Rod Knight (he/him) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at the School of Public Health at the Université de Montréal (ESPUM) and a Research Scientist at the Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM). He leads a research and training program in health promotion, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, aimed at improving health equity among equity-owed populations. Dr. Knight's research focuses on substance use, sexual health and mental health among those who use drugs, youth populations, people who are homeless and 2S/LGBTQ+ populations.
Marie Sigrist is a socio-anthropologist (PhD). She has worked in multidisciplinary research teams involving qualitative and mixed methods. Her research topics have mainly focused on the inequalities experienced by minoritized people, notably on issues such as sociability, working conditions, and access to basic needs and resources (food, housing, health). She is particularly interested in the health issues and discriminations faced by 2SLGBTIQ+ people in Europe and Canada.
Sarah graduated with a master's degree in Public Health from the University of Montreal. She is interested in topics related to the scientific, psychometric, and sociocultural dimensions of measurement in public health research, with a particular focus on substance use. She also holds an honours bachelor's degree in psychology, a bachelor's degree in visual arts, and a diploma in early childhood education.
Jennifer is a PhD student in public health, specializing in health promotion. She is interested in the experiences of people who inject drugs (PWID) and suffer from chronic pain. Her research aims to document the service pathways for PWID in the context of chronic pain to better tailor services to their needs.
k (they) is a PhD student in bioethics at the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal. They holds master's degrees in social work and anthropology (collaborative program in Indigenous health). Their clinical practice focuses primarily on assessment, diagnosis, and intervention in mental health and substance use among two-spirit, transgender, and non-binary youth and adults. Their research aims to document and visualize the decision-making capacity of gender minority youth, particularly with regard to their use of psychedelics.
Beactrice is pursuing a master’s degree in public health (research option) alongside her medical studies. Her medical training fuels her interest in social justice as well as in issues related to the social determinants of health.
Noémy is a master’s student in epidemiology with a particular interest in substance use behaviors among young adults. Her research project examines alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco use trajectories in Canada and France. She aims to contribute to knowledge on health risk factors and improve substance use prevention practices.
Alexandrine is a master's student in public health (specialization in research). With a bachelor's degree in international relations and international law and a minor in Mediterranean-Middle Eastern studies from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), she takes an interdisciplinary approach. She is interested in research dedicated to the prevention and preparedness of future health crises. At the intersection of several crises, her thesis explores how the residential trajectories of people who inject drugs (PWID) aged 50 and over influence their relationship with the social safety net, with a view to improving the care of this population, which is often marginalized in public policy.
Pierre-julien Coulaud, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
CERPOP – Centre for Epidemiology and Research in POPulation Health
Toulouse III Paul Sabatier University
Julien Quesne, Ph.D.
Chercheur Post-doctorant
Réseau SO-RISP & Epidaure – ICM
Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3
Cathy Chabot, MSc.
Research Manager
University of British Columbia
Sophie McKenzie, MSc.
Research Coordinator
University of British Columbia
Caroline Mniszak, MSc.
Research Coordinator and Team Librarian
University of British Columbia
Christian Barborini, MSc.
Research Coordinator
University of British Columbia