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Brittany Barker

ResearcherSimon Fraser University

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Brittany Barker

Researcher

Health Sciences

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Acute Care Utilization Care Transitions Evaluation Indigenous Health Maternal Health Neonatal Health Post-Partum Pregnancy

Latest papers

Problem representation of the Risk Mitigation Guidance (RMG) within the context of dual public health emergencies of COVID-19 and toxic drug deaths in British Columbia, Canada.
The International journal on drug policy · 2026
The characteristics and experiences of parents accessing prescribed safer supply in BC, 2020-2021.
Harm reduction journal · 2026 · senior author
Cohort profile: Mothers who use substances and their children in British Columbia, Canada
PLoS ONE · 2026

All 13 publications

Latest funding

The SUPPORT Project: Evaluating Substance Use Perinatal Programs to Optimize Resources and Treatment
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$1,281,376
Investigating the unique experiences and needs of youth and young adults who use drugs during the dual crises of overdose and COVID-19
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$759,035
Indigenizing harm reduction in response to the opioid crisis: A scoping review and community-based research projects with First Nations in BC
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$2,505,376

All 3 grants and awards

13 publications.

Problem representation of the Risk Mitigation Guidance (RMG) within the context of dual public health emergencies of COVID-19 and toxic drug deaths in British Columbia, Canada.

Gudiño Pérez D, Macevicius C, Norton A, Beck-McGreevy P, Selfridge M, Kalicum J, Urbanoski K, Barker B, Slaunwhite A, Arredondo J, Wallace B, Pauly B

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105102 PMID: 41385807

The characteristics and experiences of parents accessing prescribed safer supply in BC, 2020-2021.

Hogan K, Macevicius C, McLuckie T, McDougall J, Pauly B, Urbanoski K, Barker B

Harm reduction journal2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-026-01468-0 PMID: 42108468

Cohort profile: Mothers who use substances and their children in British Columbia, Canada

Wilson LA, Katsuno N, Kurz M, Catherine N, Joyce S, Barker B, Dennis BB, Moreheart S, Ti L, Buxton JA

PLoS ONE2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0348262

Perinatal Substance Use and Factors Associated With Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality.

Piske M, Yan Y, Homayra F, Joyce S, Barker B, Meilleur L, Brar R, Hayden A, de Kok T, Malhotra U, Marchand C, Skiber D, Wieman C, Nosyk B

Pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-070352 PMID: 40633928

Implementation of risk mitigation prescribing during dual public health emergencies: A qualitative study among Indigenous people who use drugs and health planners in Northern British Columbia, Canada.

Barker B, Norton A, Wood S, Macevicius C, Hogan K, Cadieux K, Meilleur L, Nosyk B, Urbanoski K, Pauly B, Wieman N

The International journal on drug policy2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104679 PMID: 39709728

Influence of physician networks on the implementation of pharmaceutical alternatives to a toxic drug supply in British Columbia.

Kurz M, Guerra-Alejos BC, Min JE, Barker B, Pauly B, Urbanoski K, Nosyk B

Implementation science : IS2024

DOI: 10.1186/s13012-023-01331-x PMID: 38184548

Implementation of pharmaceutical alternatives to a toxic drug supply in British Columbia: A mixed methods study.

Pauly BB, Kurz M, Dale LM, Macevicius C, Kalicum J, Pérez DG, McCall J, Urbanoski K, Barker B, Slaunwhite A, Lindsay M, Nosyk B

Journal of substance use and addiction treatment2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209341 PMID: 38490334

Population perinatal substance use and an environmental scan of health services in British Columbia, Canada.

Piske M, Joyce S, Yan Y, Katsuno N, Homayra F, Zanette MJ, Barker B, Meilleur L, McBride B, Joshi P, Sullivan E, Nosyk B

Drug and alcohol dependence2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112457 PMID: 39369474

Opioid Coprescription Through Risk Mitigation Guidance and Opioid Agonist Treatment Receipt.

Min JE, Guerra-Alejos BC, Yan R, Palis H, Barker B, Urbanoski K, Pauly B, Slaunwhite A, Bach P, Ranger C, Heaslip A, Nosyk B

JAMA network open2024

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.11389 PMID: 38748421

COVID-19 vaccination among young people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada.

McAdam E, Hayashi K, Barker B, Reddon H, Choi J, Kerr T, DeBeck K

Vaccine2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.01.003 PMID: 38225183

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Acute Care Utilization Dear Professor Barker, 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 "Problem representation of the Risk Mitigation Guidance (RMG) within the context of dual public health emergencies of COVID-19 and toxic drug deaths in British Columbia, Canada." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "The SUPPORT Project: Evaluating Substance Use Perinatal Programs to Optimize Resources and Treatment" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]

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Brittany Barker

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Latest funding

Problem representation of the Risk Mitigation Guidance (RMG) within the context of dual public health emergencies of COVID-19 and toxic drug deaths in British Columbia, Canada.

The characteristics and experiences of parents accessing prescribed safer supply in BC, 2020-2021.

Cohort profile: Mothers who use substances and their children in British Columbia, Canada

Perinatal Substance Use and Factors Associated With Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality.

Implementation of risk mitigation prescribing during dual public health emergencies: A qualitative study among Indigenous people who use drugs and health planners in Northern British Columbia, Canada.

Influence of physician networks on the implementation of pharmaceutical alternatives to a toxic drug supply in British Columbia.

Implementation of pharmaceutical alternatives to a toxic drug supply in British Columbia: A mixed methods study.

Population perinatal substance use and an environmental scan of health services in British Columbia, Canada.

Opioid Coprescription Through Risk Mitigation Guidance and Opioid Agonist Treatment Receipt.

COVID-19 vaccination among young people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada.

The SUPPORT Project: Evaluating Substance Use Perinatal Programs to Optimize Resources and Treatment

Investigating the unique experiences and needs of youth and young adults who use drugs during the dual crises of overdose and COVID-19

Indigenizing harm reduction in response to the opioid crisis: A scoping review and community-based research projects with First Nations in BC

Frequent collaborators

Bohdan Nosyk

Brittany Barker

Bohdan Nosyk

Karen Urbanoski

Amanda Slaunwhite

Heather Palis

Paxton Bach

Louise Meilleur

Karen Urbanoski

Kurt Lock

Unjali Malhotra

Nicole Catherine

Hudson Reddon

Britt Dennis

Darci Skiber

Thomas Kerr

Kora DeBeck

Bernadette Pauly

Kanna Hayashi

Kanna Hayashi

Bruce Wallace