Dr. Andrea Cross (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Associate Member in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University.
Dr. Cross graduated in 2011 from Wilfrid Laurier University with a Master’s of Science in Kinesiology and in 2018 with a PhD in Rehabilitation Science from McMaster University. Patient-Oriented Research (POR) and Implementation Science are foundational to her program of research.
Dr. Cross co-leads three large implementation science/POR Programs at CanChild Centre for Childhood-Onset Disability Research, including the Family Engagement in Research (FER) Program, the F-words for Child Development Knowledge Translation and Research Program, and the ENVISAGE Program. Her research aims to use implementation science to support the dissemination and implementation of family-centred and family-engaged best practices in the field of neurodevelopmental disability and child health.
Dr. Cross currently holds a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Patient-Oriented Research Transition to Leadership Award (2020 – 2027). Dr. Cross also teaches in the School of Rehabilitation Science and is an executive committee member of McMaster’s Master of Health Management Program.
