Caislin Firth, Simon Fraser University

Research

Built Environment Environmental Determinants Of Health Equity Gentrification Healthy Cities Research Neighbourhoods Population Health Intervention Research Urban Health

Latest papers

Racial Equity in Cannabis Policy: Diversity in the Massachusetts Adult-Use Industry at 18-months.
Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.) · 2022
Cannabis Retail Staff ("Budtenders") Attitudes Towards Cannabis Effects on Health and Experiences Interacting with Consumers - Washington State, USA.
Journal of psychoactive drugs · 2022
Density of medical and recreational cannabis outlets: racial/ethnic differences in the associations with young adult intentions to use cannabis, e-cigarettes, and cannabis mixed with tobacco/nicotine.
Journal of cannabis research · 2021

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Building CapaCITY/É for Sustainable Transportation
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$3,000,000
Building for Cycling in Canadian Cities
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Gentrification, Urban Interventions, and Equity (GENUINE): advancing healthy city research on gentrification
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Racial Equity in Cannabis Policy: Diversity in the Massachusetts Adult-Use Industry at 18-months.

Doonan SM, Johnson JK, Firth C, Flores A, Joshi S

Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.)2022

DOI: 10.26828/cannabis/2022.01.004 PMID: 37287662

02

Cannabis Retail Staff ("Budtenders") Attitudes Towards Cannabis Effects on Health and Experiences Interacting with Consumers - Washington State, USA.

Carlini BH, Garrett SB, Firth C, Harwick R

Journal of psychoactive drugs2022

DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2021.1900628 PMID: 33781175

03

Density of medical and recreational cannabis outlets: racial/ethnic differences in the associations with young adult intentions to use cannabis, e-cigarettes, and cannabis mixed with tobacco/nicotine.

Shih RA, Tucker JS, Pedersen ER, Seelam R, Dunbar MS, Kofner A, Firth C, D'Amico EJ

Journal of cannabis research2021

DOI: 10.1186/s42238-021-00084-y PMID: 34243820

Building CapaCITY/É for Sustainable Transportation

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: HCIS - Population and public health

Principal investigators: Winters, Meghan; Afzal, Shabnem; Badeau, Nancy; Churchill, Tony; Coleman, Jesse; Fridman, Liraz; Laberee, Karen; MacIsaac, David; Malzer, Jen; Schulz, Chris; Semple, Ian; Simor, David; Spandonide, Bruno; Walker, Kate; Webb, Sarah; Cloutier, Marie-Soleil; Fuller, Daniel L; Harris, M. Anne; Howard, Andrew W; Kestens, Yan; Kirk, Sara F; Macpherson, Alison; Moore, Sarah A; Rothman, Linda; Shareck, Martine; Tomasone, Jennifer R

Keywords: Built Environment; Equity; Implementation Science; Population Health Intervention Research; Sustainable Transportation

$3,000,000

Building for Cycling in Canadian Cities

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: HCIS - LOI - Population and public health

Principal investigators: Winters, Meghan; MacIsaac, David; Webb, Sarah; Kirk, Sara F; Moore, Sarah A

Keywords: Active Transportation; Bicycling; Built Environment Interventions; Equity; Implementation Science; Policy; Population Health; Population Health Intervention Research

$25,000

Gentrification, Urban Interventions, and Equity (GENUINE): advancing healthy city research on gentrification

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant - PA: Population and Public Health - Healthy Cities

Principal investigators: Winters, Meghan; Firth, Caislin

Keywords: Built Environment; Environmental Determinants Of Health; Equity; Gentrification; Healthy Cities Research; Neighbourhoods; Population Health Intervention Research; Urban Health; Urban Renewal; Well-Being

$100,000

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: Built Environment Dear Professor Firth, 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 "Racial Equity in Cannabis Policy: Diversity in the Massachusetts Adult-Use Industry at 18-months." (2022), 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 "Gentrification, Urban Interventions, and Equity (GENUINE): advancing healthy city research on gentrification" (2020), 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]