Victoria Burns, University of Calgary

Research

(1) social gerontology (2) ageing in place (3) homelessness (4) social exclusion (5) housing (6) qualitative research (7) social policy

Latest papers

Building a community of practice to address alcohol harms in Canada: Experience from the Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation project.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Co-Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Kickstand360: A Learning Health System
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$617,701
Beyond Housing: Creating a sense of place among formerly homeless older adults in Calgary, Alberta
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$69,446

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Building a community of practice to address alcohol harms in Canada: Experience from the Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation project.

Price TR, Denning B, Burns V, Hlaing A, Deroo J, Noonan LL, Brière-Charest K, Haché A, Dunn K, Waysome McIntyre M, Van Dusen C, Brazeau P, Hopson J, McEachern J, Johnston K, CAPE project team

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2025

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-024-00970-x PMID: 39643795

Co-Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Kickstand360: A Learning Health System

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Other: IYS-Net Phase 2 - Provincial Stream Grants

Principal investigators: Dimitropoulos, Gina; Hay, Katherine; Pattison, Rachal; Arnold, Paul D; Ferrari, Manuela; Hews-Girard, Julia; Hilario, Carla T; McCabe, Erin; Roach, Pamela Marie; Salami, Bukola O; Scott, Shannon D; Seitz, Dallas P; Smith, Kelly M; Zwicker, Jennifer D

Keywords: Co-Design Methodology; Community-Based Participatory Action Research; Equity, Diversity, And Inclusion; Equity-Driven Metrics & Outcomes; Governance; Indigenous Research; Indigenous Ways Of Knowing; Integrated Youth Services (Iys); Learning Health Systems (Lhs); Youth Mental Health

$617,701

Beyond Housing: Creating a sense of place among formerly homeless older adults in Calgary, Alberta

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Burns, Victoria

Keywords: (1) social gerontology; (2) ageing in place; (3) homelessness; (4) social exclusion; (5) housing; (6) qualitative research; (7) social policy

$69,446

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) social gerontology Dear Professor Burns, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Building a community of practice to address alcohol harms in Canada: Experience from the Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation project." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]