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Speaker Biographies

Dr. Lauren Maggio is Professor of Medical Education and Director of Research in the Department of Medical Education at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. Since 2019, Dr. Maggio has served as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Perspectives on Medical Education and in 2021 was appointed to the United States National Library of Medicine’s Board of Regents. Dr. Maggio earned her PhD in Health Professions Education from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Her research, which has been published in over 150 articles and books, combines her expertise in HPE and information science, to examine the creation, dissemination, and utilization of research with a focus on meta-research, knowledge syntheses and translation, and scholarly communication.

Lindsay Baker, BEd MEd, is the Associate Director, Curriculum Integration and Partnerships at the Centre for Faculty Development, overseeing the development and renewal of programs across the Centre.  She ensures curricula are aligned and integrated, creating intentional learning pathways for participants. Lindsay emphasizes the importance of diversity in content and perspectives, keeping programs up to date with best practices in education science, and prioritizing principles of anti-oppression  in educational decision-making. She actively builds relationships and partnerships across the system to prevent education work from happening in silos and to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and expertise. Currently, Lindsay serves as the program lead for Teaching for Transformation, Atelier: Collaborative Education Research, and Best Practices in Education Rounds. Lindsay’s research employs constructivist and critical approaches to explore the boundaries and relationships between disciplines, professions, and knowledge communities. Lindsay advocates for a pluralistic approach to education, drawing from multiple paradigms in her faculty development practice. Lindsay holds an academic appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.

Farah Friesen, MI, is Manager, Research & Knowledge Mobilization, Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE). Trained as a librarian, Farah has a passion for facilitating collaboration and informed decision-making through access to information and knowledge mobilization. Farah’s main research interest is in critically examining traditional academic performance indicators, encouraging alternative perspectives on metrics, and working towards a broader (re)definition of research and educational impact. She is interested in exploring ways to work together and recognizing diverse forms of contributions, despite structures that might ‘pit’ individuals against one another.

Dr. Melissa Nutik is an academic family physician and clinician educator in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto where she practises comprehensive Family Medicine and teaches learners of all levels. Following her medical training she undertook a formal academic fellowship in medical education and then subsequently completed a Masters of Education degree through the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education with a focus on Higher Education. She is the Undergraduate Education Lead for the Office of Education Scholarship at the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Her scholarship interests include curriculum design and evaluation, in particular related to promoting generalism and advocacy within medical school curricula. Her other areas of interest are multi-source feedback and work-based assessment and developing and studying innovative ways to support people new to education scholarship.     

 Presented by the Office of Education Scholarship, Department of Family and Community Medicine