, NOSM West
First Peoples' health services in remote communities and communicating medical terms in common English to permit translation of concepts.

Barker Kim, B.Sc. (Reading, England), M.Sc. (London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene) M.D. (McMaster), International Health Fellowship (Toronto)
Assistant Professor, Public Heath, NOSM East
Public health issues for First Nations living in and away from their communities. Policy and legislative governance of public health and First Nations.

Barnett Robert, B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier and Nipissing), M.A. (Carleton)
Assistant Professor, Health Information, NOSM East
Population health assessment; health services planning; statistical methodology; health informatics; mental health.

Bedard, Michel, B.A. (Concordia), M.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Waterloo)
Associate Professor, Aging and Health, NOSM West
Automobile driving, medication use, caregiving.

Beyers, Joanne, R.D. B.A. M.A. (Ryerson Polytechnical Institute)
Lecturer, Public Health, NOSM East
Public health and community nutrition expertise; child health; primary prevention of chronic diseases including eating disorders; survey development and systematic reviews

Boyko, Susan, B.A. (Manitoba), M.Ed. (Nipissing)
Assistant Professor, Medical Education, NOSM East
Clinical and didactic education, faculty development, facilitation and program evaluation.

Burnett, Kristin, B.A. (Calgary), M.A. (Calgary), Ph.D. (York)
Assistant Professor, Medical History,NOSM West
Health Care Systems, Indigenous Peoples, Gender, Midwifery, Race and Settlement

Cardinal, Nicole, B.A. (Laurentian), B. Ed (Laurentian), M.A (Laurentian)
Lecturer, Medical Education, NOSM East

Damore-Petingola, Sheila, B.S.W. (Laurentian), M.S.W. (Laurentian)
Lecturer, Social Work, NOSM East
Psychosocial and Supportive Care Oncology; Psychosocial intervention with youth experiencing a diagnosis of cancer in the family; development/facilitation of professionally led support groups.

Goodchild-Southwind, Melanie, Ph.D. (Lakehead), M.A. (Lakehead), B.A. (Lakehead)
Lecturer, Sociology, NOSM West

Harrold, Jim, B.A. (York), M.A. (York)
Associate Professor, Medical Geography, NOSM East
Health systems effectiveness; integration; primary health care reform in rural and remote settings.

Istvan, Peter, B. Sc. (Queen’s), M. Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Queen’s), MBA (N. Carolina)
Assistant Professor, Health Administration, NOSM East
Neurology, Physiology, Life Sciences

Jouppi, Rod, B.A. (Western Ontario), D.V.M. (Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph)
Assistant Professor, Public Health, NOSM East
Owner/Veterinary Director of Walden Animal Hospital, Director of Animal Care/University Veterinarian (Laurentian), Consultant in Laboratory Animal Medicine & Community Animal Care & Control Safety, and Bylaw programs.

Kelecevic, Julija, M.D. (University Of Belgrade), PhD(c) (University of Alberta)
Assistant Professor
Bioethics
NOSM West
medical ethics, relational ethics, ethics of mental health, medical humanities

Kelley, Mary Lou BA (Brock), MSW (Toronto) PhD (University of Victoria)
Professor, Social Work, Gerontology, NOSM West
Aging, End of Life Care, Rural Health Services

Lacle, Sandra, B.Sc.N. (Memorial U), M.Sc.N. (Western Ontario)
Lecturer, Public Health, NOSM East
Public health; population health; health promotion; determinants of health; child health; school health; workplace health; chronic disease prevention.

Langlois, Michelle, B.A. (Lakehead), M.A. (Windsor), Ph.D. (Windsor)
Assistant Professor, Health Psychology, NOSM West
Population health, health services evaluation, aging, stress

Lidstone-Jones, Caroline, BA (York University), MIR (University of Toronto)
Lecturer, Aboriginal Health, NOSM East

Lightfoot, NancyDirector, School of Rural and Northern Medicine, NOSM East

Malaviarachchi, Darshaka, B.Sc. (Dalhousie), M.Sc. (Dalhousie)
Assistant Professor, Public Health, NOSM East
Cardiovascular disease, nutrition, child health, environmental health, and epidemiological principles and methodology.

Mann, Valerie, B.Sc. (Dalhousie), M.Sc. (Alberta), Ph.D. (Dalhousie)
Assistant Professor, Public Health, NOSM West
Public health; epidemiology, program planning and evaluation.

Mayer, Carole, B.S.W. (Laurentian), M.S.W. (Laurentian)
Lecturer, Social Work, NOSM East
Psychosocial oncology expertise throughout the cancer trajectory with focus on breast cancer; specialization on matters of informed consent and community research frameworks.

Michel, Isabelle, B.Sc.N. (Laurentian), M.A. (Laurentian)
Lecturer, Public Health, NOSM East
Public health, population health approach and the determinants of health, francophone health status, promotion of cardiovascular health, public health core competencies.

