CORRELATION Research in the Public Interest is a registered not-for-profit corporation based in Ottawa, Canada.
Associate Researchers

Joseph Hickey
Joseph has a PhD in Physics from the interdisciplinary Complexity Science Group at the University of Calgary. He worked as a data scientist at the Bank of Canada until his refusal to comply with the federal government’s vaccination mandate resulted in the end of his employment, by mutual agreement with his employer.
Joseph’s publications can be read on his ResearchGate page.

Christian Linard
After obtaining a B.Sc. in Biomedical Technology from the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and a PhD in Biochemistry from the Université de Montréal (UdM) (Canada), Christian pursued a first postdoctoral fellowship in Plant Molecular Biology at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Boston, USA), and a second postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Biochemistry at UdM.
Full professor at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), he has been teaching various fields of biochemistry since 1994.
During two mandates, from 2015 to 2022, he was, among other things, a member of the Board of Directors of his university and was scientific director of the Scientific Laboratory of Food Intolerances (LSIA) created by Mrs. Danièle Henkel from 2006 to 2016. In 2012, he received the Medal of Merit from the Conseil Interprofessionnel du Québec.

Denis Rancourt
Denis has a PhD in Physics (1984, University of Toronto), is a former tenured Full Professor (University of Ottawa), and has published over one hundred articles in leading science journals. Denis’ reports and articles can be found on his website at denisrancourt.ca.
Officers

Joseph Hickey, President
Joseph has a PhD in Physics from the interdisciplinary Complexity Science Group at the University of Calgary. He worked as a data scientist at the Bank of Canada until his refusal to comply with the federal government’s vaccination mandate resulted in the end of his employment, by mutual agreement with his employer.
Joseph’s publications can be read on his ResearchGate page.

Tania Khazaal, Campaign Officer
Tania is a herbalist, health & wealth coach, author & activist, leading people all over the world to take ownership of their health through natural remedies and turning their passion for the natural world into successful online businesses, becoming more self-sufficient and less dependent on authorities.
Board

Denis Rancourt
Denis has a PhD in Physics (1984, University of Toronto), is a former tenured Full Professor (University of Ottawa), and has published over one hundred articles in leading science journals. Denis’ reports and articles can be found on his website at denisrancourt.ca.

Hazel Lievonen
Hazel has an Honours BA in Psychology from the University of Ottawa. She is a mom and activist who is passionate about freedom of expression and academic freedom on all topics.

John Zwaagstra
John obtained his PhD at the University of Alberta in medical sciences and virology. He further conducted research in Los Angeles, CA and Pennsylvania in the fields of virology and molecular biology. He worked in Montreal, QC as a senior research scientist in biotechnology and has spent 30 years devoted to the study and development of receptor-based and antibody-based biologics as cancer therapeutics. He has been a project and expertise lead in collaborations with Canadian biotech companies.