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Current VEGA Team

VEGA Lead

Melissa Kimber, PhD, MSW, RSW

Dr. Kimber is an Associate Professor and Core Member at the Offord Centre for Child Studies within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University. She also holds the Chedoke Health Chair in Child Psychiatry and is an Associate Member of the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact at McMaster. Dr. Kimber has an appointment as a Special Professional in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry within McMaster Children’s Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences and continues to provide mental health services to children and youth in the Hamilton (Ontario) community as a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist.

McMaster Staff/VEGA Advisors:

Alexe Bernier, Program Manager
James Dietrich, MSc, Website/Instructional Design