Lecturer
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Biography
I am a Lecturer in Implementation Science in the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation at the University of Aberdeen where I teach and conduct research on evidence synthesis and implementation science in health, public health, and increasingly, climate change mitigation and adaptation interventions. Prior to this role, I was an Assistant Professor in the Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health at Brown University where I led multiple systematic reviews for the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality as part of Brown’s Evidence Based Practice unit and taught graduate and undergraduate evidence synthesis and implementation science methods courses.
The broad focus of my work over the past two decades has been enhancing methods of knowing ‘what we know’ (evidence synthesis) and ‘how do we get what we know into practice’ (implementation science). I am particularly interested in complex systems that often involve multiple actors performing multiple behaviours over time to achieve a target change (e.g., de-implementing low value care, adopting novel healthcare innovations). I hold degrees across several disciplines (basic sciences, rehabilitation, education, epidemiology) and am interested in complex problems requiring complex solutions; I thus take a strong interdisciplinary approach to my work and value working in interdisciplinary collaborations.
I am co-course coordinator for one PGT course at the University of Aberdeen (PU5031: Evidence-based health) and evaluator for two other courses (PU5027: Fundamentals of research design and PU5038: Designing real-world trials). I welcome supervising both Masters- and PhD-level students interested in implementation or evidence synthesis methods for complex problems (e.g., decarbonising healthcare, addressing implementation gaps, etc.).
Qualifications
- PhD Epidemiology2018 - University of Ottawa
Focus on methods of synthesizing complex (implementation) interventions
- BEd Education2013 - University of Ottawa
- MSc Rehabilitation Sciences2008 - University of British Columbia
- BSc Anatomy and cell biology2005 - McGill University
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- LGBTQIA+ champion, SMMSN
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Committee, SMMSN
- Athena Swan Committee, SMMSN
- External Memberships
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- Member and Author, Cochrane Collaboration (2008-Present)
- Methods editor, Climate Solutions Working Group, Campbell Collaboration (2023-Present)
- Member, Society for Research Synthesis Methodology (2022-Present)
Latest Publications
Environmental Lessons Learned and Applied (ELLA) – a new framework for identifying, prioritising and implementing decarbonisation interventions in clinical care pathways
Evidence-Based MedicineContributions to Journals: ArticlesIdentifying behaviour change techniques within precision health interventions that use continuous glucose monitoring: A secondary analysis of a scoping review
The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 22, 139Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffectiveness of psychological therapies for depression during the perinatal period: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Annals of Internal MedicineContributions to Journals: ArticlesUsing the behaviour change technique ontology to characterise the content of implementation strategies: A secondary analysis of 151 trials targeting evidence-based nursing practice
Translational Behavioral Medicine, vol. 15, no. 1, ibaf046Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMeasuring the environmental impact of health interventions in randomised controlled trials: a scoping review
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 183, pp. 111751Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111751
Prizes and Awards
- Robert L. Kane Memorial Award for report with strong clarity and conciseness, Annual AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Meeting reports published between 2021-2022. (2022)
- Joseph De Koninick Prize for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis, University of Ottawa (2019)
- Worton Researcher in Training Award, The Ottawa Hospital (2018)
- Award of Excellence, Faculty of Medicine Awards in Education, University of Ottawa (2017)
- Research
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Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
- Teaching
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Courses
Co-course coordinator. Lead Unit 6 on implementation science and support Units 1-5 on evidence synthesis.
Teaching Responsibilities
I am co-course coordinator for one PGT course at the University of Aberdeen (PU5031: Evidence-based health) and evaluator for two other courses (PU5027: Fundamentals of research design and PU5038: Designing real-world trials).
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
I regularly teach short courses on methods of implementation science and evidence synthesis for small groups or webinars as well as one-on-one tutoring.
