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Sara Atif, MSc

Research and Policy Analyst Subjects
  • Gambling
  • Lived and Living Experience
  • Treatment

Bryce Barker, PhD, CE

Senior Knowledge Broker Subjects
  • Alcohol
  • Youth
  • Workplace Safety

Eliza Bate, MIS

Knowledge Broker Subjects
  • Opioids
  • Cannabis
  • Stigma

Doug Beirness, MSc, PhD

Senior Research Associate Subjects
  • Impaired Driving

Denna Berg, MPP

Public Policy Advisor Subjects
  • Policy

Emily Biggar, MPH

Research and Policy Analyst Subjects
  • Illicit Drugs
  • Substance Use Costs

Lise Dassieu, PhD

Research and Policy Analyst Subjects
  • Opioids
  • Stigma

Chealsea De Moor, MA

Knowledge Broker Subjects
  • Cannabis
  • Youth
  • Impaired Driving
  • SGBA+

Hanie Edalati, PhD

Research and Policy Analyst Subjects
  • Alcohol
  • Youth
  • Childhood Trauma

Robert Gabrys, PhD

Senior Research and Policy Analyst Subjects
  • Cannabis
  • Mental Health

Aisha Giwa, PhD

Knowledge Broker Subjects
  • Cannabis
  • Mental Health
  • Impaired Driving

Nancy Hernandez-Basurto, MPH

Knowledge Broker Subjects
  • Stigma
  • Workforce Development
  • Harm Reduction

Rebecca Jesseman, MA

Senior Research Associate Subjects
  • Cannabis
  • Stigma
  • Harm Reduction
  • Treatment

Christina Katan, MPH

Knowledge Broker Subjects
  • Opioids

Pam Kent, PhD

Interim Director, Research Subjects
  • Substance Use Costs
  • Mental Health
  • Prescription Drugs
  • SGBA+
  • Cannabis

Samantha King, PhD

Research and Policy Analyst Subjects
  • Alcohol
  • Opioids
  • Mental Health

Christine Levesque, PhD

Research and Policy Analyst Subjects
  • Alcohol

Shawna Meister, MA

Interim Associate Director, Research Subjects
  • Impaired Driving
  • Alcohol
  • Workplace Safety

Karen Pacheco, MSc, PMP

Research Analyst and Coordinator Subjects
  • Cannabis

Catherine Paradis, PhD

Interim Associate Director, Research Subjects
  • Alcohol
  • Youth
  • Harm Reduction
  • COVID-19

Doris Payer, PhD

Senior Knowledge Broker Subjects
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Substance Use Epidemiology
  • Harm Reduction
  • COVID-19

Justine Renard, PhD

Senior Research and Policy Analyst Subjects
  • Cannabis
  • Vaping

Jennifer Reynolds, PhD

Knowledge Broker Subjects
  • Gambling

Chandni Sondagar, MPH, PMP

Senior Knowledge Broker Subjects
  • Alcohol
  • Cannabis

Sheena Taha, PhD

Interim Associate Director, Knowledge Mobilization Subjects
  • Opioids
  • Treatment

Shea Wood, PhD

Knowledge Broker Subjects
  • Cannabis
  • Mental Health
  • Youth

Matthew Young, PhD

Senior Research Associate Subjects
  • Gambling

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