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Catherine Worthington

ResearcherUniversity of British Columbia

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Catherine Worthington

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Implementation Science Knowledge Translation Rural And Remote Communities Self-Collected Testing Model Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections (Stbbi)Blood Borne Infections Community-Based Research Online Health Services

Latest papers

Complex role of digital health literacy in awareness and use of digital sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections testing: a structural equation modelling analysis of the 2022 GetCheckedOnline survey.
Sexually transmitted infections · 2026
Who is the expert? A process guide to incorporate lived/living experience into directed acyclic graphs: an applied example from HIV research.
Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2026
Dimensions of housing safety among women living with HIV in British Columbia: Results from a qualitative community-based research study.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026 · senior author

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Adapting self-collection STBBI testing models for rural and remote communities in BC
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$654,075
Structural digital determinants of health and inequities in access to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection-related health services
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$125,000
Fostering workforce capacity to maximize opportunities for the digital transformation of public health in Canada
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 7 grants and awards

19 publications.

Complex role of digital health literacy in awareness and use of digital sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections testing: a structural equation modelling analysis of the 2022 GetCheckedOnline survey.

Iyamu I, Gorun P, Bartlett S, McKee G, Donelle L, Chang HJ, Sierra-Rosales R, Haag D, Pedersen HN, Lachowsky NJ, Worthington C, Grennan T, Grace D, Gilbert M

Sexually transmitted infections2026

DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2025-056638 PMID: 41047233

Who is the expert? A process guide to incorporate lived/living experience into directed acyclic graphs: an applied example from HIV research.

Marziali ME, Inglis K, Frank P, Campbell W, Lambert S, Magagula P, Nicholson V, Budu M, Murray MCM, Guillemi S, Worthington C, Hogg RS

Journal of epidemiology and community health2026

DOI: 10.1136/jech-2025-224787 PMID: 42020304

Dimensions of housing safety among women living with HIV in British Columbia: Results from a qualitative community-based research study.

Gallard M, Demchuk J, Zubowski L, Mendell J, Taylor-Lariviere E, Worthington C, Positive Living, Positive Homes (PLPH) Research Team

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01167-0 PMID: 41926066

Acceptability of HIV self-testing among sexual health service providers and Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, and queer men in Ontario, Canada.

Ryu H, Stewart M, Dulai J, Gómez-Ramírez O, Worthington C, Gilbert M, Grace D

Health promotion international2026

DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daag045 PMID: 41924929

Use of GetCheckedOnline and testing through healthcare providers among repeat users of British Columbia's digital testing service for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections: Findings from a cross-sectional survey.

Gilbert M, Ablona A, Chang HJ, Iyamu I, Sierra-Rosales R, Pedersen H, Flowers P, Lachowsky N, Grace D, Worthington C

Digital health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/20552076251339016 PMID: 40321888

Missed opportunities to provide sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections testing in British Columbia: An interpretive description of users' experiences of Get Checked Online's design and implementation.

Iyamu I, Kassam R, Worthington C, Grace D, Pedersen H, Haag D, Bondyra M, Salmon A, Koehoorn M, Gilbert M

Digital health2024

DOI: 10.1177/20552076241277653 PMID: 39233893

Examining the Influence of Pre-HAART Experiences on Older, Self-Identifying Gay Men's Contemporary Constructions of Quality of Life (QOL).

Handlovsky I, Amato AT, Ferlatte O, Kia H, Gagnon M, Worthington C

Journal of homosexuality2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2023.2212100 PMID: 37192266

Reach of GetCheckedOnline among gay, bisexual, transgender and queer men and Two-Spirit people and correlates of use 5 years after program launch in British Columbia, Canada.

Montiel A, Ablona A, Klassen B, Card K, Lachowsky NJ, Brennan DJ, Grace D, Worthington C, Gilbert M

Sexually transmitted infections2024

DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2023-056007 PMID: 38604697

Accessing needed sexual health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada: a survey of sexual health service clients.

Gilbert M, Chang HJ, Ablona A, Salway T, Ogilvie GS, Wong J, Haag D, Pedersen HN, Bannar-Martin S, Campeau L, Ford G, Worthington C, Grace D, Grennan T

Sexually transmitted infections2022

DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2021-055013 PMID: 34740976

Cisnormativity as a structural barrier to STI testing for trans masculine, two-spirit, and non-binary people who are gay, bisexual, or have sex with men.

