Suzette Bremault-Phillips, Ph.D., M.A., B.M.R., B.Sc.

About

Background Information

• Joined the University of Alberta in 2011
• A boundary spanner who bridges research and practice, and facilitates inter-professional collaboration, capacity-building and knowledge translation. 
• Researcher, clinician, educator in medical rehabilitation; mental and spiritual health, resilience, and well-being among military, veteran, public safety personnel and families; PTSD and moral injury; evidence-based supported psychotherapies; complex needs, aging and support for family caregivers of person with dementia; system change and knowledge translation/implementation science/program evaluation.
• Chair and Principal Investigator, CMVF3C (Canadian Military, Veteran and Family Connected Campus Consortium; cmvf3c.ca)
• Chair and Principal Investigator, AB-MVF3C (Alberta Military, Veteran and Family Connected Campus Consortium; ab.mvf3c.ca)
• Co-Chair, IVEE - International Veterans Education and Employment Group (Canadian Rep)
• Principal Investigator, 3MDR Study (https://threemdr.himarc.ca)

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Research

Current Research

• Principal Investigator, Multi-modal virtual-reality based treatment for Canadian Armed Forces members with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder: A Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN) study (Funding sources: Royal Canadian Legion AB-NWT, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation, First Response to Fashion, Government of Alberta (Advanced Education, Alberta Innovates, Mental Health and Addictions), Department of National Defence, with in-kind contributions from Veterans Affairs Canada and Defence Research and Development Canada)
• Principal Investigator, COVID-19 Physical Distancing, Virtual Delivery of Trauma Therapies to Trauma-Affected First Responders (Funding source: Government of Alberta)
• Principal Investigator, For Those Who Serve and Have Served: Fostering Resilience, Readiness and Growth among Military Members, Veterans, Public Safety Personnel in Times of COVID-19 (Funding source: Government of Alberta; Department of National Defence)
• Principal Investigator, Resilient Parents...Resilient Communities (RPRC; Funding source: Royal Canadian Legion)
• Principal Investigator, Understanding cannabis use by Canadian Veterans and its impact on their health, well-being and quality of life (Funding sources: Alberta Innovates)
• Principal Investigator, Military, Veteran and Family Connected Campus Consortia (Funding source: Government of Alberta; Veterans Affairs Canada, Department of National Defence)
• Principal Investigator, Re-contextualizing a Moral Injury Intervention for Veteran Families: An Exploratory Study (Funding Source: Atlas)

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Teaching

• Mental health 
• Resilience
• Aging
• Spirituality

Interested students looking for a supervisor are welcome to contact her directly. 

The assessment of individuals whose decision-making ability has come into question (e.g., health, where they live, legal issues) necessitates use of best practice processes due to the implications on personal autonomy and rights. Research aims to assist organizations, systems, and service providers in building capacity in offering decision-making capacity assessments. 

Decision Making Capacity Assessment (DMCA) Research Group

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My research explores spiritual and mental well-being, health, resilience, and moral injury among military, veteran, civilian and student populations. Activities include the study, implementation and dissemination of interventions that aim to enhance function and well-being, inter-professional collaboration, capacity-building, and system-change.

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Started: 20180701

As the Director of the Heroes in Mind Advocacy and Research Consortium (HiMARC), I am committed to serving those who serve us through research, teaching and service. Canadian military members, veterans, public safety personnel, and their families will benefit from HiMARC's research, education, and knowledge translation activities.

Heroes in Mind Advocacy and Research Consortium (HiMARC)

Chelsea Jones, Shaylee Spencer, Brenda Juby, Elly O'Greysik, Lorraine Smith-MacDonald, Michelle Vincent, Suzette Bremault-Phillips

Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being. 2023 February; 10.35502/jcswb.301

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Chelsea Jones, Lorraine Smith‐MacDonald, Matthew Robert Graham Brown, Ashley Pike, Eric Vermetten, Suzette Brémault‐Phillips

Brain and Behavior. 2022 August; 10.1002/brb3.2694

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Jasneet Parmar, Sharon Anderson, Bonnie Dobbs, Peter George J. Tian, Lesley Charles, Jean Triscott, Jennifer Stickney-Lee, Suzette Brémault-Phillips, Sandy Sereda, Lisa Poole

Diseases. 2021 October; 10.3390/diseases9040070

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Lorraine Smith-MacDonald, Chelsea Jones, Phillip Sevigny, Allison White, Alexa Laidlaw, Melissa Voth, Cynthia Mikolas, Alexandra Heber, Andrew J Greenshaw, Suzette Brémault-Phillips

JMIR Formative Research. 2021 August; 10.2196/26369

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Brémault-Phillips, S., Pike, A., Charles, L., Roduta-Roberts, M., Mitra, A., Friesen, S., Moulton, L., Parmar, J.

BMC ResearchNote. 11 (607):1-10

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Olson, D.M., Brémault-Phillips, S., King, S., Metz, G.A., Montesanti, S., Olson, J.K., Hyde, A., Pike, A., Hoover, T., Linder, R., Joggerst, B. and Watts, R.

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease.

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Brémault-Phillips, S., Pike, A., Scarcella, F., Cherwick, T.

Frontiers in Psychiatry. 10

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Parmar, J., Torti, J., Brémault-Phillips, S., Charles, L., Chan, K., Tian, P.

Canadian Geriatrics Journal. 21 (4):292-296

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