Dr. Jessica Wong
Jessica J. Wong, DC, PhD
Assistant Professor
E-mail: jessica.wong@uwo.ca
Appointments
- Epidemiologist and CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity and Independence (REDI) Awardee
- Assistant Professor, School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University
- Cross-appointed Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
- Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
- Adjunct Scientist, ICES Western
- Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University
Research Cluster Membership
- Aging & Life-Course Epidemiology
- Behavioural & Environmental Risk Factors
- Chronic Disease & Multimorbidity
- Marginalized Populations & Social Determinants of Health
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Epidemiological Observational Studies
- Evidence Synthesis & Health Technology Assessment
- Health Services Research
Research Interests
- Aging
- Musculoskeletal health
- Rehabilitation
- Equity
- Population health researc
- Health services research
- Knowledge synthesis
Biography
Jessica Wong is an Epidemiologist and Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at the School of Physical Therapy in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University. Her position is focused to the Advanced Health Care Practice program. Jessica is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Research Excellence, Diversity and Independence (REDI) Awardee and is cross-appointed to the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University. She is also an Assistant Professor (status-only) at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and an Adjunct Scientist at ICES Western. Jessica leads a program of research in aging, musculoskeletal health, rehabilitation, and equity. She focuses on developing innovative strategies to address unmet healthcare needs and improve equitable access-to-care for people in need of rehabilitation, including aging adults with musculoskeletal conditions. She leverages epidemiologic and knowledge synthesis methods, including population-based studies using linked population health survey and administrative data, and systematic and scoping reviews. Jessica co-designs her research alongside people with lived experience, their family members, and caregivers to co-create knowledge and ensure the research is relevant and meaningful for diverse communities.
