Past Trainees

Darren Lau, PhD

PhD in Health Services and Policy Research, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
Date: Defended August 2012
Thesis Title: Diabetes and Influenza-Attributable Illness: The Rationale for Targeted Influenza Vaccinations in Adults with Diabetes
Current Status: Medical Student (MD/PhD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta

Isabelle Colmers, MSc

MSc in Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
Date: Defended July 2012
Thesis  Title: Understanding the Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes and Bladder Cancer
Current Status: Undergraduate Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta

Sonia Butalia, MSc, MD, FRCPC

MSc in Community Health Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary
Date: Defended January 2012
Thesis Title: Clinical, Sociodemographic, and Environmental Factors Associated with Hospitalizations for Acute Complications in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Current Status: Endocrinologist, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary

JM Gamble, PhD

PhD in Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
Date: Defended January 2012
Thesis Title: The Impact of Restrictive Drug Coverage Policies on Pharmacoepidemiologic Methods and Health Outcomes
Current Status: Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Lauren Bresee, PhD

PhD in Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta
Date: Defended June 2010
Thesis Title: Mental Health and Chronic Medical Conditions: Schizophrenia, Its Treatment, Risk of Metabolic Complications, and Health Care Utilization
Current status: Post-doctoral fellow, Alberta Kidney Disease Network (AKDN), University of Calgary.

Saskia Vanderloo, MSc

MSc in Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta
Date: Defended June 2010
Thesis Title: Diabetes surveillance and data validity among children and adolescents
Current status: Research Assistant, Alliance for Canadian Health Outcomes Research in Diabetes, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta.

Samantha Bowker, PhD 

PhD in Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta
Date: Defended June 2009 
Thesis Title: Antidiabetic Agents and Cancer Outcomes: Are There Differences Between Agents?
Current status: Research Associate, Alliance for Canadian Health Outcomes Research in Diabetes, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta.

Robin Lau, MSc

MSc in Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta
Date: Defended August 2008 
Thesis Title: Projecting the Future Burden of Diabetes in Alberta (2006-2035)
Current status: PhD student, Alliance for Canadian Health Outcomes Research in Diabetes, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta.

Dean Eurich, PhD

PhD in Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta
Date: Defended May 2007 
Thesis Title: Outcomes Associated with Antidiabetic Agents in Patients with Diabetes and Heart Failure.
Current status: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta.

Carolyn Green, PhD

Post-Doctoral Fellow in Department of Public Health Sciences and Institute of Health Economics
Date: July 2006 - June 2007 
Research Area: Health Informatics (Knowledge Translation)
Current status: Research Associate, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta.

Doreen Rabi, MD, FRCPC, MSc

MSc in Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary
Date: Defended June 2006 
Thesis title: Socio-Economic Status and Diabetes: Disease burden, clinical profiles and quality of care.
Current status: AFMHR Clinical Fellow/Department of Medicine, Clinical Scholar at the University of Calgary.

Sheri Pohar, PhD (nee Maddigan)

Ph.D. in Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
Date: September 2001 - December 2004
Thesis title: Studies of Health-Related Quality of Life in Type 2 Diabetes.
Current status: Research Officer, HTA, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health.

Nan Luo, PhD

Post-Doctoral Fellow in Department of Public Health Sciences and Institute of Health Economics
Date: September 2003 – November 2004
Research Area: Valuation of EQ-5D Health States
Current Status: Research Analyst, QualityMetric, Rhode Island, US.

Alison Supina, MSc

M.Sc. in Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
Date: September 2002 - July 2004
Thesis title: Construct validity of HRQL measures in Type 1 diabetes.
Current Status: PhD Student, Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary.

Chad Mitchell, MSc

M.Sc. in Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta
Date: September 2000 - May 2003
Thesis title: Social and Behavioral Correlates of Glycemic Control in Diabetes
Current status: Policy Analyst, Pharmaceutical Policy & Programs, Alberta Health & Wellness.