Lecturer
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- School/Department
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Biography
I am an evidence synthesis and implementation science methodologist with an interest in the design and synthesis of complex interventions to address barriers to evidence uptake.
I have contributed methodological research to advance the conduct of reviews across the evidence synthesis spectrum, including rapid reviews, meta-regression models for complex interventions, methods for contacting primary study authors, and methods for imputing missing instracluster correlation coefficients for cluster-randomized trials.
I have led evidence syntheses across diverse fields using both quantitative and qualitative synthesis frameworks. I am particularly interested in efforts to carefully define and code the content of complex interventions as I believe understanding what the ‘what’ is, is foundational to asking more complex questions of what works and under what conditions.
Recently, I was the lead author of a Cochrane review on the effectiveness of quality improvement for diabetes care that including a Bayesian multivariable meta-regression of 553 diabetes trials and the lead author of the Agency for Healthcare Quality review on rehabilitation and prehabilitation for major joint replacement.
In addition to reviews of the effectiveness of interventions, I have conducted qualitative syntheses on factors that may influence the uptake of interventions (e.g, in low risk prenatal care, COVID-19 vaccines) to help guide implementation work.
I joined the Health Services Research Unit (HSRU) in July 2023, coming from Brown University where I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice in the School of Public Health. I completed my PhD on methods for optimizing evidence syntheses of complex interventions in 2018. I also hold a BEd in Primary Education (2013), a MSc in Rehabilitation Sciences (2008), and a BSc in Anatomy and Cell Biology (2005).
External Memberships
- Member and Author, Cochrane Collaboration (2008-Present)
- Editor, Campbell Collaboration (2023-Present)
- Society for Research Synthesis Methodology (2022-Present)
- Honorary Research Fellow, University College of London Centre for Behaviour Change (2022-2023)
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)
- Publications
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Leveraging 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 articlesAccelerated 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: ArticlesMaintaining 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: ArticlesProtocols to reduce seclusion in inpatient mental health units
International Journal of Mental Health NursingContributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13277
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Identifying 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
Proceedings of the 5th UK Implementation Science Research Conference: O3 Maximizing knowledge from systematic reviews of complex interventions
Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles- [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
Infrastructures of trust: The case for investing in vaccine demand
The Rockefeller Foundation. 87 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE] https://buildingvaccinedemand.org/
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
Factors affecting healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and uptake: a living behavioural science evidence synthesis
57 pagesBooks 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
Behavior 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
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 articlesPhysiotherapy 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