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Angela Russolillo

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Assistant ProfessorMacIsaac School of NursingUniversity of British Columbia

Angela Russolillo

Assistant Professor

MacIsaac School of Nursing

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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15 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 SSHRC), most recently in 2026.

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Latest papers

Canadian news media reporting on involuntary substance use treatment and its evidence, 2020-2025: "At the cutting edge of debate, science and policy".
The International journal on drug policy · 2026
Identifying challenges in concurrent mental health and substance use disorder care: qualitative findings from an e-Delphi study in British Columbia, Canada.
BMC health services research · 2026 · senior author
The Despair of Identity Diffusion: Associations With Psychache and Hopelessness and the Indirect Effect of Childhood Emotional Abuse.
Clinical psychology & psychotherapy · 2025 · first author

All 20 publications

Latest funding

Understanding Public Views on Drug Diversion and Drug Policy Acceptability in Canada
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$80,000
Identifying service pathways to reduce overdose risk among youth: a multi-method, population-based, and co-design study
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$993,720
Exploring a novel 2S/LGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse role: A community-engaged mixed-methods investigation
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,021,276

All 7 grants and awards

20 publications.

Canadian news media reporting on involuntary substance use treatment and its evidence, 2020-2025: "At the cutting edge of debate, science and policy".

Goodyear T, Mneina M, Schlissel J, Long V, Shaffer B, Russolillo A, Jenkins E, Slemon A, Gagnon M, Greer A

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105486 PMID: 42727133

Identifying challenges in concurrent mental health and substance use disorder care: qualitative findings from an e-Delphi study in British Columbia, Canada.

Cheung I, Carter M, Dogherty E, Goodyear T, Russolillo A

BMC health services research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-026-14535-w PMID: 42015189

The Despair of Identity Diffusion: Associations With Psychache and Hopelessness and the Indirect Effect of Childhood Emotional Abuse.

Russolillo A, Hawkins C, Kealy D

Clinical psychology & psychotherapy2025First author

DOI: 10.1002/cpp.70182 PMID: 41316691

Advancing evidence-based practice through the Knowledge Translation Challenge: Nurses' important roles in research, implementation science and practice change.

Chisholm A, Russolillo A, Carter M, Steinberg M, Lambert L, Knox A, Black A

Journal of advanced nursing2025

DOI: 10.1111/jan.16362 PMID: 39087775

Prevalence and Temporal Trends of Mental Disorders in Persons with Opioid Use Disorder and Concurrent Mental Disorders in British Columbia, Canada, Using Population-Level Administrative Data, 2013 to 2021: Prévalence et tendances temporelles des troubles mentaux chez les personnes souffrant d'un trouble lié à la consommation d'opioïdes et de troubles mentaux concomitants en Colombie-Britannique, au Canada, à partir de données administratives au niveau de la population, entre 2013 et 2021.

Russolillo A, Homayra F, Nosyk B

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251347150 PMID: 40491188

A call for upstream solutions to the unregulated drug crisis in British Columbia, Canada: Locked up or locked out.

Russolillo A

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2025First author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01065-x PMID: 40489048

Comfort in Providing Care and Associations With Attitudes Towards Substance Use: A Survey of Mental Health Clinicians at an Urban Hospital in Vancouver, Canada.

Russolillo A, Davies M, Carter M, Goodyear T, Jenkins E

Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing2025First author

DOI: 10.1111/jpm.13152 PMID: 39950739

Unveiling the veil: Exploring experiences of patient-initiated workplace violence in long-term care and mental health and substance use settings.

Havaei F, Adhami N, Kaulius M, Teymourian R, Ahmadi B, Afsah S, Franke T, Russolillo A, Carter M, Tisdelle L, Alger K

Work (Reading, Mass.)2025

DOI: 10.1177/10519815241305998 PMID: 39973669

Models and key elements of integrated perinatal mental health care: A scoping review.

