Category: Faculty
Faculty
Welcoming New Faculty Members: Dr. Angie Ip and Dr. Trevor Goodyear
The Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) is thrilled to announce the addition of two esteemed faculty members, Dr. Angie Ip and Dr. Trevor Goodyear. Both bring a wealth of experience and a shared commitment to equity and interdisciplinary research, enhancing HELP’s mission to support the health and well-being of children through interdisciplinary research and mobilizing knowledge.
Faculty
Dr. Paul Kershaw: Championing Generational Fairness
Dr. Paul Kershaw, a longtime faculty and affiliate at HELP, has built a distinguished career in research and knowledge mobilization focusing on policies that support children and families.
Faculty
Dr. Kimberly Thomson Returns to HELP as Affiliate Faculty Member
Having previously completed her PhD with HELP and UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, this appointment will mark Dr. Kimberly Thomson’s return to the research centre, after recently joining the Children’s Health Policy Centre within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University (SFU) as Assistant Professor.
Faculty
New Faces, Fresh Perspectives: Three Esteemed Faculty Members Join HELP in 2024
HELP is delighted to mark the arrival of 2024 with the addition of three distinguished faculty and affiliate faculty members to its esteemed team of researchers: Dr. Tim Oberlander, Dr. Judy Gillespie, and Dr. Caroline Sanders.
Faculty
Dr. Christine Voss Joins HELP as Faculty Member
Dr. Voss is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and is primarily based at the UBC Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management on the UBC Okanagan (UBCO) campus in Kelowna. She is also an Investigator with the British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute and an Affiliate Investigator with Interior Health.
Faculty
HELP Welcomes Dr. Nicole Catherine as Affiliate Faculty Member
Dr. Catherine is Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the Children’s Health Policy Centre in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University (SFU), and she also holds the Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Child Health Equity and Policy. Her research focuses on the early prevention of child health inequities and on ensuring inclusion of underserved children — in both research and policy-making.
Faculty
Faculty Profile: Brenda Poon is Promoting Equitable Access Through Research-to-Practice
Dr. Brenda T. Poon, a faculty member at the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), is an Assistant Professor with UBC’s School of Population and Public Health and Research Department Lead at the Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility.
Faculty
Dr. Matt Carwana Announced as New HELP Faculty Member
Dr. Carwana is a pediatrician and clinician-investigator at BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH). His research sits at the intersection of social justice, public health, and clinical pediatrics and seeks to improve quality of care and health outcomes for structurally marginalized children, youth and families.
News
Dr. Emily Jenkins Announced as New HELP Faculty Member
Dr. Jenkins, a registered nurse, is recognized as a leader in the youth mental health and substance use field and has established policy, practice and media channels that support knowledge mobilization and research impact.