Our Lab
Principal Investigators
Agnes Grudniewicz, PhD
she/her
Associate Professor
Telfer School of Management
University of Ottawa
Telfer Research Fellow
Research Interests
Primary care, mental health services, interdisciplinary teams, health human resources, predatory publishing
Research Methods
Qualitative, knowledge synthesis
Additional Expertise
Sock knitting and audiobooks, cats, hostas and coneflowers
Student Supervision
MSc, Management (Health Systems) University of Ottawa
MSc, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences University of Ottawa
PhD, Management (Health Systems) University of Ottawa
PhD, Population Health University of Ottawa
Agnes is an applied health services researcher who leads qualitative studies in interdisciplinary primary care. Her work aims to improve health care systems and services for patients with complex health and social needs. Her research interests include health human resources, particularly how primary care providers work together; the organization and management of primary care clinics; and primary and community-based mental health care services.
David Rudoler, PhD
he/him
Associate Professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
Ontario Tech University
Research Chair in Population Health and Innovation in Mental Health, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
Research Interests
Mental health and addictions services, primary care services, health policy evaluation
Research Methods
Administrative data analysis, econometrics, biostatistics, data science
Additional Expertise
Hockey (defense), guitar solos
Student Supervision
MHSc, Community, Public and Population Health Ontario Tech
PhD, Community, Public and Population Health Ontario Tech
MSc, Health Systems Research University of Toronto
PhD, Health Systems Research University of Toronto
David is an applied health services researcher who leads quantitative and mixed-methods research to improve health system design for persons with complex health and social needs. His research interests include health human resources, including the supply of community-based primary and mental health services; the evaluation of policy interventions, including provider responses to payment models and incentives; the evaluation of community-based interventions for people with serious mental illness; and the application of methods in data science to issues in population health and mental health care services.
Lindsay Hedden, PhD
she/her
Associate Professor
Faculty of Health Sciences
Simon Fraser University
Scholar
Michael Smith Health Research BC
Research Interests
Primary care access and quality, health equity, health workforce, health system privatization and corporatization, virtual care
Research Methods
Mixed, administrative data analysis, policy analysis, observational studies
Additional Expertise
Disney parks, trapeze (in a past life), meticulous home organization
Student Supervision
MPH, Health Sciences Simon Fraser University
MSc, Health Sciences Simon Fraser University
PhD, Health Sciences Simon Fraser University
Lindsay is an applied health services researcher who leads mixed and multi-methods studies exploring the various drivers of and solutions to the primary care access crisis. She has also worked to identify and address gaps in health system data use and data infrastructure, and has studied the impact of those gaps on primary care accessibility and workforce planning. Other current work addresses the rapid shift to the use of virtual care; new blended payment models for family physicians; and examining the effects of the increasing corporatization and profitization of primary care on equity, accessibility, and quality of care.
Ruth Lavergne, PhD
she/her
Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine
Dalhousie University
Tier II Canada Research Chair in Primary Care
Research Interests
Primary care, health equity, workforce planning
Research Methods
Administrative data analysis, observational studies, mixed
Additional Expertise
Smash passing, houseplant husbandry
Student Supervision
MSc, Community Health & Epidemiology Dalhousie University
PhD, Community Health & Epidemiology Dalhousie University
PhD, Health Dalhousie University
Ruth’s program of research aims to address disparities in access and build evidence to make sure primary care organization, delivery, and workforce meet the needs of Canadians now and in the future. She works with linked administrative health data and leads mixed methods primary care studies in collaboration with experts in qualitative methods, patients, care providers and policymakers. Current projects focus on primary care capacity, administrative workload, and episodic virtual care.