Dr. Liz Baker is the Executive Director at PREVNet. She received her Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Kent State University and completed her post-doctoral training at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on preventing dating violence, youth suicide prevention, promoting youth health, dissemination science, and program evaluation. She also works alongside policymakers to inform evidence-based decision making for social issues.

Dr. Deinera Exner-Cortens is an Associate Professor and Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (Childhood Health Promotion) in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Work, and is jointly appointed to the Department of Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. She is also the scientific co-director of PREVNet, Canada’s healthy relationships hub. She holds a PhD in Developmental Psychology and a Master of Public Health. Dr. Exner-Cortens’ research focuses on 1) evaluating healthy relationships resources in school and community settings, 2) developing and evaluating implementation support tools for school-based mental health service delivery; and 3) prevention of adolescent dating violence and suicide. In her work, Dr. Exner-Cortens collaborates with a number of community and research partners both provincially and nationally.

Ms. Lisa Liang is the Administrative Coordinator of PREVNet. She possesses extensive experience in financial and administrative roles. Lisa is responsible for information management, event planning, report editing, and providing other administrative support to PREVNet.

Megan is a settler of French and Irish descent who is grateful to reside on Treaty 7 territory in Mohkinstsis (Calgary, Alberta). She has a Master of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and has over 7 years of experience working with diverse communities on participatory health research projects. She is enthusiastic about the practical application of research knowledge and about the use of mixed media (such as podcasting and documentary film) to translate research learnings to different audiences.

Dr. Wendy Craig is a leading international scientist and expert on bullying prevention and the promotion of healthy relationships. As co-founder of PREVNet (Promoting Relationships and Eliminating Violence Network), she has transformed our understanding of bullying and translated the science into evidence-based practice, intervention, and policy to communities across Canada. She has been recognized with awards including an Investigator Award from CIHR, the Canadian Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to Community Service, and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council Impact Partnership Award. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was appointed to the Order of Canada. She is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Queen’s University.

Dr. Debra Pepler is PREVNet’s Co-Founder, and her research contributions have significantly influenced how bullying, aggression, and other forms of youth interpersonal violence are understood. A foundational principle of PREVNet is that bullying is a relationship problem that requires relationship solutions, and this framework was originally proposed by Dr. Pepler. Bullying as a relationship problem is now internationally accepted as a way to understand bullying and prevention. Dr. Pepler has been inducted into the Order of Canada, in addition to receiving the Contribution to Knowledge Award from the Psychology Foundation of Canada, the Educator of the Year Award from Phi Delta Kappa (Toronto), the University of Waterloo Arts in Academia Award, and the Canadian Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public or Community Service. She was also awarded the Canadian Psychological Award Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science (2015).