About

Rebecca is a PhD-trained mixed methodology researcher with experience consulting provincial and municipal government organizations, hospitals, and private sector companies on various health products and services to enhance quality improvement. Her focus is on assessing the value and quality of programs and services so that they are accessible and sustainable to the right audiences. Rebecca’s expertise includes public health, primary care, virtual care, implementation science, and scientific reviews.

Select published work

• Virtual Primary Care Implementation during COVID-19 in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review (2021). Telemedicine and e-Health. 

• Thinking Together, Working Apart: Leveraging a Community of Practice to Facilitate Productive and Meaningful Remote Collaboration (2020). International Journal of Health Policy and Management.

• Summarizing recommendations to eliminate weight stigma in prenatal health care settings: A scoping review (2020). Patient Education and Counselling.

• Development and Pilot Evaluation of a Pregnancy-Specific Mobile Health Tool: A Qualitative Investigation of SmartMoms Canada (2018). BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making.

• Understanding the Post-Surgical Bariatric Experiences of Patients who are Two or More Years After Surgery (2017).Quality of Life Research. 

Education

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• Western University

      PhD, Health Promotion

• York University 

      MSc, Kinesiology and Health Sciences

• Queen's University 

      BSc (Honours), Life Sciences

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Certificates

• Certificate in Policy Development and Implementation, St. Mary’s University Executive Professional Development

• Knowledge Translation Professional Certificate, SickKids Learning Institute

• Certificate in Business and Consulting, Graduate Management Consulting Association