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Kathleen Deering
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Biography:
Research areas of interest:
Interventions to address interpersonal violence, stigma and other social ecological factors associated with health services access inequities; community-based research with women living with HIV and other persons who have experienced high levels of lifetime and ongoing trauma and violence; understanding key aspects of trauma-informed practice, with a focus on aligned peer-based approaches, to address and disrupt the impacts of trauma, violence and stigma as health services barriers.
Research Themes:
Reproductive Infectious Diseases