OTRU Directors

The OTRU Directors (from left to right): Roberta Ferrence, Joanna Cohen, Robert Schwartz and Mel Martin.

• Joanna Cohen, Assistant Professor, Director of Research and Training, and Principal Investigator
• Roberta Ferrence, Senior Scientist, Executive Director and Principal Investigator (Executive Assistant - Fiona Loranger)
• Robert Schwartz, Associate Professor, Director of Evaluation and Monitoring, and Principal Investigator

• Pam Kaufman, Assistant Professor
• Alexey Babayan, Research Associate
• Michael Chaiton, Research Associate
• Maritt Kirst, Research Associate
• Shawn O'Connor, Senior Research Associate

• Lise Anglin, Research Coordinator
• Jaklyn Andrews, Research Officer
• Tracey Borland, Research Officer
• Lori Diemert, Research Officer
• Emily DiSante, Research Officer
• Jolene Dubray, Research Officer
• Kara Griffin, Research Officer
• David Ip, Research Officer

• Rita Luk, Research Officer
• Cora McCloy, Research Officer
• Anne Philipneri, Research Officer
• Lynn Planinac, Research Officer
• Marilyn Pope, Research Officer
• Diane van Abbe, Information Coordinator
• Bo Zhang, Research Officer

• Mel Martin, Director of Operations
• Sandra Caswell, Project Coordinator
• Sonja Johnston, Web Administrator
• Milena Khazak, Financial Assistant

• Fiona Loranger: Executive Assistant
• Angela Sharon, Secretary
• Cynthia Warn, Administrative Assistant

OTRU also has staff within the Population Health Research Group at the University of Waterloo.