Dr. Catharine Chambers

Biography

Catharine Chambers is an Applied Public Health Science Specialist at Public Health Ontario. She serves as a Scientific Liaison for the Ontario Immunization Advisory Committee, providing scientific and technical advice on vaccines and immunization programs. Catharine holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. She has completed graduate degrees in epidemiology, earning her PhD from the University of Toronto and her MSc from the University of British Columbia. With over 20 years of experience in applied public health, she has worked across academic research institutes and government public health agencies. Her research program focuses on utilizing observational epidemiological methods to evaluate immunization programs, emphasizing an understanding of vaccine uptake and effectiveness in real-world settings. Her goal is to maximize the impact and reach of immunization programs by finding effective ways to transform scientific evidence into public health practice. Catharine has extensive methodological expertise in the design and implementation of epidemiological studies, employing both cross-sectional and longitudinal participant surveys, as well as public health surveillance data and linked administrative health data. Her PhD work on the uptake and effectiveness of the human papillomavirus vaccine among sexual minority men was recognized with a future leaders prize from the University of Toronto’s Emerging Pandemic Infections Consortium.

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