Dr. Valorie Crooks is a Professor in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University, where she has worked since 2006. She received her bachelor’s degree from The University of Western Ontario in 1999, her Masters in Geography from McMaster University in 2001, and her PhD in Geography from McMaster University in 2005. She is a health geographer who specializes in health services research. She holds the Canada Research Chair in Health Service Geographies and a Scholar Award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.