Leslie Anne Campbell, PhD, RN

Education

• PhD (Dalhousie University)
• MSc (Dalhousie University)
• BScN (University of Toronto)

Research interests

Dr. Campbell’s research interests include health system decision making in complex, resource-constrained settings. Drawing upon her clinical experience and using diverse quantitative and qualitative methods, she works in interdisciplinary environments to promote the use of health services research to inform decision making and policy development.

Selected publications

• Asada Y, Campbell LA, Grignon M, Hothi H, Stainton T, Kim S YH. Importance of investigating vulnerabilities in health and social service provision among requestors of medical assistance in dying. The Lancet Regional Health–Americas. 2024 Volume 35, 100810
• Campbell LA, Clark SE, Chorney J, Emberly D, Carrey NJ, Bagnell A, Blenus J, Daneff M,  Campbell JC. Understanding the uptake of virtual care for first and return outpatient appointments in child and adolescent mental health services: a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open. 2023 13(12): e074803
• Campbell LA, Clark SE, Chorney J, Emberly D, MacDonald J, MacKenzie A, Warner G, Wozney L. Choice and Partnership Approach to community mental health and addiction services: a realist-informed scoping reviewBMJ Open 2022;12:e064436. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064436
• Kisely SR, Campbell LA, O'Reilly R. Compulsory community and involuntary outpatient treatment for people with severe mental disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD004408. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004408.pub5.
• Campbell LA, Blake JT, Kephart G, Grunfeld E, MacIntosh D. Understanding the Effects of Competition for Constrained Colonoscopy Services with the Introduction of Population-level Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Discrete Event Simulation Model. Medical Decision Making. 2017;37(2):253-263. doi:10.1177/0272989X16670638
• Kisely S, Smith M, Lawrence D, Cox M, Campbell LA, Maaten S. Inequitable access for mentally ill patients to some medically necessary procedures. CMAJ Mar 2007, 176 (6) 779-784; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.060482

Selected awards and honours

• Sobey Family Chair in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes Research (2015-2025)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Award, 2010-2013

Teaching

• Graduate Courses:
  EPAH 6054 Secondary Data Analysis
  EPAH 6020 Advanced Epidemiology
  
  
• Undergraduate Courses:
  EPAH 4010 Principles of Epidemiology and Research Methods

Service & activity

• Chair, Health Technology Expert Review Panel, Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA-AMC)
• Member, Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System Mental Illness Working Group