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Our team

We are a team that brings together the University of Ottawa, the City of Ottawa, local Community Health Centres, United Way/Centraide Ottawa, Just Food, and other community-based partners. Our goal is to better understand the neighbourhoods in which we live and play in order to provide evidence on which aspects are important for health and well-being. We alsoprovide the City of Ottawa, health organizations, social organizations, and citizens with information on Ottawa’s 97 neighbourhoods that help them to identify what is working well, and where community development is needed.

Strengths of our team

This project models ways that university, city, and community can collaborate effectively. Our multidisciplinary, multisectoral Steering Committee enables and supports the networking and knowledge exchange needed in this project. The ONS team is composed of the following:

University
City
Community

University of Ottawa Lead Investigators top

	Elizabeth Kristjansson
	Elizabeth Kristjansson is Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and principal scientist in the Institute of Population Health at the University of Ottawa. A health measurement expert, her research focuses on the spatial dimensions of health and health inequalities, food insecurity, health and social indicators, and interventions to reduce socio-economic inequalities in health. Elizabeth is both well known and well respected by relevant stakeholders as a knowledge exchange agent in Ottawa following her work on the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study and an Ottawa-wide Photovoice study.
	Mike Sawada
	Mike Sawada is Associate Professor, Department of Geography, and Director of LAGGISS at the University of Ottawa; an accomplished researcher in spatial analysis, GIS and climate change research, Mike has produced research tools in the form of software for statistical and spatial statistical analyses integrated with GIS and will lead in the further development of the ONS interactive website.
	Ronald Labonté
	Ronald Labonté is Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in globalization/health equity; a founding member of the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research and currently its president; a past board member of provincial and national public health associations in Canada who chaired the Globalization Knowledge Network for the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (2005-2008). A health sociologist, Ron brings experience in knowledge translation, community-based research, and community theory and policy research.
	Ted Schrecker
	Ted Schrecker is Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Community Medicine, University of Ottawa; a political scientist with interests in connections between globalization and spatial economic segregation in metropolitan areas, health ethics and resource allocation.

Other Univeristy of Ottawa Team Members

Prof. Caroline Andrew	Director of the Centre on Governance and Professor of the School of Political Studies
Stéphanie Prince Ware, MSc	Epidemiology PhD candidate Population Health Institute of Population Health 1 Stewart Street, Room 300 University of Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5 sprin063@uottawa.ca
Melissa Calhoun	PhD Candidate, School of Psychology
Sam Herold	M.A. Candidate, Dept. of Geography
Stephanie Leclair	PhD Candidate, School of Psychology
James McKinnon	Master's Student, School of Psychology
Andrea Morissette	Honours Student, School of Psychology
Anne Musiol	Research Coordinator, Institute of Population Health
Vivien Runnels	PhD Candidate, Institute of Population Health
Dr. Peter Tugwell	Canada Research Chair in Health Equity and Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology & Community Medicine
JuanXia He	MSc Candidate, Dept. of Geography
Brian Mosley	MSc Candidate, Dept. of Geography
Marie-Pierre Parenteau	PhD Candidate, Dept. of Geography
S. Katie Ploeger	PhD Candidate, Dept. of Geography
University of Saskatchewan Team Members
Nazeem Muhajarine	Professor and Chair in Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan

City of Ottawa Team Members top
Amira Ali	Senior Epidemiologist, Office of Public Health
Ian Cross	Program Manager, Research & Forecasting Planning & Growth
Nancy Jackson	Municipal Planner, Housing Branch
David Salisbury	Medical Officer of Health
Clara Freire	Manager - Client Service Strategies, Organizational Development & Performance Department
Paul Maloney	Planner II, Organizational Development & Performance Department
Katherine Russell	Epidemiologist, Ottawa Public Health Department
Gabriel Ramsay	University of Ottawa Social Services Master Student
Johanne Levesque	Director, Community Sustainability/Viabilite des Collectivities
Lisa Petch	Consultant, Community Development
Sonia Luberti	Specialist Policy Planning & Development

Community Investigators top

The United Way has been one of the greatest supporters of this project. Katherine Russell, an Ottawa Public Health epidemiologist with a focus on chronic disease and injuries, behavioural risk factors, reproductive health and the social determinants of health. Katherine's role is to interpret and transfer ONS knowledge, and promote the application of the neighbourhood profiles for public health policy and programme development. Brian Schnarch, Senior Epidemiology & Decision Support Consultant at Champlain LHIN, brings over 15 years of experience with population health data analysis and unique expertise in translating complex data into meaningful, community-friendly and policy-relevant information Simone Thibault, Executive Director, Centretown CHC, has extensive experience developing, managing and delivering neighbourhood-based health & social services and is the liaison with the Ottawa Coalition of Community Health & Resource Centres. David Hole, formerly Executive Director at South-East Ottawa CHC, has had extensive management and service provider experience in children’s mental health, child welfare, family services, community support, community health and social services; board experience with professional & accreditation organizations, foundations and non-profits; and leadership roles with coalitions, networks & alliances of community agencies, will be a knowledge broker. Kelly Paolozzi, Director of Success By 6, United Way/Centraide Ottawa, has experience in project management, community development work focused on children’s issues, supporting community-based initiatives for families and children, and on improving outcomes for young children.

United Way Ottawa

Hiba Agha
Don Sucalit

Coalition of Community Health & Resource Centres

Abid Jan	CDF Coordinator
Cathy Jordan	Executive Director, Western Ottawa CRC
Jack McCarthy	Executive Director, Somerset West CHC
Leslie McDiarmid	Executive Director, South-East Ottawa CHC
Simone Thibault	Executive Director, Centretown CHC

Success By Six

Kelly Paolozzi	Director, Success by Six
Paul Steeves	Manager, Research and Evaluation \| Gestionnaire, Recherche et évaluation
Karen Diguer	Sr. Director, Planning and Evaluation \| Directrice principale, Planification et evaluation