Our HELP Ottawa Team

There are many people who are part of our HELP Ottawa Project team, and each person that is involved, and each network, program, organization that is connected with this work, will help shape and guide HELP Ottawa as we aim to support people with advanced age, frailty, and/or chronic and life-limiting illness to live and die, as well as possible, at home or in the community, and to ensure people who are living with grief and loss have the care and support they need.

Our Research and Project Team


Dr. Pam Grassau
Principal Investigator


Lorraine Mercer
Project Coordinator


Anthea Nelson-James
Community Research Coordinator


Ann Gallant
Community Facilitator,
South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre


Jen Hubbard
Community Facilitator,
Christ Church Bells Corners


Colleen Mayo
Community Facilitator,
Christ Church Bells Corners


Heather McGrath
Community Facilitator,
Orleans United Church


Saloni Phadke
Research Student,
University of Ottawa, School of Medicine


Tyler Schmalenberg
Geography Research Data Assistant


Amy Wannamaker 
Community Facilitator,
Centretown Community Health Centre

Our Research Co-Investigators

Dr. Arne Stinchcombe,
Assistant Professor, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Dr. Roanne Thomas,
Canada Research Chair, Creative Practices & Well-being, Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa

Dr. David Kenneth Wright,
Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa; Academic Lead, Palliative Care and Nursing Ethics Hub, Centre for Research on Health and Nursing.

Our Steering and Dissemination Committee

Dr. Charles Barrett
HELP Ottawa Steering and Dissemination Committee Co-Chair

Dr. Jim Nininger
HELP Ottawa Steering and Dissemination Committee Co-Chair

Dr. Ian Arnold
HELP Ottawa Steering and Dissemination Committee

Mac Evans
HELP Ottawa Steering and Dissemination Committee

Dr. Mary Lou Kelley
HELP Ottawa Steering and Dissemination Committee, HELP Ottawa Research Team Collaborator

Jack McCarthy
HELP Ottawa Steering and Dissemination Committee

Dr. Sarah Todd
HELP Ottawa Steering and Dissemination Committee,
Director, School of Social Work, Carleton University

Our Past Research and Project Team

We would like to recognize the many contributions made by past HELP Ottawa Team Members.


Hayley Miloff
Past Project Coordinator


Emily Davison
Past Community Facilitator,
Orleans United Church; Research Assistant


Alexa Keeshan
Past Community Facilitator,
Christ Church Bells Corners


Christine Klerian-Rodriguez
Past Community Facilitator,
Centretown Community Health Centre; South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre

Past HELP Ottawa Team Videos


Christine Klerian-Rodriguez
Past Community Facilitator,
Centretown Community Health Centre & South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre


Heather McGrath
Community Facilitator,
Orleans United Church


Colleen Mayo
Community Facilitator,
Christ Church Bells Corners


Alexa Keeshan
Community Facilitator,
Christ Church Bells Corners


Emily Davison
Past Community Facilitator,
Orleans United Church; Research Assistant


Hayley Miloff
Past Project Coordinator

Footnotes:

[1] Videos created by Faculty of Public Affairs

[2] “The forest of healing” by Brandon HM Oh is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0