Kelly Grindrod, BScPharm, ACPR, PharmD, MSc
Kelly is an associate professor at the University of Waterloo’s School of Pharmacy. She is also a licensed and practicing pharmacist and the creator and lead of the Pharmacy5in5.com online learning platform for pharmacists. Her research includes novel ways to bring research findings to today’s busy medical clinics and pharmacy counters, namely through innovations in mobile technologies. After completing her pharmacy degree at the University of Alberta and a hospital residency at the London Health Sciences Centre, she moved to the University of British Columbia to do a PharmD. She enjoyed the west coast weather so much that she decided to stay and complete a Master of Science degree and a post-doctoral fellowship. She joined the University of Waterloo in 2011.
Adrian Poon, BA
Adrian is the graphic motion artist for the Pharmacy5in5.com platform. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo in 2015. Adrian built his graphic design and motion graphic skills from Youtube and forums in his free time. He's created flyers, posters and infographics for a variety of clients in the Waterloo region. Adrian now spends his time working for Dr. Kelly Grindrod creating flashcards, infographics, and motion graphic videos to help pharmacists and pharmacy students learn all about fun policies.
Ai-Leng Foong, BSc, PharmD (PhD Student)
Ai-Leng Foong completed her Bachelor of Science at the University of Windsor. She earned a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy where she is currently a PhD Student under the co-supervision of Dr. Kelly Grindrod and Dr. Sherilyn Houle. Ai-Leng researches the disciplinary action process for health professionals and health professional regulation in Canada. Ai-Leng also works part-time as a pharmacist in a community pharmacy.
Rand Hussein R.Ph, M.Sc of Clinical Pharmacy, BCPS (PhD student)
Rand Hussein is a Ph.D. student at the School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo. She is also a licensed and practicing pharmacist in Ontario. She received her master’s degree in clinical pharmacy from the University of Jordan in 2010 and she is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist (BCPS) since 2012. Her research focuses on the development of digital technologies to influence pharmacists’ behaviour in healthcare systems to minimize drug related problems and medication errors. Rand served as lecturer of pharmacy practice at several academic institutions in the Middle East. She also worked as a clinical pharmacist in critical care units at the Hospital of Jordan University. She currently works part-time in a team-based community health centre where she collaborates with a team of the healthcare professional to provide the best care for complicated patients from vulnerable populations.
Moses Tetui, BA (SS), MPH, PhD
Moses is a post-doctoral fellow at the School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, Canada.
Moses is a Health Systems Researcher with 10+ years of experience in the creation of concrete evidence that can be utilized to solve both present-day and future Health Systems related challenges, eminently for the most vulnerable communities within our society. He is motivated by the desire to contribute to the design of Health Systems that are Socially Accountable, Inclusive, Resilient and Responsive to the needs of the populations served. Currently, he is working with a diverse group of community members, researchers, and Public Health practitioners to increase confidence in Covid-19 vaccines in Canada. The work involves engaging various stakeholders to identify barriers to vaccination, collaboratively designing solutions and sharing these solutions widely to increase impact.
Colin Whaley, MsC (Former student)
Colin Whaley (pronouns: he/him) is a medical student at McMaster University. Colin graduated from the University of Waterloo with a BSc in 2018, and MSc(Pharm) in 2020. He has a number of academic interests, including clinical practice research, programming to support vulnerable populations and mixed methods research, and has given a TEDx talk on the value of helping older adults use technology.
During his Master’s degree, Colin worked under Dr. Grindrod, researching how to help physicians, pharmacists and patients communicate more clearly and effectively to each other. (You're welcome to read his thesis, but to spoil it a bit, getting people to communicate is quite difficult! ) In his rare spare time, Colin loves making new things (or repairing things he’s broken), and spending time with his friends, family, and dog, Sherlock.
More information on Colin’s work can be found at colinwhaley.com
Kathryn Mercer, BA, MIS, PhD (former student)
Kate earned her PhD in 2019 from the University of Waterloo's School of Pharmacy. Her thesis focused on how medication information is shared between patients, pharmacists, and prescribers. Her final thesis was titled, “Communicating health information in primary care: a multidisciplinary exploration of patient, pharmacist, and physician decision-making". She also has a Master of Information degree from the University of Toronto, which proved her love of information and technically makes her a librarian. She now works as the a librarian at the University of Waterloo Davis library.
Huda Wali, BSc, MSc (former student)
Huda Wali graduated in 2015 from the Masters in Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo. She started her journey at the University of Guelph, where she completed her degree in Biological Science and minor in Nutrition and Nutraceuticals. Throughout undergrad, she worked as a pharmacy technician at Loblaws Pharmacy. She often met patients who faced a myriad of challenges and was inspired to find ways to improve their lives through research. Her research at the University of Waterloo was related to medication adherence and health literacy.