Dr. Ospina is an associate professor with the Department of Public Health Sciences at Queen’s University, a clinical epidemiologist, and population health researcher and former Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Life Course, Social Environments, and Health. Her research program uses a life course approach, epidemiological methods, mixed-methods, and knowledge synthesis to assess how social and environmental factors during critical periods of human development such as pregnancy, the perinatal period ,and early childhood influence future health.