Dr. Tara Reilly is a Senior Officer with Human Performance Research and Development, Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services, a part of the team since 2008. Her MSc is in Biomechanics from Dalhousie University, and her PhD was achieved in the UK in the field of human and applied physiology. Tara has been fortunate to chair the NATO research and technology Human Factors and Medicine Panel on Combat Integration and is currently co-chairing a panel on Implementing Evidenced Based Injury Prevention Programs in the Military.  Tara is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa and is a certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology.

Tara’s research portfolio includes the Air Crew Conditioning Program, Women’s Wellness, post-operative guidance on FORCE evaluations, FORCE Combat, Injury Prevention programs for the Canadian Armed Forces, and Tara sits on the Human Ethics Research Committee for DND.  

Dr. Hans Christian Tingelstad is a Research Specialist in the Human Performance Research and Development team of the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services. His expertise spans multiple disciplines, including thermoregulation and injury prevention through evidence-based physical training programs for the Canadian Armed Forces. His contributions in injury prevention research earned him the prestigious Major Sir Frederic Banting Award at the CIMVHR Forum in 2024. 

Dr. Tingelstad's research has been widely recognized, with findings published in national and international scientific journals and presented at military conferences around the world. His academic journey includes a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Biology from the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences, as well as a Master’s and Doctorate in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Brunswick and is a certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. 

Christine works as the nutrition officer for the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services Women’s Wellness program registered dietitian, a position she has held since its inception in 2023. Over the past 2 years with the organization, Christine has played a key role in providing nutrition education to many participants in the Prenatal Postpartum Program [PNP3] and has made significant contributions to the women’s wellness program by developing and adapting its nutritional content to better meet the specific needs of women across the Canadian Armed Forces. 

Christine started her education by completing a Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa followed by a Bachelor of Applied Science in Food and Nutrition from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University). Christine also completed a Master of Science in Food and Nutrition from the University of Western Ontario and became a registered dietitian in 2015. Christine subsequently completed the International Olympic Committee’s Sport Nutrition Diploma in 2018 where she expanded her knowledge in the field of sports nutrition to better serve all level of athletes – now focusing on female athletes and women's health in the military setting. 

Rachel has worked with CFMWS since 2005 and currently leads the special occupation team within Human Performance Research, Development and Evaluation. With over 15 years in research, Rachel has contributed extensively to occupational research, particularly in physical employment standards, across Canada. Her work spans collaborations with the Royal Canadian Navy, the broader Canadian Armed Forces, Protective Services, and various specialty groups. She also was the research lead of a five-year national initiative to develop physical employment standards in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Fitness and Health Branch.  

In addition to her research leadership, Rachel is an Instructor-Examiner with the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology where she supports the development of professional standards in exercise science.

Dr. Martin Poirier is a Research Specialist in Human Performance Research and Development with Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services. He holds a PhD, MSc, and BSc (Honours) in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa, specializing in integrative physiology and the effects of heat stress on human performance. He began a MITACS-funded postdoctoral fellowship on intelligent heat stress monitoring before transitioning to CFMWS, where he now leads and supports the development of evidence-based fitness and readiness assessments for military and public safety populations across Canada. 

Dr. Poirier contributed significantly to the research and validation of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s new two-tiered Police Fitness Assessment, now implemented as the agency’s national physical employment standard. He currently leads the development of an admission physical standard for the Canada Border Services Agency’s Officer Induction Training Program and previously led a national study examining sex-based bias in aquatic rescue assessments, which contributed to changes in the National Lifeguard Certification. He is also a member of a national working group developing an integrated health and fitness assessment for Canadian Military Colleges. He is certified as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and High-Performance Specialist.

