CRWDP - Key Persons

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• Partner Representative Lead - Engagement Team and Champions Group Executive Committee Member

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• Co - Investigator Newfoundland and Labrador Co - Lead Executive Committee Member ( Shared With Stephen Bornstein )

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• Communications Manager at the Institute for Work & Health
• Communications Manager Executive Committee Member

Cindy Moser is Communications Manager at the Institute for Work & Health. Working with the KTE/Communications team, she helps ensure IWH research evidence and tools are known to stakeholders and the public through the Institute's newsletters, website, media relations, social media, events and corporate communications. Cindy earned her BA (Hons) in history at Trent University and recently received her Knowledge Translation Professional Certificate from the University of Toronto (offered through the SickKids Learning Institute). Before joining the Institute in December 2008, she was an editor of numerous publications specializing in workplace and human resources issues, including OHS Canada and Back To Work.

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• Co - Investigator British Columbia Co - Lead New Researcher Capacity Building Committee Member

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• Chief
• Head of Research
• First Congenitally Blind Biomedical Research Scientist

Dr. Mahadeo Sukhai is the world's first congenitally blind biomedical research scientist. Mahadeo is the Head of Research and Chief Accessibility Officer for the CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind), having previously served as a research scientist at the University Health Network in Toronto. Dr. Sukhai is the Principal Investigator for and co-author of "Creating a Culture of Accessibility in the Sciences," a book based on his groundbreaking work on access to science within higher education, and serves as the principal investigator for national projects to understand the student experience for persons with disabilities, and to examine accessibility and inclusion within science education and healthcare.

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• Member of the Advisory Committee

Dr. Patrick Loisel holds a Doctorate in medicine (MD), University of Paris VI, specialization in orthopedic surgery. After an academic career at the University of Sherbrooke, he is now Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Director of the Work Disability Prevention CIHR Strategic Training Program (WDP). WDP is a unique worldwide training program for researchers in work disability prevention and he leads a team of 30 researchers/mentors of the field of Work Disability Prevention, University of Toronto. In addition, he is a Professor at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and Director of the Work Disability Prevention Program. His work is dedicated to research and evidence implementation in the field of work disability prevention for musculoskeletal disorders. Dr. Loisel has developed, tested, and applied an evidence-based work disability management program in the community, the Sherbrooke model, linking clinical and workplace interventions, demonstrating for the first time the specific effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of workplace interventions for back pain work disability. He is the author of many publications, Co-Editor of the first comprehensive book in the field of Work Disability Prevention and Management, keynote speaker, and delivers many presentations in the work disability prevention field. Shaw, WS, van der Windt, D.A., Mian, C.J, Loisel, P, Linton, S and the Decade of the Flags Working group. (2009). Early patient screening and intervention to address individual-level occupational factors ("blue flags") in back disability. Journal of Occupational Rehabiliation. 19(1): 64-80. Loisel, P., Franche, R.L., MacEachen, E., Bultmann, U., van Oostrom, S., Gehanno, J.F., Fassier J.B., Geary, J, Keen, D., Pearson, B., Lovick, M., Kidd, C., Knowledge synthesis on the core elements of return to work interventions and implementation for musculoskeletal disorders, funded by CIHR (2010 - 2011). Amount $78,470 Ammendolia, C., Boyle, E., Cassidy, D., Côté, P., Gignac, M., Steenstra, I., Loisel, P. Involving stakeholders in the planning of a workplace intervention to improve return to work : Putting what we know into action using an intervention mapping approach, funded by WSIB (2008 - 2009). Amount $60,000 CRWDP Advisory Committee Member and collaborator Dr. Patrick Loisel passed away on August 26, 2022. His obituary can be found at the following link and below: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/fr-ca/obituaries/montreal-qc/dr-patrick-loisel-10911558

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• Co - Investigator Lead - Communications Team
• Policy Expert

"The establishment of the CRWDP provides an opportunity to realize the potential of disabled Canadians to contribute to the economy by improving the coherence of work disability policies and programs in Canada. I'm glad to be a part of this important initiative." Dr. Ron Saunders is a policy expert with a passion for labour issues. He has coupled these two interests throughout his career, whether working in the public service, academia or applied research. His research interests have focused on vulnerable workers and the changing labour market. Ron spent 17 years in the Ontario public service, most notably as the Assistant Deputy Minister of Policy, Communications and Labour Management Services in the Ministry of Labour. MacEachen, E., Lippel, K., Saunders, R., Kosny, A., Mansfield, L., Carrasco, C., Pugliese, D., "Workers' compensation experience rating rules and the danger to worker safety in the temporary work agency sector," Policy and Practice in Health and Safety, 10:1 (May 2012), 77-95.

