Mary De Vera BSc, MSc, PhD

Senior Scientist, Arthritis Research Canada

Scientist, Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes

Dr. Mary De Vera, PhD, is an Associate Professor and a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health Outcomes and Treatment Adherence. Her data-driven, patient-powered research addresses the complex challenges faced by individuals living with arthritis and cancer, investigating how treatment adherence, health system barriers, and patient experiences shape care and long-term outcomes.

Dr. De Vera has advanced medication adherence science by integrating population-based administrative health data with patient-engaged approaches to understand and address real-world barriers to medication use. Her work includes developing an eHealth-supported multidisciplinary arthritis care model that improves adherence and care coordination, and producing population-based evidence on cost-related non-adherence as well as the impacts of adherence on health outcomes.

Dr. De Vera has also built a rapidly growing program in cancer control research, drawing on her multi-method expertise and lived experience as a cancer survivor. She integrates population-based administrative health data with qualitative and patient-engaged approaches to examine treatment challenges, system-level gaps, and survivorship needs across the cancer continuum. Central to her work are deep, sustained partnerships with cancer communities and an innovative approach to knowledge translation—including co-developed initiatives with patient organizations and a dedicated platform that brings evidence directly to patients, caregivers, and the public. 

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