Mr. Tyler Kung, is a Research Specialist in the Human Performance Research and Development team of the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services since 2021. His expertise spans working on Physical Employment Standards, Specialty Occupations and developing Physical Readiness Standards. Tyler currently supports the Maritime Tactical Operators, Royal Canadian Navy Clearance Divers and Aircraft Security Officers. Tyler can be found in the field measuring physical demands of the occupation, working directly with the client, designing and implementing occupation simulations or presenting at conferences on human performance and physical employment standards.  

Tyler holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology at the University of Ottawa (ON, Canada). He also is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and High Performance Specialist through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. 

Mr. Matthew Belgiorgio has been a Research Assistant in the Human Performance Research and Development team of the Canadian Force Morale and Welfare Service since 2023. Prior to 2023, he served in the regular force for 7 years as an infantry soldier in the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. Since joining CFMWS, he has been involved in physical employment standards research and development for various units and trades, such as Aircraft Security Officers, Medical Technicians, and Close Protection Operators. He has also presented research at the International Physical Employment Standards conference and is currently working on physical employment standards for the Canadian Force Firefighters. Matthew earned an Honours Bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Science from the Faculty of Applied Health Science at Brock University. He is also a certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist with the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology.  

Mr. Etienne Chassé, is a Research Officer in the Human Performance Research and Development team of the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services since 2018. Etienne was heavily involved in the research and development of several human performance programs and fitness evaluations including Occupational Fitness for Canadian Space Agency Astronauts, Royal Canadian Navy Clearance Divers, helicopter crash rescue firefighting aboard navy ships, with the Holistic Fitness Assessments for the Canadian Military Colleges, with occupational fitness for several military occupations and with military recruits. He presented in multiple national/international conferences on human performance and physical employment standards. Etienne completed a Bachelor degree with honors in Human Kinetics, and a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology at the University of Ottawa (ON, Canada). He is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and High Performance Specialist by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. 

Ms. Marie-Andrée Laroche works for the Canadian Force Morale and Welfare Service since 2006. She has held several roles, including fitness instructor, exercise specialist, and research assistant within the Human Performance Research and Development Department. All of this work was undertaken to enhance training and rehabilitation, as well as to deepen our understanding through research at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School, ultimately benefiting future military personnel.   

She has dedicated her work to better understanding musculoskeletal injury risks and the training load of basic military training to better support Canadian Armed Forces operational effectiveness and regeneration. She presented at multiple national/international conferences on human performance during basic military training.  
Marie-Andrée completed a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology at the University of Sherbrooke and a master's degree in physical exercise science at the University of Québec in Montréal. She also is a Clinical Exercise Physiology by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. 

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Ms Émilie Miller, since 2023, has been a Research Assistant in the Human Performance Research and Development Team of the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services. Her involvement within the team has spanned from the Royal Canadian Air Force Aircrew Conditioning Program within fighter and helicopter pilot communities in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Occupational Fitness for Canadian Space Agency Astronauts, to research around the performance of the Pre- and Post-Natal Women’s program in the CAF. Being linked personally to the CAF, Émilie’s dedication to improving the occupational wellbeing of service members and those in arduous occupations drives her commitment and involvement with the HPR&D team. 

Émilie holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics with honours, and a Master of Human Kinetics in Exercise Physiology from the University of Ottawa (ON, Canada). 

Dr. Bruce Baskerville is the Senior Manager of Program Evaluation in Human Performance Research and Development since April, 2023.  He leads a five-person team focused on the implementation and evaluation of key initiatives such as the new athlete management system for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), the Fitness for Operational Requirements of CAF Employment (FORCE) test, and Women’s Wellness programming such as the Prenatal and Postpartum Program (PNP3). Bruce has practiced evaluation and population health research for several decades with over 60 peer-reviewed journal publications, numerous national and international conference presentations, awards, and has led many collaborative projects. He holds a PhD from the University of Waterloo in Applied Health Sciences, an MHA from the University of Ottawa, and has been a Canadian Evaluation Society credentialed evaluator since 2012.  His team specializes in program evaluation with a particular focus on assessing key interventions that support the health and well-being of military personnel.

