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Vera Caine

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ProfessorSchool of NursingUniversity of Victoria

Vera Caine

Professor

School of Nursing

University of Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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30 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 18 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (3 CIHR, 2 SSHRC), most recently in 2017.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2015.

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Research

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HIV Refugees Indigenous narrative inquiry community-based research participatory action

Latest papers

A Narrative Inquiry Into the Menopause Experiences of Women With Spinal Cord Injury.
Qualitative health research · 2026
Attending to experience in narrative care: Contemplating forward looking stories.
Journal of aging studies · 2026
The Effects of an Online Patient Portal on Nurses' and the Health Care Team's Work in an Outpatient Oncology Setting: A Qualitative Study.
The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2026

All 63 publications

Latest funding

A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of Artful Identity Making Practices with Youth of Colour
SSHRC · 2026 · Co-investigator
$95,159
Sharing our stories, multiplying our strength: an exhibit of art from Canadian, Peruvian, and Indonesian Indigenous and migrant women with lived experience of forced sterilization and coerced contraception
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$66,000
Forced Sterilization and Coerced Contraception: Towards a Multi-National Agenda
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$75,000

All 10 grants and awards

63 publications.

A Narrative Inquiry Into the Menopause Experiences of Women With Spinal Cord Injury.

Nicoletti R, Caine V, Albert K

Qualitative health research2026

DOI: 10.1177/10497323261467243 PMID: 42759963

Attending to experience in narrative care: Contemplating forward looking stories.

Blix BH, Caine V, Berendonk C, Clandinin DJ, Steeves P

Journal of aging studies2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2026.101424 PMID: 42248611

The Effects of an Online Patient Portal on Nurses' and the Health Care Team's Work in an Outpatient Oncology Setting: A Qualitative Study.

Quinn SJ, Caine V, Petrovskaya O

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2026

DOI: 10.1177/08445621251396991 PMID: 41284587

"HIV Has Always Been Personal": A Conversation on Ethics, Activism, and Solidarity.

Jackson R, Caine V, Crock E, Rule J, McLeod A

The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC2026

DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000647 PMID: 42043843

Centering Justice and Lived Expertise: Ethical, Social, and Political Directions for HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment.

Ramos SR, Crock E, Caine V, Webel A

The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC2026

DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000638 PMID: 41954498

Relational agency: An evolutionary concept analysis.

Wadams M, Kaushik M, Estefan A, de Padua A, Caine V

Nursing outlook2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2026.102685 PMID: 41653545

Beginning in Multiple Midst: Living Alongside in Narrative Inquiry.

Blix BH, Steeves P, Caine V, Clandinin J

Qualitative inquiry : QI2026

DOI: 10.1177/10778004241308179 PMID: 41613947

The Experiences of Service Providers Who Care for Homeless Pregnant or Early Parenting Women.

Jarvis K, Richter S, Caine V

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/08445621251383062 PMID: 41148108

Culturally appropriate sexual health interventions for STBBI and HIV among racialised immigrant communities in Western nations: a scoping review protocol.

Kwame A, Maina G, Langman E, Ndubuka N, Caine V, Spence C, Maposa S, Kamrul R, Mason N, Etowa J, Eaton AD, Caron-Roy S, Abdulrasheed A, Guliak D, Chowdhury I, Ahmed A, Nyoni N, Hanson J, Alvarez A

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110381 PMID: 41638739

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

Ong SH, Slemon A, Caine V

Qualitative health research2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/10497323251394206 PMID: 41399876

A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of Artful Identity Making Practices with Youth of Colour

Co-investigatorSSHRC2026Insight Development Grants

Principal investigators: Menon, Jinny

$95,159

Sharing our stories, multiplying our strength: an exhibit of art from Canadian, Peruvian, and Indonesian Indigenous and migrant women with lived experience of forced sterilization and coerced contraception

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Spitzer, Denise

Keywords: forced sterilization; coerced contraception; Indigenous; Canada; Peru; Indonesia; art; knowledge mobilization

$66,000

Forced Sterilization and Coerced Contraception: Towards a Multi-National Agenda

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Spitzer, Denise L.

Keywords: forced sterilization; coerced contraception; Canada; Peru; Indonesia; reproductive justice

$75,000

A narrative inquiry into the experiences of refugee families with preschool children

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Caine, Vera F.J.

