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Gillian Kolla
Assistant Professor of Population Health and Applied Health SciencesBanting Postdoctoral Research Fellow (University of Victoria)
PhD & MPH (University of Toronto), BA & BSW (McGill University)
Division of Population Health and Applied Health Sciences
Gillian Kolla is a public health researcher who uses community based research methods to examine and address the barriers to healthcare and social service access confronted by people impacted by marginalization, particularly people who use drugs and people experiencing homelessness.
Much of her recent research examines interventions to address the overdose crisis in Canada, with a particular focus on how harm reduction approaches can support the health of people who use drugs. She also conducts research on how drug policy can impact the delivery and uptake of health and social services.
Research Interests:
- Substance Use
- Drug Policy
- Harm Reduction Programs
- Homelessness
- Health Services Research
- Community Based Participatory Research
- Qualitative Methods
- Ethnography
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