Staff

Full Time

Helen Connolly

Helen is a research manager for BC RESURECT. She has been involved in coordinating clinical trials since 1999. She currently manages the pre-hospital Cardiac Arrest registry, The PulsePoint Study, The EpiDOSE study and all other studies that involve the registry database Prior to transitioning to research she was an RN working in St. Paul’s Emergency Department.

  • Research and Clinical Trial Manager

Scott Haig

Scott has been a Primary Care Paramedic with BC Emergency Health Services for 7 years. His professional interests are focused on prehospital medicine, project management, paramedic research and collaborative team development. He holds a paramedic research position with Providence Health Research Institute under Dr Brian Grunau working on research projects involving COVID-19 and Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests. Scott is passionate about leadership, quality improvement and change management. He is heavily involved in provincial and national research initiatives in addition to other special projects with the ambulance service. Scott is a strong proponent of prehospital research and evidence-based practice development. Outside of work Scott is a new father, avid runner and student at the University of British Columbia.

  • Research Logistics ManagerCORSIP Canada + EpiDose
  • Primary Care Paramedic, British Columbia Emergency Health Services

Jane Hsu

  • Research Assistant
  • BC Cardiac Arrest Registry
  • Cardiac Arrest Detection in Palliative Care Project

Malini Nair

Dr. Nair has completed her Medical Degree and Clinical training in the United Kingdom. After graduation, she continued her specialty training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Her past research experience includes her involvement in multiple CQUIN studies and The Mind Over Matter Study Quality Improvement Project and Service Evaluation of the .B Mindfulness project. Dr. Nair has focused her career on Academic Medicine and Public Health. She is also currently pursuing her Master of Science in Public Health from the University of London, Kings College London.

  • Research Assistant
  • BC Cardiac Arrest Registry

Sarah Pennington

Sarah is a research and finance manager for BC RESURECT. She has been involved in coordinating clinical trials since 1999. She currently manages the prehospital portion of the FRONTIER stroke study. Prior to transitioning to research she was an RN working in St. Paul’s Emergency Department.

  • BC RESURECT Finance

Christi Sawyer

  • Data Analyst and Inventory Manager

Dr. Lovepreet Singh

Dr. Singh is Doctor of General Medicine from India and working to obtain licence to practice in Canada. He has a master’s degree in Global Health from Texas and has worked on research projects in infectious diseases, dermatology, and geriatrics. In addition to his academic career, he is am passionate about writing poetry and I publishing on his WordPress blog.

  • Research Assistant
  • BC Cardiac Arrest Registry

Uda Walker

Uda is the research coordinator for BC RESURECT’s CanSAVE group. She has a background in program evaluation and managing impact studies in STEM education. She is interested in research that is committed to seeking out gaps in care and implementing cutting-edge therapies in communities where research and corresponding care are currently inequitable.

  • Research Manager and Grants Administrator
  • CanSAVE

BCEHS /BC RESURECT Research Champions

Jason Arnold

  • EpiDose Research Assistant Kelowna

Jodi Bender

  • EpiDose Research Assistant Metro Vancouver

Katherine Bessai

  • EpiDose Research AssistantMetro Vancouver

Zachary Clarkson

  • EpiDose Research Assistant

Jeff Copp

  • EpiDose Research Assistant Vancouver Island

Ryan Dear

  • EpiDose Research Assistant Vancouver Island

Jim Earle

  • EpiDose Research Assistant Trail

Nick Feettham

  • Research Assistant

Jim Fordsdike

  • EpiDose Research Assistant Kamloops

Michelle Haig

  • EpiDose Research Assistant Metro Vancouver

Cameron Hay

  • EpiDose Research Assistant Vancouver Island

Ashleigh McDonald

  • EpiDose Research Assistant

Adam Mcguire

  • EpiDose Research Assistant

Melissa Sims

  • EpiDose Research Assistant-Vancouver Island

Sam Salmanovitch

  • EpiDose Research Assistant- Metro Vancouver

Janessa Tom

  • EpiDose Research Assistant- Metro Vancouver

Robert Wand

  • EpiDose Research Assistant- Metro Vancouver