New Papers Published by Dr. Heather Palis !
Congratulations to Dr. Heather Palis, whose 2 papers on stimulant and opioid use among individuals in corrections centres have now been published. As the rates of stimulant- and opioid-related overdoses increase, especially for people with a history of incarceration, Dr. Palis’ works contributes to the rising need to provide support for this population. The BCCDC […]
Lab Members at the IAFMHS 2022 in Berlin!
In June 2022, several lab members travelled to beautiful Berlin, Germany for the annual IAFMHS conference. On the first day, Jessica Ahn, Armaan Rajan, and Dr. Nicholls presented an excellent symposium on the VERDICT study titled, “The VERDICT On Virtual Review Board Hearings For Forensic Psychiatric Patients: An Examination Of Virtual Engagement and Trajectories Since […]
Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Butler, Recipient of a MSHRBC 2022 Research Trainee Award!
Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Butler, who has received a 2022 Research Trainee Award from Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC)! The award will support her study, titled Transforming prisons and improving health outcomes for people who use drugs: An evaluation of BC’s prison-based therapeutic community, which aims to identify the therapeutic communities (TCs)-related mechanisms of […]
Dr. Amanda Butler Receives the Dean’s Convocation Medal!
Dr. Amanda Butler has been awarded the Graduate Dean’s Convocation Medal, an annual award that recognizes graduate students that have accomplished outstanding academic achievement. Amanda has a passion for research in the intersections of health and justice. Her doctoral thesis used population level administrative data from the BC Corrections system to study the intersections of […]
Team Members Presented at the American Psychology- Law Society Conference
Several of our team members presented at the annual American Psychology-Law Society conference in Denver Colorado on March 17-19, 2022 (Armaan Rajan, Kelsey Alexander and Jennifer Krentz). Armaan and Kelsey, in collaboration with BC Review Board chair Ms. Alison McPhail, Dr. Christopher Webster, and Dr. Tonia Nicholls, delivered a talk on the use of virtual hearings […]
Dr. Nicholls Recognized as an Inspiring Female Leader
We are proud to announce that Dr. Nicholls was recognized as an ‘inspiring female leader’ by BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute BCCHR, Women’s Health Research Institute, and BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services Research Institute. In 2015, UNESCO and UN Women announced an annual day to appreciate and honor the important role women and girls […]
BCMHSUS Concurrent Disorders Conference attracts over 1500 participants!
We are proud to announce that several of our team members presented at the 2nd annual BCMHSUS Concurrent Disorders Conference on Mar 10, 2022. Dr. Heather Palis gave a talk titled “Mental health care utilization upon release from provincial correctional centres and risk of re-incarceration in British Columbia”. She described the association between mental health […]
Dr. Palis Awarded a UBC Institute of Mental Health Marshall Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr. Heather Palis, who has received an offer for a 5th Postdoctoral Fellowship! Dr. Palis received a UBC Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Marshall Fellowship in 2020-2021, and over the past year, she has been offered a CIHR PDF, a CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship, a MSFHR PDF and has now been offered […]
Dr. Christian Farrell Awarded the Dr. Jay C. Cheng Memorial Prize in Psychiatry from UBC
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Farrell received the Dr. Jay C. Cheng Memorial Prize in Psychiatry, awarded by the UBC Department of Psychiatry. The award is conferred upon a fourth year medical student who has demonstrated academic excellence in the field of Psychiatry. Congratulations Dr. Farrell on your amazing accomplishment!
Dr. Amanda Butler Successfully Defends her Dissertation
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Amanda Butler successfully defended her doctoral dissertation: “Mental health needs, substance use patterns, and co-occurring disorders among adults admitted to prison in British Columbia, Canada” on September 13th. Dr. Butler, who was co-supervised by Dr. Lavergne and Dr. Nicholls, has now successfully completed her PhD in the Faculty […]