Carolyn Gotay

Professor Emeritus PhD, FCAHS

Past (Founding) Canadian Cancer Society

Chair in Cancer Primary Prevention

Carolyn C. Gotay is an Emeritus Professor in the Epidemiology Division.

She was the founding Canadian Cancer Society Chair (CCS) in Cancer Primary Prevention, and she directed the CCS/UBC Centre of Excellence in Cancer Prevention 2008-18. She served as Interim SPPH Director in 2011 and SPPH Co-Director 2016-18.

Dr. Gotay is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. She is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award and the President’s Award from the International Society of Quality of Life Research.

Dr. Gotay’s areas of interest include:

• Interventions to reduce modifiable cancer risk factors
• Community-based research
• Mixed methods
• Assessment of person-reported outcomes
• Quality of life in cancer patients and survivors
• Clinical trials of cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and symptom interventions