Neale Smith

My current research interests include:

• healthcare policy and politics
• public administration and public policy processes and theory
• priority setting and resource allocation
• health promotion, community development and community capacity building
• urban planning, urban sustainability, and links to health promotion and public health
• qualitative research and evaluation methodologies
• public participation and public engagement
• knowledge translation and exchange
• qualitative research synthesis and systematic review methods
• I have more than 15 years experience in research and evaluation in both practice and academic settings issues. In addition, I have worked on many projects in partnership with both community groups and health system managers.

Degrees:

• MEDes, University of Calgary, 1997
• MA, University of Western Ontario, 1992
• BA, University of Alberta, 1988