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Robert B. Coambs, Ph.D. President & CEO
Dr. Coambs received his doctorate in Psychology from the University of Toronto. Primarily a behavioural epidemiologist, this approach is reflected in all of his work. Dr. Coambs has conducted research in opioid addiction, benzodiazepine use, tobacco control, prescription drug non-compliance and has conducted physician training on these topics. He is a member of the Canadian Council on Tobacco Control and a consultant to the Ontario Medical Association and to the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit. Dr. Coambs is listed in the Canadian Who's Who, and has done hundreds of media interviews regarding his work.
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Gésine L. Alders, B.Sc. (Hons.), Pre-Doctoral Fellow Senior Research Associate
Gésine received her Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 1996 from the University of Toronto. She is currently completing her Ph.D. at the University of Regensburg, Germany. Her dissertation is concerned with the changes in neuropsychological functioning in and the differential diagnosis of persons with Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome and corticobasal degeneration.
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Joel B. Duncan, B.A., Research Assistant Joel received his B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Toronto in 2003. Contact Joel B. Duncan |
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| Tonya Kuznetsova, B.A.(Hons.)
Volunteer Research Assistant Tonya recently complete her Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at York University and will be beginning her Ph.D in Clinical Neuropsychology at Dalhousie University in September, 2004. Joseph J. Deogracias, B.Sc. (Hons.), Research Assistant Joseph received his Honours Bachelor of Science with a major in Forensic Science, a specialist in Psychology, and a minor in Professional Writing and Communication at the University of Toronto in 2004. Contact Joseph J. Deogracias Mitsy-Ann Robinson, B.Sc. (Hons), Junior Research Assistant Mitsy received her Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Caribbean Studies from the University of Toronto in 2003. She will continue her studies in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto in 2004-2005. Carla Ionescu, B.A. (Hons.), Junior Research Assistant Carla received a double Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology & English, and a double Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities & History from York University in 2004. Winston Marcellin, M.B.A., C.M.A. Senior Associate
Winston Marcellin received his Master's Degree in Business Administration at the University of Toronto in 1977. He currently teaches accounting and finance courses at Ryerson Polytechnical University and George Brown College. |
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Austin Guerin Dip. Bus. Admin. Accounting
Austin graduated from the Business Administration-Accounting program at George Brown College and is currently with the accounting department at Health Promotion Research, Inc.
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Anusha Santhiapillai, Ph.D. Senior Associate
Dr. Santhiapillai received her Doctorate in Measurement from the University of Toronto and her Master's degree in
Education and Statistics from Harvard University. Her dissertation was concerned with the methodology of smoking cessation and predictors of smoking cessation in youth.
Brian Ferguson, Ph.D. Senior Associate
Dr. Ferguson received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Australian National University, with thesis research on the economic implications of population aging. He is currently an associate professor of Economics at the University of Guelph. His chief areas of interest are health economics and demographic economics. His recent research endeavors include a time series analysis of expenditures on physician services in Canada, an investigation of the effect of liberalization of alcohol availability on the consumption of alcohol in Quebec, a dynamic model of the demand for cigarettes in Canada and a theoretical analysis of the Rational Addiction Model.
Minghao Her, M.A. Associate
Minghao received her Master's Degree in Economics from the University of Guelph. She is currently a health economist. Her previous research included alcohol availability policy and consumption, the economic costs of substance abuse, the demand for cigarettes by teenagers and adults and economic modeling and forecasting.
Fernando De Maio, B.A. (Hons.), M.A., Doctoral candidate Research Assistant
Fernando received his Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Economics in 1999 from the University of Toronto. He completed his M.A. in Sociology and Health Studies at the University of Essex. He is currently working on his Ph.D. in the Sociology Department at the University of Essex. His research is primarily concerned with the health effects of social inequality.
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Andrea Gibas, B.Sc. (Hons.) Senior Research Assistant
Andrea received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Biology in 2001 from the University of Toronto. She is currently working on her Master's degree at the Psychology Department at York University. Her graduate research is concerned with the psychology of pain.
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Jason DeVellis B.A.Sc. Research Assistant
Jason received his Bachelor of Applied Science and Engineering degree at the University of Toronto in 2004.
Contact Jason DeVellis Wendy Ho, B.Sc. (Hons), Junior Research Assistant Wendy received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Human Biology from the University of Toronto in 2003. She continued her studies at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Nursing.
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