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• Co - Investigator Newfoundland and Labrador Co - Lead Executive Committee Member ( Shared With Barbara Neis )
• Professor of Political Science at Memorial University

Dr. Bornstein is a Professor of Political Science at Memorial University. He was a Professor of Political Science and also served as Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at McGill University. From 1990 to 1995 he worked for the Government of Ontario as Assistant Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. He did his undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto and his graduate work at Harvard University. Education Post-Doctoral, Harvard University and London School of Economics, 1979 Ph.D., Government, Harvard University, 1979 M.A., Government, Harvard University, 1972 B.A., Honours, History, University of Toronto, 1968 Areas of expertise His fields of expertise include comparative public policy, health policy and health services, and workplace health and safety. Research Activities Dr. Bornstein has researched occupational health in petroleum refining and mining, fish harvester occupational health including fishing vessel safety. Health services and comparative labour relations, comparative public policy in developed countries and politics and government of contemporary Western Europe are also areas of interest.

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• Director

"As an economist, I have always been interested in how environment, in conjunction with individual characteristics, shape people's engagement in society over the life course. My work generally relates to two broad areas of research: the changing nature of work, and the interaction between workers, systems and program design. These interests led me directly to the research questions at the heart of CRWDP."

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• Research, Policy and Practice in Work and Mental Health

Messing K, Premji S, Lippel K. (2008). But "two-handed" scientists are using only one hand now". (Letter) American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 51(10), 797-798. Dörte Bernhard, Ellen MacEachen, Katherine Lippel, «Disability management experts and the impact of jurisdiction on practice : an Ontario example», (2010) 2 (1) International Journal of Social Security and Workers' Compensation 1-16. Ellen MacEachen, Agnieszka Kosny, Sue Ferrier, Katherine Lippel, Cynthia Neilson, Renée-Louise Franche, Diana Pugliese, «The ‘ability' paradigm in vocational rehabilitation : challenges in an Ontario injured worker retraining program», (2011) 20 Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 1-13. K. Lippel, « Preserving workers' dignity in workers' compensation systems: an international perspective», (2012) 55 (6) American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 519-536 (open access). Katherine Lippel was a pillar of the occupational health and safety research community, both in Canada and around the world. Katherine devoted her extraordinary career as a legal scholar to bettering occupational health and safety systems, and to improving circumstances and supports for injured workers. Her exceedingly lengthy and venerated list of publications, books, reports, presentations and awards and recognitions reflects not only her awe-inspiring accomplishments, but her unrelenting dedication to the field and to the injured worker community. While Katherine's achievements are too many to recount individually, some merit highlighting as testament to her exemplary contributions to work and health research, policy and practice. Katherine held the Canada Research Chair in Occupational Health and Safety Law at University of Ottawa from 2006 to 2020, and then the Distinguished Chair in Occupational Health and Safety Law until she passed this September. Katherine was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2010, and in 2017 she received the highly esteemed SSHRC Gold Medal Award in recognition of her outstanding leadership and scholarship. More recently, Katherine Lippel was awarded a joint CIHR−SSHRC Partnership Grant for a project entitled "Policy and practice in return to work after work injury: Challenging circumstances and innovative solutions," which has brought together a large multi-disciplinary team of academics, partners and trainees to investigate how public policies can better promote sustainable return to work. This team continues the Partnership's work in Katherine's memory and in a shared goal to advance Canadian return-to-work policy and practice for all injured workers. When I first knew Katherine, she was the friendly face and warm hug at any number of OHS conferences and meetings we'd both attend. My early impressions of Katherine were that she had a seemingly unlimited supply of drive and energy. She so often had a suitcase in tow, about to take a train or plane to give a keynote address, meet a group of injured workers, or return to her office at University of Ottawa or home in St. Armand. I smile at the image of her writing grant applications or drafting a manuscript on little tray tables along the way. In more recent years, as she co-supervised my postdoctoral work with the Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy, I gained a deeper appreciation for what made Katherine so special. I was dazzled by her incredible knowledge of Canadian and international occupational safety law and how she could instantly bring it to bear on the discrete policy issue I was studying or an observation I'd made in my data. I observed Katherine's empathy for injured workers and the ways she supported their efforts and engaged them in hers. I marveled at Katherine's extensive network of friends and colleagues, all eager to partner with her, that she'd developed through decades of international work and collaboration. I experienced first-hand her caring nature and the power of her encouragement and guidance. Katherine's passion for her work was boundless, and the impact of her contributions to work and health research, policy, and practice is immeasurable. Though she has left us far too soon, her legacy of work will undoubtedly carry on in all those she touched. Katherine will be remembered with admiration and love, and will be missed immensely. Katherine's many accomplishments and recognitions have been beautifully captured in tributes by the University of Ottawa and On the Move Partnership, and in the messages of remembrance submitted to both.

