Meet the Directors
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Director
Dr. Linda E. Carlson
Dr. Linda Carlson holds the Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology, is Full Professor in Psychosocial Oncology at the University of Calgary.
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Medical Director
Dr. Safiya Karim
Dr. Safiya Karim is a medical oncologist and clinical assistant professor at the Arthur Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre and the University of Calgary.
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Our Panel of Experts
Kinesiologist
Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed
Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed is the founder of the well known EXCEL and ACE programs offered through the University of Calgary, she specializes in exercise oncology.
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Naturopathic Doctor
Dr. Jessa Landmann
Dr. Jessa Landmann is a leading Naturopathic Doctor specializing in Integrative Oncology. Her practice covers a variety of complementary therapies.
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Registered Dietitian
Caitlin Wallis
Caitlin Wallis works out of the Arthur Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre as a Manager of Nutrition Services.
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Wellspring Program Director
Niki Fehr
Niki Fehr is the Wellspring Alberta Program Director, she is a community partner striving to ensure Wellspring has evidence-informed resources available for patients and caregivers.
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Oncology Nurse
Janine Wagoner
Janine Wagoner works at Arthur Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre as an Outpatient Oncology Clinics & Systemic Treatment Registered Nurse.
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Our Lived-Experience Advisors
Patient Advisor
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson has been a very big part of our team since the launch of the ACTION Centre in 2018. He has helped build the foundations and continues to give us his invaluable advice.
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Family Advisor
Lucille Dupuis
Lucille and John have both been a part of the ACTION Centre since the launch in 2018. They are part of the AHS Patient and Family Advisory board, we don't know where we would be without them!
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Patient Advisor
John Corriveau
Lucille and John have both been a part of the ACTION Centre since the launch in 2018. They are part of the AHS Patient and Family Advisory board, we don't know where we would be without them!
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Meet the ACTION Centre Operators
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Communications
Adelle Rodger, BSc
Adelle Rodger manages both the admin for the ACTION Centre as well as all the communications.
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Research & Admin Assistant
Katherine Jarche, BA
Katherine Jarche is the newest Research Assistant on the team, as the official ACTION Centre Research Assistant.
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Research Assistant
Elisabeth Irving, MSc
Elisabeth Irving works on the SEAMLESS Study and CAN-PACT studies.
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CAN-PACT Program Manager
Dr. Christopher Albertyn, PhD
Dr. Christopher Albertyn is the program manager for the CAN-PACT Study.
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Research Assistant
Chantal Savard, BA
Chantal Savard works on the SEAMLESS Study and CAN-PACT studies.
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Research Assistant
Raef Mina, BA
Raef Mina works on the following studies; FORT, Integrative oncology clinic, Chemo-gut, Biofield, KAPS-C, and Nature-Core.
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The Future Integrative Oncology Experts
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Julie Deleemans
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Dr. Julie Deleemans runs the Chemo-gut, Biofield, and KAPS-C studies.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Juliana Mendes Rocha
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Dr. Juliana Mendes Rocha is a trained Nurse in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and works on the CAN-PACT study.
PhD Student
Hanna Conradi, MSc
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Hanna Conradi is a Clinical Psychology student, her study is the SEAMLESS study.
PhD Student
Jamie Petersson, MSc
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Jamie Petersson is a Medical Science student, her study is the Nature-CORE study.
PhD Student (2nd PhD)
Sofia Barkova, PhD
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Sofia Barkova specializes in attachment theory and is bringing her expertise to the CAN-PACT study.
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PhD student
Laura Hernandez, MSc
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Laura Hernandez is a Clinical Psychology Study and focuses on EDI within the CAN-PACT Study.
PhD student
Josh Tulk, MSc
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Josh Tulk is a Clinical Psychology student and spends most of his time in Dr. Tavis Campbell's lab, Josh's project focuses on fatigue and sleep management in cancer patients.
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Masters Student
Nisha Marshall, MSc
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Nisha Marshall is a Clinical Psychology student who manages the Priority Setting Partnership Survey within the CAN-PACT study.