Annie Smith, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Inequities of swimming ability: a population study of young people (aged 12-19) in British Columbia, Canada.
Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2025 · first author
Developing an index of adolescent deprivation for use in British Columbia, Canada.
Child indicators research · 2023 · first author
A collective impact approach to supporting youth transitioning out of government care.
Child abuse & neglect · 2022 · first author

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Fifteen year trends in racism, enacted stigma, and mental health among South Asian LGBQ+ adolescents: The impact of inclusive schools in British Columbia
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$76,500
Improving health equity for LGBTQ youth in Canada and globally: Addressing the role of families and culture
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$2,994,951
Reducing Stigma, Promoting Resilience: Population Health Interventions for LGBTQ Youth
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$1,997,930

All 3 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Inequities of swimming ability: a population study of young people (aged 12-19) in British Columbia, Canada.

Smith A, Peled M, Saewyc E

Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention2025First author

DOI: 10.1136/ip-2024-045462 PMID: 40360244

02

Developing an index of adolescent deprivation for use in British Columbia, Canada.

Smith A, Martin S, Peled M, Poon C

Child indicators research2023First author

DOI: 10.1007/s12187-022-09968-8 PMID: 36310916

03

A collective impact approach to supporting youth transitioning out of government care.

Smith A, Peled M, Martin S

Child abuse & neglect2022First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105104 PMID: 33992424

04

Challenging the Stereotypes: Unexpected Features of Sexual Exploitation among Homeless and Street-Involved Boys in Western Canada.

Saewyc EM, Shankar S, Pearce LA, Smith A

International journal of environmental research and public health2021Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18115898 PMID: 34072793

05

Are we leveling the playing field? Trends and disparities in sports participation among sexual minority youth in Canada.

Doull M, Watson RJ, Smith A, Homma Y, Saewyc E

Journal of sport and health science2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2016.10.006 PMID: 30356467

Fifteen year trends in racism, enacted stigma, and mental health among South Asian LGBQ+ adolescents: The impact of inclusive schools in British Columbia

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Saewyc, Elizabeth M

Keywords: Adolescents; Mental Health; Racism; School Inclusion; School-Based Interventions; Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity; South Asian; Stigma And Discrimination; Suicidal Thoughts And Suicide Attempts; Violence And Bullying

$76,500

Improving health equity for LGBTQ youth in Canada and globally: Addressing the role of families and culture

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Saewyc, Elizabeth M

Keywords: Adolescents/Youth; Family Relationships; Health Equity; Mental Health; Mixed Methods; On-Line And Text Message Interventions; Sexual Health; Sexual Orientation; Stigma; Transgender/Genderqueer/Non-Binary

$2,994,951

Reducing Stigma, Promoting Resilience: Population Health Interventions for LGBTQ Youth

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Saewyc, Elizabeth M

Keywords: Adolescents; Bisexual; Community-Based Participatory Evaluations; Gay; Health Inequities; Lesbian; Mental Health And Addictions; Population Health Interventions; Population Surveys; Questioning; Sexual Health And Risk Behaviours; Stigma; Transgender; Two Spirit; Violence And Discrimination

$1,997,930

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

Elizabeth Saewyc

MacIsaac School of Nursing

2 shared papers, latest 2025

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