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• Manager of Inclusion

Kathy Hawkins is the Manager of InclusionNL: Employer Supports and Services Program of Empower, The Disability Resource Centre. As Manager, Kathy provide supports and services to employers interested in creating more inclusive workplace environments for current and new employees with multiple types of disabilities. In this capacity she advises employers and businesses on all facets of creating accessible work environments & building disability confidence including; recruitment & hiring, accessibility reviews of physical locations, reasonable workplace adjustments & employee accommodations, as well as staff training & professional development. Kathy also provides expertise to business interested in creating accessible websites, technical applications and mobile apps and holds professional certification in website accessibility from the University of South Australia. Kathy is currently the President of the DisAbled Women's Network of Canada, sits on the Board of the NL Association of the Deaf, and is an active member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals.

Krista Carr is a long-time advocate in the inclusion movement. She is the Executive Vice President (CEO) of Inclusion Canada, one of Canada's 10 largest charitable organizations. Inclusion Canada is a national federation of 300 local and 13 Provincial/Territorial Associations working on behalf of approximately 1 million Canadians with a developmental disability and their families. Krista has over 25 years of experience in the non-profit sector as a champion of inclusion. Before joining Inclusion Canada, she was the Executive Director of the New Brunswick Association for Community Living (NBACL), a leading provincial non-profit organization that works with people with an intellectual disability and their families to accomplish the mission of full inclusion across the lifespan. In her current role, Krista is responsible for leading the Inclusion Canada National organization, the Inclusion Canada Foundation and Inclusive Education Canada (IEC). In addition to her extensive work portfolio, Krista sits on a number of provincial and national disability-related boards and committees. She was a member of the COVID Disability Advisory Group and was Chair of the Ministerial Disability Advisory Group, established by the honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion. Krista offers a unique perspective on disability-related supports and services, both nationally and internationally. Krista is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) where she earned a Bachelor's in Business Administration (BBA) and several diplomas in Human Resources and Management from UNB's College of Extended Learning. She is fluently bilingual and works on behalf of CACL's federation in both French and English. She currently resides in New Brunswick with her husband and two daughters.

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• Co - Investigator Ontario Co - Lead

Marcia Rioux passed away in her Toronto home on September 20, 2021. She was dedicated to the advancement of human rights and equality, both nationally and internationally. Dr. Rioux has lectured throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. She has been an advisor to federal and provincial commissions, parliamentary committees, and international NGO's as well as United Nations agencies. She has edited a number of collected volumes and nearly 70 book chapters and articles on disability rights. Marcia was a distinguished professor and director at York University's Institute for Health Research, the co-founder and first chair of the School of Health Policy & Management as well as the Critical Disabilities Studies program. She was CRWDP Co-Investigator and the co-lead of CRWDP Ontario Cluster, organizing multiple provincial events and moving forward the Ontario Cluster Policy Pods. "There are significant numbers of people who are under and unemployed in Canada or who have precarious relationships to the labour force. It is my expectation that we will be able to create conditions under which people with disabilities, first nations and aboriginal people, racialized people and women can participate in the labour force." - Marcia Rioux

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• CEO
• President
• President & CEO of CCRW

Maureen Haan is the President and CEO Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW). Maureen has been the President & CEO of CCRW since 2012. CCRW is the only national organization with the sole vision of equitable and meaningful employment for people with disabilities and has been a strong advocate to this vision for over 40 years. Under Maureen's leadership, CCRW has seen an increase in direct program service throughout Canada, as well as a more transparent, stream-lining of understanding the business case of hiring a person with a disability. Maureen provides insight to employer engagement through CCRW best practices and proven results. Maureen has been very active in the cross-disability sector, currently focusing on employment issues. She has been involved with numerous committees and groups that increase awareness of and access for the disability sector and the Deaf community.

