Geoffrey Norman
Professor Emeritus, Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

Dr. Geoffry Norman is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (formerly the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics). He has been involved with MERIT since 1971, first as a research associate (1971-1976) and then as a professor/scientist (1977-present). Geoff received a BSc in physics from the University of Manitoba in 1965, a PhD in nuclear physics from McMaster University in 1971, and a Masters in educational psychology from Michigan State University in 1977. Geoff has held an appointment at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education since 1992 and has been an associate member of McMaster’s Department of Psychology, Neurosciences and Behaviour since 1994.

Dr. Norman has received many honours and awards over the course of his career, including an Induction into Community of Excellence (McMaster, 2017), the President’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision (McMaster, 2013), the John Ready Award for Innovation (Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, 2012), Querido Visiting Professorship from Erasumus University, Rotterdam (2012), an honorary degree from Erasmus University (2010), the Karolinska Award for Research in Medical Education (2008), and the Award for Outstanding Contribution to Assessment of Clinical Competence (Medical Council of Canada, 2001). In addition, he also held a Canada Research Chair from 2001 to 2014.