Gillian Mary Mulvale

Dr. Gillian Mary Mulvale is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. She contributes to the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA) and leads the CoPro2022 Symposium Series for equity-based co-design initiatives. Her work focuses on person-family-centered care frameworks and participatory approaches like Experience-Based Co-Design.

• Education: B.A. in Economics (University of Waterloo), M.A. in Economics (Western University), Ph.D. in Health Research Methodology (McMaster University)

Research interests span health policy implementation, mental health transitions, social prescribing models, and coproduction methodologies. Recent publications analyze adolescent mental health access processes, social prescribing typologies, and policy actor engagement.

Key scientific contributions include a

• Davey Gold Award
• Ontario Early Researcher Award

for developing myEXP digital tools to improve youth mental health quality through real-time experience capture.

As a full-time faculty member, she teaches health policy courses and supervises graduate research. Her work emphasizes adolescent mental health literacy, healthcare provider training, and system-level reforms for emerging adulthood support.