Victoria Bungay

Dr. Bungay is a Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia and holds a Canada Research Chair in Gender, Equity and Community Engagement. As the Director of Capacity: The Centre for Research in Community Engagement and Gender Equity, her work focuses on addressing socio-economic and political inequities (e.g., marginalization) that negatively affect people’s health and well-being including the devastating effects of stigma, discrimination and violence. She is interested in how research partnerships can positively impact communities that are regularly excluded in health and social policy and programming that affect their lives and how community-based interventions support real world evidence.

Her most current research and partnerships are tackling such issues as equity oriented health care and trauma and violence informed approaches to working with women experiencing systemic and interpersonal violence.  She engages in intersectoral partnerships at both the provincial and national levels, and partners with researchers from diverse disciplines and a wide range of community organizations.