Allie Slemon, University of Victoria

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Victoria profile.

social justice health equity mental health 2S/LGBTQIA+ communities stigma and discrimination nursing philosophy critical theory qualitative methodologies discourse analysis social media

Latest papers

Canadian news media reporting on involuntary substance use treatment and its evidence, 2020-2025: "At the cutting edge of debate, science and policy".
The International journal on drug policy · 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
Insights From a Novel 2S/LGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse Role: A Mixed-Methods Single Case Study.
ANS. Advances in nursing science · 2026 · first author

All 20 publications

Latest funding

Two-Spirit, transgender, and nonbinary young people's psychoactive drug use and health: A longitudinal and community-based photovoice study
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$680,668
Exploring a novel 2S/LGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse role: A community-engaged mixed-methods investigation
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,021,276
Exploring collective action amidst the HIV/AIDS crisis: implications for contemporary efforts to resist discrimination
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$214,228

All 5 grants and awards

20 publications.

01

Canadian news media reporting on involuntary substance use treatment and its evidence, 2020-2025: "At the cutting edge of debate, science and policy".

Goodyear T, Mneina M, Schlissel J, Long V, Shaffer B, Russolillo A, Jenkins E, Slemon A, Gagnon M, Greer A

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105486 PMID: 42727133

02

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 research2026

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

03

Insights From a Novel 2S/LGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse Role: A Mixed-Methods Single Case Study.

Slemon A, Handlovsky I, Schmied S, Goodyear T

ANS. Advances in nursing science2026First author

DOI: 10.1097/ans.0000000000000632 PMID: 42153726

04

Conceptualizations of Allyship with 2S/LGBTQ+ Groups in the Context of Health Settings: A Scoping Review.

Handlovsky I, Slemon A, Marcellus L, Newton L, Schmied S, Hubert J, Zakher B, Mussell J

Creative nursing2026

DOI: 10.1177/10784535261439715 PMID: 41954459

05

Insights Into Dialysis Initiation: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of the r/dialysis Reddit Forum.

Ong SH, Slemon A, Caine V

Qualitative health research2025

DOI: 10.1177/10497323251394206 PMID: 41399876

06

The stakes of stimulant use, psychosis, and antipsychotic treatment among youth who use drugs: A longitudinal qualitative study.

Goodyear T, Thulien M, Anghel A, Slemon A, Jensen M, Ignaszewski MJ, Sassi R, Mathias S, Jenkins E, Knight R, Fast D

Social science & medicine (1982)2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118701 PMID: 41135255

07

Social Justice in Nursing: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis.

Slemon A, Handlovsky I, Schmied S

Nursing philosophy : an international journal for healthcare professionals2025First author

DOI: 10.1111/nup.70045 PMID: 41118542

08

Reconceptualizing Advocacy: A Novel Model for Nursing Theory and Practice.

Pitcher C, Slemon A, Danda M

Nursing inquiry2025

DOI: 10.1111/nin.70036 PMID: 40618399

09

A Mixed Method Study of Nursing Students' Experiences of Discrimination Within Their Programs.

Dhari S, Slemon A, Handlovsky I

Journal of advanced nursing2025

DOI: 10.1111/jan.16772 PMID: 39835696

10

Defining and characterizing the role of the liaison in supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ people to navigate health-service settings: a scoping review protocol.

Slemon A, Handlovsky I, Hubert J, Zakher B, Mussell J, Crawford J, Gan D, Schmied S

JBI evidence synthesis2025First author

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-24-00261 PMID: 39763395

Two-Spirit, transgender, and nonbinary young people's psychoactive drug use and health: A longitudinal and community-based photovoice study

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Op. Gr. Adv. 2S_LGBTQI+ Heal. Thr. Res. - Advancing 2S/LGBTQI+ Health

Principal investigators: Goodyear, Trevor H; Corace, Kimberly M; Klassen, Benjamin J

Keywords: 2s/Lgbtqi+; Community-Based Research; Health Equity; Longitudinal; Mental Health; Photovoice; Qualitative; Substance Use; Transgender; Youth

$680,668

Exploring a novel 2S/LGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse role: A community-engaged mixed-methods investigation

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Slemon, Allie; Handlovsky, Ingrid E; Lachowsky, Nathan J

Keywords: 2s/Lgbtqia+; Community-Engaged Research; Focused Ethnography; Gender; Healthcare Experiences; Inequities; Intersectionality; Mixed-Methods; Nursing

$1,021,276

Exploring collective action amidst the HIV/AIDS crisis: implications for contemporary efforts to resist discrimination

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Handlovsky, Ingrid E.

$214,228

Getting upstream of youth overdose: A youth-engaged policy restructuring study

Co-investigatorCIHR2024CG: Moving Upstream - Structural Determinants of Health - Substance Use in Youth

Principal investigators: Goodyear, Trevor H; Sedgemore, Kali-olt; Fast, Danya; Jenkins, Emily K

Keywords: Health Equity; Overdose; Policy; Qualitative; Social Determinants Of Health; Structural Determinants Of Health; Substance Use; Youth

$124,981

Advancing antiracism in nursing education: Knowledge mobilization of emerging evidence and strategies

