Dr. Pamela Kaufman is an Assistant Professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and a Scientist with the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU). Her program of research addresses physical and social environment factors that affect the development and implementation of public health policies, and the beneficial effects and unintended consequences of such policies. Recent projects include physical and social exposure to smoking, vaping and cannabis use in public spaces and multi-unit housing. Dr. Kaufman is also involved in the evaluation of policy, programs and interventions at the local and provincial level, including a school-based smoking cessation program for teens and young adults, and a province-wide workplace-based smoking cessation initiative. In 2016, Dr. Kaufman chaired the Protection Working Group as a member of the Smoke-Free Ontario (SFO) Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC).