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RESEARCHERS

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DR. MATHIEU BÉLANGER
(GOOGLE H-INDEX: 35)

  • Full Professor, Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, University of Sherbrooke

  • Researcher, Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick

  • Epidemiologist, Vitalité Health Network

  • Pr. Bélanger has secured over 5M$ as a Principal Investigator. He is a co-investigator on projects amounting to over 15M$ and he helped obtain 70M$ in supplementary funding as a principal or co-investigator in major CIHR initiatives (i.e., the Strategy for Patient Oriented Research).

  • Principal Investigator of the MATCH study

  • Over 145 publications and 350 conference presentations including 40 as an invited speaker.

  • Pr. Bélanger leads the IMPACTS lab which has a mission to uncover the power of lifestyle behaviours to reduce the burden of chronic diseases. His team uses advanced epidemiologic methods to better understand how physical activity evolves through the life course, what influences change in physical activity, and how it relates to health outcomes.

  • Pr. Bélanger leads major initiatives that aim to increase health research capacity in New Brunswick (i.e., developing a research center, implementing research funding programs including a clinical-researcher salary award program, a research chair, a graduate studies program, and a pan-Canadian training strategy for the next generation of researchers).

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DR. JENNIFER O’LOUGHLIN
(GOOGLE H-INDEX: 86)

  • Dr. Jennifer O'Loughlin is a distinguished researcher in the field of public health in Canada. She serves as a Professor at the School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, and as a Scientist at the Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub of the Université de Montréal Hospital Research Center (CRCHUM). Her research focuses on the early determinants of chronic diseases, particularly through longitudinal studies on tobacco use and nicotine dependence among youth.  She is the Founding Principal Investigator on several longitudinal investigations of children and adolescents including the Nicotine Dependence in Teens (NDIT) Study and AdoQuest, as well as several pivotal studies which provide invaluable data on public health systems in Canada including PromeSS and PHORCAST. Dr. O'Loughlin's scholarly impact is significant, with an h-index of 86, indicating a substantial number of citations for her work. She has published over 360 articles and her work has been presented at more than 500 conferences. Her research has notably influenced public health policies, including those related to tobacco use among adolescents. In recognition of her contributions, Dr. O'Loughlin has been elected as a Fellow of both the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and the American Academy of Pediatrics Tobacco Consortium. Additionally, she held a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in the Early Determinants of Adult Chronic Disease from 2004 to 2021. According to the AD Scientific Index AD Scientific Index, which ranks Canadian scientists based on their h-index, Dr. O'Loughlin ranks 27th among medical and health sciences (epidemiology and public health) researchers in Canada. These rankings underscore her prominence and influence within the Canadian research community. Overall, Dr. O'Loughlin's extensive research portfolio and her leadership in public health research place her among the leading researchers in Canada.

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DR. MARIE-PIERRE SYLVESTRE
(GOOGLE H-INDEX: 39)

  • Associate Professor, Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Université de Montréal

  • Research scientist, Carrefour de l'innovation, CRCHUM

  • Holds a Junior 2 salary award from the Fond de recherche du Québec - Santé

  • Biostatistics advisor, Montreal Heart Institute Scientific Evaluation Committee

  • ·Member of the CIHR College of Reviewers

  • Co-Principal Investigator of the Nicotine Dependence in Adolescents Study (NICO-NDIT)

  • Principal investigator on two studies on the physical and mental health effects of cannabis use

  • Overall, Dr. Sylvestre’s research program is rooted in public health and seeks to rigorously develop, adapt, and compare statistical methods that fully embrace the complexities of real-world data so that they can readily inform health care practitioners and public health policy makers.

  • Research interests include innovative methods in longitudinal analysis, with a focus on youth substance use. She has authored methodological and substantive publications using trajectory analysis, mediation models and survival analysis.

  • She has created three libraries in R for flexible simulation and modeling of complex longitudinal data, including the Permutation Algorithm (PermAlgo), the Weighted Cumulative Exposure Model (WCE), and a 3-step approach to trajectory analysis (traj).

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DR. KATERINA MAXIMOVA
(GOOGLE H-INDEX: 33)

  • Murphy Family Foundation Chair in Early Life Interventions 2020-2025

  • Scientist, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital

  • Associate Professor (Epidemiology), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

  • Member, Population Health Intervention Research Unit, School of Public Health, University of Alberta

  • Dr. Maximova has received several awards, including a Career Development Award in Prevention Research from the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute

  • Member, CIHR College of Reviewers

  • Dr. Maximova has played a major role in evaluating the impact of the APPLE Schools (A Project Promoting Healthy Living for Everyone in Schools) intervention program targeting physical activity, healthy eating, and mental health of children and youth experiencing marginalization. APPLE Schools currently reaches more than 21,000 students annually in 75 schools across northern Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and Manitoba.

  • Principal Investigator of CIHR COVID-19 Rapid Research project to study the impact of prolonged school closure and social isolation on mental health and lifestyle behaviours of vulnerable elementary school children

  • Principal Investigator of CIHR-funded Public Health ORganizational CApacity STudy (PHORCAST) Cycle 3

  • Dr. Maximova’s research and policy work focuses on children and youth, including social dimensions of health, lifestyle behaviours that increase the future risk of chronic disease and mental illness, misperception of risk, and the effectiveness of early life interventions to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours in children and youth (healthy eating, physical activity, adequate amount of sleep)

  • Overall, Dr. Maximova’s goal is to advance solutions-oriented research to improve the early life experiences, development, and well-being of children and youth experiencing poverty.

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