Biography – IHDCYH Scientific Director: Dr. Christine Chambers
Dr. Christine Chambers is an internationally recognized clinical psychologist, scientist, and national leader in child health research. Her work focuses on improving the health and well-being of children, youth, and families by advancing science, building partnerships, and moving research evidence into policy and practice.
Christine is Scientific Director of the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), where she provides national leadership to advance health research. Since assuming the role in 2020, she has championed partnerships, knowledge mobilization, capacity building, and the meaningful engagement of children, youth, and families in health research.
Christine is also a Professor at Dalhousie University, a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Children’s Pain, and a member of the Scientific Staff at IWK Health.
For more than 25 years, her influential research program has advanced understanding of children’s pain, including its assessment and management. She has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers, is ranked among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists, and has mentored more than 100 trainees.
She is the founding Scientific Director of Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP), a national knowledge mobilization initiative dedicated to improving children’s pain management by bringing together patients, families, health professionals, researchers, and organizations to move evidence into practice. She is also Associate Director of the North American Pain School, an interdisciplinary training program developing the next generation of pain researchers.
Christine is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and has received numerous awards for contributions to research, mentorship, patient engagement, knowledge mobilization, and advocacy. She has twice been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network.
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