2024 Reach award recipients

The Reach Program provides funding for teams of researchers and research users to support the dissemination and effective uptake of research evidence.

Alison Elliott

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Partner(s)

Genome BC

Project title

Developing Educational Tools for Neonatal Intensive Care Staff Regarding Rapid Genome-wide Sequencing

Allie Slemon

Host institution

University of Victoria

Partner(s)

BC Schizophrenia Society Foundation

Project title

Embedding research knowledge to prevent seclusion in a young adult inpatient mental health setting in British Columbia

Amanda Fuchsia Howard

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Project title

Women’s Insights Shared and Empowered (WISE): Amplifying the Voices of Asian Women with Endometriosis

Andrea MacNeill

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Project title

Lancet Commission on Sustainable Healthcare: Global, multidisciplinary mobilization toward low-carbon, sustainable, and resilient health systems transformation

Bernadette Pauly

Host institution

University of Victoria

Partner(s)

Pacific Public Health Foundation

Project title

Cannabis Substitution of Alcohol as a Component of Managed Alcohol Programs: Co-Developing and Disseminating Research Evidence from a Recent Pilot Project.

Carolyn Sparrey

Host institution

Simon Fraser University

Project title

Introduction to Health Technologies: Development and implementation of a public workshop series

Catherine Worthington

Host institution

University of Victoria

Project title

Making it Work: Creating A Community Resource Guidebook to Transform Program Theory into Practice

Christine Ou

Host institution

University of Victoria

Project title

Beyond Birth: Enhancing a Parental Guide to Support Perinatal Mental Health in BC

David Kennedy

Host institution

University of Victoria

Project title

Enhancing Knowledge Translation in Pain Management Through an Integrative Video Blog Series

DJ Larkin

Host institution

Simon Fraser University

Project title

Connecting with Chinese-speaking communities: Critical conversations about supervised consumption services

Eli Puterman

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Project title

Collaborating with community organizations to mobilize knowledge on healthy(ier) aging to older adults across B.C.

Farah Shroff

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Project title

Creating Educational Materials to Teach the Sympto-Thermal Method to Newcomers

Femke Hoekstra

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Partner(s)

Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation (CCRF)

Project title

Disseminating the Best Practices for Spinal Cord Injury Physical Activity Counselling in rural and remote areas in British Columbia

Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Project title

Enhancing Public Understanding of Interventional Brain Medicine through Lay Abstracts and Social Media Education

Helen Brown

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Partner(s)

Pacific Public Health Foundation

Project title

Art for connection and wellbeing: Integrated Knowledge Translation to support health literacy with and for men in prison in BC.

Jeffrey Masuda

Host institution

University of Victoria

Project title

Garden of Love, DTES (GOLD) Podcast: Stories of Indigenous Cultural Reconnection and Healing from the Downtown Eastside

Jonathan Little

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Partner(s)

Pacific Public Health Foundation

Project title

From Social Media Advertisement to Type 2 Diabetes Remission: Harnessing Innovative Social Media Strategies to Make Remission Possible in British Columbia

Juanita-Dawne Bacsu

Host institution

Thompson Rivers University

Partner(s)

Alzheimer Society of B.C.

Project title

Addressing stigma of dementia on social media: Collaboration, innovation, and knowledge translation

Kate Jongbloed

Host institution

University of Victoria

Project title

Sharing Our Tools: A Workshop Series to Share Practical Tools for Unlearning & Undoing White Supremacy and Indigenous-Specific Racism for Population & Public Health

Kaylee Byers

Host institution

Simon Fraser University

Partner(s)

Pacific Public Health Foundation

Project title

“A Day in the Life of a Longhauler”: Using Photography as a Tool for Long COVID Awareness

Kirsten Rossiter

Host institution

Fraser Health Authority

Project title

Empowering Families as Partners: Crafting a Toolkit for Effective Care Conference Participation

Liam Brunham

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Partner(s)

Genome BC

Project title

Genetic Lipid Disorders and Premature Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Raising Awareness to Save Lives

Lindsey Richardson

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Project title

Evidence as a community ASSET – Establishing a circular data model to support integrated knowledge exchange in the Assessing Economic Transitions (ASSET) Study

Lori Brotto

Host institution

Provincial Health Services Authority

Project title

Mobilizing Menopause Research in BC: Disseminating Results of the HER-BC Study with the Public and Practitioners

Lyana Patrick

Host institution

Simon Fraser University

Project title

"Safety Lenses": An Exhibition from the Community Voices on News Coverage of Police Violence Project

Mariko Sakamoto

Host institution

University of Victoria

Partner(s)

Alzheimer Society of B.C.

Project title

Extending the Reach of the Flipping Stigma on its Ear Toolkit: Translating and Transforming the Toolkit for the Chinese Community

Melanie Murray

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Partner(s)

Tai Hung Fai Charitable Foundation and Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Health Aging

Project title

What healthy aging means to me: a community-collaborative knowledge mobilization initiative with, by, and for, women living with HIV.

Nichole Fairbrother

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Project title

Improving new parents' mental health via an educational video about infant-related harm thoughts

Rachel Carter

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Project title

Supporting the effective provincial implementation of the Serious Illness Conversation Program (SICP) through a quality improvement toolkit.

Sandra Lauck

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Partner(s)

BC Cancer Foundation

Project title

From policy to practice: Provincial outreach to optimize the Clinical Nurse Specialist workforce in British Columbia

Sharon Karsten

Host institution

Vancouver Island University

Project title

Walking Together: Strengthening Peer Leadership in Island Health towards a reduction in stigma and improvements in health services for people at the heart of the toxic drug crisis

Skye Barbic

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Project title

Reaching youth, caregivers, service providers, decision-makers, and researchers in diverse communities in BC to co-develop and implement youth-centered models of care for unregulated opioid use

Stefan Grzybowski

Host institution

University of British Columbia

Project title

Supporting Youth-Physician Networks in Response to the Health Effects Climate Change and Environmental Disruption

Wendy Hulko

Host institution

Thompson Rivers University

Partner(s)

Pacific Public Health Foundation

Project title

Building an anti-oppressive gerontological social work community of practice in Canada in collaboration with researchers, practitioners, and older adults