About the iHEAL team
iHEAL was developed through a longstanding collaboration between researchers at Western University, University of British Columbia, and University of New Brunswick.
Dr. Marilyn Ford-Gilboe
RN, PhD, FAAN, FCAHS, FCAN (Lead)
Marilyn Ford-Gilboe is a Distinguished University Professor and former Women’s Health Research Chair in Rural Health, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University. With a background in public health nursing, 25+ years, her research and community work have focused on improving the health and quality of life of people affected by violence and inequities by improving services and policies. Most of her research focuses on the health impacts of violence, testing online and F2F safety and health interventions for women who have experienced partner violence. She's particularly interested in supports for women who face barriers to care including those living in rural communities and those who are mothering in the context of violence.
Dr. Colleen Varcoe
RN, PhD, FCAHS, FCAN (Co-lead)
Colleen Varcoe is a Professor Emeritus in the University of British Columbia School of Nursing. Her work aims to decrease inequity and violence including interpersonal and structural forms of violence such as racism and poverty. Her completed research includes studies of risks and health effects of violence and how to promote health for women who experience violence, especially Indigenous women. She has studied how to promote equity-oriented healthcare (cultural safety, harm reduction, and trauma- and violence-informed care) at the organizational level and worked with various Indigenous communities, organizations and issues, including in health care and criminal justice contexts.
Dr. Kelly Scott-Storey
RN, PhD, FCAN (Co-lead)
Kelly Scott-Storey is a Professor in the Faculty of Nursing and Associate Vice President, Research, Innovations, and Partnerships at the University of New Brunswick. A Research Fellow with the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research, her program of research focuses on the intersection of violence, gender and health including for men who have experienced violence, along with health interventions and measurement of violence/scale development and community action.
