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Dr. Jacqueline Smith

Dr. Jacqueline Smith, RN, PhD

Principal Investigator

Associate Professor,

Faculty of Nursing, UofC

Dr. Andrew Szeto

Dr. Andrew Szeto, PhD

Co-Investigator

Executive Director of Office of Institutional Commitments

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, UofC

Dr. Eric Chan

Dr. Eric Chan, MD, MSc

Co-Investigator

Psychiatrist, Foothills Medical Centre

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UofC

Dr. Stephanie Knaak

Dr. Stephanie Knaak, PhD

Research Consultant

Assistant Adjunct Professor, Dept of Psychiatry & Faculty of Nursing, UofC

Principal, INSIGHT Research & Consulting

Dr. Rachel Grimminck

Dr. Rachel Grimminck, MD

External Collaborator

Psychiatrist, First Nations Health Authority, CBT Skills Society 

Clinical Assistant Professor, UofC

Clinical Instructor, UBC

Jennifer Smith

Jennifer Smith, RPsych, MC

Project Coordinator

Faculty of Nursing, UofC

Emily Hilton

Emily Hilton, RN, BN

Patient Research Partner

Registered Nurse Therapist,

Community Addictions & Mental Health, NE Clinic, AHS

Anja Lanz

Anja Lanz

Patient Strategic Advisor

Independent Consultant

Sarah Horn

Sarah Horn, BEd, MACR

Research Associate

Faculty of Nursing, UofC

Wafa Mustapha

Wafa Mustapha, RN, MBA

Research Assistant

Faculty of Nursing, UofC

Clinical Nurse Specialist, AHS

Sherry Brudnyi

Sherry Brudnyi, BN, RN

MD/MSc student, Cumming School of Medicine & Research Assistant

Faculty of Nursing, UofC

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Sarah Sass, BN, RN

Research Assistant

Faculty of Nursing, UofC

Emma Giglio

Emma Giglio, BHSc

Research Assistant 

Faculty of Nursing, UofC

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Jennifer Obeid, MD, BSc

Research Assistant

Faculty of Nursing, UofC

Danielle Bozek

Danielle Bozek, BSc, PhD

Summer Student & Research Assistant

Faculty of Nursing, UofC

Jessica Nypower-West,

Jessica Nypower-West, BA

EMBER Study Volunteer

Faculty of Nursing, UofC

Kiri Blackwell

Kiri Blackwell, RN, MN

ED Collaborator & ED Nurse