Elizabeth Alvarez

Overview

Elizabeth Alvarez is a physician with practice experience in primary care, mental health and public health, and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI) at McMaster University. After completing her medical degree and family medicine residency at the University of Toledo in Ohio, she earned a master’s degree in public health through the Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health, and a PhD in Health Policy at McMaster University. She also holds a certificate in cognitive behavioural therapy (CMCBT).

Her research uses policy analysis and qualitative and mixed methods for applied knowledge translation, spanning the role of context in evidence informed decision making, public health topics, sustainable health behaviour change across the lifespan, and multidisciplinary care.

Affiliations

• Associate Assistant Professor
• ​Associate Professor, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI)
• Member, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)
• Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA)
• Member, Medical Psychotherapy Association Canada (MDPAC)
• Endorsed Affiliate, The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton

Education

• BSc, University of Toledo
• MPH, Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health
• PhD, McMaster University
• MD, Medical College of Ohio