CIMVHR established a fellowship initiative, in 2016, to recognize leading experts who demonstrate exceptional research advancements within the field of military, Veteran and family health and well-being. To date, CIMVHR has identified seventeen fellows who:
Encourage
development through research networks that will benefit military personnel, Veterans and their families.
Engage
with researchers and policy makers to extend CIMVHR presence in their region.
Inspire
participation and leadership in CIMVHR scientific activities.
Promote
CIMVHR’s mission within communities of researchers and policy makers.
The call for nominations for 2024 CIMVHR Fellows is now open.
LCol Andrew Beckett
CD, MD
2021 Fellow
Trauma Advisor to the Surgeon General, Chief of General Surgery, Canadian Armed Forces; Assistant Professor, University of Toronto; Assistant Professor, McGill University; Medical Director, Trauma Program, St. Michael’s HospitalRead more
Tim Black
PhD. R. Psych.
2017 Fellow
Associate Professor of Counselling PsychologyDepartment Chair for Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Victoria
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R. Nicholas Carleton
PhD, RD Psych, FCAHS, MCRSC
2024 Fellow
Clinical Psychologist Professor, Department of Psychology, University of ReginaRead more
Sanela Dursun
PhD
2019 Fellow
Director, Research Personnel and Family Support, Defence Research and Development CanadaRead more
Jacqueline Hebert
MD, FRCPC
2017 Fellow
Associate ProfessorMedicine & Dentistry, Rehabilitation Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta
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Maj (Retd) Luc J. Hébert
CD, PhD, PT
2019 Fellow
Regular Researcher, CIRRIS, Full Professor, Rehabilitation Department, Physiotherapy, Director of Research, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Université LavalRead more
Christian J. Kastrup
PhD
2018 Fellow
Associate ProfessorMichael Smith Laboratories and
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
University of British Columbia
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Margaret McKinnon
PhD, C Psych
2024 Fellow
Professor and Associate Chair, Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster UniversityResearch Lead, Mental Health and Addictions, St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
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Anthony Nazarov
PhD, PMP
2023 Fellow
Associate Scientific Director, MacDonald Franklin OSI Research CentreAssociate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute;
Research Scientist and Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Western University; and
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
Deborah Norris
PhD
2017 Fellow
Professor and Graduate CoordinatorDepartment of Family Studies and Gerontology, Mount Saint Vincent University
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J. Don Richardson
MD, FRCPC
2017 Fellow
Consultant PsychiatristMedical Director - Parkwood Operational Stress Injury Clinic
Professor - Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Tanna Schulich Chair in Neuroscience & Mental Health at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute
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Maya L. Roth
PhD
2022 Fellow
Clinical Psychologist, St. Joseph’s Operational Stress Injury Clinic – Greater Toronto SiteAssociate Member, Yeates School of Graduate Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, and
Associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute
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Jitender Sareen
MD
2017 Fellow
Professor and HeadDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba
Medical Director, WRHA Mental Health Program
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Col (Retd) Homer Tien
OMM, CD, MD, FACS, FRCSC
2019 Fellow
Chief of Reserve Medical Specialties; Associate Professor, Dept. of Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre & University of Toronto; and President and CEO, OrngeRead more