Jennifer Davis, PhD
Investigator, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation; School of Population and Public Health, Department of Physical Therapy

Jennifer Davis, PhD, is a CIHR postdoctoral fellow working with supervisors Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Professor Stirling Bryan, Director of the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation. Jennifer has a B.Sc in Honours Physiology, a Masters of Science in Experimental Medicine and a PhD in Health Care and Epidemiology at UBC. Jennifer has received both a MSFHR Junior Trainee Award, MSFHR Senior Graduate Studentship and CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship and CIHR postdoctoral fellowship for her studies. The aims of Jennifer’s recent work were to: 1) determine which falls prevention strategies provided the best value for money, 2) estimate internationally, the cost of falls, 3) conduct an economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial aimed at combating cognitive decline 4) determine key clinical outcomes that are predictive of health care resource utilization and 5) determine key clinical outcomes that are predictive of changes in health related quality of life. 

Danielle Boyd
Research Coordinator, Falls Prevention Clinic

Danielle Boyd is a UBC Graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Kinetics and a specialization in Kinesiology.  She is currently working as the Research Coordinator for ‘Action Seniors!’, a randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of a home delivered strength and balance retraining program in reducing falls among seniors.

John Naslund
Research Assistant, Falls Prevention Clinic