Dr. Bethell is an Affiliate Scientist at KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network. As an epidemiologist and health services researcher, she is interested in using large health administrative and survey datasets for research and reporting on health outcomes. To date, her work in this area has been focused on topics related to mental health, injuries and prescription medication use and how these issues influence health across the life course.
She is also developing work in the area of social connectedness and health, and in particular, how these social factors influence brain health and cognitive outcomes. She is also interested in patient engagement in research, particularly research related to dementia.