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Kate Shannon

ResearcherSchool of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British Columbia

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Kate Shannon

Researcher

School of Population and Public Health

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.
46 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 8 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 22 research grants (22 CIHR), most recently in 2019.
Supervised 15 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

Sexual Health Hiv/Aids Women Living With Hiv Community-Based Research Gender Equity Crc Antiretroviral Therapy Qualitative Methods

Latest papers

Policing and nonfatal overdose in a community-based cohort of sex workers in Vancouver, Canada: influence of stigma and other intersecting systems of marginalization (2014-2024).
The International journal on drug policy · 2026
Prevalence and social-structural correlates of forced moves among women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada.
Health & place · 2026
Take-home naloxone (THN) ownership among a community-based cohort of sex workers who use drugs in metro vancouver: longitudinal trends and structural determinants (2017-2024).
Harm reduction journal · 2026

All 189 publications

Latest funding

Evolving Criminal Legal System Approaches, Women, Substance Use, Violence & HIV - A Qualitative Study
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$826,200
Moving Towards Equitable and Accessible Contraception Care: Describing the Unmet Contraception Needs of Vancouver Island Youth aged 15-29 through Community-Based Research
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$105,000
Abortion Access for Everybody? A Qualitative Study Exploring Trans People's Experiences Accessing Abortion in Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$135,000

All 62 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 189 publications.

Policing and nonfatal overdose in a community-based cohort of sex workers in Vancouver, Canada: influence of stigma and other intersecting systems of marginalization (2014-2024).

Kielhold K, Shannon K, Strong D, Bazzi AR, Zhou H, Campbell CK, Krüsi A, Pitpitan EV, Goldenberg SM

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105479 PMID: 42691723

Prevalence and social-structural correlates of forced moves among women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada.

Lehmann B, Shannon K, Gadermann A, Dummer T, Zhou H, Bartels W, Aikema E, Deering K

Health & place2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103705 PMID: 42365717

Take-home naloxone (THN) ownership among a community-based cohort of sex workers who use drugs in metro vancouver: longitudinal trends and structural determinants (2017-2024).

Moreheart S, Shannon K, Krüsi A, Bartels W, Zhou H, Hayashi K, Luba E, Merrison C, Goldenberg SM

Harm reduction journal2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-026-01483-1 PMID: 42277811

Higher Sexual Relationship Power Associated With Optimal HIV Treatment and Care Outcomes Among Women Living With HIV in Heterosexual Relationships in Metro Vancouver.

He C, Shannon K, Braschel M, Ohtsuka M, Zhou C, Deering K

Violence against women2026

DOI: 10.1177/10778012251334769 PMID: 40270193

Use of clinic- and community-based overdose prevention services by sex workers who use drugs: findings from a community-based cohort in Vancouver, Canada (2017-2024).

Moreheart S, Shannon K, Hayashi K, Bartels W, Pearson J, Krüsi A, Goldenberg SM

Harm reduction journal2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-026-01398-x PMID: 41593641

Patients' Positive Experiences and the Role of Agency and Respect in Supporting HIV Treatment and Care Outcomes Among Women Living With HIV: Implications for Trauma- and Violence-Informed HIV Care and Practice From a Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Deering KN, King D, Thompson C, Zhou H, Shannon K

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/23259582261447934 PMID: 42334337

Difficulty accessing contraceptives in a 2010-2022 prospective cohort of sex workers in Vancouver, Canada: intersectional influence of im/migration status and racialization.

Stirling-Cameron E, Valencia E, Shannon K, Zhou H, Hu R, Chong G, Ramage K, Pearson J, Goldenberg SM

Reproductive health2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12978-025-02214-8 PMID: 41437367

Sex workers' engagement with mutual aid on-the-ground and online: Exploring access to grassroots support networks among a community-based cohort in Vancouver, Canada (2020-2024).

Pearson J, Krüsi A, Shannon K, Zhou C, Goldenberg SM

Social science & medicine (1982)2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118582 PMID: 40992143

Socio-structural barriers to mental health services among women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada.

Kabir P, Shannon K, Kestler M, Thompson C, Zhou H, Deering K

AIDS care2025

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2534115 PMID: 40823718

Spatial epidemiology of nonfatal overdose in a community-based cohort of marginalized women in Vancouver, British Columbia (2014-2022).

Goldenberg S, Valencia EJ, Amram O, Shannon K, Kielhold K, Zhou CH, Deering K

Drug and alcohol dependence2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112670 PMID: 40381596

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Sexual Health Dear Professor Shannon, 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 "Policing and nonfatal overdose in a community-based cohort of sex workers in Vancouver, Canada: influence of stigma and other intersecting systems of marginalization (2014-2024)." (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 "Towards Equitable Sexual Health Care in BC: Centring the Voices of Cis and Trans Feminine Youth and Young Women in Policy and Practice" (2019), 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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Kate Shannon

Research

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Policing and nonfatal overdose in a community-based cohort of sex workers in Vancouver, Canada: influence of stigma and other intersecting systems of marginalization (2014-2024).

Prevalence and social-structural correlates of forced moves among women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada.

Take-home naloxone (THN) ownership among a community-based cohort of sex workers who use drugs in metro vancouver: longitudinal trends and structural determinants (2017-2024).

Higher Sexual Relationship Power Associated With Optimal HIV Treatment and Care Outcomes Among Women Living With HIV in Heterosexual Relationships in Metro Vancouver.

Use of clinic- and community-based overdose prevention services by sex workers who use drugs: findings from a community-based cohort in Vancouver, Canada (2017-2024).

Patients' Positive Experiences and the Role of Agency and Respect in Supporting HIV Treatment and Care Outcomes Among Women Living With HIV: Implications for Trauma- and Violence-Informed HIV Care and Practice From a Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Difficulty accessing contraceptives in a 2010-2022 prospective cohort of sex workers in Vancouver, Canada: intersectional influence of im/migration status and racialization.

Sex workers' engagement with mutual aid on-the-ground and online: Exploring access to grassroots support networks among a community-based cohort in Vancouver, Canada (2020-2024).

Socio-structural barriers to mental health services among women living with HIV in Metro Vancouver, Canada.

Spatial epidemiology of nonfatal overdose in a community-based cohort of marginalized women in Vancouver, British Columbia (2014-2022).

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