The Emerging Scholar Podcast
Episodes
Season 2, Episode 13: Better Questions, Better Care: Reframing Research for Health Equity, with Dr. Tara Horrill
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the way we study healthcare inequities is part of the problem? On season 2, episode 13, Dr. Tara Horrill reveals how mismatches between cancer...
Season 2, Episode 12: Start With the Question: Rethinking Research That Makes A Difference with Dr. Ashley Stewart-Tufescu
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the biggest mistake in your research was choosing your method before your question? On Season 2, Episode 12 of the Emerging Scholar Podcast, ...
Season 2, Episode 11: From Bedside Questions to Global Trials with Dr. Hertzel Gerstein
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can questions from your patients help to change medicine? On season 2, episode 11 of the Emerging Scholar Podcast, we sit down with pioneering diabete...
Season 2, Episode 10: From Evidence to Impact: Implementation Science with Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How does research evidence actually make its way into practice? On episode 10 of season2, we're joined by guest co-host, doctoral student Nika Kl...
Season 2, Episode 9: Triangulating The Truth: Strengthening Causal Inference in Epidemiology with Professor Deborah Lawlor
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do we move from correlation to causation in epidemiology? In season 2, episode 9, Professor Deborah Lawlor of the University of Bristol unpacks th...
Season 2, Episode 8: The World as Our Laboratory: Natural Experiments and the Science of Causality with Dr. Claire Boone
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2, Episode 7: Data Sovereignty and Storytelling: Rethinking Indigenous Health Research with Dr. Jennifer Walker
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Who owns health data—and who gets to tell the story it shapes? On episode 7 of season 2, Dr. Jennifer Walker challenges us to rethink administrative...
Season 2, Episode 6: The Power of Administrative Health Data with Dr. Eric Benchimol
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Administrative health data is everywhere — but using it well is the hard part. On episode 6 of season 2, Dr. Eric Benchimol joins us to help break d...
Season 2, Episode 5: From Questions to Confidence: Mastering Evidence-Based Methods with Dr. Romina Brignardello-Peterson
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do we know when evidence is strong enough to guide real-world decisions? Find out on episode 5 of season 2 as we break down systematic reviews and...
Season 2, Episode 4: Designing Clinical Trials That Matter with Dr. Lauren Kelly
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 4 of season 2 of Emerging Scholar, we're joined by my CHRIM colleague Dr. Lauren Kelly to discuss the evolving landscape of pediatric ...
Season 2, Episode 3: How Well Designed Cohort Studies Shape Global Health Equity with Dr. Sonia Anand
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build cohort studies that change global health? We'll find out on episode 3 of season 2, as we are joined by Dr. Sonia Anan...
Season 2, Episode 2: Building Cohorts That Drive Impactful Change in Communities with Professor Rosie McEachan
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 2 of season 2, we’re joined by Professor Rosie McEachan, Director of the Born in Bradford research program—an internationally recogniz...
Season 2, Episode 1: A Framework For Building Better Research Questions with Dr. Megan Peters
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to you Season Two of the Emerging Scholar Podcast! If Season One was about laying the foundation for your research journey, the Season Two is...
Bonus Episode 4: A Conversation with Dr. Elissa Abrams
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our fourth, and final, bonus episode before Season Two drops on January 5th, we’re excited to share a fascinating interview recorded this fall wi...
Bonus Episode 3: A Conversation with Dr. Evelyn Forget
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On our third bonus episode we sit down with Dr. Evelyn Forget—a trailblazing health economist, respected professor at the University of Manitoba, an...
Bonus Episode 2: A Conversation with Dr. Alex Hutchinson
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On our second bonus episode, we're extremely excited to be joined by Dr. Alex Hutchinson! Alex is a scientist, a journalist, and the New York Tim...
Bonus Episode 1: A Conversation with Dr. Gordon Guyatt
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this special bonus episode, we have the distinct honor of speaking with Dr. Gordon Guyatt, a pioneering figure in modern medicine whose work has fu...
Season 1, Episode 14: Equity And Inclusion In The Design and Delivery Of Randomized Control Trials with Dr. Jonathan Jackson
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On our final episode of the season, we’re honoured to welcome Dr. Jonathan Jackson, the executive director of the Community Access Recruitment and E...
Season 1, Episode 13: How Do We Bring Equity and Culture Into The Research Space with Dr. Janet Branchaw
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Janet Branchaw, an associate professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madiso...
Season 1, Episode 12: An Introduction To Qualitative Methods, Part Two with Dr. Maria Mayan
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we continue our deep dive into qualitative methods with one of Canada's foremost experts in the field, Dr. Maria Mayan. Dr. Maya...
Season 1, Episode 11: An Introduction To Qualitative Methods, Part One with Dr. Maria Mayan
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we are honoured to sit down for the first in a two-part series with Dr. Maria Mayan, one of Canada’s foremost leaders in qualitativ...
Season 1, Episode 10: Causal Epidemiology, Part Two with Dr. Robert Platt
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with Dr. Robert Platt for part two of our deep dive into causal inference in epidemiology! In this episode, Dr. Platt and I explore diffe...
Season 1, Episode 9: Causal Epidemiology, Part One with Dr. Robert Platt
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined for the first in a two-part series with Dr. Robert Platt, a professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, Biostatisti...
Season 1, Episode 8: Predictive Epidemiology with Dr. Laura Rosella
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we're excited to interview Dr. Laura Rosella, a professor at the Dalhousie School of Public Health at the University of Tor...
Season 1, Episode 7: Descriptive Epidemiology with Dr. Matthew Fox
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we're thrilled to welcome Dr. Matt Fox, a professor in the departments of epidemiology and global health at Boston Universi...
Season 1, Episode 6: How To Foster A Mentoring Relationship with Dr. Norman Rosenblum
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Norman Rosenblum, a pediatric nephrologist and clinician scientist at SickKids Hospit...
Season 1, Episode 5: Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGS) with Dr. Hailey Banack
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re excited to speak with Dr. Haley Banack, an associate professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the Universi...
Season 1, Episode 4: Design Principles For Data Analysis with Dr. Lucy D’Agostino McGowan
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Lucy D’Agostino McGowan, an assistant professor in the Department of Statistical Sciences at Wa...
Season 1, Episode 3: Where To Find The Best Evidence with Dr. Alfonso Iorio and Dr. Lori-ann Linkins
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On our third episode, we delve into the critical question of where to find the best evidence for clinical practice and research, and are joined by Drs...
Season 1, Episode 2: Designing Research Questions That Involve Real World Experiments with Dr. Bapu Jena
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we are honored to host Dr. Bapu Jena, a clinician, economist, and professor at Harvard Medical School, where he holds the Joseph P. N...
Season 1, Episode 1: Developing Really Great Questions with Dr. Peter Rosenbaum
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On our debut episode, we’re thrilled to feature Dr. Peter Rosenbaum, renowned professor and clinician scientist in the Department of Pediatrics at M...
Introducing The Emerging Scholar...
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Emerging Scholar podcast is designed for graduate students, medical trainees, residents and fellows and graduate student...