Governance

Governance Oversight Committee

The Governance and Oversight Committee is a standing committee of Population Data BC. Its purpose is to guide and support the operations of Population Data BC.

Voting members
Data Steward representatives

• Ed McCloskey, Director of the Research Secretariat, WorkSafe BC
• Chris Norman, Chief Data Steward and Executive Director, Strategic Policy and Information Management, Ministry of Health Services

Research institution representatives

• Dr. Don Brooks, UBC Associate Vice President of Research, The University of British Columbia
• Dr. Rick Gallagher, Leader Cancer Control Research, BC Cancer Agency
• Dr. Norbert Haunerland, Vice President of Research, Simon Fraser University
• Prof. Afzal Suleman, Associate Dean, Research, University of Victoria
• Dr. Malcom Ogborn, Vice Provost, Health Research, University of Northern British Columbia
• Dr. Nancy Van Wagoner, TRU Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies

Researcher representatives

• Dr. Colin Reid, Health Studies, University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Non voting members

Two members of the Board sit on the Governance Oversight Committee as non voting members. Currently the Board members are:

• Dr. Michael Hayes, Associate Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
• Dr. Peter Keller, Dean, Faculty of Social Science, University of Victoria

Board Members

The Population Data BC Board was formed to provide direction for achieving our mission as an organisation. In practice, this means directing and guiding the Executive Director in the development of Population Data BC's infrastructure development as well as its operations.

Morris L. Barer, Director, Senior Faculty, UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR)

Dr. Morris L. Barer is a Professor and Interim Co-Lead, Health Care Services and Systems, in the new School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He is also the current (and was the founding) Director of the UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research. Read more ...

Michael Hayes, Associate Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University

Michael Hayes is a faculty member and the Associate Dean, Research at Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at Simon Fraser University. He received his BA, Geography from McMaster University, his MSc, Health Sciences from McMaster University and his PhD, Geography at McMaster University. Read more ...

Clyde Hertzman, Director, Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP)

Dr. Hertzman is Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), the College for Interdisciplinary Studies at UBC; Canada Research Chair in Population Health and Human Development; and Professor in the School of Population and Public Health at UBC. Read more ...

C. Peter Keller, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Victoria

The focus of Professor Keller's research and teaching is geographic information. He is interested in how geographic information is used and managed by society, how geographic information can be manipulated and analyzed to help solve real world problems, the relationship between technological innovation and geographic information, and the advancement of geographic information theory. Read more ...

Mieke Koehoorn, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health, Director, Centre for Health and Environment Research, The University of British Columbia

Professor Koehoorn's program of research focuses on occupational health. She is currently involved in research projects investigating a) occupational exposures and cardiovascular heart disease among paramedics and firefighters and b) physical risk factors for back injury in heavy industry. Read more ...

Ying McNab, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia

Dr. MacNab is an Associate Professor in UBC School of Public and Population Health, an Associate Member in UBC Department of Statistics, and a Scientist at the BC Child and Family Research Institute. Since 2004, Dr MacNab is a Canadian Institute for Health Research New Investigator for health service research. Read more ...

Kim McGrail, Faculty, UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR), The University of British Columbia

Kimberlyn McGrail is a member of faculty in the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research and Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health. She received her PhD, from the University of British Columbia and both her MPH, and BBA from the University of Michigan. Read more ...

Kay Teschke, Professor, School of Public and Population Health, and school of Environmental Health (currently on sabbatical leave)

Dr. Teschke joined the UBC Department of Health Care and Epidemiology in 1984. She was part of the team that developed the Occupational Hygiene Program, the first graduate program for this profession in Western Canada. Read more ...

Operations Committee

The Operations Commitee plans and reviews the operational functions of Population Data BC, and ensures they are well coordinated amongst the partner universities.

• Darrin Grund, Project Manager for the Urban Structure, Population and Public Policy project, Simon Fraser University
• Nancy Meagher, Executive Director, Population Data BC
• Eleanor Setton, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geography Department, University of Victoria

Operations Committee Members sit on the Board as non-voting members.