- Publications
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Environmental Lessons Learned and Applied (ELLA) – a new framework for identifying, prioritising and implementing decarbonisation interventions in clinical care pathways
Evidence-Based MedicineContributions to Journals: ArticlesIdentifying behaviour change techniques within precision health interventions that use continuous glucose monitoring: A secondary analysis of a scoping review
The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 22, 139Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffectiveness of psychological therapies for depression during the perinatal period: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Annals of Internal MedicineContributions to Journals: ArticlesUsing the behaviour change technique ontology to characterise the content of implementation strategies: A secondary analysis of 151 trials targeting evidence-based nursing practice
Translational Behavioral Medicine, vol. 15, no. 1, ibaf046Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMeasuring the environmental impact of health interventions in randomised controlled trials: a scoping review
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 183, pp. 111751Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111751
How well are implementation strategies and target healthcare professional behaviors reported? A secondary analysis of 204 implementation trials using the TIDieR checklist and AACTT framework
Implementation Science, vol. 20, no. 1, 28Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAudit and feedback: effects on professional practice
The Cochrane Library, vol. 2025, no. 3, CD000259Contributions to Journals: Review articlesBarriers and enablers to hepatitis B virus (HBV) testing, linkage to care, treatment and vaccination: Protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review
OSF (Open Science Framework). 8 pages.Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/27YBA
Interventions to enhance hepatitis B virus (HBV) testing, linkage to care, treatment and vaccination: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
OSF (Open Science Framework (OSF)). 10 pages.Other Contributions: Other Contributions- [ONLINE] https://osf.io/aq4yp
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/C7HJR
Reported use of implementation science theories, models, and frameworks in 151 implementation trials: secondary analysis of a systematic review targeting nursing practice
Translational Behavioral Medicine, vol. 15, no. 1, ibaf043Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffects of implementation strategies on nursing practice and patient outcomes: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
Implementation Science, vol. 19, no. 1, 68Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLeveraging continuous glucose monitoring as a catalyst for behaviour change: a scoping review
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 21, 74Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-024-01622-6
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/05ab7197-ea68-4140-95a8-0fe8df4c7922/download
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Protocol for the process evaluation of a cluster randomised trial of audit and feedback and in practice educational training to reduce antibiotic prescribing in dental primary care: the TiPTAP trial.
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/u7pvs
Accelerated diagnostic protocols using high-sensitivity troponin assays to rule in or out myocardial infarction: A systematic review
JEM Reports, vol. 3, no. 2, 100086Contributions to Journals: ArticlesProtocols to reduce seclusion in inpatient mental health units
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 600-615Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13277
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Maintaining independence in older adults
BMJ, vol. 2024, no. 384, q592Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q592
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Evidence Synthesis for Complex Interventions Using Meta-Regression Models
American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 193, no. 2, pp. 323–338Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIdentifying behaviour change techniques in 287 randomized controlled trials of audit and feedback interventions targeting practice change among healthcare professionals
Implementation Science, vol. 18, 63Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReduced Compared With Traditional Schedules for Routine Antenatal Visits: A Systematic Review
Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 142, no. 1, pp. 8-18Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000005193
Televisits Compared With In-Person Visits for Routine Antenatal Care: A Systematic Review
Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 142, no. 1, pp. 19-29Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000005194
O3 Maximizing knowledge from systematic reviews of complex interventions
5th UK Implementation Science Research Conference, 20Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-023-01270-7
Quality improvement strategies for diabetes care: Effects on outcomes for adults living with diabetes
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. CD014513Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD014513
Accelerated diagnostic protocols using high-sensitivity troponin assays to rule in or out myocardial infarction: A systematic review
Commissioned by Department of Veteran Affairs. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. 139 pagesBooks and Reports: Other ReportsExploring the association of paid sick leave with healthcare utilization and health outcomes in the United States: a rapid evidence review
Global Health Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 9-17Contributions to Journals: ArticlesChanges to Prenatal Care Visit Frequency and Telehealth: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Evidence
Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 141, no. 2, pp. 299-323Contributions to Journals: ArticlesParent perceptions and decision making about treatments for epilepsy: a qualitative evidence synthesis
BMJ Open, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. e066872Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPrehabilitation for Total Knee or Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation, vol. 102, no. 1, pp. 1-10Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000002006
Rehabilitation for Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation, vol. 102, no. 1, pp. 11-18Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000002007
Rehabilitation for Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation, vol. 102, no. 1, pp. 19-33Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000002008
Behavioural determinants of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among healthcare workers: a rapid review
