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Thomas Kerr

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of British Columbia

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Thomas Kerr

Researcher

Medicine

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Supervision signals

Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
81 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 30 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 12 research grants (12 CIHR), most recently in 2020.
Supervised 18 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2024.

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Research

Covid-19 Overdose Substance Use Supervised Consumption Services Addiction Drug Use Infectious Diseases Mental Health

Latest papers

Uptake and Retention on Prescribed Psychostimulants for Harm Reduction: A Canadian Cohort Study.
Substance use & addiction journal · 2026
Encampment sweeps and persistent homelessness among unhoused people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada: A prospective cohort study.
PLoS medicine · 2026
A review of policy actions implemented during a toxic drug public health emergency in British Columbia, Canada (2016-2024).
The International journal on drug policy · 2026

All 400 publications

Latest funding

The impacts of harm reduction services on healthcare access, engagement and outcomes among people who use drugs in Vancouver, BC amidst the toxic drug crisis
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,464,976
Evaluating the impacts of overdose prevention interventions among people who use opioids in Vancouver, BC amidst the evolving unregulated drug supply
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,648,576
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

All 79 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 400 publications.

Uptake and Retention on Prescribed Psychostimulants for Harm Reduction: A Canadian Cohort Study.

Bach P, Choi J, Mok WY, Milloy MJ, DeBeck K, Kerr T, Hayashi K

Substance use & addiction journal2026

DOI: 10.1177/29767342261443853 PMID: 42105331

Encampment sweeps and persistent homelessness among unhoused people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada: A prospective cohort study.

Hayashi K, Sayre EC, McDermid J, Marsh S, Shane C, Milloy MS, P.O.W.E.R., Kerr T

PLoS medicine2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005033 PMID: 42784559

A review of policy actions implemented during a toxic drug public health emergency in British Columbia, Canada (2016-2024).

Zanette M, Enns B, Carter A, Compton M, Daly P, Davison C, Gustafson R, Hedden L, Kerr T, Schnepel K, Nosyk B

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105509 PMID: 42762709

Safer supply deprescribing during a toxic drug poisoning crisis in Vancouver, Canada.

Norton A, Hayashi K, Sayre EC, Nolan S, Strike C, Milloy MJ, Kerr T

Drug and alcohol dependence2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113274 PMID: 42470805

Prescribed pharmaceutical alternatives initiative coinciding with reductions in unregulated street opioid use among young people who use drugs: An interrupted time series analysis.

McAdam E, Karamouzian M, Milloy MJ, Verdicchio C, Sayre EC, Hayashi K, Kerr T, DeBeck K

Addiction (Abingdon, England)2026

DOI: 10.1111/add.70573 PMID: 42586551

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 review2026

DOI: 10.1111/dar.70205 PMID: 42375115

Gender differences in the association between housing status and violence among people who report exposure to benzodiazepines.

Swaich A, Rufus-Sedgemore K, Choi J, Boyd J, DeBeck K, Milloy MJ, Sayre EC, Kerr T, Hayashi K

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105324 PMID: 42119504

Participant perspectives on a safe supply program in Vancouver, Canada: impacts, satisfaction and improvement priorities.

Mawani Z, Kennedy MC, Holliday E, Sutherland C, Kerr T

Harm reduction journal2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12954-026-01481-3 PMID: 42252457

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)2026

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

Confiscations, public health obstructions, and perpetual displacement: Experiences and perspectives on urban law enforcement practices during a period of "recriminalization" among people who use criminalized drugs.

Singh Kelsall T, Shane C, Speed KA, McDermid J, Rufus-Sedgemore KO, Moen K, Henry P, Boyd J, Marsh S, P O W E R, Beatrice M, Kerr T, Hayashi K

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105196 PMID: 41690110

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Thomas Kerr

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Uptake and Retention on Prescribed Psychostimulants for Harm Reduction: A Canadian Cohort Study.

Encampment sweeps and persistent homelessness among unhoused people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada: A prospective cohort study.

A review of policy actions implemented during a toxic drug public health emergency in British Columbia, Canada (2016-2024).

Safer supply deprescribing during a toxic drug poisoning crisis in Vancouver, Canada.

Prescribed pharmaceutical alternatives initiative coinciding with reductions in unregulated street opioid use among young people who use drugs: An interrupted time series analysis.

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

Gender differences in the association between housing status and violence among people who report exposure to benzodiazepines.

Participant perspectives on a safe supply program in Vancouver, Canada: impacts, satisfaction and improvement priorities.

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

Confiscations, public health obstructions, and perpetual displacement: Experiences and perspectives on urban law enforcement practices during a period of "recriminalization" among people who use criminalized drugs.

Frequent collaborators

Evan Wood

Kanna Hayashi

Kanna Hayashi

Kora DeBeck

Julio Montaner

Ryan Mcneil

Lianping Ti

Jade Boyd

Lindsey Richardson

Nadia Fairbairn

Seonaid Nolan

Kate Shannon

Mohammad Karamouzian

Paxton Bach

Jane Buxton

Andrew Ivsins

Bohdan Nosyk

Bohdan Nosyk

Hudson Reddon

Keith Ahamad

Jeannie Shoveller

Sean Rourke

Lynda Balneaves