Health Policy

Program and Course Offerings

The interdisciplinary, interdepartmental, interfaculty program in Health Policy at McMaster University offers a Ph.D. in Health Policy.
Email: hpphd@mcmaster.ca
Website: https://healthsci.mcmaster.ca/hpphd

Supervising Faculty/Fall 2026

Professors

Julia Abelson, B.A. Sc. (Hons) (McMaster), M.Sc. (Harvard), Ph.D. (Bath)
Yukiko Asada, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Tsukuba, Japan), Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison)
Katherine Cuff, Ph.D. (Queen’s)
James Dunn, B.Arts.Sc., M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Simon Fraser)
Chelsea Gabel, B.A. (Western), M.A. (Windsor), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Lawrence Grierson, B.Sc. (Waterloo), M.Sc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Michel Grignon, M.Sc. (ENSAE, Paris, France), Ph.D. (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France)
Jeremiah E. Hurley, B.A. (John Carroll), M.A., Ph.D. (Wisconsin-Madison)
Anthea Innes, B.A., M.Sc. (Stirling), Ph.D. (Bradford)
Lydia Kapiriri, M.D. (Makerere, Uganda), M.P.H. (Royal Tropical Institute), M.Med P.H. (Makerere), Ph.D. (Bergen, Norway)
John Lavis, M.D. (Queen’s), M.Sc. (London School of Economics), Ph.D. (Harvard)
Gillian Mulvale, B.A. (Waterloo), M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Glen Randall, B.A., M.A., M.B.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Lisa Schwartz, B.A., M.A. (McGill), Ph.D. (Glasgow)
Hsien Seow, B.Sc. (Yale), Ph.D. (John Hopkins)
Arthur Sweetman, B.Eng. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Jean-Eric Tarride, B.A., M.A. (Toulouse), Ph.D. (Concordia)
Meredith Vanstone, B.A. (Hons) (McMaster), Ph.D. (Western)
Jennifer Walker, B.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (Calgary)
Feng Xie, B.Sc.(Shanghai Medical University), M.Sc.(Fudan University), Ph.D. (National University of Singapore)
Marisa Young, B.A., M.A. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Toronto)

Associate Professors

Elizabeth Alvarez, M.D. (Toledo), M.P.H. (Bowling Green/Toledo), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Laura Anderson, Ph.D. (Toronto)
Ellen Amster, B.A. (Chicago), M.A., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania)
Ariella Binik, B.A., M.A. (McGill), Ph.D. (University of Western Ontario)
Katherine Boothe, B.A. (Hons) (Alberta), M.A., Ph.D. (UBC)
Paul Contoyannis, B.Sc., M.Sc., D.Phil. (York)
Andrew Costa, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo)
Nancy Doubleday, LL.B. (Osgoode), Ph.D. (Queen’s)
Jenna Evans, Ph.D. (Toronto)
Emmanuel Guindon, B.A. (Hons) (McGill), M.A. (Victoria), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Fiona Kouyoumdijan, M.D. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Stacey Ritz, B.Sc. (Hons) (McMaster), M.Ed (Western), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Michael Wilson, B.Sc. (Hons) (McMaster), Ph.D. (McMaster)

Assistant Professors

Elif Bilgic, Ph.D. (McGill)
Fatimah Jackson-Best, Ph.D. (Toronto)
Aaron Jones, Ph.D. (McMaster)
Li-Shan Amanda Sim, Ph.D. (Oxford)

Professors Emeritus

Stephen Birch, B.A. (Sheffield), M.Sc. (Bath), D.Phil. (York)
Mita Giacomini, B.Sc., M.P.H., M.A., Ph.D. (California)
Christopher Longo, B.A. (York), M.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Holger Schunemann, M.D. (Hanover), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Buffalo), F.R.C.P.(C)
Fiona Smaill, MBChB (New Zealand), F.R.C.P.(C)

Affiliated Faculty

Andrea Baumann, B.Sc.N., M.Sc.N., Ph.D., FAAN; Associate Vice President, Global Health
Heather Bullock, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor (Part-Time), Department of Health Research Evidence, Methods, and Impact
Fadi El-Jardali, M.P.H., Ph.D.; Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Health Research Evidence, Methods, and Impact
Amiram Gafni, B.Sc., M.Sc., D.Sc.; Professor, Department of Health Research Evidence, Methods, and Impact
Kathy Georgiades, B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
Anne Holbrook, M.D., PharmD., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.(C); Professor, Department of Medicine
Michelle Howard, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Jasmin Kantarevic, Ph.D.; Adjunct Associate Professor, Economics
Nick Kates, M.D.; Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
Melissa Kimber, R.S.W., M.S.W., Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
Boris Kralj, Ph.D.; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Economics
Lawrence Mbuagbaw, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.; Professor, Department of Health Research Evidence, Methods, and Impact
Kaelan Moat, Ph.D.; Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Health Research Evidence, Methods, and Impact
Chris Muris, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Economics
Anne Niec, M.D.; Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Sheila Sprague, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Surgery
Stephenson Strobel, M.D., Ph.D.; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Economics
Olive Wahoush, R.N., R.Sc.N., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Associate Professor (Part-Time), School of Nursing

Programs

Doctoral

Health Policy, Ph.D

Course Offerings

Health Policy Courses