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• Co - Investigator Quebec Co - Lead Thematic Lead - Legal and Policy Executive Committee Member

Normand Boucher est politologue et sociologue, diplômé de l'Université Laval où il a obtenu son Ph. D. en 2001. Depuis 1994, il travaille en recherche sociale concernant l'intégration des personnes ayant des incapacités avec le Réseau international sur le processus de production du Handicap. Ses intérêts touchent la problématique de la recherche participative dans l'analyse des transformations des pratiques et des politiques entourant le phénomène du handicap et la citoyenneté. Il a poursuivi des études postdoctorales au Centre for Disability Studies de l'Université de Leeds en Angleterre. Il a joint l'équipe du CIRRIS en 2003 où il développe un programme de recherche portant sur les politiques sociales, le handicap et la citoyenneté. Il est enfin professeur associé à l'École de service social de l'Université Laval et collabore aux activités du Laboratoire de recherche sur les pratiques et les politiques sociales (LAREPPS) à l'Université du Québec à Montréal. Il est engagé dans le mouvement de défense de droits des personnes ayant des incapacités depuis plusieurs années au Québec et cofondateur de l'association des étudiants handicapés de l'Université Laval. Normand Boucher obtained his Ph.D in Sociology in 2001 at Laval University. Since 1994, he is doing Social Research on issues related to disability and citizenship of people with disabilities in the post-industrial society with the International Network on Disability Creation Process. He has also carried on his post-doctoral studies in the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds in the UK. Since 2003, he is developing his research program on social policy, disability and citizenship at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS). He puts emphasis in particular on Work and Employment domains, Housing, transport, and social support services. He is also adjunct professor in the School of Social Work at Université Laval and an active member of national and international research team. Over the last 10 years, he has been involved in the disability movement of Québec and cofounder of the Association of Student with Disabilities at Université Laval.

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• Principal Investigator

Smith PM (Principal Investigator), Breslin C, Lamontagne A, Saunders R, Tompa E (Co-Investigators). Developing a conceptual framework for understanding and measuring occupational health and safety vulnerability. CIHR Operating Grant. $173,796 over 2 years (2012-2014).

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• Partner Representative Lead - Community Groups Executive Committee Member

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• Principal

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• Executive Director of Realize

Tammy C. Yates-Rajaduray is the Executive Director of Realize, which hosts the Secretariat of the National Episodic Disabilities Forum. In 2015, Tammy became the first black female Executive Director of a national organization in Canada's HIV response, as well as among Canada's national disability organizations. Tammy is currently the Chair of the National Advocates Group in Canada's HIV response, Co-Chair of the National Guiding Circle - HIV, Disability and Deaf Communities and serves as a member of the Government of Canada's CPP-D Client and Stakeholder Roundtable, the Canadian Feminist Disability Coalition, the Advisory Council for the Law, Disability and Social Change Project at the University of Windsor and serves as a Steering Committee Member for the Pan-Canadian Disability Coalition. She has worked for over 16 years in the field of program management. Prior to joining Realize, Tammy was the National Program Manager of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Trinidad & Tobago Branch Office. She has extensive experience in Gender & Development and Sexual & Reproductive Health, including HIV/AIDS, having worked previously as a Program Officer with the Secretariat of the Caribbean Regional Network of Persons Living With HIV (CRN+) and serving as Chair of the Gender Theme Group of the United Nations System in Trinidad & Tobago. She is a graduate of Wolfson College, Cambridge University, England and the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.

van Dongen JM, Tompa E, Clune L, Sarnocinska-Hart A, Bongers PM, van Tulder MW, van der Beek AJ, van Wier MF. 2013. Bridging the gap between the economic evaluation literature and daily practice in occupational health: a qualitative study among decision makers in the healthcare sector. Implementation Science. 8(1):57