APECS Polar Health Discipline Coordinator

Public Health Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada/Institute for Circumpolar Health Research

Bree was born and raised near Kerwood, in southwestern Ontario, Canada. She graduated with honours from Queen’s University in 2006 and moved to Yellowknife in May 2008, where she has recently completed her Master’s degree in Community Health and Epidemiology, under the joint supervision of Queen’s University and the Institute for Circumpolar Health Research (ICHR). Her graduate research involved place of birth and health outcomes for newborns of mothers residing in the Northwest Territories.  Since moving to Yellowknife, she has participated in a number of capacity-building activities, including attending several national and international conferences, and planning the student activities for the 14th International Congress on Circumpolar Health.  Since November 2009, she has served as a Public Health Officer for the Public Health Agency of Canada, based out of the ICHR office in Yellowknife.