Our Team

Dr. Sarah Henderson is the Scientific Director of Environmental Health Services at BCCDC and the Scientific Director of the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health. She is also an Associate Professor in the UBC School of Population & Public Health...

Lydia Ma is Manager at the NCCEH and an Adjunct Professor in the UBC School of Population and Public Health (SPPH). Lydia holds a doctorate degree in Pathology and a master of science in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene from the University of British Columbia. 

Tina is a certified public health inspector and holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Waterloo, with a focus on environmental health. She also holds a BSc in Biology from UBC, and a BTech in Environmental Health from BCIT. Tina developed a strong interest in the intersections between health and various aspects of the built environment during her Master’s degree...

Angela received her PhD from the University of British Columbia in Resource Management and Environmental Studies, with expertise in the interactions among climate, soil, water, and vegetation. She also holds a BSc Honors degree in physiology and developmental biology (University of Alberta), and a MSc in...

Kelsey brings previous experience in occupational health risk assessment and risk communication as well as writing knowledge translation products in the field of substance use treatment. She holds an MPH in Occupational and Environmental Health and a BSc in Health Sciences, both from SFU...

Anne-Marie began her academic career in the social sciences at SFU (Communications BA) and then developed a strong interest in environmental and occupational health during her Master’s degree at York University (MES). She completed her PhD in Epidemiology at UBC where she currently teaches...

Juliette joined the NCCEH team in 2018 bringing with her previous experience delivering research for industry and government in the areas of rural drinking water, wastewater treatment, waste management and resource efficiency at the Urban Water Technology Centre in Dundee, Scotland. Prior to this she worked with Dundee’s Public Analyst and the Scottish EPA...

Leah received her PhD from Simon Fraser University in Health Geography, with expertise on injury surveillance and trauma registries in low- and middle-income countries. She has worked extensively using Geographic Information Systems to conduct assessments related to antimicrobial resistance...

Vanessa is a communications specialist with a MA in Media Studies from Concordia University in Montreal, with a focus on health communications. She also holds a BA in Communications with a minor in Publishing from Simon Fraser University.l’Université Simon Fraser...

Michele is a librarian with several years of research experience in environmental and public health. She has a deep interest in providing information specialist services to the NCCEH, the Environmental Health Services Division, and the BC Centre for Disease Control staff; and in developing strategic working relationships with other NCCs...

Barb comes to the NCCEH from years working as a Research Coordinator on a variety of occupational and environmental studies many of which were investigating various lung diseases. ....