Previous Projects
Consumption and Treatment Services Evaluation
In collaboration with Region of Waterloo Public Health and Paramedic Services, we conducted surveys with people who use drugs in Waterloo Region around drug use and access to supervised consumption services. Funded by Region of Waterloo Public Health and Paramedic Services.
First Nations Health Authority nurse prescribing opioid agonist therapy implementation: Sharing the journey
We conducted qualitative interviews with nurses and health directors across rural Indigenous communities to understand implementation barriers and facilitators to nurse prescribed opioid agonist treatment programs. Funded by First Nations Health Authority.
Qualitative study of tablet injectable opioid agonist treatment programs: A provincial evaluation in rural settings
We conducted a longitudinal qualitative study on the experiences of people enrolled in tablet injectable opioid agonist treatment programs in Duncan and Kamloops, British Columbia. Funded by the BC Ministry of Health.
Small urban, rural and remote harm reduction working group: Research development for innovators on the frontlines
We established this working group largely made up of people with lived/living experience of drug use in small urban, rural, and remote communities to identify research and advocacy priorities. Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Vancouver Foundation.
Current Projects
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Understanding the lived experience of injection drug use and access to harm reduction services in Northern and smaller urban settings: the case of Sudbury, Ontario
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Working collectively to respond to substance use challenges in the qathet region
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Community health impacts of policing behaviour in response to illegal drug use: A pilot project examining changes in police policy and practices in smaller urban and rural communities
