Vivian Andrea Welch (née Robinson) is a Canadian clinical epidemiology methodologist and population health researcher.
[1][2] While attending Concordia, she received The Francis J. Dowling Scholarship in athletic therapy[3] and was named to the Faculty of Arts and Science Dean's List.
[4] Upon completing her PhD, Welch joined the faculty at the University of Ottawa's Bruyère Research Institute (BRI) as their deputy director.
[5] She was also the Principal investigator of a study that found that mass deworming campaigns had little effect on children’s health in low- and middle-income countries.
[6] As a result of her academic accomplishments, Welch was appointed the inaugural Editor in Chief of the Campbell Collaboration[7] and recognized as a Canadian leader in global health.