Director

The Director of the Centre is Dr. Daniel Krewski.

Daniel Krewski is the Director of the McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment where he holds the position of NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Risk Science. Dr. Krewski has been Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa since 1998.  His professional interests are in epidemiology, biostatistics, risk assessment, and risk management and he has broad experience applied to national and international panels of experts in the fields of health, life sciences, chemical safety, cancer and environmental hazards. He has utilized his academic achievements and considerable expertise in conjunction with his analytical, communication and organizational skills to lead and collaborate with provincial, national and international organizations to define and create problem-specific solutions based on health and biostatistical evidence.

Daniel Krewski, PhD, MHA
Director

Dr. Krewski is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Society for Risk Analysis, and a lifetime National Affiliate of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. He is also the Scientific Director of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre in Population Health Risk Assessment at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Krewski has contributed to over 450 publications in the scientific and technical literature, and is author or editor of six books.