Keywords: refugee; early childhood; education; social inclusion; narrative inquiry

$228,489

Heroin Assisted Treatment: An Interpretive Descriptive Study into the Experiences of Patients and Staff at Crosstown Clinic in Vancouver, Canada.

SupervisorCIHR2015Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Mccall, Jane

Keywords: Experience; Heroin Assisted Treatment; Injection Drug Use; Opiate Addiction; Qualitiave

$105,000

Pathways to health equity: Addressing research gaps and generating insights into the social determinants of health affecting HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment for vulnerable populations.

Nominated PICIHR2012New Investigator Award - PA: HIV/AIDS Services/Population Health Research

Principal investigators: Caine, Vera F

Keywords: Community Based; Hiv; Narrative Inquiry; Qualitative; Women

$300,000

Inquiring into HIV prevention and care for pregnant and early parenting women experiencing homelessness.

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant - HIV/AIDS CBR Program - Indigenous

Principal investigators: Caine, Vera F; Taylor, Marliss L; Richter, Magdalena S

Keywords: Aboriginal; Aids; Hiv; Homeless; Intervention; Qualitative; Street Involved; Women

$351,666

Research Planning and Grant writing for Global Poverty and Homelessness Policies and Service researc

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Planning Grants

Principal investigators: Richter, Magdalena S; Greeff, Minrie

Keywords: Building A Research Framework; Global Advisory Team Building; Grant Writing; Homelessness; International Collaborative Research

$23,694

A Clinical Mentorship Model for Canadian Nurses in HIV Care

Principal investigatorCIHR2009Operating Grant - HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General

Principal investigators: Mill, Judith E; Caine, Vera F

Keywords: And Practice; Attitudes; Clinical Mentorship; Hiv And Aids; Intervention; Knowledge; Mixed Methods; Nurses

$373,643

A narrative inquiry into the educational experiences of Aboriginal youth and their families

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Aboriginal Research

Principal investigators: Caine, Vera F.J.

Keywords: narrative inquiry; Aboriginal; youth; school; education; family; community; intergenerational

$249,996

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

Profile data last refreshed on September 27, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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Vera Caine

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A Narrative Inquiry Into the Menopause Experiences of Women With Spinal Cord Injury.

Attending to experience in narrative care: Contemplating forward looking stories.

The Effects of an Online Patient Portal on Nurses' and the Health Care Team's Work in an Outpatient Oncology Setting: A Qualitative Study.

"HIV Has Always Been Personal": A Conversation on Ethics, Activism, and Solidarity.

Centering Justice and Lived Expertise: Ethical, Social, and Political Directions for HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment.

Relational agency: An evolutionary concept analysis.

Beginning in Multiple Midst: Living Alongside in Narrative Inquiry.

The Experiences of Service Providers Who Care for Homeless Pregnant or Early Parenting Women.

Culturally appropriate sexual health interventions for STBBI and HIV among racialised immigrant communities in Western nations: a scoping review protocol.

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

A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of Artful Identity Making Practices with Youth of Colour

Sharing our stories, multiplying our strength: an exhibit of art from Canadian, Peruvian, and Indonesian Indigenous and migrant women with lived experience of forced sterilization and coerced contraception

Forced Sterilization and Coerced Contraception: Towards a Multi-National Agenda

A narrative inquiry into the experiences of refugee families with preschool children

Heroin Assisted Treatment: An Interpretive Descriptive Study into the Experiences of Patients and Staff at Crosstown Clinic in Vancouver, Canada.

Pathways to health equity: Addressing research gaps and generating insights into the social determinants of health affecting HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment for vulnerable populations.

Inquiring into HIV prevention and care for pregnant and early parenting women experiencing homelessness.

Research Planning and Grant writing for Global Poverty and Homelessness Policies and Service researc

A Clinical Mentorship Model for Canadian Nurses in HIV Care

A narrative inquiry into the educational experiences of Aboriginal youth and their families

Frequent collaborators

Olga Petrovskaya

Samina Ali

Sithokozile Maposa

Lisa Hartling

Georgia Dewart

Olu Awosoga

Clive Baldwin

Solina Richter

Jana Grekul

Olga Petrovskaya

Stephen Wood

Elaine Hyshka

Tracey Rickards

Matthias Hoben

Ginetta Salvalaggio

Albert McLeod

Karin Olson

Kimberly Jarvis

Geoffrey Maina

Nnamdi Ndubuka

Sean Lessard

Jenny Godley

Allie Slemon

Jacelyn Hanson

Nuru Nyoni