Dr. Joy MacDermid, BScPT,  MSc,  PhD (1999),  FCAHS, FRSC, O. Ont is a physiotherapist, epidemiologist and  Distinguished Professor of Physical Therapy at Western University. She has more than 20 years of experiences as a clinician and 20 years as a clinical researcher. She is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and The Royal Society of Canada, and appointed to the Order of Ontario. Dr. MacDermid is in the top 2% of scientists worldwide (Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% - since 2020), ranks 25th/91,178 scientists, and is the 4th top physiotherapist scientist for both lifetime and past five years (ScholarGPS). Dr. MacDermid has >760 lifetime peer-reviewed publications and an additional 5 books and 36 book chapters (H-index=107). Her areas of expertise include musculoskeletal trauma and disease, occupational stress injury, clinical trials, sex and gender, equity, and implementation science.