Meet Our Leadership Team
Christine Chambers
PhD, RPsych
“Managing pain in kids is not just a nice thing to do.”
Christine Chambers is SKIP’s Scientific Director. She is a clinical psychologist, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Children’s Pain, and Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience and Pediatrics at Dalhousie University. Her research, based in the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research at the IWK Health Centre, is aimed at improving the assessment and management of children’s pain. She was identified by the Women’s Executive Network as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women and is a leader and innovator in patient engagement, partnerships, and the mobilization of health research.
Katie Birnie
PhD, RPsych
“I am energized by SKIP’s focus on Patients Included and partnership approach.”
Katie Birnie is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of
Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at the University of Calgary
where she leads Partnering For Pain, a patient- and family-partnered research
program. Dr. Birnie’s work involves new knowledge generation, synthesis,
and mobilization. She is a champion for patient engagement, and supports
children and their families through her work at Alberta Children’s Hospital.