Ruth Lavergne, PhD
Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia)
Ruth Lavergne, PhD, MSc, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Dalhousie University and Tier II Canada Research Chair in Primary Care. Dr. Lavergne’s program of research aims to address disparities in access and build evidence to ensure primary care organization, delivery, and workforce meet the needs of Canadians now and in the future. Her expertise is in quantitative analysis of population-based administrative health data and use of quasi-experimental designs to examine the impact of policy changes. She leads interdisciplinary mixed methods primary care studies in collaboration with experts in qualitative methods, patients, care providers and policymakers. Current work examines changing practice patterns within the primary care physician workforce. She also leads research exploring access to primary care for immigrant and refugee populations and integration of care for people who need services for mental health and substance use disorders.