Public Health, vol. 210, pp. 123-133Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2022.06.003
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Generating consistent longitudinal real-world data to support research: lessons from physical therapists
ACR Open Rheumatology, vol. 4, no. 9, pp. 771-774Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSchedule of Visits and Televisits for Routine Antenatal Care: A Systematic Review
Commissioned by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. National Institutes of Health (NIH). 219 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsSystematic reviews can guide clinical practice and new research on primary headaches in pregnancy: An editorial on the 2022 American Headache Society Members' Choice Award paper
Headache, vol. 62, no. 7, pp. 774-776Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/head.14332
Pharmacotherapy interventions for adolescent co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders: a systematic review
Family Practice, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 301-310Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmab096
- [ONLINE] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9126201/
Diagnostic Imaging and Medical Management of Acute Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis: A Systematic Review
Annals of Internal Medicine, vol. 175, no. 3, pp. 379-387Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.7326/M21-1645
Effectiveness of medication for opioid use disorders in transition-age youth: A systematic review
Journal of substance abuse treatment, vol. 132, 108494Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8628023/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108494
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Infrastructures of trust: The case for investing in vaccine demand
The Rockefeller Foundation. 87 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE] https://buildingvaccinedemand.org/
Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). 403 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.23970/AHRQEPCCER248
- [ONLINE] http://europepmc.org/books/NBK575303
Imputing intracluster correlation coefficients from a posterior predictive distribution is a feasible method of dealing with unit of analysis errors in a meta-analysis of cluster RCTs
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 139, pp. 307-318Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.06.011
Effectiveness of quality improvement strategies for type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents: a systematic review protocol: [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
HRB Open Research, vol. 4, 87Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13223.1
Factors affecting healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and uptake: a living behavioural science evidence synthesis
57 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsUnderstanding and promoting COVID-19 vaccine uptake among marginalized communities in RI
Providence, US: Brown UniversityBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsManagement of primary headaches during pregnancy, postpartum, and breastfeeding: A systematic review
Headache, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 11-43Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/head.14041
Management of Primary Headaches in Pregnancy
Comparative Effectiveness Review, no. 234Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] http://europepmc.org/books/NBK564853
What are the barriers and facilitators to individual’s willingness to be vaccinated for COVID-19?
Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health, Department of Health, Policy and Practice, Brown University: Brown UniversityBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsPrevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). 200 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.23970/AHRQEPCTB37
- [ONLINE] http://europepmc.org/books/NBK564144
Management of Colonic Diverticulitis
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)Books and Reports: BooksBehavior Change Techniques in Continuing Professional Development
The Journal of continuing education in the health professions, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 268-273Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/CEH.0000000000000319
Seeing the forests and the trees--innovative approaches to exploring heterogeneity in systematic reviews of complex interventions to enhance health system decision-making: a protocol
Systematic reviews, vol. 3, 88Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-88
- [ONLINE] https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4174390
Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice [protocol for a Cochrane review update]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 13, no. 6, CD000259Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD000259.pub3
Evidence summaries: the evolution of a rapid review approach
Systematic reviews , vol. 1, pp. 10Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-1-10
The effectiveness and safety of emergency department short stay units: a rapid review
Open Medicine, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. e10-6Contributions to Journals: Review articlesWhat pre-operative rehabilitation interventions will improve pre- and post-operative outcomes in adult patients with arthritis who will undergo primary total knee arthroplasty?
Ottawa: Ottawa Hospital Research InstituteBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsWhat are the maternal and newborn outcomes associated with episiotomy during spontaneous vaginal delivery?: Evidence summary #13
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute: The Ottawa Hospital. 11 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsPhysiotherapy secretion removal techniques in people with spinal cord injury: a systematic review
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 353-70Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2010.11689714
Sortilin mediates the lysosomal targeting of cathepsins D and H
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 373, no. 2, pp. 292-7Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.06.021
Effects of exercise training and inspiratory muscle training in spinal cord injury: a systematic review
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 500-8Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2008.11753645
Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence: Methods of the SCIRE Systematic Review
Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1-10Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1310/sci1301-1
Review of randomized clinical trials of drug-eluting stents for the prevention of in-stent restenosis
The American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 98, no. 3, pp. 375-82Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.02.042