Since establishing a permanent home at the University of Waterloo in 2011, the CIW has had several opportunities to work with other leading researchers to advance research and knowledge about the wellbeing of Canadians. In 2015, the CIW formalized a group of Research Associates, with an impressive range of knowledge, experience, and understanding of the diverse factors and issues influencing wellbeing.
Bryan Smale
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo; Canadian Advisor - Leisure and Culture Domain
Martin Cooke
Associate Professor, jointly appointed to the Department of Sociology & Legal Studies and School of Public Health Sciences; cross-appointed to the School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo.
Susan Elliott
Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, cross-appointed to the School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo; United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health
Martha Friendly
Executive Director, Childcare Resource and Research Unit, one of Canada’s key sources of child care data and policy analysis
Karen Gallant
Assistant Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University
Margo Hilbrecht
Interim Program Director, The Vanier Institute of the Family; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo
Meg Holden
Associate Professor, Urban Studies and Geography, Simon Fraser University
Takayoshi Kusago
Professor, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan; Former Visiting Professor, Institute of Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia (2015-2016)
Heather Mair
Professor, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies; cross-appointed to School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo
Steven E. Mock
Associate Professor, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies; Director, RBC Retirement Research Centre; Interim Director, Network for Aging Research (NAR), University of Waterloo
Nazeem Muhajarine
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan; and Director, Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU), Universities of Regina and Saskatchewan; CIW Canadian Advisor - Healthy Populations Domain
Kate Rybczynski
Department of Economics; Chair, Status of Women and Equity Committee, Faculty Association, University of Waterloo
Mike Salvaris
Project Manager, Australian National Development Index; Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne; CIW International Advisor and Research Associate
Katherine Scott
Senior Researcher with Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA); Former VP Research, Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD); CIW Canadian Advisor - Community Vitality Domain
Simron Singh
School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development (SEED); Program Director, Master of Development Practice (MDP) Program; Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo
Jeffrey Wilson
School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo