Miriam completed her postgraduate studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland, earning a MSc in Health Sciences in Primary Health Care (2008), and later obtained her Ph.D in Epidemiology from the University of Ottawa, Canada (2023). She worked with the Center for Biomedical Research at the Population Council in New York as a recipient of the Ruth Merkatz Postdoctoral Clinical Fellowship Award. She is currently an Investigator at the Bruyère Health Research Institute and the Founder of the Digital and Global Health Lab. She serves as a member of the WHO Community Health Digital Adaptation Kit Working Group.
Miriam leads interdisciplinary research on digital innovation, health systems strengthening, and equity in global health. Her work focuses on the design, implementation, evaluation, and governance of digital health solutions aimed at improving sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health outcomes, particularly in low-resource settings. She has extensive experience leading international collaborations with the World Health Organization, NGO, ministries of health, and global digital health research networks.
She is a Grand Challenges Canada Stars in Global Health Innovator and a recipient of a Canadian Institutes of Health Research grant supporting a cluster randomize trial evaluating the BornFyne digital platform and the training of graduate students in implementation research, knowledge mobilization, and digital transformation in health systems. She is passionate about mentoring the next generation of digital and global health leaders and advancing locally led, evidence-informed digital innovations that drive equitable health outcomes worldwide.
