Lawrence Grierson, PhD
Lawrence is Professor with the Department of Family Medicine (DFM), Scientist with the McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences' Educational Research, Innovation, and Theory (MERIT) Centre, and Assistant Dean of the Health Sciences Education (HSED) Graduate Program at McMaster University. Lawrence leads the FSG Med Ed Research Lab.
Aimun Q Shah, BSc
Aimun is a Master of Public Health (MPH) student at McMaster University. Prior to beginning her graduate studies, she worked full-time as a Research Coordinator with the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster. In her role with the FSG Med Ed Lab, she supports and leads a variety of research projects focused on medical school admissions, family medicine education, the impacts of interprofessional team-based primary care, and the integration of primary care providers into survivorship care for childhood cancer survivors.
Augustine Okoh, PhD
Augustine received his PhD from the Health Policy graduate program at McMaster University. He receives support from the David Braley Primary Care Research Collaborative. He has a Bachelor’s degree in medical Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy (University of Nigeria) and a Master’s degree in Gerontology (University of Southampton). Augustine's thesis research centred bridging the gap in continuity of care during the long-term care transition process and contemplated the role of transdisciplinary interprofessional care of the elderly and health professions education in the process.
Trishana Nayiager, MSc
Trish is a PhD Candidate in the Health Research Methodology graduate program at McMaster University. She has a bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences (Queen’s University) and a master’s degree in Health Research Methodology (McMaster University). Trish's research focuses on the integration of primary care providers into survivorship care for survivors of childhood cancer.
Laurie Yang, MD
Laurie is currently a first year Internal Medicine resident at the University of Toronto. As a former medical student at McMaster University, she completed a Horizontal Research Elective with the FSG lab. She supports and leads research concerned with medical school admission policies and primary care transformation.
Hila Shnitzer, BHSc
Hila Shnitzer is a first year Internal Medicine resident and a graduate of the Michale G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology from Queen’s University. Currently, she works as a Research Assistant in the McMaster Education Research, Innovation and Theory (MERIT) Program at McMaster University, supporting research that examines the implementation of the Patient Medical Home model in family medicine practices across Canada.
Tasnia Noshin, BHSc
Tasnia is a graduate of the BHSc (Honours) program at McMaster University and is currently completing her Masters in the McMaster Global Health program. Tasnia is passionate about qualitative research and community engagement. In the lab, she is supporting projects focussed on medical school admissions policies, family medicine education, and the integration of primary care providers into survivorship care for childhood cancer survivors.
Jenny Zhao, BHSc
Jenny is a former research assistant and project course student. She provides research support on various projects around the FSG lab.
Naisha Dharia, BHSc
Naisha is a recent graduate of the BHSc (Honours) program at McMaster University. During her time with the FSG Lab, she contributed to research projects focused on the commercial determinants of health, survivorship care for childhood cancer survivors, and transitions from primary care to long-term care. In the fall of 2025, Naisha will begin her Master’s in Health Science Education at McMaster University.
Christine Lin, BHSc
Christine is a MD student at the University of Toronto, with a bachelor's degree in Health Sciences (McMaster University). As a Research Assistant at the Department of Family Medicine, Christine supports research concerned with informational continuity during transitions to long-term care.
Rod Parsa, MD
Rod is a resident physician at McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences. Prior to medicine, he was a management consultant in Toronto and Boston helping companies innovate and improve their bottom lines. His research interests include professional identity formation in medical school, as well as clinical research in medical imaging and artificial intelligence.
Rebekah Sibbald, MD
Rebekah is a medical resident in psychiatry at McMaster’s DeGroote School of Medicine. Prior to medicine, she worked in banking in a variety of roles spanning financial crime, digital technology, and learning & development. Her current research focuses on understanding how students with previous careers develop their professional identities in medical school.
Caroline Caswell, BHSc
Caroline is a medical student at the University of Manitoba, and a graduate of the Honours Health Sciences Program (HHSP) at McMaster University. As a Research Assistant with the Department of Family Medicine and a former project course student, Caroline supports research focused on the upstream impacts of medical school admission policies and on informational continuity during transitions to long-term care.
Angela Huang, BHSc
Angela is a Medical student at McMaster University completing a Horizontal Elective with the FSG Lab. Her research currently is focused on professional school admissions and upstream impacts of admissions policies on student behaviors and wellness
Nicole Fu, BHSc
Nicole is a Master's student in the Health Sciences Education program at McMaster University. Her research examines how medical students discuss their perceptions of medical specialties and career choices. As a Research Assistant, she also supports the lab's work on examining curricular aspects of McMaster's undergraduate medical education program.
Paranshi Gupta, BHSc
Paranshi is a medical student at the University of Toronto and a recent graduate of the Honours Health Sciences program at McMaster University. As a Research Assistant, Paranshi supports projects exploring survivorship care for childhood cancer survivors and informational continuity during transitions to long-time care.
Photography by Mathew Mercuri
