Rebecca Penn, University of Victoria

Research

Health Equity Health Policy Health Service Use Mixed Methods Overdose Safer Supply

Latest funding

Evolution of prescribed safer supply in Canada: Shifting policy landscapes and implications for population health
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,346,400

Evolution of prescribed safer supply in Canada: Shifting policy landscapes and implications for population health

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Urbanoski, Karen A; Ali, Farihah; Barker, Brittany M; Kolla, Gillian; Pauly, Bernadette M; Penn, Rebecca

Keywords: Health Equity; Health Policy; Health Service Use; Mixed Methods; Overdose; Safer Supply

$1,346,400

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Health Equity Dear Professor Penn, 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]. Your research on health equity 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 "Evolution of prescribed safer supply in Canada: Shifting policy landscapes and implications for population health" (2026), 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]