Vivian Andrea Welch (''née'' Robinson) is a Canadian clinical epidemiology methodologist and population health researcher. She is an

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at the

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's School of Epidemiology and Public Health and Editor in Chief of the Campbell Collaboration.

Early life and education

Welch earned her

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degree from

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before moving to

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for her

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from

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and PhD from the

. While attending Concordia, she received The Francis J. Dowling Scholarship in athletic therapy and was named to the Faculty of Arts and Science Dean's List.

Career

Upon completing her PhD, Welch joined the faculty at the University of Ottawa's Bruyère Research Institute (BRI) as their deputy director. While serving in this role, she also became the co-convenor of the Campbell and Cochrane Equity Methods Group. In 2016, Welch was appointed the co-manager of a data research program at the BRI to conduct research that describes, evaluates, and improves care for Ontario's ageing population. She was also the

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of a study which found that mass deworming campaigns had little effect on children’s health in low- and middle-income countries. As a result of her academic accomplishments, Welch was appointed the inaugural Editor in Chief of the Campbell Collaboration and recognized as a Canadian leader in global health. In 2019, Welch was promoted from

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in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health.

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