Jeremy Y. Ng, MSc, PhD is a healthcare researcher, academic publisher and editor, consultant, author, and amateur photographer. He has published 70+ peer-reviewed articles, and holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Health Research Methodology from the Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, a Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MSc) from the Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto, and an Honours Bachelor of Biology (HBSc) from the Faculty of Science, McMaster University. His research has been featured in a number of prominent media outlets including Discover Magazine, PsychCentral, and the CBC.
Current Appointments and & Positions Held
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS) Accelerate Industrial Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Journalology, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (affiliated with the University of Ottawa), Ottawa, Canada
• The Centre for Journalology team conducts research and provides outreach and support on topics related to publication science. The centre’s missions include: 1) providing support to researchers and personnel at The Ottawa Hospital, 2) keeping up to date on changes in scientific publishing, and 3) developing resources and tools to ensure clear and transparent reporting. Learn more.
Research Associate, Institute of General Practice and Interprofessional Care, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany & Bosch Health Campus, Stuttgart, Germany
• Conducting complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine research. Learn more.
Journal Manager and Founding Publisher, NHP Publications
• Established in 2018, NHP Publications is an innovative, scholarly publisher of the Journal of Natural Health Product Research (JNHPR), the first journal to focus on publishing on the rapidly growing topic of natural health product (NHP) research regardless of academic discipline or methodology. As an open access, peer-reviewed, scholarly Canadian journal, the JNHPR also serves as a central publication to connect NHP researchers internationally. NHP Publications is supported in part by the Federal Government of Canada. Learn more.
Editor-in-Chief and Founding Publisher, Undergraduate Research in Natural and Clinical Science and Technology (URNCST) Journal
• The URNCST Journal was launched in 2017, and is the leading publisher for undergraduate research conferences spanning broad and multidisciplinary fields. The journal was established to provide undergraduate conference planning committees with a meaningful way to establish their legacy as well as provide undergraduate students attending these conferences with the opportunity to see their abstract (and forthcoming papers) formally peer-reviewed and published. The URNCST Journal is supported in part by the Federal Government of Canada. Learn more.
Founding Member, Cochrane Complementary Medicine Research Quality and Integrity Working Group
• The Cochrane Complementary Medicine Research Quality and Integrity Working Group is an evolution of a group of editors who are members of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health and who share an interest in providing more resources for our authors, reviewers, and editors to navigate ethical challenges in research and publishing. This group aims to begin discussions, create awareness, and begin to examine multiple topics that fall under the umbrella of scientific integrity. Learn more.
Board Member, Natural Health Product Research Society of Canada (NHPRS)
• The NHPRS is a federally incorporated non-profit organization founded in 2003 by a collaboration of academic, industry, and government researchers from across Canada. The NHPRS’ mission is to promote scientifically rigorous research and education on natural health products (NHPs), develop a national multi-sector research community, and support national research priorities that enable the informed and appropriate use of NHPs. Learn more.
Board Member, Canadian Interdisciplinary Network of Complementary Medicine Researchers (INCAM)
• INCAM is a collaborative and interdisciplinary research community in Canada generating knowledge through research about traditional, complementary, alternative, and integrative forms of medicine (TCAIM), whole person healing and whole systems healthcare to enhance the health of Canadians. This may include development and dissemination of new knowledge regarding therapeutic and lifestyle or mindbody approaches to health as well as medical systems and biological, manipulative and body-based methods and therapies. Learn more.
Editorial Board Member
• I have served/currently serve as an editorial board member for the following academic journals:
• BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
• Complementary Therapies in Medicine
• European Journal of Integrative Medicine
• Integrative Medicine Research
Peer Reviewer
• I have served/currently serve as a peer reviewer for the following academic journals:
• Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
• BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
• BMC Medical Research Methodology
• Cancer Medicine
• BMJ Open
• Complementary Therapies in Medicine
• European Journal of Integrative Medicine
• Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Frontiers in Oncology
• Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health
• Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
• PeerJ
• PLOS One
Past Appointments & Positions Held
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
• Established as the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CE&B) in 1967, the Department of HEI has trained a generation of successful and world-renown researchers, whose work has led to breakthroughs in understanding and to fundamental changes in clinical practice and helped transform the clinical-research paradigm. Learn more.
Research Associate
• Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network
• Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Teaching Assistant
• Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto
• Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto (St. George Campus)
• Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto (Scarborough Campus)
• Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, McMaster University
• Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, McMaster University
Collaborating Researcher
• Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
Research Assistant
• Digestive Diseases Clinical Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Social Media Communications Coordinator, International Society for Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)
• The ISCMR is an international multidisciplinary scientific organization established to foster the development and dissemination of new knowledge regarding whole person healing and whole systems healthcare research, including all traditional, holistic, alternative, complementary and integrative forms of medicine (TCAIM). It provides a platform for knowledge and information exchange of TCAIM research to enhance international communication and collaboration. Learn more.
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