Jessica J. Wong, DC, PhD is an Epidemiologist and Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at the School of Physical Therapy in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University. Her position is focused to the Advanced Health Care Practice program. Jessica holds a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Research Excellence, Diversity and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award. She is an Assistant Professor (status-only) at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and an Adjunct Scientist at ICES Western. Jessica leads a program of research in aging, musculoskeletal health, rehabilitation, and health equity. She focuses on developing innovative strategies to address unmet healthcare needs and improve equitable access-to-care for people in need of rehabilitation, including aging adults with musculoskeletal conditions. She leverages epidemiologic and knowledge synthesis methods, including population-based studies using linked population health survey and administrative data, and systematic and scoping reviews. Jessica co-designs her research alongside people with lived experience, their family members, and caregivers to co-create knowledge and ensure the research is relevant and meaningful.
Research Interests: Aging, musculoskeletal health, rehabilitation, health equity
Expertise: Population health, health services research, epidemiology, knowledge synthesis
jessica.wong@uwo.ca