Colin Baillie

Full Bio

Colin Baillie is a health promotion specialist at the South East Health Unit and an award-winning instructor and researcher in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen’s University. With over 13 years of experience, he has led health initiatives across Manitoba, Ontario, and Québec, focusing on Indigenous and youth well-being, and helped secure over $10.2 million in competitive grants.

An expert in research ethics, he has consulted on multi-million-dollar projects at Queen’s and McGill universities and co-authored the most recent Code of Research Ethics for the Kahnawake School Diabetes Prevention Program, a national model for Indigenous health research.

Colin has also recently authored a book chapter in Health Promotion in Canada (5th ed.). As a dedicated educator with 11+ years of teaching experience, he has taught thousands of students and professionals in motivational interviewing, health behavior change, and community-engaged research, earning five teaching award nominations.

His contributions to the health of Canadians have been recognized with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Scientific Director’s Award for Exemplary Knowledge Translation.

Areas of Expertise

Motivational Interviewing

Community-engaged research

Ethics

Evaluation

Advisory Positions

Former member of Queen’s University General Research Ethics Board

Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Program, Research Associate

Tahatikonhsontóntie’ (Québec Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research), Network Advisory Circle Member

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