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Colleen Varcoe

ResearcherSchool of NursingUniversity of British Columbia

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Colleen Varcoe

Researcher

School of Nursing

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.
32 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2020.

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Publications

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Research

Health Equity Resilience Cultural Safety Discrimination Arts-Based Methods Incarcerated Peoples' Health Indigenous Health Knowledge And Values Indigenous Peoples

Latest papers

Indigenous Women's Experiences With Perinatal Nursing Care: Beyond Deficit Narratives to Work Toward Sovereign Wellbeing.
ANS. Advances in nursing science · 2026
How to cultivate equity-oriented health care at an organizational level: lessons from a process evaluation of EQUIP emergency.
BMC health services research · 2026 · first author
"Backed into a Corner": Lived experiences of receiving and providing involuntary psychiatric treatment under British Columbia's Mental Health Act.
PloS one · 2026 · senior author

All 88 publications

Latest funding

A.R.T. & Justice: An Arts-Based and Indigenous-Led Intervention for Strengthening Mental Health & Wellbeing for People Affected by the Canadian Carceral System
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Iitsim'kaatsita: Enhancing relations between Indigenous women and registered nurses. Journeying toward transformative reconciliation to foster maternal health equity.
CIHR · 2020 · Supervisor
$105,000
The Sanala Health Promotion Approach to Kwakwaka'wakw Health, Healing and Wellness
CIHR · 2018 · Co-investigator
$68,912

All 18 grants and awards

88 publications.

Indigenous Women's Experiences With Perinatal Nursing Care: Beyond Deficit Narratives to Work Toward Sovereign Wellbeing.

Crosschild C, Varcoe C, Brown H, Browne AJ

ANS. Advances in nursing science2026

DOI: 10.1097/ans.0000000000000665 PMID: 42348713

How to cultivate equity-oriented health care at an organizational level: lessons from a process evaluation of EQUIP emergency.

Varcoe C, Browne AJ, Bungay V, Wathen N, Barker E, Byres D, Stones C, Dolan S, Slemon A, Black A, Cater C, Comber S, Smye V, Price ER

BMC health services research2026First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-026-14919-y PMID: 42271368

"Backed into a Corner": Lived experiences of receiving and providing involuntary psychiatric treatment under British Columbia's Mental Health Act.

Snow ME, Salmon A, Banjo J, Morrow M, Varcoe C

PloS one2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0329049 PMID: 42268841

Indigenous women's health and data sovereignty: imagining an Indigenous research methodology using quantitative methods.

Crosschild C, Varcoe C, Brown HJ, Browne AJ

AlterNative (Auckland, N.Z. : 2005)2026

DOI: 10.1177/11771801251392925 PMID: 41940238

Dangerous Times, Deliberate Acts: A Talk on Violence, Agency and Some Possibilities for Response.

Varcoe C

Journal of advanced nursing2026First author

DOI: 10.1111/jan.70532 PMID: 41814536

Operationalizing the Quintuple Aim of Health System Improvement Through Equity-Oriented Health Care.

Wathen CN, Browne AJ, Wilson E, Bungay V, Varcoe C

Health services insights2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/11786329251381442 PMID: 41084610

Using a Structural Lens to Understand and Address Aggression and Violence Experienced by Emergency Department Nurses: Beyond Individualistic Perspectives.

Cater C, Browne AJ, Varcoe C, Hirani S, Wilson E

Nursing inquiry2025

DOI: 10.1111/nin.70049 PMID: 40851439

From Subversion to Hard-Wiring Equity: A Discourse Analysis of Nurses' Equity-Promoting Practices in Emergency Departments.

Slemon A, Bungay V, Varcoe C, Blanchet Garneau A

ANS. Advances in nursing science2025

DOI: 10.1097/ans.0000000000000517 PMID: 37983102

Social justice as nursing resistance: a foucauldian discourse analysis within emergency departments.

Slemon A, Bungay V, Varcoe C, Blanchet Garneau A

Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals2025

DOI: 10.1111/nup.12508 PMID: 39560379

Effects of nurse-home visiting on intimate partner violence and maternal income, mental health and self-efficacy by 24 months postpartum: a randomised controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)

Catherine NLA, MacMillan H, Jack S, Zheng Y, Xie H, Boyle M, Sheehan D, Gonzalez A, Gafni A, Tonmyr L

BMJ Open20257 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083147 PMID: W4406106472

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Equity Dear Professor Varcoe, 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 "Indigenous Women's Experiences With Perinatal Nursing Care: Beyond Deficit Narratives to Work Toward Sovereign Wellbeing." (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 "A.R.T. & Justice: An Arts-Based and Indigenous-Led Intervention for Strengthening Mental Health & Wellbeing for People Affected by the Canadian Carceral System" (2021), 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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Colleen Varcoe

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Indigenous Women's Experiences With Perinatal Nursing Care: Beyond Deficit Narratives to Work Toward Sovereign Wellbeing.

How to cultivate equity-oriented health care at an organizational level: lessons from a process evaluation of EQUIP emergency.

"Backed into a Corner": Lived experiences of receiving and providing involuntary psychiatric treatment under British Columbia's Mental Health Act.

Indigenous women's health and data sovereignty: imagining an Indigenous research methodology using quantitative methods.

Dangerous Times, Deliberate Acts: A Talk on Violence, Agency and Some Possibilities for Response.

Operationalizing the Quintuple Aim of Health System Improvement Through Equity-Oriented Health Care.

Using a Structural Lens to Understand and Address Aggression and Violence Experienced by Emergency Department Nurses: Beyond Individualistic Perspectives.

From Subversion to Hard-Wiring Equity: A Discourse Analysis of Nurses' Equity-Promoting Practices in Emergency Departments.

Social justice as nursing resistance: a foucauldian discourse analysis within emergency departments.

Effects of nurse-home visiting on intimate partner violence and maternal income, mental health and self-efficacy by 24 months postpartum: a randomised controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)

Frequent collaborators

Marilyn Ford-Gilboe

Harriet MacMillan

Susan Jack

Victoria Smye

Andrea Gonzalez

Kelly Scott-Storey

Charlotte Waddell

Helen Brown

Bruce Wallace

Victoria Smye

Michael Boyle

Judith Wuest

Allie Slemon

Amiram Jacob Gafni

Nicole Catherine

Tara Mantler

David Byres

David Tu

Sabrina Wong

Karen Campbell

Bernadette Pauly

Viviane Josewski

Karen Campbell

Lawrence McCandless

Christine Kurtz Landy

Aisha Lofters

Peter Hutchinson

Andrea Gonzalez

Cecilia Benoit

Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham

Ambreen Sayani

Adrian Guta

Amélie Blanchet Garneau

Maja Kolar

Bernadette Pauly

Sepali Guruge

Victoria Bungay

Amy Salmon

Jennifer Baumbusch

Ian Pike