Julia McQuoid, PhD

Dr. McQuoid is an Assistant Professor in the TSET Health Promotion Research Center and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She is a health geographer who employs qualitative and mixed research methods to explore the interplay of people, their everyday environments, and behaviors related to health and wellbeing.

Karin A. Kasza, PhD

Dr. Kasza is an Assistant Professor of Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. For more than a decade, her work has leveraged large-scale population-based datasets to investigate tobacco product use behaviors occurring in the ‘real-world’ to inform tobacco regulatory decisions for the betterment of public health. Dr.

Adar Shire

Adar Shire is a passionate advocate for social justice and harm reduction. She is a peer researcher with the Bridge Engagement Centre, where she actively supports the development and implementation of research projects. Formally a graduate of Algonquin College with a diploma in Community Justice Services, Adar is currently pursuing a degree in Social Work at Carleton University.