Stewart M, Ryu H, Blaque E, Hassan A, Anand P, Gómez-Ramirez O, MacKinnon KR, Worthington C, Gilbert M, Grace D

PloS one2022

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277315 PMID: 36441729

Adapting self-collection STBBI testing models for rural and remote communities in BC

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Gilbert, Mark P; Grace, Daniel; Henry, Bonnie J; Worthington, Catherine A

Keywords: Implementation Science; Knowledge Translation; Rural And Remote Communities; Self-Collected Testing Model; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections (Stbbi)

$654,075

Structural digital determinants of health and inequities in access to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection-related health services

Co-investigatorCIHR2024CG: Moving Upstream - Structural Det. of Health - Health in HIV/AIDS and STBBI

Principal investigators: Gilbert, Mark P; Chown, Sarah

Keywords: Digital Determinants Of Health; Sexually Transmitted And Blood Borne Infections

$125,000

Fostering workforce capacity to maximize opportunities for the digital transformation of public health in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Catalyst Grant: CPHO Report - General Pool

Principal investigators: Gilbert, Mark P

Keywords: Digital Public Health; Public Health Training Programs; Transdisciplinary Approach; Workforce Capacity Building

$100,000

CIHR Clinical Trials Network in HIV/AIDS

Co-investigatorCIHR2018CIHR Clinical Trials Network in HIV/AIDS

Principal investigators: Anis, Aslam H; Klein, Marina B; Walmsley, Sharon L

Keywords: Antiretroviral Therapy; Co-Infection; Hcv; Hiv; Immunomodulators; Multicentre Research; Prevention; Randomized Conrolled Trials; Stbbis; Vaccines

$22,850,000

Understanding contextual factors to effectively and equitably scale up GetCheckedOnline to diverse populations and geographic settings

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Team Grant: HIV Implementation Science - Component 2

Principal investigators: Gilbert, Mark P; Lisk, Ryan C; McGowan, Regina L; Grace, Daniel; Worthington, Catherine A

Keywords: Blood Borne Infections; Community-Based Research; Implementation Science; Online Health Services; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Testing

$2,000,000

CIHR Clinical Trials Network in HIV/AIDS

Co-investigatorCIHR2013CIHR Clinical Trials Network in HIV/AIDS

Principal investigators: Anis, Aslam H; Klein, Marina B; Walmsley, Sharon L

Keywords: Antiretroviral Therapy; Co-Infection; Co-Morbidity; Hcv; Hiv; Immunomodulators; Multicentre Research; Prevention; Randomized Controlled Trials; Vaccines

$22,750,000

Migration, Mobility, Health and Health Equity: Addressing the Disparities in HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care Experienced by Aboriginal People in Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants to tackle health and health equity - LOI

Principal investigators: Tyndall, Mark W; Calzavara, Liviana; Getty, Grace A; Littlejohn, Doreen; Masching, Renee; Millson, Margaret E; Monette, Laverne E; O'Brien-Teengs, Doris; Worthington, Catherine A

Keywords: Aboriginal People; Capacity Building; Community Development; Health Equity; Health Research; Hiv/Aids; Knowledge Translation And Exchange; Migration; Social Determinants Of Health

$15,000

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: Implementation Science Dear Professor Worthington, 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 "Complex role of digital health literacy in awareness and use of digital sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections testing: a structural equation modelling analysis of the 2022 GetCheckedOnline survey." (2026), 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 "Adapting self-collection STBBI testing models for rural and remote communities in BC" (2024), 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]

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Complex role of digital health literacy in awareness and use of digital sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections testing: a structural equation modelling analysis of the 2022 GetCheckedOnline survey.

Who is the expert? A process guide to incorporate lived/living experience into directed acyclic graphs: an applied example from HIV research.

Dimensions of housing safety among women living with HIV in British Columbia: Results from a qualitative community-based research study.

Acceptability of HIV self-testing among sexual health service providers and Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, and queer men in Ontario, Canada.

Use of GetCheckedOnline and testing through healthcare providers among repeat users of British Columbia's digital testing service for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections: Findings from a cross-sectional survey.

Missed opportunities to provide sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections testing in British Columbia: An interpretive description of users' experiences of Get Checked Online's design and implementation.

Examining the Influence of Pre-HAART Experiences on Older, Self-Identifying Gay Men's Contemporary Constructions of Quality of Life (QOL).

Reach of GetCheckedOnline among gay, bisexual, transgender and queer men and Two-Spirit people and correlates of use 5 years after program launch in British Columbia, Canada.

Accessing needed sexual health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada: a survey of sexual health service clients.

Cisnormativity as a structural barrier to STI testing for trans masculine, two-spirit, and non-binary people who are gay, bisexual, or have sex with men.

Adapting self-collection STBBI testing models for rural and remote communities in BC

Structural digital determinants of health and inequities in access to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection-related health services

Fostering workforce capacity to maximize opportunities for the digital transformation of public health in Canada

CIHR Clinical Trials Network in HIV/AIDS

Understanding contextual factors to effectively and equitably scale up GetCheckedOnline to diverse populations and geographic settings

CIHR Clinical Trials Network in HIV/AIDS

Migration, Mobility, Health and Health Equity: Addressing the Disparities in HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care Experienced by Aboriginal People in Canada

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