Minore, Bruce, B. A. (Waterloo), M.A. (Florida), Ph. D. (Florida)
Professor, Rural and Northern Health, NOSM West
Sociology, Demography \

Newhouse, Ian, B. P.E. (Alberta), M.Sc. (Alberta), Ph. D. (British Columbia),
Professor, Kinesiology, NOSM West
Physical Education, Nutrition, Medicine, Zoology

Picard, Louise, B.Sc.N. (Laurentian) M.Sc. (McGill)
Assistant Professor, Public Health, NOSM East

Pong, Raymond W., Ph.D.
Professor of Rural and Northern Health CRaNHR, NOSM East

Rysdale, Lee, R.D., B.Sc. (Guelph), M.Ed. (Nipissing)
Lecturer, Public Health, NOSM East
Pediatric nutrition assessment; nutrition risk screening index development and validation; health literacy; nutrition education and effectiveness evaluation.

Sarsfield, Pete, B.A. (Mount Allison), M.D. (Dalhousie)
Associate Professor, Public Health, NOSM West
Public Health service administration; remote health-care provision; story-telling as a means of teaching; the role of advocacy in Public Health; written communication for physicians; the physician as artist.

Sellick, Scott, B.A. (Lakehead), M.A. (Lakehead), Ph.D. (Alberta)
Associate Professor, Psychosocial Health, NOSM West
Assessment of psychosocial distress (e.g., anxiety, depression) in the acutely and chronically ill; preferred styles of coping among cancer patients, end-of-life issues, ethics, and palliative care. Director of Supportive & Palliative Care, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

Sieswerda, Lee, MSc (Alberta)
Assistant Professor, Public Health, NOSM West
Epidemiology, Public Health, Infectious Disease

Snelling, Susan, B.A. (Queen’s), M.A. (York), Ph.D. (York)
Assistant Professor, Public Health, NOSM East
Public and population health; program evaluation; women's and children's health.

St Onge, Renée, BA (Laurentian), MA (Laurentian)
Lecturer of Public Health, Public Health, NOSM East
Public health, population health and the determinants of health, francophone health, French-language health services, health policy, women's health, critical appraisal

Sutcliffe, Penny, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.D. (Toronto)
Associate Professor, Public Health, NOSM East
Public health systems; population health and determinants of health; communicable disease control; management.

Timpson, Joyce, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.S.W. (Windsor), M.P.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Wilfrid Laurier)
Assistant Professor, Social Work, NOSM West
Clinical and program development aspects of health and mental health services in remote Northwestern Ontario.

Varney, Tamara, B.Sc. (Trent), M.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (Calgary)
Assistant Professor, Biological Anthropology, NOSM West
Historical epidemiology, palaeopathology/nutrition, forensic anthropology

Wenghofer, Elizabeth, B.Sc. (Guelph) ,M.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Assistant Professor, Health Services and Policy, NOSM East
Physician performance evaluation, continuing medical education/professional development, professional governance

Witham, Richard, B.Sc. (Trent), B.Ed. (Nipissing)
Lecturer, Medical Education, NOSM East
Facilitating interactive educational opportunities using electronic distribution methodologies/videoconferencing/webcast/synchronous collaboration software.

Yeo, Michael, B.A. (York), M.A. (McMaster), Ph. D. (McMaster)
Associate Professor, Bioethics, NOSM East
Philosophy  

Full-time Librarians

McArthur, Michael B.A. (Laurentian), M.L.I.S. (Western)
Lecturer, Information Sciences, NOSM East
Virtual learning environments, metatdata, and issues of intellectual property in digital environments.

Dumond, Jennifer, B.A. (Nipissing), M.L.I.S. (Dalhousie)
Lecturer, Information Sciences, NOSM West
Effective searching and analytical evaluation of resources, information literacy instruction, and public services.

Fink, Patricia, B.A. (Laurentian), M.A. (Laurentian), M.L.I.S. (Western Ontario)
Lecturer, Information Sciences, NOSM East
Implications of teaching informatics in a distributed setting; licensing e-resources within partnerships and consortiums versus stand-alone strategies.

Helwig, Melissa, B.A. (Windsor), M.L.I.S. (Western)
Lecturer, Information Sciences, NOSM East
Information Literacy Instruction and Tools, Distributed Library Service.

Part-time Librarians

Aslett, Kimberley, B.A. (Algoma), M.A. (Guelph), M.L.I.S. (Toronto)
Lecturer, Information Sciences, NOSM East
Evidence-based medicine information resources and search techniques, general research techniques, information organization and hierarchies, writing, online learning structures and learning skills.

Regalado, Sophie, B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (McMaster), MISt. (Toronto)
Lecturer, Information Sciences, NOSM West
Expert literature searching utilizing systematic processes and specialized health/biomedical databases in support of evidence-based practices; education and information literacy of end users on concepts of literature searching and biomedical databases.

Van Haaften, Jami, B.A. (Carleton), M.L.S. (Michigan)
Lecturer, Information Sciences, NOSM East
Health sciences information, database searching and online information retrieval; resources and services for patients, health care consumers and caregivers; oncology patient education and research.