Kathleen Deering

Kathleen Deering

BSc (Mathematics), University of British Columbia; MSc (Epidemiology), Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba; PhD (Epidemiology), School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia)

Division of Social Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity

Research Scientist

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

Website: https://www.cgshe.ca/research/community-based-cohorts-social-policy-research/shawna/

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