Jason Gilliland
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Jason Gilliland is Director of the Urban Development Program and Professor in the Department of Geography, School of Health Studies, Department of Paediatrics, and Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at Western University. He is also a Scientist with the Children’s Health Research Institute and was recently named the Children’s Health Foundation Scientist of the Year for his work identifying and removing barriers to children’s physical activity. He is also Director of the Human Environments Analysis Laboratory, a multi-disciplinary research and training centre which develops and connects highly-skilled researchers to create, disseminate, and mobilize knowledge for making healthy, thriving communities.