CanNRT Workshop | Making Your Research Matter in Policy: The Policy Hub Panel

Speakers

Keiko Shikako, PhD, (@KeikoShikako) is an Associate Professor at McGill University and the Canada Research Chair in Childhood Disability (Participation and Knowledge Translation). Her research focuses on knowledge translation science and the rights of children with disabilities. Her current research includes the Jooay App, a free app that connects children with disabilities and their families to leisure opportunities in their neighborhoods. She also co-leads the CHILD-BRIGHT Network Knowledge Mobilization Program and leads the network Policy Hub.

Yvonne Hung, PhD, is the Director of the McGill Writing Centre, McGill University’s central resource in written communication. In this capacity, she oversees its suite of undergraduate and graduate courses, the Graphos program focused on graduate students and postdocs, a Tutorial Service that offers individual writing consults to students, and various special projects, including a “Writing for Publication” collaboration with the Ingram School of Nursing. She was a member of the QART Advisory group, where she took great satisfaction in working with others to support QART’s training mandate. With the launch of the CanNRT platform, Hung continues to be involved by developing curriculum as a Priority Area Lead in the area of scientific writing and communication.