Carter M, Russolillo A, Ou C, Zusman EZ, Hall WA, Cheung IW, Jenkins E

PLOS mental health2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000164 PMID: 41661784

Adult psychiatric inpatient admissions and length of stay before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large urban hospital setting in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Russolillo A, Carter M, Guan M, Singh P, Kealy D, Raudzus J

Frontiers in health services2024First author

DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2024.1365785 PMID: 38807747

Understanding Public Views on Drug Diversion and Drug Policy Acceptability in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Russolillo, Angela

$80,000

Identifying service pathways to reduce overdose risk among youth: a multi-method, population-based, and co-design study

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Palis, Heather; Barbic, Skye P; Janjua, Naveed Z; Marchand, Kirsten I; Mathias, Steve M

Keywords: Overdose; Service Pathways; Substance Use; Youth

$993,720

Exploring a novel 2S/LGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse role: A community-engaged mixed-methods investigation

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Slemon, Allie; Handlovsky, Ingrid E; Lachowsky, Nathan J

Keywords: 2s/Lgbtqia+; Community-Engaged Research; Focused Ethnography; Gender; Healthcare Experiences; Inequities; Intersectionality; Mixed-Methods; Nursing

$1,021,276

Identifying service pathways to reduce overdose risk among youth: a multi-method, population-based, and co-design study

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Pro. Gr.- PA: Human Development Child and Youth Health - Early Career Support

Principal investigators: Palis, Heather; Barbic, Skye P; Janjua, Naveed Z; Marchand, Kirsten I; Mathias, Steve M

Keywords: Co-Design; Health Service Contact; Mental Health; Multi-Method; Overdose; Population Data; Qualitative Research; Quantitative Research; Substance Use; Youth

$100,000

High Support Housing for People with Serious Mental Illness in Canada: Promoting Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Stergiopoulos, Vicky; Kerman, Nicholas; Latimer, Eric A; Sirotich, Frank; Woodhall-Melnik, Julia R

Keywords: Community Mental Health Services; Housing; Mental Health Recovery; Serious Mental Illness

$757,350

Getting upstream of youth overdose: A youth-engaged policy restructuring study

Co-investigatorCIHR2024CG: Moving Upstream - Structural Determinants of Health - Substance Use in Youth

Principal investigators: Goodyear, Trevor H; Sedgemore, Kali-olt; Fast, Danya; Jenkins, Emily K

Keywords: Health Equity; Overdose; Policy; Qualitative; Social Determinants Of Health; Structural Determinants Of Health; Substance Use; Youth

$124,981

Expanding "Housing First" for homeless adults in Metro Vancouver: an evaluation of the Homeless Partnering Strategy

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant: Population Health Intervention Research

Principal investigators: Somers, Julian

Keywords: Homelessness; Housing First; Mental Disorders; Vancouver At Home

$200,000

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Angela Russolillo

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Canadian news media reporting on involuntary substance use treatment and its evidence, 2020-2025: "At the cutting edge of debate, science and policy".

Identifying challenges in concurrent mental health and substance use disorder care: qualitative findings from an e-Delphi study in British Columbia, Canada.

The Despair of Identity Diffusion: Associations With Psychache and Hopelessness and the Indirect Effect of Childhood Emotional Abuse.

Advancing evidence-based practice through the Knowledge Translation Challenge: Nurses' important roles in research, implementation science and practice change.

A call for upstream solutions to the unregulated drug crisis in British Columbia, Canada: Locked up or locked out.

Comfort in Providing Care and Associations With Attitudes Towards Substance Use: A Survey of Mental Health Clinicians at an Urban Hospital in Vancouver, Canada.

Unveiling the veil: Exploring experiences of patient-initiated workplace violence in long-term care and mental health and substance use settings.

Models and key elements of integrated perinatal mental health care: A scoping review.

Adult psychiatric inpatient admissions and length of stay before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large urban hospital setting in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Understanding Public Views on Drug Diversion and Drug Policy Acceptability in Canada

Identifying service pathways to reduce overdose risk among youth: a multi-method, population-based, and co-design study

Exploring a novel 2S/LGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse role: A community-engaged mixed-methods investigation

Identifying service pathways to reduce overdose risk among youth: a multi-method, population-based, and co-design study

High Support Housing for People with Serious Mental Illness in Canada: Promoting Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion

Getting upstream of youth overdose: A youth-engaged policy restructuring study

Expanding "Housing First" for homeless adults in Metro Vancouver: an evaluation of the Homeless Partnering Strategy

Frequent collaborators

Michelle Carter

Emily Jenkins

David Kealy

Trevor Goodyear

Christine Ou

Elizabeth Dogherty

Agnes Black

Leah Lambert

Alissa Greer

Allie Slemon

Maja Kolar

Nassim Adhami

Bohdan Nosyk

Zachary Daly

Farinaz Havaei