Phil Newton is a Research Officer, joining PSP in 2008 as a core member of the team responsible for developing the Common Military Task Fitness Evaluation (CMTFE) and the Fitness for Operational Requirements of CAF Employment (FORCE). He has an MSc in Human and Applied Physiology from King’s College London and is a certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist with the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP). Phil started work as a technician at the University of Manchester, then a research technician in the environmental chambers at Portsmouth University. His work has remained rooted in the technical domain, with significant contributions to equipment design, task simulations, and close collaboration with IT teams to advance and maintain FORMeFIT—a suite of hardware and software used by fitness staff across Canada and abroad to evaluate and monitor the health and fitness of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Dr. Geoffrey W. Harrison, is a Senior Evaluation Data Analyst with the Program Evaluation Unit of the Human Performance Research and Development team at Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS). He joined CFMWS in April 2022, shortly after earning his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience from Queen’s University. 

Geoff began his tenure at CFMWS as a Mental Performance Research Analyst supporting Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM). He later transitioned to the Program Evaluation team, where his work has focused on initiatives aimed at enhancing Women’s Wellness within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). 

His contributions include the development of data collection and analytics pipelines for evaluating key programs such as the Prenatal and Postpartum Program (PNP3), the Pre-Basic Military Training (Pre-BMT) Fitness Program, and the acquisition and forthcoming implementation of a physical performance monitoring platform. 

Geoff holds a general degree in Life Sciences, a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology, a Master of Science in Psychology, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Cognitive Neuroscience—all from Queen’s University. His academic research has been published in several international journals and presented at both national and international conferences. At CFMWS, he has contributed to numerous projects under the Human Performance Research and Development team, many of which have also been showcased at prominent conferences worldwide.

Dr. Caroline Dutil has been a Senior Evaluation Data Analyst with Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS) since November 2024, focusing on evaluations of Women’s Wellness initiatives, including the Prenatal and Postpartum Program (PNP3), as well as assessing the new athlete management system for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members. She also serves as an embedded Epidemiologist with the Directorate of Force Health Protection, specializing in CAF injury surveillance and collaborating on projects of shared interest. 

Caroline earned her Ph.D. in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa, specializing in epidemiology, sleep, endocrinology, and neuroscience. A highly cited author with over 2,500 citations, she has published in high-impact journals and contributed sleep research content to the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology’s (CSEP) 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults. She has been a CSEP-Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist since 2015. 

She is no stranger to the CAF, having served 10 years as a Naval Warfare Officer on both coasts and completing the Fleet Navigating Officer Course before returning to graduate studies. 

Mr. Aaron Grainge is the Physical Performance Platform Manager with over 15 years of service with Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services.  Since 2009 he has held several positions, including Fitness and Sports Instructor, Training and Development Specialist, Training Team Lead, and Canadian Coast Guard Liaison Officer. Aaron is currently leading the implementation of an innovative athlete management system designed to streamline operations and enhance physical performance analytics.  The athlete management system or Physical Performance Platform aims to offer personalized training plans, real-time performance data, and advanced performance metrics. The vision is to create a platform that not only supports Canadian Armed Forces members achieve their goals, but also foster a collaborative environment among fitness coaches, medical staff, and Canadian Armed Forces members, especially when they are in environments traditionally difficult to support.

Roch Lamy is the Physical Performance Platform Coordinator. He acts as the project coordinator regarding assessing, implementing and developing training for current or newly hired PSP staff and CAF members professionals. 

He started working for the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services in 2022 as a Fitness and Sports Instructor in Valcartier. He then moved to Borden, to work as a Training and Development Specialist for the PSP National Training Center (NTC). Roch was heavily involved in NTC’s program and training delivery, both to CAF members and newly hired PSP employees.  

Roch holds a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and graduate certificate in sports performance from Université Laval. He is also a Clinical Exercise Physiologist, certified by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP).