Susan Law

Dr. Susan Law is the Managing Director & Knowledge Mobilization Lead for CanCOVID and a Senior Scientist at Trillium Health Partners – Institute of Better Health. She has a PhD from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), University of London UK, a Master’s in Health Administration (University of Toronto), and a BSc in Human Kinetics from the University of Guelph. Dr. Law currently holds a position as Associate Professor at the University of Toronto – Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University.

Dr. Law’s research career began in the UK at the University of Oxford where she participated in qualitative studies of the role of evidence in changing clinical practice. In Canada, she has worked as a senior scientist with Quebec health technology assessment agency, and with St. Mary’s Research Centre with an academic appointment as Associate Professor in the McGill Department of Family Medicine. Her research program focuses on personal experiences of illness, using qualitative methods and video recording of patient and family stories, and associated knowledge translation and applications for policy, education and patient and family-centered care. She is the director of the Canadian Health Experiences Research Network (www.healthexperiences.ca) as part of an international collaboration amongst 12 countries (www.dipexinternational.org).