Research Interests

impacts of genomic technologies on patients, provides, health care systems

Current Research Projects

• Patient experience and ethics of pediatric genome diagnostics
• Clinical utility and costs of pediatric genome diagnostics
• Determining value of genome diagnostics: a new outcome measure
• Novel models of care for delivering genome diagnostics
• Managing medical uncertainty generated by newborn bloodspot screening
• Educational strategies for primary care providers delivering prenatal screening

Education & Training History

• BSc (Hons), Psychology, McGill University
• MSc, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto
• ScM, Genetic Counseling, Johns Hopkins University/National Human Genome Research Institute
• PhD, Public Health Sciences and Collaborative Program in Bioethics, University of Toronto
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, University of Toronto

Honours & Awards

• SickKids Foundation/CIHR New Investigator Award. Costs and clinical consequences of pediatric whole genome sequencing compared to conventional genetic tests. Total Amount: $297,000CDN.

Other Affiliations

• Member, Technology Assessment at SickKids (TASK) Force, led by Dr. Wendy Ungar, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Member, Centre for Genetic Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Several policy advisory committees related to genomic screening and diagnostics
• Several research collaborations
• Service committees at The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto