Director, Research, School of Medicine, Simon Fraser University
Digital Health Research Program Manager, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (past)
Research Associate, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia (past)
Positions
Biography
Dr. Beth Payne is a health research and implementation leader whose work focuses on advancing women's and children's health through data-driven, evidence-based digital innovations. She is currently Director of Research at the SFU School of Medicine and previously served as program lead for the joint Digital Health Research Program at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute and the Women's Health Research Institute (2021-2025), where she managed a catalyst grant program and supported Faculty with the development and evaluation of over 10 new digital health interventions.
Dr. Payne earned her PhD in Reproductive and Developmental Sciences from the University of British Columbia, where she developed and validated the PIERS clinical risk prediction models and translated them into the PIERS on the Move mobile decision-support tool. Her research combines predictive analytics, pragmatic trials, implementation science, and digital health to strengthen health systems globally. She has over 15 years of experience in global and digital health research and has authored more than 90 peer-reviewed publications.
Areas of Interest
Health Service Delivery
Patient Engagement
Global Health
Digital Health
Maternal and Child Health
User Experience Design
Awards
Fellowship Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Reseaarch, University of British Columbia (2016)
Best Graduate Student Poster Award, Canadian Women's Health Foundation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2014)
Outstanding Achievement as a Masters Student, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia (2011)