Researcher Profiles: Veterans Health and Health Research in Canada

Veterans’ Health and Health Research in Canada

Veterans Health and Health Research in Canada

World-class research is being conducted in Canada dedicated to the health and well-being of Canada’s Veterans and their families. In Canada, we have 71,500 Regular Force members of the Canadian Armed Forces, 30,000 Reservists, 54,000 military families and 658,000 Veterans, many of whom have unique risks, exposures and experiences that demand new standards of treatment, prevention and care for both the ill and injured. 

Research Canada is committed to profiling and supporting the work of researchers from our Membership and across Canada. The following are just some of the leading experts on veterans health research in Canada.

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Maya Eichler, PhD

Maya Eichler, PhD

Dr. Maya Eichler holds the Canada Research Chair in Social Innovation and Community Engagement, and is an assistant professor in Political and Canadian Studies and Women’s Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University (Halifax, NS). At Mount Saint Vincent University, Dr. Eichler leads the Centre for Social Innovation and Community Engagement in Military Affairs. Research on...
Rakesh Jetly, OMM, CD, MD, FRCPC

Rakesh Jetly, OMM, CD, MD, FRCPC

Dr. Jetly is senior advisor in Psychiatry for the Canadian Armed Forces and currently is the Head of the Centre of Excellence on Mental Health, Directorate of Mental Health. He is an associate professor of psychiatry at Dalhousie University (Halifax) and at the University of Ottawa. He has published numerous articles in professional journals and...
Bradford J. McFadyen, PhD

Bradford J. McFadyen, PhD

Bradford J. McFadyen is a professor within the Department of Rehabilitation at Université Laval, as well as a researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration within the Quebec Rehabilitation Institute. He is also a Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research. Dr. McFadyen’s research program spans...
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