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Katharina Maier is a criminologist and Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Winnipeg. She holds a PhD in Criminology and Socio-legal Studies from the University of Toronto and a Juris Doctor from the University of Muenster

Rory A. Marshall is a PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Health and Social Development at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. He completed his MSc in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan and his BA in Kinesiology and Business

Dr. Justin Mausz is an advanced care paramedic and scientist with Peel Regional Paramedic Services, a scientist with the McNally Project for paramedicine research, and a faculty member in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University

Jeff Maxin is an Advanced Care Paramedic working in Saskatoon as a clinical supervisor and frontline paramedic.  He works in the Professional Development Department at Medavie Health Services West with a focus on resuscitation and tactical medicine. 

Holly graduated from Acadia University with a BSc in Biology and Chemistry (2016), followed by a MSc in Biomedical engineering (2019) from the University of Ottawa. After her Masters, she began to work in health research in a wide variety of contexts

Dr. Neil McDonald is an Advanced Care Paramedic in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He currently works as a Training Officer and Research Coordinator with the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, and has been involved in recent projects on prehospital trauma treatment,

Dr. Luc de Montigny is a research advisor at Urgences-santé, one of Canada's largest emergency medical systems, where he coleads the research program, manages collaborative studies, and develops internal capacity and projects

Shane is an Advanced Care Paramedic working in British Columbia for BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS). He has been with BCEHS since 2017. He has a Masters of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature.

Dr. Buck Reed is a lecturer in paramedicine at Charles Sturt University with over a decade of academic teaching and research and 17 years of clinical practice. He is a Registered Paramedic in Australia who had practiced in both rural and metropolitan

Manager Professional Development and Quality Assurance
Peer Fitness Trainer

Kim Ruether works in Diagnostic Imaging and lives in Fairview, Alberta. In 2012, Kim's 16-year-old son, Brock, was at his school volleyball practice when he collapsed and died of cardiac arrest. Although an AED was at the gym doors and placed at his

Grant Scollay is a paramedic and a nurse, with the majority of his over 20 years of clinical experience spent dealing with children.  This began in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sick Kids hospital in Toronto, before moving to the hospital's  

Meagan Slack is a (retired) Advanced Care Paramedic and researcher working currently at Ornge as the Manager of Program Design, Evaluation & Academic Innovation.  She holds a Master's of Health Professions Education from McMaster University.  

Chris is an international award-winning researcher, Advanced Care Paramedic and a lover of all things data.   Starting as a Paramedic 15 years ago, Chris has always been interested in research. After an injury led to Chris needing temporary light duties,

Karen Smith is the National Director of Research and Evidence at Silverchain Group, a large Australian, not for Profit, Community Aged and Health care organisation. She oversees the Future Care area of Silverchain, which leads Silverchain's ambition to

Janel is an Advanced Care Paramedic and the Manager of Clinical Services with Emergency Health Service (EHS) Nova Scotia.

Tyson is a Principal Research Scientist with Stryker Emergency Care who joined in 2014. He has a Ph.D in biomedical engineering specializing in biophysics and electrophysiology. His current research focuses on ECG algorithms, electrical therapy, and

Rob Walker is a Senior Principal Scientist in the Research Group at Stryker Emergency Care. He has worked at Stryker (formerly Physio-Control) for 25 years and is a leader in the field of resuscitation science. He directs experimental and clinical

Rose is the newest member of the Stryker Emergency Care Research Group having joined in 2022. She is exploring resuscitation science topics and conducts research on topics including defibrillation and blood pressure recovery.

Curt Young is an international entertainer, singer/songwriter, grass dancer, artist and actor from the Cowessess First Nation in Sask.

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