PHDA 01 Working with Administrative Data
PHDA 02 Epidemiological Statistics
Alvin Li is currently a clinical epidemiologist for a real-world health data intelligence company. Prior to this role, he was a scientist at a provincial health organization focusing on applied research for cancer prevention. He has over 10 years of research experience and has conducted multiple projects using large health administrative datasets on various topics including kidney transplantation, immigrant health and the evaluation of health policies.
He completed his PhD in epidemiology and biostatistics at Western University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Ottawa Health Research Institute. He has a strong interest in teaching and has also taught lessons on data analytics.
PHDA 03 Population Health and Geographical Information Systems
Sami Kurani, MSc is a geospatial analyst and population researcher with a strong passion for teaching, applied GIS, and demographic modeling. He earned both his Honours Bachelor of Science in Earth and Environmental Sciences (GIS Specialization) and Master of Science in Geography from McMaster University, where his graduate research focused on modeling population distribution in rural Alberta to assess flood risk. Currently, he works as a Market Analyst at Federated Cooperatives Limited, where he integrates spatial, health, and economic data to inform business strategy.
PHDA 04 Spatial Epidemiology and Outbreak Detection
TBA
PHDA 05 Longitudinal Analysis and Multi-level Modeling of Population Health Data
Stacey Voll has been at UVic for over 24 years. Her academic work foci has been in International Population Health Data Science, Research/Project Management and Psychometrics. Her research involves examination of meta-data systematics in longitudinal designs and methods such as, complex sampling, impacts of age-period-cohort effects, cognitive measurement and culturally relevant research tools. At UVic, she has taught learning/development theories, measurement/evaluation, psychological/educational diagnostics and statistics for statistically-anxious post-secondary students. She holds positions as research associate at UVic’s Institute of Lifelong Health & Aging and a as clinical psychometrician at Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health.
PHDA 06 Health Services Program Monitoring and Evaluation
Marla Steinberg has been a professional evaluator for over 25 years. She has conducted evaluations in a wide range of areas including early childhood development, health promotion, research capacity building, organizational development, leadership, partnerships and coalitions, health services, research impact, and knowledge transfer and exchange. Her work has examined strategies, policies and programs at the federal, provincial, and community levels. She has extensive experience in teaching and professional development that spans developing and delivering graduate level courses, in-service coaching support for health service professionals, in-person workshops, and e-learning courses. She brings to her work a passion for evaluation and a focus on engaging and experiential learning.
