Tyler Williamson

Dr. Tyler Williamson

PhD

Positions

Full Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences

Full Member

O'Brien Institute for Public Health

Full Member

Libin Cardiovascular Institute

Child Health & Wellness Researcher

Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute

Contact information

Background

Educational Background

B.S. Statistics (Canada), University of Calgary, 2005

Doctor of Philosophy Biostatistics, University of Calgary, 2011

Research

Areas of Research

Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Activities

Dr. Tyler Williamson is the Director of the Centre for Health Informatics and a Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. He is a member of the O’Brien Institute for Public Health, the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute.

Dr. Williamson’s work focuses on strengthening Canada’s health-data ecosystem, with emphasis on interoperability, health-data governance, and the responsible use of administrative and electronic medical record data. He has contributed to national surveillance initiatives, including foundational work with the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network, and continues to collaborate with the World Health Organization through UCalgary’s WHO Collaborating Centre.

His leadership and impact have been recognized with a NAPCRG New Investigator Award (2018), the Lynn McIntyre Award (2020, Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 (2020) and the UCalgary Alumni Career Achievement Award (2024).

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
MDCH 610 / VETM 610 Essentials of Biostatistics Fall 2014 to Fall 2020
MDCH 611 / VETM 611 Models for Health Outcomes Winter 2022 and Winter 2023

Awards

  • award, 2017
  • award, 2016