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Ryan Mcneil

ResearcherBC Centre of Excellence in HIV/AIDSUniversity of British Columbia

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Ryan Mcneil

Researcher

BC Centre of Excellence in HIV/AIDS

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.
24 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 21 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2018.
Supervised 7 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Housing Qualitative Research Community-Based Research Overdose Addiction Medicine Health Services Stimulants Substance Use Treatment

Latest papers

Displacement and the disruption of drug use patterns and risks: Experiences of people living with HIV in two urban neighbourhoods.
The International journal on drug policy · 2026
Haunted houses: Using photovoice to understand emotional geographies in single room occupancy housing.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026 · senior author
A qualitative study of the impacts of a government crackdown against revenue sharing between pharmacies and patients in Vancouver, Canada.
Discover public health · 2026 · senior author

All 109 publications

Latest funding

Community-led research on health and safety in supportive housing: Investigating impacts of a 2024 amendment to the BC Residential Tenancy Act
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$124,939
A Mixed-Methods Study of Gendered and Racialized Experiences and Clinical Outcomes of Injection-related Infections and Endocarditis Among Women Who Inject Drugs
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$140,000
Forging Community from Chaos: Advancing Equitable Health Outcomes in Complex Care Populations - A Comprehensive Study of the Dr. Peter Centre's Holistic Approach and Model of Care
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000

All 33 grants and awards

109 publications.

Displacement and the disruption of drug use patterns and risks: Experiences of people living with HIV in two urban neighbourhoods.

Chayama KL, Narayan P, McNeil R, Boyd J, McDougall P, Displacement Study Community Advisory Board, Knight R

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105279 PMID: 42061343

Haunted houses: Using photovoice to understand emotional geographies in single room occupancy housing.

Fleming T, Boyd J, Kerr T, McNeil R

Social science & medicine (1982)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119106 PMID: 41740372

A qualitative study of the impacts of a government crackdown against revenue sharing between pharmacies and patients in Vancouver, Canada.

Singh Kelsall T, Mullins G, Dempsey H, BC Association of People on Opioid Maintenance Board of Directors, McNeil R, Kerr T

Discover public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12982-026-01699-3 PMID: 42007025

A qualitative study exploring motives for the transition from injecting to smoking drugs in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Bonn M, Kerr T, Boyd J, Rudzinski K, McNeil R, Ivsins A

The International journal on drug policy2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104982 PMID: 40946388

Barriers and facilitators to injectable opioid agonist treatment engagement within a structural vulnerability context: a qualitative study of patient experiences in Vancouver, Canada.

Mayer S, Fairbairn N, Fowler A, Boyd J, Kerr T, McNeil R

Harm reduction journal2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-025-01262-4 PMID: 40615907

Reimagining subjectivities in place: Necropolitical logics of safer supply and housing in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Fleming T, Boyd J, McNeil R

Social science & medicine (1982)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117930 PMID: 40088666

Acceptability of long-acting antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada: A qualitative study.

Chayama KL, Ng C, Brohman I, Mansoor M, Small W, Philbin M, Collins AB, McNeil R

PloS one2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319010 PMID: 40019916

"They talk about it like it's an overdose crisis when in fact it's basically genocide": The experiences of Indigenous peoples who use illicit drugs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood.

Lavalley J, Steinhauer L, Bundy DB, Kerr T, McNeil R

The International journal on drug policy2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104631 PMID: 39500223

"Everybody looks at it as drug use instead of pain management": Experiences of chronic pain and its management among older people living with HIV who use drugs in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Chayama KL, Ng C, Ivsins A, Small W, Knight R, McNeil R

Drug and alcohol dependence2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111399 PMID: 39029372

Using drugs alone in single room occupancy housing: Understanding environmental drivers of overdose risk.

Fleming T, Boyd J, Gagnon M, Kerr T, McNeil R

The International journal on drug policy2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104444 PMID: 38754243

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Ryan Mcneil

Research

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Displacement and the disruption of drug use patterns and risks: Experiences of people living with HIV in two urban neighbourhoods.

Haunted houses: Using photovoice to understand emotional geographies in single room occupancy housing.

A qualitative study of the impacts of a government crackdown against revenue sharing between pharmacies and patients in Vancouver, Canada.

A qualitative study exploring motives for the transition from injecting to smoking drugs in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Barriers and facilitators to injectable opioid agonist treatment engagement within a structural vulnerability context: a qualitative study of patient experiences in Vancouver, Canada.

Reimagining subjectivities in place: Necropolitical logics of safer supply and housing in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Acceptability of long-acting antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada: A qualitative study.

"They talk about it like it's an overdose crisis when in fact it's basically genocide": The experiences of Indigenous peoples who use illicit drugs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood.

"Everybody looks at it as drug use instead of pain management": Experiences of chronic pain and its management among older people living with HIV who use drugs in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Using drugs alone in single room occupancy housing: Understanding environmental drivers of overdose risk.

Frequent collaborators

Thomas Kerr

Jade Boyd

Andrew Ivsins

Evan Wood

Kanna Hayashi

Nadia Fairbairn

Kanna Hayashi

Surita Parashar

Patrick McDougall

Surita Parashar

Emily Jenkins

Bruce Wallace

Rebecca Haines-Saah

Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham

Taylor Fleming

Lindsey Richardson

Kate Shannon

Julio Montaner

Carol Strike

Seonaid Nolan

Marilou Gagnon

Jan Klimas

Mark Lysyshyn

Mohammad Karamouzian

Shira Goldenberg

Priti Narayan

Andreas Pilarinos

Kelli Stajduhar

Verena Langheimer

Kora DeBeck

Shira Goldenberg

Danya Fast

Kelli Stajduhar