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Lindsey Richardson

Professor | Canada Research Chair in Substance Use, Work and Well-BeingDepartment of SociologyUniversity of British Columbia

Lindsey Richardson

Professor | Canada Research Chair in Substance Use, Work and Well-Being

Department of Sociology

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 13 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (10 CIHR, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2026.
Supervisor on 3 trainee awards (3 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

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Sociology of health and illness substance use sociology of work and economic life health disparities research participation research methods especially longitudinal experimental and mixed-methods research

Latest papers

Identifying Pathways between Socioeconomic Factors and Overdose: A Systematic Realist Synthesis.
Substance use & misuse · 2026 · senior author
Payday Loan Use Among People With Lived and Living Experience of Substance Use.
Drug and alcohol review · 2026 · senior author
Uncovered, underfunded, and undervalued: How policy contexts shape knowledge production in multi-site substance use trials.
The International journal on drug policy · 2026 · senior author

All 63 publications

Latest funding

Engagement-focused contingency management for the treatment of opioid use disorder: a randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$910,350
Identifying service pathways to reduce overdose risk among youth: a multi-method, population-based, and co-design study
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$993,720
Substance Use, Work and Well-Being in Trades and Construction
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,870,424

All 30 grants and awards

63 publications.

Identifying Pathways between Socioeconomic Factors and Overdose: A Systematic Realist Synthesis.

Mitra S, Karamouzian M, Gilbert M, Richardson L

Substance use & misuse2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2026.2723585 PMID: 42702570

Payday Loan Use Among People With Lived and Living Experience of Substance Use.

Laing A, Hayashi K, Milloy MJ, Kerr T, Richardson L

Drug and alcohol review2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/dar.70205 PMID: 42375115

Uncovered, underfunded, and undervalued: How policy contexts shape knowledge production in multi-site substance use trials.

Jaffe K, Jutras-Aswad D, Spector-Bagdady K, Richardson L

The International journal on drug policy2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105278 PMID: 41980488

THE GENDER SEGREGATION OF PRECARIOUS WORK CONTEXTS AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS.

Jaffe K, Choi J, Kerr T, Johnson C, Hayashi K, Milloy MJ, Richardson L

International journal of mental health and addiction2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11469-025-01632-w PMID: 42459205

"Trying to get down here when the dealer's closer": Place and participation in clinical trials for substance use disorders.

Jaffe K, Jutras-Aswad D, Richardson L

Social science & medicine (1982)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118697 PMID: 41118699

Facilitating access to supervised smoking facilities: a qualitative study.

Wettemann C, Morgan J, Taylor T, Boll A, Maxwell S, Richardson L, Nolan S, van Draanen J

Harm reduction journal2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-025-01217-9 PMID: 40251645

Patterns of socioeconomic marginalization and non-fatal overdose among people who use drugs: A gender-stratified repeated measures latent class analysis.

Mitra S, Richardson L, Cui Z, Gilbert M, Milloy MJ, Hayashi K, Kerr T

Social science & medicine (1982)2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117661 PMID: 39827688

Impact of alternative income assistance disbursement on substance use disorder treatment adherence among people who use drugs.

Klaire S, Choi J, Laing A, Richardson L

The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2025.2494112 PMID: 40334114

Road to Recovery: protocol for a mixed-methods prospective cohort study evaluating the impact of a new model of substance use care in a Canadian setting

Dennis BB, Bowles J, Johnson C, De Wolfe T, Mundel E, Fast D, Boyd J, Fleury M, Bach P, Fairbairn N

BMJ Open20244 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090608

An ecological study of the correlation between COVID-19 support payments and overdose events in British Columbia, Canada.

Richardson L, Geddes C, Palis H, Buxton J, Slaunwhite A

The International journal on drug policy2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104362 PMID: 38484530

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Lindsey Richardson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Identifying Pathways between Socioeconomic Factors and Overdose: A Systematic Realist Synthesis.

Payday Loan Use Among People With Lived and Living Experience of Substance Use.

Uncovered, underfunded, and undervalued: How policy contexts shape knowledge production in multi-site substance use trials.

THE GENDER SEGREGATION OF PRECARIOUS WORK CONTEXTS AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS.

"Trying to get down here when the dealer's closer": Place and participation in clinical trials for substance use disorders.

Facilitating access to supervised smoking facilities: a qualitative study.

Patterns of socioeconomic marginalization and non-fatal overdose among people who use drugs: A gender-stratified repeated measures latent class analysis.

Impact of alternative income assistance disbursement on substance use disorder treatment adherence among people who use drugs.

Road to Recovery: protocol for a mixed-methods prospective cohort study evaluating the impact of a new model of substance use care in a Canadian setting

An ecological study of the correlation between COVID-19 support payments and overdose events in British Columbia, Canada.

Evaluating Longitudinal Evidence for using health incentiVes to Address and Treat Opioid Use Disorder Effectively (The ELEVATE Study)

Frequent collaborators

Thomas Kerr

Kanna Hayashi

Evan Wood

Kora DeBeck

Julio Montaner

Seonaid Nolan

Mark Gilbert

Lianping Ti

Bohdan Nosyk

Cheyenne Johnson

Nadia Fairbairn

Tara Taylor

Rolando Barrios

Mohammad Karamouzian

Jade Boyd

Ryan Mcneil

Didier Jutras-Aswad

Mathew Fleury

Danya Fast

Mark Lysyshyn

Amanda Slaunwhite

Skye Barbic

Keith Ahamad

Jane Buxton

Kimberlyn McGrail

Kate Shannon

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Britt Dennis

Gordon Guyatt