Heather Shearer, BA(Hons), DC, FCCS(C), MSc, PhD

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Titles: Director, Clinical and Health Services Research
  Associate Professor
Department: Research Partnerships & Health Policy
hshearer@cmcc.ca

Biography

I have always had a passion for clinically impactful research. Training as a clinical epidemiologist was the perfect synergy for applying my clinical knowledge, lived experience, and further advancing my methodological and research skills to improve patient outcomes. I have been very fortunate to be involved with a variety of research projects and work with incredible mentors and collaborators to date. My early years focused on adult musculoskeletal research. More recently, I’ve developed an interest in rehabilitation with a specific focus on paediatric pain trajectories and access to rehabilitation services. I am also interested in mixed-methods research, which integrates benefits of quantitative and qualitative approaches.

Research Interests

Disability Epidemiology Mixed Methods Musculoskeletal Health Paediatrics Pain Rehabilitation