Dr. Sophia Myles PhD
Assistant Professor Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy & SPHERU Research AssociateSophia Myles is an Assistant Professor at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina. She is also an Adjunct Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at Laurentian University, and Co-Lead of the Integrated Care Models Optimizing Scope policy theme at the Canadian Health Workforce Network. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Toronto, a Master of Arts in Political Science (Canadian Government and Politics) from the University of Windsor, and a PhD in Interdisciplinary Rural and Northern Health (Health Policy) from Laurentian University. She completed post-doctoral fellowships at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto as an embedded researcher with the Algoma Ontario Health Team, and in Social Accountability in Education and Health Systems at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University. Sophia’s research interests intersect social and health sciences. Her research program aspires to contribute to the growing body of applied qualitative and mixed method health policy research, the results of which may impact health policy, services, systems, workforces, and professions in practice to achieve greater equity. She has a particular interest in health professional regulation, workforce development, enhancement and optimization.