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Professor
Full professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
Interdisciplinary School of Health sciences

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 ext 2199
Cell: 613-277-2716
E-mail: lgarcia@uOttawa.ca
Website

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

Linda Garcia’s personal research interests focus on the impact of physical, social, technological and clinical environments on the quality of life of individuals with neurological disorders, especially dementia. She is interested in developing interventions that include approaches based on human interactions, especially in long-term care living environments. Trajectories and transitions in aging is her area of specialty.

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Alzheimer Disease
• Disability
• Gerontology
• Health
• Health communications
• Health-service providers
• Home care
• Mental health
• Other

Language preference:

English and French

Postdoctoral fellow
Faculty of Social Sciences
Women's Studies Institute

Contact information:

Office: 613-562-5800 (7339)
E-mail: christine.kelly@uottawa.ca
Website

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E-mail

Research information:

My work explores the politics of care and Canadian disability movements. I have research experience with direct-funded home care models, personal support worker education, disability and health-related nonprofit organizations and disability activism in Canada. 

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Disability
• Feminist politics and theory
• Health policy
• Home care
• Human rights
• Policy
• Social justice
• Social politics
• Social trends
• Women and health

Language preference:

English only

Associate professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Nursing

Contact information:

Office: 6135625800 (8394)
E-mail: cmcphers@uottawa.ca

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

Palliative care Medical assistance in dying Family caregiving Ageing End of life care Palliative care and COVID-19

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Gerontology
• Home care
• Nursing
• Palliative care

Language preference:

English only

Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section

Contact information:

Cell: 6138832013
E-mail: Jason.Nickerson@uOttawa.ca
Website

Preferred method of contact:

E-mail

Research information:

I have expertise in Canadian and international health systems, humanitarian crises (wars, natural disasters, refugee crises), and high-consequence infectious disease outbreaks (Ebola, Marburg, COVID, influenza, cholera, measles, etc.). In my current role, I am the lead on Canadian health policy issues for Canada’s respiratory therapy profession, and draw on my background as a respiratory therapist in the acute care and long-term care sectors to speak authoritatively on respiratory illnesses (RSV, influenza, pneumonia, COVID, etc.), Canadian healthcare access, pharmacare, and national health policy. As a researcher, I conduct research into health service access among older adults and marginalised populations, particularly the health needs of older adults during emergencies such as natural disasters and during wars, and the development and use of experimental medical countermeasures (vaccines, therapies, diagnostics) for diseases such as Ebola, Marburg, Lassa, avian influenza, and COVID-19. I spent a decade working with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), including as the organization's Humanitarian Representative to Canada where I led humanitarian diplomacy during wars and conflicts disease epidemics, refugee crises, and natural disasters. I have on-the-ground experience in Afghanistan, Haiti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, and the Central African Republic. I bring first-hand insights into how humanitarian crises, diplomacy, foreign policy, and health security intersect. Key commentary areas: Emerging and neglected infectious disease threats & medical countermeasures Respiratory health, respiratory illnesses, Canadian health policy, national pharmacare, and access to healthcare challenges (wait times, quality of care, professional practice) Canada’s role in humanitarian diplomacy and crisis response Health system strengthening in fragile and conflict affected states Intersections of foreign policy, disasters/conflict, and global health security Affiliations: Senior Director, Public Policy, Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists; Investigator, Bruyère Health Research Institute, Ottawa; Adjunct Professor of Common Law, University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy & Ethics

Area(s) of expertise:

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• Afghanistan
• Africa
• Borders
• Canadian politics
• Critical-care medicine
• Diseases
• Drugs
• Epidemiology and community medicine
• Ethics in international affairs
• Foreign aid
• Foreign aid
• Foreign Policy
• Globalization
• Health
• Health administration
• Health care
• Health law
• Health policy
• Health research
• Health-service providers
• Home care
• Immigration
• Infectious Diseases
• International criminal court
• International development
• International development and globalization
• International health
• International health
• International humanitarian law
• International organizations
• Not-for-profit organizations
• Population health
• Primary health care
• Respiratory medicine
• War crimes

Language preference:

English only