Cheryl Forchuk

Cheryl Forchuk is a professor of mental health and ageing at the Lawson Health Research Institute, Canada.
Early life.
Forchuk studied Psychology at the University of Windsor from 1972-1976. In 1980, she received a master's degree in nursing from
the University of Toronto. In 1992, she received a Ph.D. degree in nursing from Wayne State University, USA.
Career.
Forchuk joined University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Center, as a nurse specialist and associate professor in 1994. In 1997, she was promoted to assistant director and scientist at the same university. In 2009, she became an associate director at Lawson Health Research Institute. Currently, she is distinguished university professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of Western Ontario.
Awards.
Forchuk was elected fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2015. She was awarded the Order of Ontario in 2017 for her contributions to addressing issues on mental health, poverty and homelessness. In 2020, she received the Hellmuth Prize.