• Haida Governance Strategies for Effective Ecosystem Based Management 

  Mays, Jacqueline (2021-04-29)

  The emerging focus in British Columbia on Indigenous self-determination over negotiated borders requires a detailed focus from governments on the acknowledgement of Indigenous entitlement and the sustainable management of ...
• Evaluation Capacity Case Study: Organizational Assessment and Recommendations to Build Evaluation Capacity 

  Johnson, Leah I. (2021-04-26)

  This research project completed an evaluation capacity assessment with the Immigration and Settlement Service (ISS) of Catholic Social Services (CSS), a newcomer-serving agency based in Edmonton, Alberta. The goal of the ...
• Anti-Chinese Racism in Canada Under the Shadow of COVID-19 

  Bu, Lanlin (2021-04-24)

  Racism has a long history in Canada and remains a challenge to overcome in Canada's political institutions and throughout society. From their first arrival in the 1850s, Chinese people were subjected to harsh discrimination ...
• Scaling up local climate action: A survey of climate policy priorities in the Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities region 

  Rhodes, Ekaterina; Krawchenko, Tamara; Pearce, Katherine; Shaw, Karena (Canadian Planning and Policy Journal, 2021)

  Regional planning can help functionally-connected communities share expertise and the costs of climate action and amplify collective concerns and needs to upper-level governments. Understanding communities’ climate impacts, ...
• An Exploration of Millennial Public Sector Employees’ Approaches to Resilience and Wellbeing Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic 

  Kean, Melissa (2021-04-14)

  This study explored strategies that can be undertaken by individuals, communities, and organizations to improve the wellbeing and resilience of public sector employees aged 24-39 (millennials) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ...
• Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Canada: Exploring Practices, Intersections, and Lessons for Policy 

  Merriam, Ariel (2021-04-07)

  In the context of ongoing efforts to advance truth and reconciliation and commitments to uphold and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), governments in Canada have increasingly ...
• The Impact of Practice Environment and Resilience on Burnout among Clinical Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital Setting 

  Dordunoo, Dzifa; An, Minjeong; Chu, Min Sun; Yeun, Eun Ja; Hwang, Yoon Young; Kim, Miran; Lee, Yeonhu (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021)

  The purpose of this study was to examine practice environment, resilience, and burnout and to identify the impacts of practice environment and resilience on burnout among clinical nurses working at a tertiary hospital. A ...
• Longitudinal Event-Level Sexual Risk and Substance Use among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men 

  Sang, Jordan M.; Cui, Zishan; Sereda, Paul; Armstrong, Heather L.; Olarewaju, Gbolahan; Lal, Allan; Card, Kiffer G.; Roth, Eric A.; Hogg, Robert S.; Moore, David M.; Lachowsky, Nathan J. (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021)

  (1) Background: Condomless anal sex and substance use are associated with STI risk among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM). Our first study objective was to describe event-level sexual risk and ...
• Challenging Racist "British Columbia": 150 Years and Counting 

  Claxton, Nicholas XEMŦOLTW̱; Fong, Denise; Morrison, Fran; O’Bonsawin, Christine; Omatsu, Maryka; Price, John; Sandhra, Sharanjit Kaur (University of Victoria and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (BC Office), 2021)

  This booklet dives into the long history of racist policies that have impacted Indigenous, Black and racialized communities in the province over the last 150 years since BC joined Canada. The illustrated booklet, co-published ...
• An Experimental Comparison of Approaches to Training Insight 

  MacGregor, James N.; Cunningham, J. Barton; Walinga, Jennifer (Creativity. Theories - Research - Applications, 2020)

  The purpose of the research was to investigate different types of training in insight problem solving. In doing so, we reviewed the literature on experimental tests of procedures for training insight problem solving. The ...
• The Effects of Number and Level of Restructuring in Insight Problem Solving 

  MacGregor, James N.; Cunningham, J. Barton (The Journal of Problem Solving, 2009)

  Insight problem solving is characterized by restructuring. We hypothesized that the difficulty of rebus puzzles could be manipulated by systematically varying the restructurings required to solve them. An experiment using ...
• Identifying Barriers to Accessing Community-Based Services for Clients of Fraser Health’s Social Prescribing Program 

  Smith, Kevin (2021-03-11)

