The IMPaCT Oversight Committee provides the strategic direction and operational aspects of IMPaCT. The committee is responsible to ensure that the program maintains its focus on increasing the capacity for perinatal and paediatric clinical trials in Canada and keeping pace with the changing research landscape. The committee has final authority over trainee selection processes, curriculum developed, financial stewardship, policies, and IMPaCT guidelines.

IMPaCT Oversight Committee

  • Lauren Kelly

    DIRECTOR

  • Nancy Butcher

    CO-DIRECTOR

  • Alexandra King

    University of Saskatchewan

  • Dolores Mullings

    Memorial University

  • Katherine Bright

  • Lindsay Jibb

    University of Toronto

  • Malcolm King

    University of Saskatchewan

  • Marsha Campbell-Yeo

    Dalhousie University

  • Melila Chesick-Gordis

  • Naveen Poonai

    Western University

  • Serena Orr

    Serena Orr

    University of Calgary

  • Srinivas Murthy

    University of British Columbia

  • Trinity Lowthain

  • Zahra Alidina

  • Susan Samuel

    University of Calgary

  • Terry Klassen

    University of Manitoba

  • Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

    University of Calgary

Parent and Youth Partners

  • Alejandra Van Dusen

  • Fabiana Bacchini

  • Georgia Simkin

  • Gunjan Seth

  • Jeanna Pillainayagam

  • Jenna Kedy

  • Kristine Russell

  • Laurie Proulx

  • Maureen Smith

  • Melila Chesick-Gordis

  • Michelle Wan

  • Prosper Komolafe

  • Ron Thomson

  • Suzanne Deliscar

  • Trinity Lowthian

  • Yan Défossés

  • Zahra Alidina

Selection and Review Committee

The IMPaCT Selection Committee has the critical role of applicant selection and adjudication.

  • Nancy Butcher

    Nancy Butcher

    Committee Chair

  • Alejandra Van Dusen

  • Ashley Hayward

  • Georgia Simkin

  • Laurie Proulx

  • Manish Sadarangani

  • Maureen Smith

  • Melila Chesick-Gordis

  • Michelle Wan

  • Mohamed Eltorki

  • Peter Gill

  • Souvik Mitra

  • Trinity Lowthian

  • Zahra Alidina

Training Platform Advisory Committee

The Training Platform Advisory Committee (PAC) will provide strategic direction, ensuring that our objectives are met, incorporating equity diversity and inclusion considerations, review evaluation results, and give overall direction, support, and insight as key stakeholders in the maternal and paediatric health research space. This is a shared external advisory group with ENRICH.

  • Ahmed Moussa

    Universite de Montreal, CHU Ste-Justine

  • Anne Monique Nuyt

    Universite de Montreal, CHU Ste-Justine

  • Brenndon Goodman

  • Delores V. Mullings

    Memorial University

  • Elizabeth Keys

    University of British Columbia, BCCHR

  • Jason Berman

    University of Ottawa

  • Krista Wollny

    University of Calgary, ACHRI

  • Louis Bont

    TULIPS, UMC Utrecht

  • Megan Beggs

    University of Toronto

  • Neeloffer Mookherjee

    University of Manitoba

  • Sandra Davidge

    University of Alberta

  • Shannon Scott

    University of Alberta

  • Susa Benseler

    University of Calgary

  • Susan Samuel

    University of Calgary

  • William Ghali

    University of Calgary

IMPaCT Partners

Thank you to the organizations and trials teams that continue to support us in training the next generation of perinatal and child health researchers.