Heather Sampson
RN, BA (History and Economics), MHSc, CCRP PhD (c)
Registered Nurse, with Bachelor’s degree in medical history and health economics, Certified Clinical Research Professional, Master of Health Science (ethics), PhD candidate (research ethics). Assistant Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of Toronto.
Research Synopsis
Extensive healthcare and research background in clinical practice, research administration and program development: inter-professional educator in research program development for undergraduate nursing and graduate nursing students, allied health students, undergraduate medical students and family practice residents, faculty development, healthcare research and Canadian research healthcare policy development.
A leader in the health research field with strengths in setting organizational vision. Facilitated bench to bedside translational research and Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) utilizing determinants of health paradigms; successful collaborative research program development utilizing knowledge creation and knowledge transfer models, innovative incorporation of business and health disciplines within Canada while engaging and integrating international and global research partners.
Published research ethics expert: member of local, national and international research ethics committees and executives, including University Health Network, University of Toronto, American College of Surgeons – Oncology Group; research ethics advisor to National Research Ethics Service, UK. (Inaugural) Chair, Toronto Public Health, Research Ethics Board.
Honours and Awards
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Anderson Education Award: Innovation and Program Development - Wightman-Berris Academy, University of Toronto 2015
DOCH 2 Supervisor Award, University of Toronto 2015
University of Western Ontario: Clinical Research Program Lead Award 2009
Grants
Peer review research grant holder (principal investigator): Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Michael Garron Hospital Foundation CBPR and Education Research Grants including:
2015-2017:
Project title: A trans-Atlantic approach to community based clinical research: ‘thinking globally, acting locally’: Heather Sampson, John Abrahamson, Joyce Nyhof-Young, Alice McGarvey, Ann Hopkins, $25,000 Toronto East General Hospital, $10,000 Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
2014-2016:
Project title: A Good Death Certificate: Developing and Evaluating an E-learning Intervention to Improve the Accuracy of Death Certification, John Abrahamson, Heather Sampson, Marcus Law, David Eden, Kumar Gupta, Audra Vair, $9,950.50, awarded by the TEGH
2014-2016:
Project title: A Good Death Certificate: Developing and Evaluating an E-learning Intervention to Improve the Accuracy of Death Certification. John Abrahamson, David Eden, Kumar Gupta, Heather Sampson, Audra Vair. $5,000 awarded by TEGH Education Research and Scholarship Grant
2010-2012:
Hannah Grant Co-Recipient and Research Partner, Heather Sampson, Dr. Michael Owen: History of Canadian policy concerning research with human subjects, $5,000.00