e-Campus - Work Wellness Institute

Dr. Vicki Kristman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Lakehead University and the Inaugural Director for a new Research Institute at Lakehead University: EPID@Work – Enhancing the Prevention of Injury and Disability@Work. She also holds appointments in the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and the Institute for Work & Health in Toronto. Dr. Kristman is currently the Lakehead University Delegate for CIHR and sits on the University Delegates Executive Committee. She holds a doctoral degree in epidemiology from the University of Toronto and completed the CIHR Work Disability Prevention strategic training program as a postdoctoral fellow at the University Health Network in Toronto. In 2014, Dr. Kristman was awarded a prestigious CIHR New Investigator Award for her program of research on "Preventing Work Disability through Accommodation". She is currently leading projects to test the effectiveness of a supervisor training program to prevent prolonged work disability; to identify factors associated with Indigenous work, health and safety, and to determine factors associated with supervisors' support for providing work accommodations for workers with mental health disorders.

Robyn A O'Loughlin is a PhD Candidate in law and legal Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario. Her dissertation research focuses on Ontario's anti-bullying framework and its potential impact on Indigenous students who move off reserve to attend high school in northern Ontario. She is also a Research Associate with EPID@Work (Enhancing the Prevention of Injury and Disability @ Work) Research Institute at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Her research at EPID relates to workplace bullying, violence and harassment and its potential impact on Indigenous workers.