Meaghan Thumath, University of British Columbia

Research

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Hiv/Aids Housing Natural Experiment Pre/Post Test Intervention

Latest papers

Assessing sociodemographic disparities in HPV vaccine uptake among grade 6 and 9 students in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.
Vaccine · 2024
Child-centred harm reduction.
The International journal on drug policy · 2022
Overdose among mothers: The association between child removal and unintentional drug overdose in a longitudinal cohort of marginalised women in Canada.
The International journal on drug policy · 2021 · first author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Decolonizing Approaches to the Governance and Leadership of Public Health Crises in the Context of Climate Change
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$750,000
When the Land Speaks: BC First Nations Sovereignty, Language, and Public Health Governance in Climate Emergencies
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,357,876
Substance Use, Work and Well-Being in Trades and Construction
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,870,424

All 6 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Assessing sociodemographic disparities in HPV vaccine uptake among grade 6 and 9 students in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.

Lawal S, St-Jean M, Hu Y, Bakos B, Dawar M, Thumath M, MacDonald A

Vaccine2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.07.048 PMID: 39060199

02

Child-centred harm reduction.

Barrett D, Stoicescu C, Thumath M, Maynard E, Turner R, Shirley-Beavan S, Kurcevič E, Petersson F, Hasselgård-Rowe J, Giacomello C, Wåhlin E, Lines R

The International journal on drug policy2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103857 PMID: 36174409

03

Overdose among mothers: The association between child removal and unintentional drug overdose in a longitudinal cohort of marginalised women in Canada.

Thumath M, Humphreys D, Barlow J, Duff P, Braschel M, Bingham B, Pierre S, Shannon K

The International journal on drug policy2021First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102977 PMID: 33129662

04

Implementation of HIV treatment as prevention strategy in 17 Canadian sites: immediate and sustained outcomes from a 35-month Quality Improvement Collaborative.

Clarke CM, Cheng T, Reims KG, Steinbock CM, Thumath M, Milligan RS, Barrios R

BMJ quality & safety2016

DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004269 PMID: 26208537

Decolonizing Approaches to the Governance and Leadership of Public Health Crises in the Context of Climate Change

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: STEPS-Strengthening Public Health Systems for Pandemic Preparedness

Principal investigators: Bingham, Brittany L; Waters, Shannon T

Keywords: Climate Change; Community-Driven Research; Decolonizing Climate Crises And Pandemic Preparedness; First Nations Sovereignty & Governance; Gender Responses To Climate Change; Indigenous Capacity Building; Indigenous Health; Strengthening Public Health Systems

$750,000

When the Land Speaks: BC First Nations Sovereignty, Language, and Public Health Governance in Climate Emergencies

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bingham, Brittany L; Waters, Shannon T

Keywords: Climate Change; Gender And Climate Change; Health Equity; Health System Transformation; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Self-Determination; Planetary Health; Rematriating Health Governance

$1,357,876

Substance Use, Work and Well-Being in Trades and Construction

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Richardson, Lindsey; McLeod, Christopher B

Keywords: Health Inequity; Occupational Health; Social Determinants Of Health; Substance Use; Trades And Construction

$1,870,424

Enhancing reproductive health equity for Two-Spirit, Transgender, Non-binary, and Gender Diverse (2STNBGD) communities in British Columbia through community engagement and integrated Knowledge Translation

SupervisorCIHR2024Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Western Canada 2-year

Principal investigators: Hippman, Catriona L

Keywords: Community Engagement; Contraception; Gender Identity; Health Equity; Health Services; Perinatal; Postpartum; Preconception; Pregnancy; Reproductive

$54,250

Hep C Connect: Innovative health services to optimize care and treatment for under-served patients

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Salters, Kate

Keywords: Administrative Data; Clinical Data; Community-Engaged Research; Epidemiology; Health Services Research; Hepatitis C; Implementation Science; Stbbis

$493,424

A mixed method evaluation of a supportive housing intervention for people living with HIV and at risk of homelessness

Principal investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant: Population Health Intervention Research

Principal investigators: Hogg, Robert S; Thumath, Meaghan A

Keywords: Hiv/Aids; Housing; Natural Experiment; Pre/Post Test Intervention

$24,910

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

Frequent collaborators

MacIsaac School of Nursing
Social Medicine
School of Population and Public Health
Other

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Kate Shannon

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Rolando Barrios

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2016

Brittany Bingham

Social Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Hiv/Aids Dear Professor Thumath, 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 "Assessing sociodemographic disparities in HPV vaccine uptake among grade 6 and 9 students in the Vancouver Coastal Health region." (2024), 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]