Heather is an innovative health system executive with an extensive background in healthcare leadership, policy and knowledge mobilization, holding progressive leadership positions. Currently Dr Bullock is Vice President, Partnerships and Chief Strategy Officer at Waypoint and Assistant Professor in the Department of Research Methods, Evidence and Impact at McMaster University.

In addition to her leadership in health systems, Heather is an internationally recognized implementation scientist. As part of her recently completed doctoral studies she was awarded the prestigious national Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Her research interests lie in how large jurisdictions implement evidence-informed policy directions in mental health systems. Dr Bullock oversees the STREAM team – Supporting Transformation through Research Evidence and Action in Mental Health at the Waypoint Research Institute. The STREAM team supports mental health and addictions decision makers in Ontario with rapid access to synthesized research evidence, evidence-informed insights harvested from key groups and other jurisdictions, as well as other supports for system planning and implementation. Dr Bullock also serves in a voluntary advisory and governance capacity for several provincial, national, and international organizations including Georgian College, Head2Core and the Ontario HIV Treatment Network.

Outside of work, Dr Bullock is a proud mother of two young people, enjoys adventuring in all of its forms and equally appreciates curling up with her dog Jackie and a good book.

Bullock HL, Lavis JN, Mulvale G, Wilson MG. An examination of current implementation efforts and the 'intermediaries' that support them in New Zealand, Ontario, Canada and Sweden: a comparative case study. Frontiers in Health Services.;4. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2024.1371207

Bullock, HL, Wilson, MG, & Lavis, JN. (2022). “Implementation Science in Policy.” Practical Implementation Science: Moving evidence into action, Bryan J Weiner, Cara C Lewis, Kenneth Sherr, Springer Publishing. DOI: 10.1891/9780826186935

Bullock, HL, Kouvonen, P, Dahlbert, G, & Lindencrona, F. (March 16, 2022). “The Framing of Harms to Children and Youth Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden, Finland and Ontario, Canada in Relation to School Lockdowns.” Governing Human Lives and Health in Pandemic Times: Social control policies Matilda Hellman, Tom Kettunen, Saara Salmivaara, Janne Stoneman, Routledge. ISBN 9781032147970

Bullock, HL, Lavis, JN, Wilson, MG. et al. (2021). Understanding the implementation of evidence-informed policies and practices from a policy perspective: a critical interpretive synthesis. Implementation Sci 16, 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-021-01082-7 

Bullock, HL & Lavis, JN. (2019). Understanding the supports needed for policy implementation: a comparative analysis of the placement of intermediaries across three mental health systems, Health Research Policy & Systems, 17(82). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-019-0479-1

Bullock HL & Abelson J. (2019). A Fresh Approach to Reform? A Policy Analysis of the Development and Implementation of Ontario's Mental Health and Addictions Strategy. Healthcare Policy/Politiques de Sante. 14(3):29-42. https://doi.org/10.12927/hcpol.2019.25794