Tamara is co-leading the eCOVID19 RecMap & gateway to contextualization and the WHO eTB RecMap, at McMaster University. She is a research associate at the Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, GRADE McMaster and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases, Research Methods and Recommendations, at McMaster University and is on her third year of her PhD in Health Research Methods. Tamara’s background is in Medicine (Université Saint Joseph de Beirut, Lebanon) and Public Health (American University of Beirut, Lebanon). Tamara is a co-convenor at the Cochrane Equity group, and an associate editor for the International Development Campbell Group.
Her experience is in recommendations mapping, guideline development, evidence synthesis, strengthening capacity in Low- & Middle-Income Countries for evidence synthesis and use in decision-making,