Nominated PICIHR2023CIHR Café Scientifique Program - Open Pool

Principal investigators: Slemon, Allie

Keywords: Antiracism; Nursing; Nursing Education; Nursing Students; Racism

$5,996

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Emily Jenkins and Trevor Goodyear: 16 shared papers
Colleen Varcoe and Vicky Bungay: 14 shared papers
Emily Jenkins and Corey McAuliffe: 9 shared papers
Colleen Varcoe and Victoria Smye: 8 shared papers
Zachary Daly and Corey McAuliffe: 8 shared papers
Colleen Varcoe and Lenora Marcellus: 7 shared papers
Danya Fast and Emily Jenkins: 7 shared papers
Danya Fast and Trevor Goodyear: 7 shared papers
Anne Gadermann and Trevor Goodyear: 7 shared papers
Trevor Goodyear and Corey McAuliffe: 7 shared papers
Allie Slemon and Ingrid Handlovsky: 7 shared papers
Emily Jenkins and Vicky Bungay: 6 shared papers
Emily Jenkins and Zachary Daly: 6 shared papers
Anne Gadermann and Corey McAuliffe: 6 shared papers
Trevor Goodyear and Zachary Daly: 6 shared papers
Colleen Varcoe and Nadine Wathen: 5 shared papers
Emily Jenkins and Anne Gadermann: 5 shared papers
Allie Slemon and Vicky Bungay: 5 shared papers
Colleen Varcoe and Allie Slemon: 4 shared papers
Emily Jenkins and Angela Russolillo: 4 shared papers
Trevor Goodyear and Allie Slemon: 4 shared papers
Colleen Varcoe and David Byres: 3 shared papers
David Byres and Vicky Bungay: 3 shared papers
Emily Jenkins and Steve Mathias: 3 shared papers
Emily Jenkins and Allie Slemon: 3 shared papers
Trevor Goodyear and Angela Russolillo: 3 shared papers
Lenora Marcellus and Lorelei Newton: 3 shared papers
Colleen Varcoe and Agnes Black: 2 shared papers
Danya Fast and Steve Mathias: 2 shared papers
Danya Fast and Roberto Sassi: 2 shared papers
David Byres and Nadine Wathen: 2 shared papers
Steve Mathias and Roberto Sassi: 2 shared papers
Ingrid Handlovsky and Lenora Marcellus: 2 shared papers
Ingrid Handlovsky and Lorelei Newton: 2 shared papers
Victoria Smye and Vicky Bungay: 2 shared papers
Vicky Bungay and Agnes Black: 2 shared papers
Vicky Bungay and Nadine Wathen: 2 shared papers
Danya Fast and Allie Slemon: 1 shared paper
David Byres and Allie Slemon: 1 shared paper
David Byres and Victoria Smye: 1 shared paper
David Byres and Agnes Black: 1 shared paper
Emily Jenkins and Roberto Sassi: 1 shared paper
Emily Jenkins and Alissa Greer: 1 shared paper
Steve Mathias and Allie Slemon: 1 shared paper
Anne Gadermann and Allie Slemon: 1 shared paper
Trevor Goodyear and Alissa Greer: 1 shared paper
Roberto Sassi and Allie Slemon: 1 shared paper
Alissa Greer and Allie Slemon: 1 shared paper
Alissa Greer and Angela Russolillo: 1 shared paper
Allie Slemon and Victoria Smye: 1 shared paper
Allie Slemon and Zachary Daly: 1 shared paper
Allie Slemon and Angela Russolillo: 1 shared paper
Allie Slemon and Agnes Black: 1 shared paper
Allie Slemon and Corey McAuliffe: 1 shared paper
Allie Slemon and Vera Caine: 1 shared paper
Allie Slemon and Lenora Marcellus: 1 shared paper
Allie Slemon and Lorelei Newton: 1 shared paper
Allie Slemon and Nadine Wathen: 1 shared paper

School of Nursing
MacIsaac School of Nursing
Department of Criminology
Department of Medicine
Occupational Therapy
School of Population and Public Health
Other

Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their CIHR grant from 2025

Subject: Prospective PhD student: social justice Dear Professor Slemon, 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 "Canadian news media reporting on involuntary substance use treatment and its evidence, 2020-2025: "At the cutting edge of debate, science and policy"." (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 "Exploring a novel 2S/LGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse role: A community-engaged mixed-methods investigation" (2025), 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]

Allie Slemon

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Canadian news media reporting on involuntary substance use treatment and its evidence, 2020-2025: "At the cutting edge of debate, science and policy".

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

Insights From a Novel 2S/LGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse Role: A Mixed-Methods Single Case Study.

Conceptualizations of Allyship with 2S/LGBTQ+ Groups in the Context of Health Settings: A Scoping Review.

Insights Into Dialysis Initiation: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of the r/dialysis Reddit Forum.

The stakes of stimulant use, psychosis, and antipsychotic treatment among youth who use drugs: A longitudinal qualitative study.

Social Justice in Nursing: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis.

Reconceptualizing Advocacy: A Novel Model for Nursing Theory and Practice.

A Mixed Method Study of Nursing Students' Experiences of Discrimination Within Their Programs.

Defining and characterizing the role of the liaison in supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ people to navigate health-service settings: a scoping review protocol.

Two-Spirit, transgender, and nonbinary young people's psychoactive drug use and health: A longitudinal and community-based photovoice study

Exploring a novel 2S/LGBTQIA+ Liaison Nurse role: A community-engaged mixed-methods investigation

Exploring collective action amidst the HIV/AIDS crisis: implications for contemporary efforts to resist discrimination

Getting upstream of youth overdose: A youth-engaged policy restructuring study

Advancing antiracism in nursing education: Knowledge mobilization of emerging evidence and strategies

Frequent collaborators

Ingrid Handlovsky

Vicky Bungay

Trevor Goodyear

Colleen Varcoe

Emily Jenkins

Angela Russolillo

Zachary Daly

Victoria Smye

Nadine Wathen

Corey McAuliffe

Vera Caine

Lorelei Newton

Agnes Black

Lenora Marcellus

Steve Mathias

Anne Gadermann

Roberto Sassi

Alissa Greer

Danya Fast

David Byres