  This project identifies barriers which prevent the clients of Fraser Health’s social prescribing program from accessing community-based services, as well as facilitators which help them to do so. It concludes with ...
• "It's an emotional roller coaster... But sometimes it's fucking awesome": Meaning and motivation of work for peers in overdose response environments in British Columbia 

  Pauly, Bernadette; Mamdani, Zahra; Mesley, Lacey; McKenzie, Sophie; Cameron, Fred; Edwards, Denice; Howell, Amy; Knott, Michael; Scott, Tracy; Seguin, Ryan; Greer, Alissa M.; Buxton, Jane A. (International Journal of Drug Policy, 2021)

  Background: The province of British Columbia (BC), Canada is amid dual public health emergencies in which the overdose epidemic declared in 2016 has been exacerbated by restrictions imposed by the Coronavirus Disease of ...
• Predictors of COVID-19 testing rates: A cross-country comparison 

  Marziali, Megan E.; Hogg, Robert S.; Oduwole, Oluwamayowa A.; Card, Kiffer G. (International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021)

  Objectives: Cross-country comparisons of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have largely been applied to mortality analyses. The goal of this analysis is to explore predictors of COVID-19 testing through cross-country ...
• The role of trust in citizen acceptance of climate policy: Comparing perceptions of government competence, integrity and value similarity 

  Kitt, Shelby; Axsen, Jonn; Long, Zoe; Rhodes, Ekaterina (Ecological Economics, 2021)

  This study examines the role of citizen trust in explaining climate policy support, using the case of low-carbon transportation policies in Canada – namely a carbon tax, electric vehicle purchase subsidies, and three ...
• A multi-perspective approach to developing the Saudi Health Informatics Competency Framework 

  Almalki, Manal; Jamal, Amr; Househ, Mowafa; Alhefzi, Mohammed (International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2021)

  Background Determining the key sets of competencies necessary for a Health Informatics (HI) professional to practice effectively either solo or as a member of a multidisciplinary team has been challenging for the regulator ...
• Sesonal variations in exposure to methylmercury and its dietary sources among pregnant Inuit women in Nunavik, Canada 

  de Moraes Pontual, Mariana; Ayotte, Pierre; Little, Matthew; Furgal, Chris; Boyd, Amanda D.; Muckle, Gina; Avard, Ellen; Ricard, Sylvie; Gauthier, Marie-Josée; Anassour-Laouan Sidi, Elhadji; Lemire, Mélanie (Science of the Total Environment, 2021)

  Among populations living in close connection with the sea, rivers and lakes for subsistence, diet varies according to local monthly wildlife species availability and food preferences. This may lead to variations in ...
• Attaching Patients in Primary Care Through Centralized Waiting Lists: Seven Canadian Provinces Compared 

  Breton, Mylaine; Smithman, Mélanie Ann; Vandesrasier, Audrey; Kreindler, Sara A.; Sasseville, Martin; Sutherland, Jason; Green, Michael; Jbilou, Jalila; Shaw, Jay; Gard Marshall, Emily; Crooks, Valorie A.; Brousselle, Astrid; Contandriopoulos, Damien; Wong, Sabrina T. (Health Reform Observer, 2019)

  Canada has the lowest rate of attachment to primary care providers among OECD countries, which makes access and continuity of care problematic. To address this important issue, seven Canadian provinces have implemented ...
• Explaining variation of implementation outcomes of centralized waiting lists for unattached patients: A comparative multiple case study in Quebec 

  Abou Malham, Sabina; Smithman, Mélanie Ann; Touati, Nassera; Brousselle, Astrid; Loignon, Christine; Dubois, Carl-Ardy; Nour, Kareen; Boivin, Antoine; Breton, Mylaine (Journal of Health Organization and Management, 2019)

  Purpose: Centralized waiting lists (CWLs) for patient attachment to a primary care provider have been implemented across Canada, including Quebec. Little is known about the implementation of CWLs and the factors that ...
• Area deprivation and attachment to a general practitioner through centralized waiting lists: a cross-sectional study in Quebec, Canada 

  Smithman, Mélanie Ann; Brousselle, Astrid; Touati, Nassera; Boivin, Antoine; Nour, Kareen; Dubois, Carl-Ardy; Loignon, Christine; Berbiche, Djamal; Breton, Mylaine (International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018)

  Background: Access to primary healthcare is an important social determinant of health and having a regular general practitioner (GP) has been shown to improve access. In Canada, socio-economically disadvantaged patients ...

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