OTRU’s Research Advisory Committee (RAC) advises on how OTRU’s research priorities should be addressed through intramural and extramural research activities and on our progress towards addressing these priorities. The RAC consists of tobacco control researchers and practitioners with a broad range of substantive expertise. 

Current members of OTRU’s Research Advisory Committee

• Ms. Cynthia Callard, Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, Ottawa
• Dr. Michael Cummings, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo
• Ms. Josie d’Avernas, Program Training and Consultation Centre, Kitchener
• Dr. David Hammond, University of Waterloo, Waterloo
• Dr. Joy Johnson, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
• Dr. Murray Kaiserman, Health Canada, Ottawa
• Dr. Scott Leatherdale, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto
• Dr. Bernard Le Foll, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto