Caitlin Shane, Simon Fraser University

Research

Harm Reduction Community-Based Participatory Action Research People Who Use Drugs Supportive Housing Survey Cohort Study Community-Based Research Decriminalization

Latest funding

Community-led research on health and safety in supportive housing: Investigating impacts of a 2024 amendment to the BC Residential Tenancy Act
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$124,939
Evaluating and addressing health impacts of drug prohibition and public use legislation among people who use drugs in Vancouver, BC
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,147,500
Health impacts of a pilot decriminalization policy among people who use drugs in Vancouver, BC
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$443,700

All 3 grants and awards

Community-led research on health and safety in supportive housing: Investigating impacts of a 2024 amendment to the BC Residential Tenancy Act

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - IPPH - Structural Determinants of Health

Principal investigators: Hayashi, Kanna; Macintyre, Laura; Shane, Caitlin O

Keywords: Community-Based Participatory Action Research; Harm Reduction; People Who Use Drugs; Supportive Housing; Survey

$124,939

Evaluating and addressing health impacts of drug prohibition and public use legislation among people who use drugs in Vancouver, BC

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hayashi, Kanna; Graham, Brittany J; Shane, Caitlin O

Keywords: Cohort Study; Community-Based Research; Decriminalization; Drug Law Enforcement; Drug Policy; Drug Use; Harm Reduction; Toxic Drug Overdose Crisis; Unstable Housing

$1,147,500

Health impacts of a pilot decriminalization policy among people who use drugs in Vancouver, BC

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hayashi, Kanna; Graham, Brittany J

Keywords: Community-Based Participatory Action Research; Decriminalization; Drug Use; Law Enforcement; Mixed-Methods Research

$443,700

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: Harm Reduction Dear Professor Shane, 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]. Your research on harm reduction 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 "Community-led research on health and safety in supportive housing: Investigating impacts of a 2024 amendment to the BC Residential Tenancy Act" (2025), 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]