Drug Free Kids Canada’s Advisory Council
Our Advisory Council is comprised of a group of talented and committed subject matter experts who are closely involved in the fields of youth substance abuse, addiction and drug prevention.
DFK Canada has access to their combined expertise to ensure that our website content is kept up to date with the latest scientific and evidence based information available.
For information on how to contact any one of our Advisory Council Members, please contact us at: info@drugfreekidscanada.org.
Glenn Barnes, MHA
Health Administrator, Consultant. Former CEO – Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre, Ottawa
Dr. Sean Barrett, PhD
Assoc. Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Dept of Psychology/Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
Dr. Richard Bélanger, MD FRCPC
Pediatrician specializing in Adolescence, Clinical Researcher – Centre mère-enfant Soleil CHU Québec – Université Laval
Rose-Marie Charest
Clinical Psychologist with a private practice. Past President of Quebec Order of Psychologists
Dr. Peter Choate, PhD, RSW
Clinical Social Worker and Ass’t Professor of Social Work, Mount Royal University
Dr. Patricia Conrod, PhD
Psychologist and Professor of Psychology, Université de Montreal
Dr. Victoria Creighton, Psy.D
Clinical Director, Pine River Institute, Ontario
Dr. Claude Cyr, MD
Family Practitioner and founder of Doctors for Responsible Access
Kathryn Djordjevic, RPh, BScPhm
Independent Consultant for clinical practice, education, and health tech startups
Deputy Chief Tim Farquharson
Deputy Chief of Police, Peterborough Police Service, Drug Advisory Committee, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP), Substance Advisory Committee, Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, (OACP)
Dr. Tony P. George M.D., FRCPC
Chief of Addictions, CAMH. Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
Dr. Abby Goldstein, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Canada Research Chair in the Psychology of Emerging Adulthood. Associate Professor of Psychology, OISE, University of Toronto
David Hammond, PhD
Professor, CIHR-PHAC Chair in Applied Public Health, University of Waterloo
Dr. Martin Laliberté, MD
Medical Director of the Canadian Association of Poison Control Centres Ass’t Professor of Medicine, McGill University
Anne Elizabeth Lapointe
Executive Director, Addiction Prevention Centre (APC) and Maison Jean Lapointe
Dr. Steven Laviolette
Researches Neurobiology of addiction, schizophrenia, autism and PTSD. Assoc. Professor University of Western Ontario
Dr. Chris Montoya, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Psychologist with a private practice, Academic and Senior Lecturer at Thompson Rivers University
Dr. Marie-Eve Morin, MD, CMFC
Founder and Medical Director of Clinique Caméléon
Dr. Louise Nadeau
Psychologist, Professor of Psychology, Université de Montréal, Associate Researcher, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University
Christina Nona, HBsc
PhD Candidate, Neuropharmacology, University of Toronto
Dr. Amy Porath, PhD
Director, Research and Knowledge Mobilization, Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Dr. John Sader
Family Practitioner specializing in substance use disorders and dependency.
Chief Constable Mike Serr
Chief Constable, Abbotsford Police Department, Drug Abuse Committee Chair, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP)
Dr. Jacqueline Smith, RN, BN, PhD
Director of Mental Health & Wellness, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary
Dr. Maude St-Onge, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Director, Quebec Ministry of Health Poison and Drug Information Service
Dr. Philip Tibbo
Professor, Researcher, Dalhousie University, Director of the Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program (NSEPP)
Dr. Christine Wekerle, PhD
Associate Professor Pediatrics at McMaster University. International Society of Child and Adolescent Resilience
Dr. Mark Yarema, MD FRCPC
Ass’t Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Calgary. Medical Director of Alberta’s Poison and Drug Information Service (PADIS)